Answers To Questions

[awyatt]

We all have questions; they are a part of life. While reading through an old issue of Conference Reports, I ran across President Joseph F. Smith's take on, perhaps, how a multiplicity of questions should be handled:

 

     http://www.allenwyatt.com/blog/figure-it-out-yourself/

 

Short take: Figure it out yourself. ;-)

 

(Thought it might be pertinent for some questioners.)

 

-Allen

 

[Kenngo1969]

What?!!  

 

How unsympathetic!

 

You mean, you don't privilege doubt over faith?!

 

I'm shocked ... shocked, I tell you!

[cdowis]

Shortly after I joined the church, I asked the missionaries about polygamy.  Their advice, "Don't worry about it."

 

I took their advice.

[Kenngo1969]

Shortly after I joined the church, I asked the missionaries about polygamy.  Their advice, "Don't worry about it."

 

I took their advice.

Perhaps I should do the same with respect to monogamy!

[ksfisher]

So President Smith is saying that it is up to the person to receive personal revelation, not a church authority. Heretical doctrine to say the least.

Edited to add the dropped t in not.

Edited October 18, 2013 by ksfisher

[teddyaware]

So President Smith is saying that it is up to the person to receive personal revelation, no a church authority.  Heretical doctrine to say the least.

Are you joking or being serious?

[ksfisher]

Are you joking or being serious?

Seriously joking. Or, perhaps, jokingly serious.

[teddyaware]

Seriously joking. Or, perhaps, jokingly serious.

(Spoken with robotic monotone voice)... p-l-e-a-s-e e-l-a-b-o-r-a-t-e