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Old 01-04-2008, 04:44 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by Indy Coug View Post
You mean things like temples, prophets and so forth?
Exactly.

The bigger emphasis on the temple over the past 60 years, and the development of the infallible "stick to the brethren" leadership are components of this trend. It's quite a departure from the LDS church's 19th century roots.

Go read Mauss' book and you'll sound smarter when you throw out these little provocations.

http://books.google.com/books?id=wTB...mbnail#PPP1,M1
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