He said he does not even know if the LDS Chgurch teaches that doctrine. If he was merely trying to "de-emphasize" it, then he is a liar. If he really doesn't know if the LDS Church teaches that, then you, by claiming it is part of LDS teaching, are either misguided or someone has been lying to you.
Can you state with certainty that the LDS Church teaches that God was once a man and that you may someday become equal to Him? Do you have any official sources which proclaim this doctrine today?
I've read a number of Hinckley's interviews online and there are quite alot of "I don't know's". How odd for the "LEADER" not to know what his own church teaches.
>>Can you state with certainty that the LDS Church teaches that God was once a man
>>and that you may someday become equal to Him?
I can categorically say that we do not teach this! We can be come gods, and goddesses, but we will never be equal to God. He will always be our God. We will always owe him more than we can imagine for creating us and treating us so fairly and well.
Have you ever been in an interview with a reporter? I have, they take classes on how to ask “When did you stop beating your wife” questions, if you ever have the opportunity to represent any kind of a National group and are being interviewed, I have one piece of advice, “stay away from the ropes”.
Besides President Hinckley is a little older than you (I think, 92?), keeping up with the barrage of questions, his best answer many be “I Don’t know”.
>>Can you state with certainty …
Yes, I can. (That was fun *Grin*).
Now I suppose you want to know where and why the prophet would dodge at all on this. It’s really very simple. It is talked about in the Temple ceremonies, which are sacred, and which we covenant with God not to reveal outside of the Temple. Do you think the Reporter would have continued asking questions about the temple if president Hinckley had brought the temple and sacredness of it in to the discussion?