10-15-2007, 11:34 AM | #1 |
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Yesterday, Gospel Doctrine
was nothing short of awful. The letter to the Hebrews was butchered beyond recognition. The material in Hebrews 1 where the writer seems to think he is living in the last days and that there is no more need for prophets (they had the more perfect word--the Word himself) was completely ignored. Somehow the Angel Moroni was inserted into Hebrews 1 (I'm still scratching my head). Hebrews 5 was turned into an argument for the LDS priesthood hierarchy (if someone actually takes the time to read Hebrews, s/he should realize that this is not what the writer--who is not Paul--is trying to convey). The admonition to not just keep laying the foundation but to move on to mature food was, of course, ignored. Hebrews 11 was reduced to a stupifying, kneejerk faith-works dichotomy. What about the themes of Jesus' suffering, persecution, and enduring in the faith? They were completely ignored. You might think that the persecution material would at least instigate a reflexive mentioning of Missouri or Haun's Mill or something.
It didn't happen. Was there evidence of reading comprehension? No. Was there evidence of reading? No. For better or worse, I made one little comment and then got out of the way. It's a shame because two weeks ago the discussion of Romans was decent (considering that expecting to meaningfully discuss all of Romans in 40 minutes is absurd from the start).
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10-15-2007, 01:57 PM | #2 | |
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10-15-2007, 01:59 PM | #3 |
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I skipped out and went to geneaology instead. I read about DNA family tree testing on the web.
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10-15-2007, 02:13 PM | #4 |
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I also skipped Gospel Doctrine, albeit unintentionally.
I got the fun experience of priesthood, where our lesson subject quickly morphed from Strengthening Families to the evils of the V-Chip, and hence the Clintons, and the increasingly inappropriate programs on the Disney Channel. If President Kimball can find strengthening aspects to every meeting, I guess I can too, but it sure is hard sometimes... |
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