Posted by:
Nick Humphrey
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Date: October 29, 2010 09:42AM
Elder B. H. Roberts wrote in 1909:
“[The Holy Ghost] must ever be the chief source of evidence for the truth of the Book of Mormon. All other evidence is secondary to this, the primary and infallible. No arrangement of evidence, however skilfully ordered; no argument, however adroitly made, can ever take [the] place [of the Holy Ghost]. …
(New Witnesses for God, Salt Lake City, Deseret News, 1909, pp. vi–vii)
http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=cd0b6e9ce9b1c010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRDmembers/investigators are told that what they feel is the holy ghost, then you can't deny it (we know what happens to people who deny the holy ghost!), and it trumps everything else.
its actually quite an odd, authoritative statement coming from only the church historian. i wonder if he was quoting joseph smith from an earlier source? anyone know?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/29/2010 09:49AM by Nick Humphrey.