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fusnik11 · 06-26-2006, 04:36 PM

this weekend.

Is it wise to put us in groups, ie, ex-mormons, mormons with brains, morbots, etc?

I think the idea that a prophet/apostles are always speaking the will of the Lord is a highly dangerous way of thinking. If they always are, why the inconsistencies of doctrine? Why are loopy things said about evolution, the moon, dinosaurs?

I wouldn't be a member of the church if I believed the apostles/prophets always spoke the will of the Lord. How could one honestly be part of an organization that has espoused racism, demeaned women, demonized certain sects of worship, etc, and claimed to be the mouthpiece of the Lord? I could never feel confident about my standing with our Heavenly Father and Savior if I belonged to an organization such as this.

Fortunately for me I accept the things said many times by past and present, (the stories I could relate) leaders as the shortcomings of very mortal men trying to do the best they can.

In the end I believe, somebody who thinks, feels, reasons, such as I is far more of a 'morbot' than one who absolves himself from certain levels of scholarship.

JohnnyLingo · 06-26-2006, 04:37 PM

Please find a post where anyone has said that the prophet is always speaking for the Lord.

Thank you.

06-26-2006, 04:36 PM	#1
fusnik11 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,506	Wow, some lively discussion.... this weekend. Is it wise to put us in groups, ie, ex-mormons, mormons with brains, morbots, etc? I think the idea that a prophet/apostles are always speaking the will of the Lord is a highly dangerous way of thinking. If they always are, why the inconsistencies of doctrine? Why are loopy things said about evolution, the moon, dinosaurs? I wouldn't be a member of the church if I believed the apostles/prophets always spoke the will of the Lord. How could one honestly be part of an organization that has espoused racism, demeaned women, demonized certain sects of worship, etc, and claimed to be the mouthpiece of the Lord? I could never feel confident about my standing with our Heavenly Father and Savior if I belonged to an organization such as this. Fortunately for me I accept the things said many times by past and present, (the stories I could relate) leaders as the shortcomings of very mortal men trying to do the best they can. In the end I believe, somebody who thinks, feels, reasons, such as I is far more of a 'morbot' than one who absolves himself from certain levels of scholarship.

06-26-2006, 04:37 PM	#2
JohnnyLingo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,175	Please find a post where anyone has said that the prophet is always speaking for the Lord. Thank you.