There are lots of great things to discuss out of General Conference, but I'm traveling so I only have time for a quick note.
President Oaks asked a thought-provoking question.
"As we make current decisions, we should always be asking, 'Where will this lead?'"
As we think about this in the context of Book of Mormon studies, we can ask ourselves a related question:
What is the inevitable long-term consequence of teaching the youth of the Church that the best way to understand the Book of Mormon setting is by putting it an imaginary, fantasy world of mythology?
The map is designed to teach the M2C interpretation of the text.
It seems to me that as CES and BYU imprint this fantasy map on the minds of the youth, the youth (and new converts) will think of the Book of Mormon in such terms.
It's no wonder that millennials report a decreasing belief that the Book of Mormon is actual history.
We can also ask "Where will this lead?" in the context of Church history.
The Saints book deliberately changed Church history regarding the Hill Cumorah to accommodate M2C.
Eventually, Church members will learn what the prophets have taught about the New York Cumorah. But they won't learn it in Church settings, which will cause them to become confused and disturbed in their faith.
Think of how much better it would be for members of the Church to learn what the prophets have taught in the first place. But instead, those teachings are being censored, solely to accommodate M2C.
Where will this lead?
President Oaks asked a thought-provoking question.
"As we make current decisions, we should always be asking, 'Where will this lead?'"
As we think about this in the context of Book of Mormon studies, we can ask ourselves a related question:What is the inevitable long-term consequence of teaching the youth of the Church that the best way to understand the Book of Mormon setting is by putting it an imaginary, fantasy world of mythology?
The map is designed to teach the M2C interpretation of the text.
It seems to me that as CES and BYU imprint this fantasy map on the minds of the youth, the youth (and new converts) will think of the Book of Mormon in such terms.It's no wonder that millennials report a decreasing belief that the Book of Mormon is actual history.
We can also ask "Where will this lead?" in the context of Church history.
The Saints book deliberately changed Church history regarding the Hill Cumorah to accommodate M2C.
Eventually, Church members will learn what the prophets have taught about the New York Cumorah. But they won't learn it in Church settings, which will cause them to become confused and disturbed in their faith.
Think of how much better it would be for members of the Church to learn what the prophets have taught in the first place. But instead, those teachings are being censored, solely to accommodate M2C.
Where will this lead?
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