Evidently not:
Improvement Era article from 1945:
When our leaders speak, the thinking has been done.
When they propose a plan–it is God’s plan.
When they point the way, there is no other which is safe.
When they give direction, it should mark the end of controversy.
God works in no other way.
To think otherwise, without immediate repentance, may cost one his faith, may destroy his testimony, and leave him a stranger to the kingdom of God.
Must be a rough job; there at the Ministry of Truth; sifting thru EVERYTHING to find just which items are acceptable to the church.
To think otherwise, without immediate repentance, may cost one his faith, may destroy his testimony, and leave him a stranger to the kingdom of God.
Well, it was 1945 the Church was barely 100 years old, members weren’t perfect, still aren’t. Perspective always is helpful when examining things you aren’t too familiar with.