Church History, Controversial, Doctrine
Prophetic Fallibility
In this week's episode, we discuss prophetic fallibility. As we move into D&C as part of Come, Follow Me this year, we discuss the doctrine behind prophetic fallibility, why it's necessary, and explore a few instances.
Show Notes
Amos 3:7
Statement on Sustaining Prophets
Official Declaration #1
President Nelson's Message on the LGBTQ+ Policy
Official Statement on Statements by Prophets
President Nelson Discussing the Unanimous Decision-Making Process
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As far as Easter and Christmas go, I think Christmas is easier to celebrate because of the more visually impressive miracles associated with it in contrast to a cross and an empty tomb. As I write this my desktop background is a painting of the shepherds being visited by the angels which I selected because it was appealing to look at. Easter, as it is generally celebrated now, just involves egg hunts and a ham-centric Easter meal.
I recommend a book called, “Witness to Christmas” that goes in depth about each person and location involved in the Nativity/Christmas story. It has a pretty good bibliography to learn more about the specifics of those events as well. One thing I learned from it is the shepherds learning from angels of the birth of the Christ-child was prophesied in the Book of Mormon, they were very likely the shepherds of the sheep used in temple sacrifice for Passover, and because of the former two points they could give credible witness of His birth and have more people believe.
One thing I noticed recently is that General Conference lines up pretty closely to major Jewish holidays: Passover in April, Yom Kippur at the end of September, and Sukkot in early October. I thought that was interesting since many other Restoration events happened on Jewish holidays (Elijah appeared to Joseph Smith in the Kirtland temple on Passover, and Joseph finally received the plates from the hill during Sukkot in 1823). Now, I’m not saying that any of that means anything, though some of them have been taught to mean something, but I personally think it is interesting to note. To me, it’s another, smaller pattern to notice in the grand scheme of things.