Doctrine and Policy

Quote from Dallin H. Oaks stating that it is not possible to distinguish between policy and doctrine in a church that believes in continuing revelation and sustains its leader as a prophet.

Interview with Dallin H. Oaks and Neal A. Maxwell regarding the lifting of the race ban: 1 New Policy Occasions Church Comment SALT LAKE CITY (AP) —Here is a partial transcript of an Associated Press interview with Elders Neal A. Maxwell and Dallin H. Oaks of the Mormon Church’s Council of the Twelve Apostles regarding … Read more

No Apostate

No Apostate – LDS quote meme from Missed in Sunday School

From the Atlantic, April 19, 2020: 1 New Zealand’s Prime Minister May Be the Most Effective Leader on the Planet Jacinda Ardern’s leadership style, focused on empathy, isn’t just resonating with her people; it’s putting the country on track for success against the coronavirus. Excerpt from an October 1947 General Conference address by Harold B. … Read more

Obedience

Obedience – LDS quote meme from Missed in Sunday School

Interview with Dallin H. Oaks and Neal A. Maxwell regarding the lifting of the race ban: 1 New Policy Occasions Church Comment SALT LAKE CITY (AP) —Here is a partial transcript of an Associated Press interview with Elders Neal A. Maxwell and Dallin H. Oaks of the Mormon Church’s Council of the Twelve Apostles regarding … Read more

Transparency

Transparency – LDS quote meme from Missed in Sunday School

October 1905 Conference Report, Prophet Joseph F. Smith, Pg. 5: 1 “I want to say further to the Saints, that your brethren to whom you have entrusted the care and management of the finances of the Church stand ready and willing, any moment,’ to answer to YOU — to Latter-day Saints, to tithepayers, to those … Read more

Unfaithful

Unfaithful – LDS quote meme from Missed in Sunday School

Excerpt from LDS prophet Harold. B. Lee’s book Decisions for Successful Living, 1973: 1 “The privilege of obtaining a mortal body on this earth is seemingly so priceless that those in the spirit world, even though unfaithful or not valiant, were undoubtedly permitted to take mortal bodies although under penalty of racial or physical or … Read more