tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832594338870888537.post3525554126795728169..comments2023-06-03T03:51:09.316-07:00Comments on Facsimilogos: General ConferenceFacsimilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15025274115373690229noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832594338870888537.post-61077358422463349832011-04-04T10:06:31.400-07:002011-04-04T10:06:31.400-07:00Hi Retief, Thanks for reading my blog. Black and w...Hi Retief, Thanks for reading my blog. Black and white thinking about Brigham Young stems from the profession that he was a prophet of God by the LDS church. It seems to me to be a slippery slope to say that one speaks for God at some times but speaks as a man at other times. However, this is how some reconcile offensive statements made by Brigham with the teaching that he was called of God to lead the church in his day. The problem is determining the difference between when he was speaking for God and when he was speaking as a man. <br /><br />This dilemma is only made more acute when placed in the context of church teachings that following the prophet is the ultimate demonstration of obedience to God. In order to please God, LDS are taught that they should be strict in their obedience to the teachings of the LDS prophets. The problem I am presenting here is that absolute obedience to Brigham Young in his time would have meant treating women and blacks as inferior (along with those that did not practice polygamy) and believing that Adam was God the Father. <br /><br />While it is not appropriate to label someone as all good or all bad in the political arena based on a select few wild comments uttered during one's life, I do believe it is appropriate when attempting to determine authenticity as far as whether or not they absolutely represent (and convey) what God would truly want people to do.<br /><br />On the other hand, I also understand that my feelings now are tainted by the rigid dogmatism I am trying to overcome from my past. There is probably a lot of room for some middle ground here, the problem is I am still much too bitter to be able to see it.Facsimilogoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15025274115373690229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832594338870888537.post-11187312934346131922011-04-03T21:18:00.166-07:002011-04-03T21:18:00.166-07:00I don't understand this black and white thinki...I don't understand this black and white thinking regarding Brigham Young. Can he not have had greater understanding of some matters than others? Why do someone's failings nullify everything they've ever said?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com