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- Pregunta: ¿Fue el periódico "The Seer" publicado por la Iglesia?
- Pregunta: ¿Quién califica para el título de "erudito Mormón?"
Pregunta: ¿Fue el periódico "The Seer" publicado por la Iglesia?
The Seer was published by Orson Pratt, and it was never considered an official publication of the Church
Some critics of the Church quote from a newspaper called The Seer. Was this newspaper published by the Church? Are its contents considered official Church doctrine?
The Seer was a periodical published by Elder Orson Pratt in Washington D.C. in 1853 and 1854. Brigham Young sent Elder Pratt east to defend the Church in print after the public announcement of plural marriage in 1852. The Seer was the resulting apologetic work.
The Seer was not widely read — its largest issue, in late 1853, was 400 copies. Despite its failure, Pratt's writings became the basis for many of the traditional explanations of plural marriage.
The Seer was publicly disowned and rejected by the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve in 1865
The Seer was publicly disowned and rejected by the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve in 1865. (See the documentation below.) Despite any truths that it may contain, it cannot be relied upon as an accurate reflection of LDS doctrine.
Proclamation of the First Presidency and Twelve, October 21, 1865 (excerpt):[1]
- Whenever brother Orson Pratt has written upon that which he knows, and has confined himself to doctrines which he understands, his arguments are convincing and unanswerable; but, when he has indulged in hypotheses and theories, he has launched forth on an endless sea of speculation to which there is no horizon. The last half of the tract entitled "The Holy Spirit," contains excellent and conclusive arguments, and is all that could be wished; so also with many of his writings. But the Seer [and some of his other writings]...contain doctrines which we cannot sanction, and which we have felt impressed to disown, so that the Saints who now live, and who may live hereafter, may not be misled by our silence, or be left to misinterpret it. Where these objectionable works, or parts of works, are bound in volumes, or otherwise, they should be cut out and destroyed; with proper care this can be done without much, if any, injury to the volumes.
- It ought to have been known, years ago, by every person in the Church — for ample teachings have been given on the point — that no member of the Church has the right to publish any doctrines, as the doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, without first submitting them for examination and approval to the First Presidency and the Twelve. There is but one man upon the earth, at one time, who holds the keys to receive commandments and revelations for the Church, and who has the authority to write doctrines by way of commandment unto the Church. And any man who so far forgets the order instituted by the Lord as to write and publish what may be termed new doctrines, without consulting with the First Presidency of the Church respecting them, places himself in a false position, and exposes himself to the power of darkness by violating his Priesthood.
The foregoing was signed by the First Presidency and all members of the Quorum of the Twelve except Orson Pratt. Orson Pratt attached the following statement to the First Presidency's letter, accepting their censure:
- TO THE SAINTS IN ALL THE WORLD.
- DEAR BRETHREN, — Permit me to draw your attention to the proclamation of the First Presidency and Twelve, published in the DESERET NEWS, and copied into the MILLENNIAL STAR of the 21st inst., in which several publications that have issued from my pen are considered objectionable. I, therefore, embrace the present opportunity of publicly expressing my most sincere regret, that I have ever published the least thing which meets with the disapprobation of the highest authorities of the Church; and I do most cordially join with them in the request, that you should make such dispositions of the publications alluded to, as counselled in their proclamation.
Pregunta: ¿Quién califica para el título de "erudito Mormón?"
Google translated; no human check yet.
El autor del libro crítico una nación bajo Dios estados "De acuerdo con el erudito Mormón Allen Roberts, líderes de la Iglesia de hecho el intento de controlar las representaciones del pasado Mormón. '" El problema es que Allen Roberts no es una práctica de los Últimos -día santo, y de hecho es un crítico de la Iglesia. Cuando así lo señaló el autor, él revisó esto para leer "De acuerdo con Allen Roberts, un mormón estudioso historia de la arquitectura, los líderes SUD hacer de hecho el intento de controlar las representaciones del pasado Mormón '".
Hay un gran número de personas - el autor incluido - que insisten en que la Iglesia SUD es tendenciosa , mal , deshonesto y engañoso porque no va a publicar una historia que dice a cada pedazo de trivia, descubre cada verruga, y revela cada comentario negativo jamás pronunciado acerca de la Iglesia . Se niegan a admitir que es razonable y aceptable para la Iglesia a ser selectivos en lo que elige publicar , e incluso en cómo se presenta esa información.
En la edición de tapa dura de ONUG , el autor introduce Allen Roberts como un " erudito Mormón ", que es exactamente como Roberts fue introducido por los curtidores en la referencia citada por el autor ( que dijeron " erudito Mormón Allen Roberts escribió ...") Roberts es un autor de libros publicados, y su editor , Signature Books , tiene una agenda secular y hostilidad clara a las demandas de la verdad de la Iglesia.
Lo que no queda claro, sin embargo , es cómo el autor justifica el etiquetado Roberts un " erudito mormón. " Roberts pudo haber sido bautizado miembro de la Iglesia , pero él es no practicantes . Estaba claro que no comparte las opiniones , la fe o las convicciones de la mayoría de los "mormones ". " Académico " que puede ser , pero no es " Mormón " en el sentido implícito.
Parece calculada de los curtidores y la decisión del autor para etiquetarlo como " Mormón " simplemente para dar su opinión más peso.
El autor no tiene en cuenta también que cada acto de decir o escribir la historia es un "intento de controlar las representaciones del pasado mormón." Las personas quieren que sus historias contadas plenamente, de manera justa, y con el debido equilibrio y perspectiva. Instituciones y grupos-como los miembros de la Iglesia-se sienten lo mismo.
Dadas las muchas distorsiones históricas que el autor ha visitado en la Iglesia en un esfuerzo por alejar a miembros o miembros potenciales del Evangelio que predica, se puede entender el poder en las narraciones históricas y el deseo de todos involucrados miembros y no miembros, crítico o partidista-para ejercer un control en la narración de la historia.
La pregunta no es: "¿Está siendo controlado la historia?" porque siempre' es. La pregunta debería ser: "¿Es la historia que se cuenta de manera justa, plenamente y sin malicia?"