Robert Millet Chosen as Next Apostle [LDS/Mormon OPEN thread]

MRM Blog ^ | April 1, 2009 | Aaron Shafovaloff

[Alex Murphy]

Multiple sources from within the COB have confirmed that Robert L. Millet has been chosen by President Monson to fill the recent vacancy in the Quorum of the Twelve. At one level, this move comes as a surprise since those with previous experience as a General Authority are usually chosen.

Along with the apostolic appointment comes the news that the Miracle of Forgiveness will be removed from the Church’s downtown museum display on Spencer W. Kimball, and that all traditional interpretations of 2 Nephi 25:23 will be removed from prior Conference Reports. Sources say that Packer, Nelson, and Oaks, have issued an official apology for not publicly conceding to the doctrinal wisdom of Millet sooner. The apology recognizes that Millet’s already-possessed implicit apostolic authority at BYU has more bearing than decades of explicit apostolic teachings from the pulpit of General Conference, and that Millet was right in this case to reject the consistent counsel of inspired leaders.

Robert D. Hales will be giving a Conference talk formally reversing his recent teaching that we are all sent here to “merit eternal life”, deferring to Millet on the issue, who will give a subsequent talk promoting Stephen Robinson’s book, Believing Christ, which will replace the Miracle of Forgiveness at Church distribution centers. Monson is reportedly excited to have someone on the Quorum who actually thinks at length about doctrine.

Also from these same sources is the word that the First Presidency will be forming a new committee in charge of reconstructing Mormon doctrine all over again. Spearheading the effort will be Blake Ostler, whose correction of Neal Maxwell over the issue of whether God is outside of time earned him respect with the entire Quorum of the Twelve, all of whom admitted to being too busy tending to matters of administration to deal with matters of specific doctrine, relying on more intelligent and inspired lawyers and professors like Ostler and Millet.

Stay tuned for more details. The Salt Lake Tribune momentarily had an article about the news here, but abruptly took it down.

[Alex Murphy]

Robert L. Millet has been chosen by President Monson to fill the recent vacancy in the Quorum of the Twelve. At one level, this move comes as a surprise since those with previous experience as a General Authority are usually chosen....Sources say that Packer, Nelson, and Oaks, have issued an official apology for not publicly conceding to the doctrinal wisdom of Millet sooner. The apology recognizes that Millet’s already-possessed implicit apostolic authority at BYU has more bearing than decades of explicit apostolic teachings from the pulpit of General Conference, and that Millet was right in this case to reject the consistent counsel of inspired leaders.

[Domandred]

MRM must be bored. Second April’s Fools article today.

[freeplancer]

If you had a job, you would not have so much time to throw your tantrums.

[greyfoxx39]

Oh really? Ping

[ejonesie22]

And if you had a job you would not be able to so readily respond to same...

[greyfoxx39]

Can’t have a job if Mommy won’t let you cross the street by yourself....

[Alex Murphy]

Does your bishop know that you are posting these kinds of responses?

[ejonesie22]

LOL...
True

[SENTINEL]

I was wondering if they intended to remove the inverted pentagrams from the children's section of the museum....

Would be a shame after they painted the one pretty colors to make it more "Christian."

http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Freemasonry/baphomet_pentagram.jpg

[SENTINEL]

Oops.

[reaganaut]

Even wiccans acknoglege that a “Skyward pentacle” (with the point to the top) is “right hand path” (good) and a “earthward pentacle” (point to bottom as LDS is) is “left hand path” (evil).

If the wiccans grasp that, why can’t mormons?

[SENTINEL]

You mean, “Why won’t they admit it ?”...

[reaganaut]

Yeah, Why don’t they admit it?

[Zakeet]

THIS Robert Millet?

[reaganaut]

One and the same.

[reaganaut]

SOMEONE ACTUALLY CALLED MILLET ABOUT THIS.

This e-mail was forwarded to me (I’m removing the name);

I just called Robert Millet and he said that he has not been asked to be an apostle. He had not heard anything about this until I called and said it is just a rumour.

I see someone actually called Millet to verify. People, it’s April 1st!

I thought the post was more obvious this time. :-)

http://blog.mrm.org/2009/04/robert-millet-chosen-as-next-apostle/

[SENTINEL]

LOL !!

[Godzilla]

I ALMOST bit at it till the very end. LOL

[Revelation 911]

Spencer W. Kimball,

an interesting character in the whole LDS story....his daughter Helen Marr was a bride of Joseph Smiths at the tender age of 14...Smith sold the marriage to Helen by stating that a yes would ensure her parents entry into heaven

[colorcountry]

Heber C. was Helen Marr’s dad. Same family of Mormon royalty.