[TradicalRC]

Nothing in the 7 habits book struck me as Mormomist, either explicitly or implicitly…You could be a person of any faith and apply these simple practices that are more for focusing on good habits. [TradicalRC]

So, when a MORMON author cites three MORMON leaders in a book (Benson, McKay, Tanner), nothing explicitly MORMON jumps right out atcha? (OK)

Yeah. Something is not MORMON simply because a MORMON said it. For example, they use the phrase Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. So by your reckoning the name Jesus must be a Mormon thing and if you don't tell people that Mormons talk about Jesus then THAT's covert Mormonism!

Right.

[Elsie]

For example, they use the phrase Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. So by your reckoning the name Jesus must be a Mormon thing and if you don't tell people that Mormons talk about Jesus then THAT's covert Mormonism!

 

 

(We don't put these words into MORMON mouths: "Out of the abundance of the heart; the mouth speaks.")

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"There are those outside the Church who say Latter-day Saints do not believe in the traditional Christ.

 

No, I don't.

The traditional Christ of whom they speak is not the Christ of whom I speak.”

 

– LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley (LDS Church News, June 20, 1998)

[reaganaut]

You are obviously unfamiliar with the LDS practice (doctrine even) of “lying for the Lord”. This means, that to them, it is ok to lie, deceive, obscure, or omit things in order to further the LDS church as an organization.

Covey’s book uses deception by veiling LDS quotes and principles so that they are more palatable and therefore do not raise any red flags for the reader.