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Tag Archives: Prophets
What a Mormon Seventy Finds in the Book of Isaiah
In February (2015) the Charlotte Observer, in its Voices of Faith section, asked its religious columnists to answer the question, “Why is Isaiah your favorite prophet?” The newspaper published two responses — one from a Unity Temple reverend, and one from a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Great Apostasy, LDS Church, Prophets
Tagged Bible, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, God, Isaiah 43:10, Mormon Church, Mormon Scripture, Mormonism, Prophets
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The Continuing Call to Follow the Prophet
It was 35 years ago today that then-LDS apostle Ezra Taft Benson (President of the Quorum of the Twelve) delivered his now-famous speech, “Fourteen Fundamentals in Following the Prophet,” to a devotional assembly at Brigham Young University. According to historian … Continue reading
Posted in Authority and Doctrine, General Conference, LDS Church, Mormon Culture, Mormon History, Mormon Leaders, Prophets
Tagged Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ezra Taft Benson, False doctrine, Follow the Prophet, LDS Church, Mormon Church, Mormon Church Manuals, Mormonism, Mormons, Prophets, Spencer W. Kimball
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Bruce McConkie vs. Brigham Young
It’s Throwback Thursday! The following blog article originally posted at Mormon Coffee on March 6, 2006. —————— I was reading an article in the Deseret News on Saturday [March 4, 2006] that discusses the history of “The Seven Deadly Sins.” … Continue reading
When is a Mormon prophet speaking as a prophet? Nobody knows for sure.
Mormon author Jana Riess continues to receive criticism for her public disagreement with certain statements from Mormon prophets and apostles. In analyzing this criticism on her blog, Dr. Riess recently asked, “When is a Mormon prophet speaking as a prophet? … Continue reading
Posted in Authority and Doctrine, LDS Church, Mormon Leaders, Prophets
Tagged Adam-God, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Continuing revelation, False Prophets, Jana Riess, LDS Church, Mormon Church, Moron Prophet, Polygamy, Priesthood ban, Prophets, Revelation 22:18, Todd Christofferson
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President Monson’s Views Don’t Represent the Mormon Church?
I’ve often said that while the Mormon church claims to be the only church on the face of the earth that has the authority to speak for God, no one within it seems to speak with any authority. I received … Continue reading
“Love thy neighbor”: Mormonism’s second prophet explains what Jesus meant
On Sunday, February 8, 1857 Brigham Young took the stand at the Great Salt Lake City Tabernacle to deliver a discourse to his congregation. On this occasion, Mormonism’s second prophet included some expositional preaching on Jesus’ command found in Matthew … Continue reading
Follow the Prophet?
It wasn’t long ago when an advertising campaign for basketball superstar Michael Jordan emphasized just three words: “Be like Mike.” The slogan became very popular and sold plenty of shoes. This came to my mind as I read an article … Continue reading
Mormonism’s Prophetic Authority and Selective Disobedience
Mormon blogger Jana Riess writes about “selective obedience” in her April 7th (2014) blog. She’s responding to a comment made by LDS apostle Robert Hales at last weekend’s General Conference. In his address, Mr. Hales contrasted three types of behavior: … Continue reading
Posted in Authority and Doctrine, D&C and Pearl of Great Price, General Conference, LDS Church, Mormon Leaders, Prophets
Tagged C.S. Lewis, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Continuing revelation, False Prophets, Follow the Prophet, Jana Riess, Mormon Church, Mormonism, Prophets, Robert D. Hales
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If the Foundation is Rotten, All that Joseph Smith Built Tumbles
[In honor of Black History Month 2014, each Monday in February Mormon Coffee’s blog post will address a topic related to racism in Mormon history. Today guest blogger Lynn Wilder presents Part 3, the final installment of the series she … Continue reading
Where Did Mormon Leaders Go Wrong?
Apart from excitement over the fly that plagued Mormon Seventy Terence M. Vinson during his General Conference talk on Sunday (October 13, 2013), much of the Conference buzz on the world wide web (sorry – I couldn’t resist) is focused … Continue reading