contention

The prevalence of a spirit of contention amongst a people is a certain sign of deadness with respect to the things of religion. When men's spirits are hot with contention, they are cold to religion. - Jonathan Edwards “The Book of Mormon does not supplant the Bible. It expands, extends, clarifies, and amplifies our knowledge of the Savior. Surely, this second witness should be cause for great rejoicing by all Christians.” - Joseph B. Wirthlin

Monday, January 8, 2024

Taking responsibility

Elder David A. Bednar said: “We should not expect the Church as an organization to teach or tell us everything we need to know and do to become devoted disciples and endure valiantly to the end. Rather, our personal responsibility is to learn what we should learn, to live as we know we should live, and to become who the Master would have us become. And our homes are the ultimate setting for learning, living, and becoming” 

(“Prepared to Obtain Every Needful Thing,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2019, 102).

Wouldn't our personal responsibility apply even more to the writings of LDS scholars who have repudiated the teachings of Joseph and Oliver regarding the origin and setting of the Book of Mormon?

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