tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2866425980044378662.post5129630710223150131..comments2011-06-30T14:09:03.824-04:00Comments on Silencing the Stones: Study of the LDS Church - 3.4 The Doctrine of SatanKayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16037837655750384138noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2866425980044378662.post-36346913780872456242008-11-13T08:32:00.000-05:002008-11-13T08:32:00.000-05:00I too was completely shocked when I learned all of...I too was completely shocked when I learned all of the teachings that they adhere to that seemed completely peculiar to me...because they are nothing like my beliefs. Pair this with the fact that I knew some LDS members at my place of employment and the idea that it was strange that those people believed these teachings. <BR/><BR/>However, you are correct in thinking that all of the LDS members who do know these teachings have (mostly) been taught them from childhood by people whom they love and trust, who are teaching it out of love and trust because they truly believe its accuracy. They do not question it, and many of the things that don't make sense logically, they chalk up to faith. While I'm all for faith, it seems that faith should not be completely contrary to logic or the natural order of things. <BR/><BR/>You are also correct in thinking that not all LDS members know all of the teachings of their church. Many believe fully those things they are told, but aren't necessarily given all of the information. In fact, the LDS church teaches that people should, like children, receive the milk before the meat and therefore wait until people are quite committed to the church and the teachings they are aware of before they are given more detailed, harder-to-believe information, which would seem ridiculous (possibly) before they have become involved in the church. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad you're continuing to hang in with me through this study. It really has opened my eyes to how to help reveal the truth to those who are LDS members as well as strengthened and confirmed my personal faith. I hope it will do the same for you.Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16037837655750384138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2866425980044378662.post-17188429536855536742008-11-12T17:42:00.000-05:002008-11-12T17:42:00.000-05:00Very interesting Kaye. Thanks for making it easy o...Very interesting Kaye. Thanks for making it easy on us;) I admit my brain is trying to assimilate this stuff, and it's not easy to do. Just wandering why anyone would want to make something so simple hard to understand. Does the average LDS person know all this, and are they able to keep it all straight? Or maybe it's just like the usual Bible stories we learn as a child and it all seems plausible to them. HmmmMyKidsMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08829690651886059542noreply@blogger.com