http://gmormon.com/864/was-joseph-smith-a-true-prophet?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=was-joseph-smith-a-true-prophet (G.Martinengo): A Mormon blog about religion, family, and more Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:30:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://gmormon.com/864/was-joseph-smith-a-true-prophet/comment-page-1#comment-15329 Why Do People Leave the Mormon Church? Racism, Polygamy? : GMormon (Giuseppe Martinengo) Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:36:56 +0000 http://gmormon.com/?p=864#comment-15329 [...] Was Joseph Smith a true Prophet? [...] [...] Was Joseph Smith a true Prophet? [...]

]]> http://gmormon.com/864/was-joseph-smith-a-true-prophet/comment-page-1#comment-15186 Giuseppe Martinengo Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:43:05 +0000 http://gmormon.com/?p=864#comment-15186 At times I think that many members are like teenagers. Young children think that their parents are almost perfect and believe them almost blindly. Then, as they grow and become teenagers, they start realizing that their parents are not perfect. This "discovery" usually means that teenagers start discounting what their parents teach and use parents' flaws as an excuse for their own disobedience and bad behavior. Similarly, some members initially treat prophets as if they were almost gods, and when they discover that those leaders made mistake, those members start using supposed feeling of "betrayal" as an excuse for their breaking of the commandments. However, there is no justification, since the Mormon Church clearly teaches that only Jesus was perfect. Moreover, differently from other churches, the Mormon church teaches the doctrine of personal revelation and personal responsibility. So, in short, if I have a testimony of the truth, it does not matter what Brigham Young or my bishops did. If the Church is true, it is true. If some information about past prophets is able to destroy my testimony, it is my fault, not theirs. At times I think that many members are like teenagers. Young children think that their parents are almost perfect and believe them almost blindly. Then, as they grow and become teenagers, they start realizing that their parents are not perfect. This “discovery” usually means that teenagers start discounting what their parents teach and use parents’ flaws as an excuse for their own disobedience and bad behavior. Similarly, some members initially treat prophets as if they were almost gods, and when they discover that those leaders made mistake, those members start using supposed feeling of “betrayal” as an excuse for their breaking of the commandments. However, there is no justification, since the Mormon Church clearly teaches that only Jesus was perfect. Moreover, differently from other churches, the Mormon church teaches the doctrine of personal revelation and personal responsibility. So, in short, if I have a testimony of the truth, it does not matter what Brigham Young or my bishops did. If the Church is true, it is true. If some information about past prophets is able to destroy my testimony, it is my fault, not theirs.

]]> http://gmormon.com/864/was-joseph-smith-a-true-prophet/comment-page-1#comment-15160 giovanni Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:31:43 +0000 http://gmormon.com/?p=864#comment-15160 Well done Giuseppe...good insight that made me reflect! Well done Giuseppe…good insight that made me reflect!

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