I think the church does a very good job of instructing its members to search the scriptures, to seek a spiritual witness, to continue learning and so forth. I certainly stressed that point repeatedly as a missionary.
That being said, I know that doing so will not put you at odds on a regular basis with the Church, certainly with regards to anything that truly matters. That is my main point.
If someone is willing to go by blind faith alone, it's at least some measure of faith and righteousness. To go beyond that point and strive for that added spiritual witness and understand the underlying eternal principles of the divine nature of God, our purpose for being here and the unlimited divine potential within us, is even better and like I said before, actively encouraged by the Church.
I just found Robin's tone about following the Church objectionable.
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