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Agreed - terrific waste of capital. Messages of intolerance/exclusion simply do not resonate in today's society. Will be interesting to see how this topic is addressed next week in GC. Look for not so subtle inferences to obedience (as in blind) and the suspension of members thinking for ourselves.
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Billion plus for downtown SLC. The idea of the dollars being spent by members of the church and the church itself on these two projects makes me sick. |
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Ask the guys who wrote this.
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15 ¶ Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Mt. 3.10 · Lk. 3.9 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Mt. 12.33
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From 1998 FP Message (J. E. Faust): "As a means of coming to truth, people in the Church are encouraged by their leaders to think and find out for themselves. They are encouraged to ponder, to search, to evaluate, and thereby to come to such knowledge of the truth as their own consciences, assisted by the Spirit of God, lead them to discover. Brigham Young said: “I am more afraid that this people have so much confidence in their leaders that they will not inquire for themselves of God whether they are led by him. I am fearful they settle down in a state of blind self-security. … Let every man and woman know, by the whispering of the Spirit of God to themselves, whether their leaders are walking in the path the Lord dictates, or not” (Discourses of Brigham Young, sel. John A. Widtsoe [1941], 135). In this manner no one need be deceived." |
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