[asher]

Minyan Man wrote:

2. Don’t ask a lot of questions. If you do, you run the risk of exclusion. Not being accepted, validated & excluded from callings.

The restoration began because of a question, majority of the D&C was received as answers to specific questions. so it odd that even though the restoration is ongoing, specific questioning about doctrine/policies procedures are not sought after with vigor. I do understand that there has to be some conformity and regulation or chaos ensues.

More so then most as a people because of our roots, we should welcome and encourage probing questions and not shy away from difficult questions/answers. This may spur more restoration and revelation not less….how to make this happen in a gentle yet progressive way is the key to excellent discussion/teachers. I wonder if our classes were structured more like the self reliance classes if that would lead to more openness and authenticity?

[asher]

There are examples throughout history where majority of change is gradual and at times not realized within a generation. One example is Jason Lind, British medical officer, in 1747 through a “controlled trial” discovered vitamin C cured sailors’ scurvy. It was major breakthrough, yet it took 44 years for it to become practiced on ships consistently. A change that if implemented sooner could have saved up to 200,000 lives. Change is difficult for individuals/communities and organizations.

It seems that why some changes (2 hour meeting) have immediate change,(though will be interesting 20 years from now how that change truly affects members and the church). The majority of changes seem to happen over generations. Has any research been done on church history to see if there where groups/underlying philosophies that helped mold the change of priesthood/polygamy ect. And what will things look like 50 years from now because of blogs, movements, podcasts. Changes that impact the “unfolding of the restoration of fullness of times”.

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