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I heard lots of great talks over the weekend. Maybe teaching the gospel is the most important thing they do.
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1. Revelation is a process that involves God and humans. Humans are fallible, therefore the process will never be perfect. By definition. A prophet does not become a god when he becomes a prophet. This has always been the case. I think any sincere, thoughtful person would agree with this.
2. If a prophet claims to be an oracle for God, to speak "God's Will", or that we should follow him, that is NOT a claim of infallibility. See item 1.
3. A prophet can say something followed by "Thus saith the Lord" and still be wrong. See item 1.
"We can tell when the speakers are 'moved upon by the Holy Ghost' only when we, ourselves are 'moved upon by the Holy Ghost.' In a way, this completely shifts the responsibility from them to us to determine when they so speak." -- J. Rebuen Clark, 1954:
A particularly eloquent expression of this principle came from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, who encouraged us to “be kind regarding human frailty—your own as well as that of those who serve with you in a Church led by volunteer, mortal men and women. Except in the case of His only perfect Begotten Son, imperfect people are all God has ever had to work with. That must be terribly frustrating to Him, but He deals with it. So should we.”
Mason, Patrick Q.. Planted . Deseret Book. Kindle Edition.
Mason, Patrick Q.. Planted . Deseret Book. Kindle Edition.
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