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Indy Coug · 05-09-2007, 08:52 PM

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"May not be true"? There are more than a "handful" that have been officially discredited. Some of us prefer to think for ourselves - you should try it.

Yeah, I don't think for myself. Right. Gotcha. Thanks for helping me be more self-aware.

SoCalCoug · 05-09-2007, 08:54 PM

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I think it's incredibly short-sighted to disregard and any and all comments from Mormon Doctrine just because a handful of comments in it may not be true.

If 1,000+ inaccuracies is a "handful," then I might agree.

Indy Coug · 05-09-2007, 08:56 PM

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If 1,000+ inaccuracies is a "handful," then I might agree.

Regardless, his letter to Eugene England is an excellent one.

pelagius · 05-09-2007, 09:02 PM

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Regardless, his letter to Eugene England is an excellent one.

I don't know why, but that response made me laugh, a true LOL. It just struck me as very funny. Maybe it was the unabashed button pushing. Indy, best post all day for me.

Requiem · 05-09-2007, 09:02 PM

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Regardless, his letter to Eugene England is an excellent one.

That we can agree on - do you have it in it's entirety? I would love to read it. Thanks.

Jeff Lebowski · 05-09-2007, 09:11 PM

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That we can agree on - do you have it in it's entirety? I would love to read it. Thanks.

pelagius linked it above.

http://www.myplanet.net/mike/LDS/McC...nd_letter.html

Jeff Lebowski · 05-09-2007, 09:16 PM

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The quote is part of a letter from Bruce R. McConkie to Eugene England from 1981. It's a pretty famous letter these days so you can find copies of it floating around the net.

Here, for example: http://www.myplanet.net/mike/LDS/McC...nd_letter.html

My oh my. That is a fascinating letter. I found this part near the end to be interesting:

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Perhaps I should tell you what one of the very astute and alert General Authorities said to me when I chanced to mention to him the subject of your letter to me. He said: "Oh dear, haven't we rescued him enough times already?"

It seems like overkill. Almost like he is toying with him. Or mocking him.

Indy Coug · 05-09-2007, 09:29 PM

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My oh my. That is a fascinating letter. I found this part near the end to be interesting:

It seems like overkill. Almost like he is toying with him. Or mocking him.

Yeah, that was a little knife-twisting there.

Indy Coug · 05-09-2007, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by pelagius

I don't know why, but that response made me laugh, a true LOL. It just struck me as very funny. Maybe it was the unabashed button pushing. Indy, best post all day for me.

I don't understand.

pelagius · 05-09-2007, 09:33 PM

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I don't understand.

I apologize then. I mis-inferred your intent.