Once the prophet has spoken the thinking has been done....This article below might be a good thread post -- from the official magazine of the Lds church in the late 1970s:
“The Debate Is Over”
Recently, at the Churchwide fireside meeting held for the women of the Church, Young Women President Elaine Cannon made the following statement: “When the Prophet speaks, … the debate is over” (Ensign, Nov. 1978, p. 108). I was impressed by that simple statement...
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“The Debate Is Over”You see, for the grassroots Mormon...any semblance of "discussion" "dialogue" "debate" -- is mere illusion.
Salt Lake City -- and its built-up 'scripture factory' -- controls it all!