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To: BlueMoose
Is there a source for post one?

Since the article was posted with a working link, I must assume you are referring to the caption under LDS President Thomas S. Monson's picture.

The caption was obviously a summary of the gist of the article, combined with LDS teachings concerning the supposed benefits of ascendency to godhood, combined with elements of the following quote by Joseph Smith:

God made Aaron to be the mouthpiece of the children of Israel, and he will make me to be god to you in his stead, and the elders to be mouth for me; and if you don't like it, you must lump it. - Joseph Smith, Jr., Nauvoo, Illinois April, 1844

It is my understanding that Mr. Monson is suffering from Alzheimer's / dementia and thus other officials in LDS Church are issuing statements in his behalf, just like they did for President Ezra Taft Benson. If this is true, the caption obviously could have not come directly from the spiritual leader. Moreover, the Mormon Church is not known for being anywhere near as open and direct as the given statement.

As a result, I had no idea when I posted the article that someone would mistake the caption for an official church response. That was certainly not the case, and I apologize for any confusion that I caused.

118 posted on 09/25/2012 1:10:20 AM PDT by Zakeet (Calling the Obozo/Bernack economy sluggish is an insult to slugs)
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To: Zakeet
As a result, I had no idea when I posted the article that someone would mistake the caption for an official church response.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc1qFGKEGdA

120 posted on 09/25/2012 4:48:57 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Zakeet

Which version should I use ?


122 posted on 09/30/2012 6:27:14 PM PDT by BlueMoose
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