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Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? [message #802 is a reply to message #798] Thu, 02 August 2012 04:52 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Mormonhah,
A post you might enjoy is found HERE in which I relate following the Spirit to using a compass.

The way your question translates to me is: Am I alone in my journey to exaltation? The answer, based on the above, is yes, and no.

NO: At the beginning phase of our journey, we accept what others have said, such as our parents, friends, church leaders, scriptures, etc. These are generally correct and while we learn the basics of the gospel, They generally point in the right direction.

YES: At some point in our journey we must take responsibility for every action and belief. If we rely on what someone else has said, there is the possibility they were wrong, or we misinterpreted their words, or that their words do not apply in our situation. So it is up to us to verify everything with the Spirit.

As described above, the place to start is with the Book of Mormon. It is the most correct of any book, but is not perfect. As we read it, we should feel the Spirit and learn how to feel that Spirit more easily. We can then expand what we read to include more and more questionable sources, but only if our spiritual radio can stay dialed in. If we spend all our time wrestling with the Spirit to determine if each sentence has been changed or mistranslated, the book is beyond our ability to understand. So it is for most Church members with the apocryphal writings, such as The Book of Enoch (the leader of the city of Enoch). His take on predeluvian history would not be well accepted in sacrament meeting. But Jesus has told us that when we are prepared to read these books with discernment, they are valuable to study.

Your question about the veracity of historical books by and about Joseph Smith is not much different. It won't be easy to find someone else who is as focused as you are on discovering the truth from the lies in such papers. Anyone deriding the authenticity of those papers is treated like a heretic by Mormon culture. Hence, where could they share their insight with like-minded people?

This forum provides just such a place, though discussion of your particular topic has not previously arisen. This forum has discussed many topics which some see as taboo. Thus this forum has become a resource for us to share our insights on things. Yet it is still up to each of us verify the truth of what others are saying. Hopefully, most of the posts on this site are filled with nuggets of knowledge which uplift those who read them.

- Dragon

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