Sunday, February 4, 2018

Bednar Teaches Learning "Line Upon Line Revelation", But Refuses To Learn It Himself



During Elder Bednar's Houston talk, he shows, in the very same paragraph, that he is incapable of learning his own lessons.

Here is the relevant section (emphasis mine): 
[00:34:09] ... Now, when you are a General Authority there are some things that provide some great entertainment. So, I listen to members of the Church everywhere I go, "When are the Brethren going to start talking about this stuff in General Conference? We get the same stuff over and over and over." Now judge not that you be not judged, but if all you hear is the same stuff over and over and over then you ought to be taking a look inside. It's not the same. If all you hear is what is said before you're not paying attention to the line upon line revelation.
In the first section emphasized above he admits that he hears the same things from members all the time. May I suggest some of those things he might be hearing from those members:

  • Church is boring
  • Correlation is killing the Church
  • The Church lags behind on every social issue, changing only after receiving outside pressure
  • When is the Church going to end its homophobic policies?
  • When is the Church going to rid itself of its sexist and patriarchal structure?
  • When is the going to update its outdated and incorrect manuals?
  • Will the Church ever allow (embrace) non-literalism (for example, of The Book of Mormon) amongst its members and, even, leaders
Immediately after complaining to the audience about hearing members' concerns (even taking it as entertainment), he goes on to demonstrate that he is above his own rules.

If he is hearing the same things from members, over and over again, then he needs to take a look inside. To quote him: "It's not the same. If all [he] hear[s] is what is said before [he is] not paying attention to the line upon line revelation."


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