Mormon Dilemma 352

21 August

Apostasy…not Exactly

Answers to Gospel Questions 2:45; “Moreover, the Lord, of necessity, has kept authorized servants on the earth bearing the priesthood from the days of Adam to the present time; in fact, there has never been a moment from the beginning that there were not men on the earth holding the Holy Priesthood. (Moses 5:59.) Even in the days of apostasy, and apostasy has occurred several times, the Lord never surrendered this earth and permitted Satan to have complete control. Even when the great apostasy occurred following the death of the Savior’s apostles, our Father in heaven held control and had duly authorized servants on the earth to direct his work and to check, to some extent at least, the ravages and corruption of the evil powers. These servants were not permitted to organize the Church nor to officiate in the ordinances of the gospel, but they did check the advances of evil as far as the Lord deemed it necessary.” – Joseph Fielding Smith, jr.

Ephesians 4:14; “That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive.”

Somebody’s lying because according to Smith’s own testimony the above LDS teaching is false. Smith went to the woods to ask God which church to join and he said not to join any of them; they were all wrong and no one was following him.  Joseph Smith’s Testimony 1:19. 

So who do we believe – Joseph Smith or Hyrum Smith’s grandson who compiled the work of Answers to Gospel Questions?  Mind you this guy was also the 10th president of the Church.

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