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Prophetic
Infallibility
What does "will
not lead the
Church astray"
mean?
Prophets will not lead
people away from
Christ
Prophets will not
engage in priestcraft
Prophets will not
command us to do
something that would
prevent us from
salvation or exaltation
On the Limits of
Prophetic Fallibility
Watchmen on the
Tower
Eyesight is as good as
any other mortal, but
their position on the
tower gives them
advantage
Can you see better on
the ground than they
can on the tower?
1 watchmen doesn't
have as much weight as
15 united
Critic is as fallible as the
prophetn
How fallible can a
prophet be?
What we do isn't always
as important as why.
Prophets are negatively
influenced by culture
God is powerful enough
to cut through culture
and mortal flaws
Consequences of not
following prophets
If prophets aren't
perfect, how can we
trust prophets at all?
Personal revelation and
discernment paired
with comparing new
doctrine with canon
Prophets and apostles
in scripture made
mistakes
Book of Mormon
Examples
Chief Captain Moroni
Wrote undeserved
scathing letter to
Pahoran
Alma the Elder
Disobedient son
Church History
Examples
Joseph Smith
Lost 116 Pages
Kirkland Safety Society
Old Testament
Examples
Moses
Murderer
Struck Rock
Jonah
Fled preaching
New Testament
Examples
Peter
Cut off soldier's ear
Denied Christ 3 times
Paul
"Christ will come before
you can get married"
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