Can of worms
We've already got politics on this blog, so why not religion. The Mormons were making the rounds today. I probably see them about 6 times a year. I really like talking to these guys (as I write this I realize I've never seen a Mormon girl make the rounds). They're generally very nice and I'll typically invite them to sit a spell and give me the spiel.
Today we hit on a rather interesting point. They told me their path is defined through divine revelation given to the prophet (located in Utah). The prophet then passes this on to the flock (do they call it a flock?) When asked what divine revelation meant, they said it was God giving the prophet a truth (what others may call grace).
So...this confused me a bit because I've read quite a bit of the Mormon D&C which is a record of revelations. In the D&C section 132, Joseph Smith is given the divine revelation about plurality of marriage. My visitors weren't really familiar with this, but they gave me the benefit of the doubt. I was also aware that section 132 had been overturned in recent history. They said that was correct. Plurality of marriage is no longer sanctioned as a result of divine revelation.
This got me pondering the meaning of truth. I asked if a truth can change? The reply… no, a truth cannot change. So if revelation is a truth, why are there conflicting sections in the D&C? The answer was that God changed his mind. I thought that was a bit weak and said maybe the prophet mis-understood the revelation. Following a bit of silence, they asked if anyone I know might be interested in their message. I couldn’t think of anyone, so they moved on.
It was a short visit, but I enjoyed every minute of it. If you are indeed interested, I have their card.
Today we hit on a rather interesting point. They told me their path is defined through divine revelation given to the prophet (located in Utah). The prophet then passes this on to the flock (do they call it a flock?) When asked what divine revelation meant, they said it was God giving the prophet a truth (what others may call grace).
So...this confused me a bit because I've read quite a bit of the Mormon D&C which is a record of revelations. In the D&C section 132, Joseph Smith is given the divine revelation about plurality of marriage. My visitors weren't really familiar with this, but they gave me the benefit of the doubt. I was also aware that section 132 had been overturned in recent history. They said that was correct. Plurality of marriage is no longer sanctioned as a result of divine revelation.
This got me pondering the meaning of truth. I asked if a truth can change? The reply… no, a truth cannot change. So if revelation is a truth, why are there conflicting sections in the D&C? The answer was that God changed his mind. I thought that was a bit weak and said maybe the prophet mis-understood the revelation. Following a bit of silence, they asked if anyone I know might be interested in their message. I couldn’t think of anyone, so they moved on.
It was a short visit, but I enjoyed every minute of it. If you are indeed interested, I have their card.
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