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Hebrews 12:2 “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

teachings-of-the-living-prophets-student-manualToday we’re looking at a teaching manual the Church uses in their young adult classes. The vocabulary is quite concerning, and hopefully, it will open the eyes of members (and Christians too) to see how they’ve tried to shift attention away from Jesus, to the leaders of the Church. Here we go!

In the TEACHINGS OF THE LIVING PROPHETS STUDENT MANUAL, there are two items of major concern. The first item says –

‘A careful study of this chapter will deepen your appreciation for the President of the Church and the priesthood keys of authority he holds and will help you understand how safety comes to those who choose to heed his counsel.’

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Mormon Decisions 10Ensign, August 1976, “A New Commandment: Save Thyself and Thy Kindred!”, pg 9; “In what is probably the greatest of all recorded visions, given February 16, 1832, the Prophet saw that those to whom Noah offered the gospel and who were then destroyed in the flood, assuming they repent and accept the gospel in their spirit prison, shall not obtain celestial rest. Theirs is an everlasting terrestrial inheritance because they rejected the truth when it was offered to them in mortality.” – Bruce McConkie

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Thought of the Day about Mormonism and Cloak of being Saviors to Self

Ensign, August 2012; “May we ever remember that the mantle of membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is not a cloak of comfort but rather a robe of responsibility. Our duty, in addition to saving ourselves, is to guide others to the celestial kingdom of God.” – Thomas Monson https://www.lds.org/ensign/2012/08/the-saviors-call-to-serve?lang=eng

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