Posted by:
auntsukey
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Date: September 17, 2018 08:46AM
It occurred to me that this may be the first step in eliminate the entire Book of Mormon from the Church's standard credo.
It's harder and harder to justify what is in it. So first step: de-emphasize it. Next push it back to the rear of the shelf. In a generation or two, perhaps eliminating it all together.
We've seen these progressive steps before - eliminating polygamy, denying the racist stance with respect to blacks in the priesthood - and later, simple things like discounting Miracle of Forgiveness, Mormon Doctrine, Journal of Discourses.
Perhaps in the future they won't use the BOM at all. If they get questioned by younger members, they can always say, "We explained that. Weren't you listening?"