The reason we are having this discussion is because I feel you've characterized me unfairly as "the Ex-Mormon who never really knew his own religion and had no reason to believe in the fringe theories he did". My goal is to support my case that I really was a mainstream Latter-day Saint before I lost my faith.

So, this whole debate is about whether your-previous-self, or JohnH, is better deserving of the title of 'true Mormon'?

On a different point:

How could anyone ignore these parts of the Gospel while studying "deep doctrine"?

Very easily, as Jesus repeatedly stated.

What Jesus stated on this is extremely illogical to me. Why is what he said logical to you?

I would like to draw a figurative circle around this statement...

So you think that it was unreasonable for me to assume that men who are given an office BY GOD with the title "prophet, seer and revelator" and who speak directly with Jesus Christ, face-to-face, would not teach false doctrine? Do you think that a person who speaks face-to-face with Jesus Christ would then teach his own false ideas to members of Christ's One True Church?

...and compare it to this one. They appear to contradict each other. Can you explain?