God calls men with what knowledge they have to do a job.
and the backpeddling begins…
It is no different that Joseph Smith being called as a prophet of God with little education. I have held many positions and had to learn what was involved to magnify that calling.
and you DID learn!
You were just a guy before you were called, and just a guy after you were released. You may have increased in knowledge, but I asure you that does not put you on a higher level than any other member of the church.
Another typical tactic! If you can’t debate what I say, then act like I said something else. I never said I was better than anyone for having served. I said that, having served, I can;t be fooled about LDS Doctrine.
And I knew this would be your response.
Just as I knew you would belittle the callings then backpeddle.
God looks at the person to give them what they need to grow. Example, I was just released as primary chorister. I been in bishoprics, been Eldrer’s quorum councilor and president. I have taught for years Gospel principles, and Gospel doctrine, nursery. I love the church and what it teaches me. I know of bishops who had little knowledge of the gospel, and the same with elders quorums presidents. I have seen councilors who have been called and served honorable, but to fall into inactivity. I have seen others who have continued to grow and become a stake president which happened to one of my councilors when I was EQ pres. And he was my home teacher who showed up twice in a year and a half, which I bring up when he talks to me about the times I miss.
All irrelevant. My point was not what callings can do or not do. My point was that the LDS god allegedly thought I was smart enough, or could learn enough, or knew enough to be a teacher and to be in other leadership positions. I also was taught at the MTC and continued to learn over my time as a missionary. I studied hard to be a good Mormon. I read a plethora of LDS Books in an effort to learn. And that is what eventually led me away.
You guys are funny. If someone speaks out against the LDS Church, you claim it is because they really do not know. If one of us then says “yes, we do, we were Mormon” Then you say “well, you really never really learned” so if one of us says, “no, we had positions where we learned and taught” you reply “I knew a lot of folks in positions who were stupid”. If we say “God calls stupid people?” You backtrack.
The bottom line, I KNOW what was taught by the LDS Church. I know the things you whitewash and disclaim now. I cannot be fooled. Others here are just like me. We know.
We are far from perfect my friend, but that does not mean that God does not make use to the best of our abilities to help build his kingdom. We send out thousands of missionaries every year who are sucessful in bring many to the church, not because of their great knowledge, but by the spirit. My great grand uncle J Golden Kimball once stated, “The church has to be true, or the missionaries would have killed it out long ago.”
Well, if THAT is your yardstick, the you have to become Catholic. We have had missionaries thousands of years longer than you have, and we are STILL not killed out.
people believe what they believe. It isn’t up to me to sort it all out, but I’ll be damned if Mormons are going to silent me.