Or as Resty said, and I predicted on another thread, now it’s just one man’s opinion!
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To: Colofornian
** Bruce R. McConkie’s Mormon Doctrine, one of the most influential LDS books of the 20th century, has quietly gone out of print.***
Save your copies! When they write a new version of doctrine the old ones will suddenly become...”Just one man’s opinion”.
26 posted on 05/23/2010 10:37:47 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ( Viva los SB 1070)
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To: Colofornian
Bruce R. McConkie like the Pratt brothers had their opinions on things there were times they struck gold and other times they got carried away.
No man is perfect in all things nor is the LDS we all have our baggage which will influence our thoughts so that is why in John it said always try the spirit no one can escape the opposition trying to detract us.
Even the Prophets teach all of the LDS to pray and get a confirmation for ourselves when a revelation is given.
317 posted on Monday, May 24, 2010 12:00:56 AM by restornu
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In conclusion let us summarize this grand key, these “Fourteen Fundamentals in Following the Prophet”, for our salvation depends on them.
1. The prophet is the only man who speaks for the Lord in everything.
2. The living prophet is more vital to us than the standard works.
3. The living prophet is more important to us than a dead prophet.
4. The prophet will never lead the church astray.
5. The prophet is not required to have any particular earthly training or credentials to speak on any subject or act on any matter at any time.
6. The prophet does not have to say “Thus Saith the Lord,” to give us scripture.
7. The prophet tells us what we need to know, not always what we want to know.
8. The prophet is not limited by men’s reasoning.
9. The prophet can receive revelation on any matter, temporal or spiritual.
10. The prophet may advise on civic matters.
11. The two groups who have the greatest difficulty in following the prophet are the proud who are learned and the proud who are rich.
12. The prophet will not necessarily be popular with the world or the worldly.
13. The prophet and his counselors make up the First Presidency—the highest quorum in the Church.
14. The prophet and the presidency—the living prophet and the First Presidency—follow them and be blessed—reject them and suffer.
I testify that these fourteen fundamentals in following the living prophet are true. If we want to know how well we stand with the Lord then let us ask ourselves how well we stand with His mortal captain—how close do our lives harmonize with the Lord’s anointed—the living Prophet—President of the Church, and with the Quorum of the First Presidency.
Ezra Taft Benson
(Address given Tuesday, February 26, 1980 at Brigham Young University)