palerobber wrote:as a youth i was told frankly that the church does't use it because it would hurt missionary efforts. it's hard enough to avoid offending Christians with the mere existence of "Another Testament" without also telling them "Your Testament Is Wrong, Here Lemme Fix It". so they use the KJV because it's the safest choice and lowest common denominator.
Most reasonable answer, and not one I fault them for since once you factor in the JST the Mormon standard works have 99% of it.
The real question is why didn't the early church decide to use it when they were in Utah, stopped sending out missionaries and didn't care what people thought.
Tobin wrote:It is available to study, but that isn't the point of Mormonism to simply accept the say so of this version or that version of the scriptures - even the Book of Mormon or "inspired" version of the Bible. One should speak with God face-to-face about these things and learn the truth from him.
Sounds good to me.
So, when is Jesus coming over to my house for lunch then?
Whenever you are ready and invite him in. It isn't between you and me. It is between you and God and that is the point.
"You lack vision, but I see a place where people get on and off the freeway. On and off, off and on all day, all night.... Tire salons, automobile dealerships and wonderful, wonderful billboards reaching as far as the eye can see. My God, it'll be beautiful." -- Judge Doom
Tobin wrote:It is available to study, but that isn't the point of Mormonism to simply accept the say so of this version or that version of the scriptures - even the Book of Mormon or "inspired" version of the Bible. One should speak with God face-to-face about these things and learn the truth from him.
Sounds good to me.
So, when is Jesus coming over to my house for lunch then?
Well, if Tobin's experience is anything to go by, God will only appear to you when you aren't seeking him and when you are involved in serious wrongdoing...
“We look to not only the spiritual but also the temporal, and we believe that a person who is impoverished temporally cannot blossom spiritually.” Keith McMullin - Counsellor in Presiding Bishopric
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