Modern Day Prophets
Are Prophets Infallible? | Me, My Shelf, & I (Full Panel of Guest Speakers) (1 hr 57 min)
A wonderful discussion about the fact that modern day prophets are not meant to be perfect, just as prophets of the old testament and new. A prophet is the holder of all the keys of the priesthood allowing for the ordinances of the gospel of Jesus Christ, of salvation to be performed in our day.
LDS historian: Be ready, the Church is changing (50 min)
A conversation with Ben Spackman, a LDS Church historian, on how prophets receive revelation, how they are God’s mouthpiece and are still mortal fallible men at the same time. Wonderful look at how God allows his church to be guided and influenced by mortals who do exercise their agency.
Blacks & The Priesthood vs. Prophetic Infallibility - Can Prophets Lead the Church Astray?
An in-depth discussion about how prophets can both inspired leaders of God’s church and fallible men influenced by their surrounding, culture and pressures of the day. You can be both a prophet called of God and be a mortal, mistake prone person at the same time.
Why Latter-day Saints Believe Brigham Young is a Prophet
Casey Griffith explores the history of Brigham Young and how the faithful can better understand Brigham Young, Joseph Smith’s successor. How to employee the gospel of Jesus Christ as we try to fairly understand and judge those who have represented Jesus Christ as the head of his church like Peter of old. As Peter often failed, so did Brigham and both were still the prophets Christ chose in their time period to lead his Church.
Can Eternal Truth Be Altered? Dealing With Change In The “Mormon” Church (1 hr)
Can Doctrine Change? Has doctrine ever changed? If a doctrine is true… why would it change? If we say a doctrine can change, does that mean we don’t think that doctrine is true? What do we mean when say something is doctrine? A very good presentation on ongoing revelation from God to his fallible prophets who have been asked to lead God’s through the lens of their understanding as mortal men. God will protect the concept of free will at all costs, even at the top of this church leadership.
“I don’t need my prophets to be perfect, I just need them to hold the keys of the priesthood of Jesus Christ and do their best to lead us to Him!”
“Prophets are men and sometimes they make mistakes. Sometimes they err in Doctrine.”
-Bruce R. McConkie
When God makes a prophet, he does not unmake the man.
-David O. McKay