MugaSofer comments on Welcome to Less Wrong! (5th thread, March 2013) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MugaSofer 17 April 2013 12:19:18PM -1 points [-]

I really only developed an understanding of Official Doctrine after my deconversion. Before, however, my understanding was that every member of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles were prophets, seers, and revelators and that they spoke directly with Jesus Christ, therefore they were incapable of teaching false doctrine to the members of the Church.

I wonder how common this is?

Comment author: atomliner 17 April 2013 08:21:07PM 3 points [-]

I masquerade as a liberal Mormon on Facebook since I'm still in the closet with my unbelief. In my discussions with friends and family the most common position taken is that the First Presidency and the Twelve Apostles cannot teach false doctrine or else they will be forcibly removed by God. I even had a former missionary companion tell me that President Gordon B. Hinckley died in 2008 not from old age (he was 98) but because he had made false statements on Larry King Live concerning the doctrine of exaltation in which worthy Latter-day Saints can become gods.

Comment author: Desrtopa 17 April 2013 08:26:21PM 1 point [-]

How do they distinguish between true statements which precede their deaths, and false statements which cause their deaths?

Comment author: atomliner 17 April 2013 08:55:30PM 2 points [-]

Whatever the prophet says that doesn't match up with their own interpretation of Mormonism is false? I honestly do not know, I never thought this way when I was LDS.

Comment author: MugaSofer 19 April 2013 01:15:05PM -2 points [-]

Interesting.