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Question: Do Mormons believe that the Church controls the Holy Ghost?
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Church claims to control the Holy Ghost
Questions
- Some claim that the Church arrogantly believes it can control the Holy Ghost.[1]
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Answer
The Church agrees. It does not claim to "control" the Holy Ghost, or claim that He cannot speak to anyone.
Those who make such claims mislead their audience by implying that the Church teaches this, when it does not.
Notes
- ↑ Denver Snuffer, "Preserving The Restoration," Lecture 10, Mesa, Arizona (9 September 2014), 3-4. https://www.scribd.com/doc/239760895/10-Phoenix-Transcript-Preserving-the-Restoration