Vex Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 What about you?http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-faith/post/mormonisms-modern-day-problem/2012/01/22/gIQApCeiJQ_blog.htmlWork through the title; I found the piece fair and on point. Anyone have any input on it?
Popular Post KevinG Posted January 27, 2012 Popular Post Posted January 27, 2012 Nice article. The anti-Mormons were quick to jump on the comments. Some of these creeps make me want to throw on my magic underwear, fly over to their lair and smite them with my seer stone. 5
Nathair/|\ Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 Nice article. The anti-Mormons were quick to jump on the comments. Some of these creeps make me want to throw on my magic underwear, fly over to their lair and smite them with my seer stone.Or gore them with our horns. 1
mercyngrace Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 Nice article. The anti-Mormons were quick to jump on the comments. Some of these creeps make me want to throw on my magic underwear, fly over to their lair and smite them with my seer stone.rotflmbo Thanks DaddyG, I needed that laugh today!
orion88 Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 I found an error in the Washington Post article in this part: "Anyone claiming to be a prophet today, like the 12 apostles ofthe Mormon Church, or their leader, considered a prophet of God,is looked on by many with a certain ridicule."There are 15 apostles in the LDS Church, not 12. At the April 2008 General Conference,the current LDS President (Thomas S. Monson) said,"On Saturday, February 2, 2008, funeral services for President Hinckley were held in this magnificent Conference Center—a building which will ever stand as a monument to his foresight and vision. During the funeral, beautiful and loving tributes were paid to this man of God.The following day, all 14 ordained Apostles living on the earth assembled in an upper room of the Salt Lake Temple. We met in a spirit of fasting and prayer. During that solemn and sacred gathering, the Presidency of the Church was reorganized in accordance with well-established precedent, after the pattern which the Lord Himself put in place." (Looking Back and Moving Forward).When Mr. Hinckley was alive, he was one of the 15 apostles.
Deborah Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 Nice article, nasty comments. The ignorance and bigotry of people is astounding.
Pahoran Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 I found an error in the Washington Post article in this part: "Anyone claiming to be a prophet today, like the 12 apostles ofthe Mormon Church, or their leader, considered a prophet of God,is looked on by many with a certain ridicule."There are 15 apostles in the LDS Church, not 12. At the April 2008 General Conference,the current LDS President (Thomas S. Monson) said,"On Saturday, February 2, 2008, funeral services for President Hinckley were held in this magnificent Conference Center—a building which will ever stand as a monument to his foresight and vision. During the funeral, beautiful and loving tributes were paid to this man of God.The following day, all 14 ordained Apostles living on the earth assembled in an upper room of the Salt Lake Temple. We met in a spirit of fasting and prayer. During that solemn and sacred gathering, the Presidency of the Church was reorganized in accordance with well-established precedent, after the pattern which the Lord Himself put in place." (Looking Back and Moving Forward).When Mr. Hinckley was alive, he was one of the 15 apostles.Your pedantry is getting the better of you.The article said "the 12 apostles of the Mormon Church" as shorthand for "the Council of the Twelve of the Mormon Church." It did not assert that the Twelve were all there were.I don't expect any piece of journalism to be 100% accurate; but that is an awfully trivial little quibble.Regards,Pahoran
Avatar4321 Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 If we are going on that line of thought, then technically there are countless prophets in the Church. The First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve are prophets. We sustain them as such every Conference.But literally everyone who has a testimony of Christ is a prophet. Because the Spirit of Prophecy is a testimony of Jesus Christ (Rev 19:10)
Cobalt-70 Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 My favorite part is the quote, "So why do they have to put ads on TV just to convince us that they're normal if they're normal?"
KevinG Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 My favorite part is the quote, "So why do they have to put ads on TV just to convince us that they're normal if they're normal?"Read the comments section and you have your answer: there is an army of people out there determined to paint the Mormons in the worst possible light. Public Relations are not dirty words.
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