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With the recent Church Essay regarding Blacks and the Priesthood, this reform is now done! (although the church still needs to apologize and explain the incorrect scriptural interpretations which were used to justify the racism) The LDS Church needs to completely disavow it’s historically preached doctrines concerning priesthood racism. Excluding “Blacks” from the priesthood is based […]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS/LINKSIssues with most modelsThe heartland modelLimited Mesoamerican models2 Cumorah theoryThe Sorenson/Grijalva modelsThe Usumacinta modelsThe Mexican Highland model Introduction Among Book of Mormon enthusiasts, there are two primary camps of belief concerning where the events in the book took place. One camp, called the Heartland group, believes the Book of Mormon took place in […]
Reform Action #7 of 20 (see all reforms) This is a difficult topic and I need more revelation to treat it properly. As I’ve written and re-written these reform ideas, the Spirit has continually impressed upon the idea that there are deep mysteries concerning the true nature of female priesthood (as intimated in the […]
. Facsimile 3 and the Cosmology or Times and Seasons of Ancient Egypt & Israel The Cosmology of the ancients was built upon the earth 24,000 year precession cycle. This might be a little hard to believe at first, but follow along and I’ll show exactly how the Israelite ancient prophetic calendar was based […]
Create transparency in Church monetary policy. Take steps to decentralize the monetary system and allow stakes far greater latitude in deciding how much money to spend on structures (meeting houses, temples, etc) & programs. Do a better job of separating “for-profit” arms of the Church. The presiding bishopric, not the traveling twelve should be involved in these “temporal […]
Reform Action #12 of 20 (see all reforms) The church needs to do a better job in NOT confusing standards, traditions or church rules with God’s commandments. The Jews of Jesus day had done such a poor job at this, that they rejected Christ when he refused hold Jewish rules on the same level […]
Reform Action #12 of 20 (see overview page) Reform over-institutionalized aspects of temple worship (especially reforming temple weddings to accord with the doctrine of sealing’s.) In my view, going along with the solid principles taught in the Gospel of the Holy Twelve & Oahspe, sealings and endowments should not be performed until an initiate […]
Stop excommunicating or marginalizing dissidents so often and easily. Excommunication should conform strictly with the principles delineated in D&C 42:20–28 and D&C 102. Public or private differences of opinion are not grounds for excommunication. Witch-hunts should be avoided at all costs. The church is meant to be a ‘type’ or example of perfect government, there […]
Stop teaching that LDS temple and ordinances are required to make it to the Celestial Kingdom and start emphasizing that these things are important symbols which aid in salvation and eternal union but are not a requirement for it per se. Reasoning: In Joseph Smith’s vision of the Celestial Kingdom given in D&C 137:1–10, Joseph sees his brother Alvin […]
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