Mel Atwood

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[Mel Atwood @MelAtwood]

@Victoriawrites2 I'm so sorry for your pain and their reaction. They love you... and from their perspective I am sure they're worried about your soul. In that light, they may be also feeling hurt. Pray for them, add their name to the temple prayer roll, and don't let your hurt turn to bitterness.

[Mel Atwood @MelAtwood]

@edlars53 @YoyoMa1984 @Primary_Pianist That's interesting.

Jesus was killed.
Paul was killed.

... Who else?

Death = false prophet.

Hmmm...

[Veritas Anchor ⚓️ @VeritasAnchor]

🚨 THE MORMON RESPONSE HAS ARRIVED

The CTR ring came off. The funeral potatoes are secured. The council has been booked.

Here is "STRAIGHT OUTTA NICAEA."

Nobody leaves until somebody defines begotten.
(I could be BURNED at the Stake for this!!)

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[Mel Atwood @MelAtwood]

@thatchapfella Paul defines the Gospel. Nothing in it is about the metaphysics of Christ's divinity as The Eternal God (as the BoM states). The Gospel is about the Good News... the free Gift from Christ to us all.

[Mel Atwood @MelAtwood]

@abby_palmer1 @ThoughtfulSaint Under what basis would they do so?

That's like saying...

What would you do if your church leadership said Christ isn't the Savior?

[Mel Atwood @MelAtwood]

@BookMormonBrah @hollslo @ThoughtfulSaint ^

[Mel Atwood @MelAtwood]

@BridgesSaints @ThoughtfulSaint Belief is irrelevant if belief is wrong.

[Mel Atwood @MelAtwood]

@EricCMeadows @LukeFHan

[Mel Atwood @MelAtwood]

@SWoodl18571 @KramersFaith @GoWithJordan_ @ThoughtfulSaint @grok We have real evidence. You just want to ignore it.

[Matthew Watkins @ITalkOfChrist]

Are Church leaders quietly stepping away from the Family Proclamation? I downloaded all talks since 1995 and wrote a program to count the number of references per year.

No, the Church is not pulling away from the Family Proclamation. Not by a long shot.

[Mel Atwood @MelAtwood]

@PTSPentax My Son is serving in Jamaica atm

[Matthew Watkins @ITalkOfChrist]

Pres. @OaksDallinH wants to make it clear:

"The long-standing doctrinal statements reaffirmed in [The Family: A Proclamation to the World] 23 years ago will not change."

https://t.co/QRb9PfOYVx

[Mel Atwood @MelAtwood]

@jaredadairbell @ITalkOfChrist @Lew541207 At least on X.

[Mel Atwood @MelAtwood]

@PTSPentax @YourMomSMorris But wouldn't it skew it equally?

Unless we're going to say LDS allowers are potentially statistically different than Catholic allowers.

Allowers = allow tracking

[Mel Atwood @MelAtwood]

@TryinDaily @PiousParaDoxed @Blkdrps @ITalkOfChrist @ThoughtfulSaint I will add this:

"You don’t have to wonder about what is true. You do not have to wonder whom you can safely trust. ... Regardless of what others may say or do, no one can ever take away a witness borne to your heart and mind about what is true." Russell M. Nelson

[Mel Atwood @MelAtwood]

@TryinDaily @PiousParaDoxed @Blkdrps @ITalkOfChrist @ThoughtfulSaint

[Mel Atwood @MelAtwood]

@PiousParaDoxed @Blkdrps @ITalkOfChrist @ThoughtfulSaint "How can the church PR miss the mark if God is directing his church?"

^ Strawman.

Humans err. Period. Regardless of who... Regardless of God "leading" his Church. Your fault presupposition is that God micromanages man. He doesn't.

[Mel Atwood @MelAtwood]

@PiousParaDoxed @Blkdrps @ITalkOfChrist @ThoughtfulSaint Mortal failings doesn't equate to lack of prophetic authority.

God doesn't reveal 'all things' to prophets. It's never worked that way.

That you think mortal human frailty is some how overcome by prophetic mantle is how you are wrong.

Prophets have never been Infallible.

[Mel Atwood @MelAtwood]

@Blkdrps @PiousParaDoxed @ITalkOfChrist @ThoughtfulSaint Moses unable to enter the promised land. He saw God, and still disobeyed.

Lehi doubts.

Peter denied Christ 3 times.

Joseph was prone to Arrogance and Pride... over and over chastised in the D&C.

It baffles me when people think somehow leaders or their staff are Infallible.

[Mel Atwood @MelAtwood]

@ScipioOccia6pu @RussellCLehman @ThoughtfulSaint Not a trusted source.