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MikeWaters · 01-03-2006, 01:32 AM

I personally never came to the conclusion that the GAs should be teaching me about the details of polygamy and polyandry.

I have suspected that it is something to study on my own, and where I still have questions, ask other saints who have studied the issue.

For many of us who believe, it is not a matter of just weighing facts and history. It is about a belief in personal revelation. I never challenge people when they say something has been revealed to them. I may ask some questions about it, and I may have doubts occasionally, but because I believe in the process, I have no power to deny it from another person.

It is also my personal prejudice that it is rare for someone to leave the church over a historical point. It is much more complicated than that.

01-03-2006, 01:32 AM	#52
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	I personally never came to the conclusion that the GAs should be teaching me about the details of polygamy and polyandry. I have suspected that it is something to study on my own, and where I still have questions, ask other saints who have studied the issue. For many of us who believe, it is not a matter of just weighing facts and history. It is about a belief in personal revelation. I never challenge people when they say something has been revealed to them. I may ask some questions about it, and I may have doubts occasionally, but because I believe in the process, I have no power to deny it from another person. It is also my personal prejudice that it is rare for someone to leave the church over a historical point. It is much more complicated than that.