by Dan Wees | Apr 30, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“As a white Mormon, I proudly accepted the teaching that my fair skin and Mormon parentage signified that I had been one of God’s most intelligent and obedient born-in-heaven spirit children … “As a reward for my superior attributes and attitudes, I had been...
by Dan Wees | Apr 30, 2018 | Miscellaneous
No written record of the 1978 revelation granting the priesthood to all worthy male members has ever been produced, nor do the prophets claim such a document exists. Instead, participants describe an overwhelming spiritual feeling after seeking guidance on the...
by Dan Wees | Apr 30, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“In all humility I must say that God has not inspired me to feel good about the Church’s practices regarding Negroes. In fact, I have come to feel very strongly that the practices are not right and that they are a powerful hindrance to the accepting of the gospel by...
by Dan Wees | Apr 30, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“After reading in person a 23-page letter detailing his concerns, [banished LDS General Authority, George P.] Lee said he was astounded at the speed with which he was ousted. Within minutes, two officials came to his office and told him to turn over all church...
by Dan Wees | Apr 30, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“The excommunication of the church official, [LDS General Authority] Elder George P. Lee, a 46-year-old Navajo, was announced Friday in a one-paragraph statement. It followed his assertion that Mormon leaders were racist and that the church’s president was too feeble...
by Dan Wees | Apr 30, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“Alma does not bestow authority on his priests to ordain others; all church officers are Alma’s subordinates and dependent on his reception of charismatic authority [Joseph Smith, Jr. expected the same]. How this theocracy was less susceptible to unrighteous dominion...
