(Yeah, we know, PD. Did you forget that the SL Trib columnist, Lds member Robert Kirby let us on that reality from less than two months ago?)
Here, I'll remind you what Kirby said:
In sacrament meeting last week, the bishop got up and announced he had received a letter from the First Presidency. As he prepared to read it, the congregation perked up. Moments like this are always attention-getters for Mormons. Normally, we get direction from the top during General Conference. Occasionally something can’t wait and it comes in the form of an official letter from the brethren telling us to start (or stop) doing something....The letter...told/counseled rank-and-file Mormons to stop pestering church headquarters for clarification of church doctrine. Apparently some members get so stressed about the finer points of doctrine that they’ll fire off a letter asking for the final word. Church HQ can’t handle the demand...According to the First Presidency’s letter, members with real doctrinal concerns were to seek the counsel of our local leaders — stake president, bishop, Scoutmaster, building custodian, etc.
Source: Kirby: Wrestling with doctrine no match for me
So, ya see, PD...it's not just what you deem as "anti-Mormon" queries...LDS CHURCH HQ can't handle the internal demand, either!
My conclusion when this column broke was:
Ah, the Internet is doing its job. So many questions are being raised by non-Mormons of Mormons, that the answers aren't there. Non-Mormons want answers. Grassroots Mormons are being deluged with such questions; hence, they, in turn seek answers from their authorities. Yet when non-Mormons ask these same kind of doctrinal questions, what do some online lds apologists do? Why, they send them to lds.org and the First Presidency of the lds church.
Then what happens when the First Presidency of the church gets besieged by these doctrinal questions -- whether they come indirectly through their own members or more directly from inquirers? Why, the First Presidency sends a Fall, 2010 missive to all their sacrament meetings around the world, telling them to stop sending their doctrinal questions to them because they can't handle most of them!
Merry TrueChristmas, PD!
One problem with your scenario... I have given you links to answer all of the non-issues brought up. It’s all there if you truly want it. You may not like the answer but it’s there.
Merry Christmas (There’s only one)
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Office of First President & Living Prophet®: December 15th, 2010 The word for January is -
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Church HQ can’t handle the demand...
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God can...
God has never complained about the volume of requests for “clarification of church doctrine” and “the finer points of doctrine”
God has never felt compelled send an angry frustrated letter ...
Maybe the mormons should “pester” God instead...