BRM not all that orthodox

[SeattleUte]

I'd be curious to know more about SU means by "and it undid him." Is there some kind of Willy Loman story here that I'm not aware of?

SU, when you get tired of the Jesus stuff you should think about writing a biography of BRM. I'd read it.

I simply mean that he was once at or near the summit of the LDS deification of their leaders. He was something that doesn't much exist anymore in the LDS Church. A pop star, a genuine charismatic. He and Paul H. Dunn, Gene R. Cook, Mark E. Peterson, Hartman Rector (I'm probably missing some), actually entertained; they made general conference in a way enjoyable. But he's now considered a crank, a goofball, all because of his magnum opus. It's a lesson in a lot of things: be careful what you write, be careful what you wish for, your Great Book will define you, etc.

[CardiacCoug]

You guys haven't read this? I haven't either but I'm sure it's full of scandalous stories about BRM.

http://deseretbook.com/Bruce-R-McCon...ding/i/5088026

[All-American]

BRM not all that orthodox

So BRM is the literary descendant of Virgi(e)l?

Et tu, simie?

[pellegrino]

You guys haven't read this? I haven't either but I'm sure it's full of scandalous stories about BRM.

http://deseretbook.com/Bruce-R-McCon...ding/i/5088026

At $5 I might pick that up. I bet it's full of gems.

[creekster]

Et tu, simie?

I was trying to stay out of it. I'm just a caveman lawyer. All your Latin words confuse me.

[Levin]

I simply mean that he was once at or near the summit of the LDS deification of their leaders. He was something that doesn't much exist anymore in the LDS Church. A pop star, a genuine charismatic. He and Paul H. Dunn, Gene R. Cook, Mark E. Peterson, Hartman Rector (I'm probably missing some), actually entertained; they made general conference in a way enjoyable. But he's now considered a crank, a goofball, all because of his magnum opus. It's a lesson in a lot of things: be careful what you write, be careful what you wish for, your Great Book will define you, etc.

I think Elder Uchtdorf has reached those heights in today's Church. Everyone wants him as prophet.