If Priesthood Blessings work...

[_Analytics]

I would think with the priesthood, missionaries would be sent there to heal that area, not flee from it.

File this story under, "More proof they don't really think it's true."

[_moksha]

This isn't about priesthood blessings. It is about protecting the missionaries from this contagion. Mormonism carries no protection against the plague.

[_mentalgymnast]

This isn't about priesthood blessings. It is about protecting the missionaries from this contagion. Mormonism carries no protection against the plague.

I think you've got it. The plague will take down whom it will. I don't think being a member of the church and holding the priesthood is any guarantee against the natural spread of a virulent disease/contagion.

But if you folks have enough faith/expectation and really think that priesthood power/holders can/should march around raising the entire populace infected with this unfortunate contagion/plague...more power to you.

It would definitely make the evening news.

Regards,
MG

[_Themis]

I think you've got it. The plague will take down whom it will. I don't think being a member of the church and holding the priesthood is any guarantee against the natural spread of a virulent disease/contagion.

No kidding Einstein.

But if you folks have enough faith/expectation and really think that priesthood power/holders can/should march around raising the entire populace infected with this unfortunate contagion/plague...more power to you.

It's organizations like the LDS church that like to pretend they have the power to heal until events like this happen.

[_mentalgymnast]

I think you've got it. The plague will take down whom it will. I don't think being a member of the church and holding the priesthood is any guarantee against the natural spread of a virulent disease/contagion.

No kidding Einstein.

There seem to be some folks here that would think otherwise. At least you and I are in agreement.

Regards,
MG

[_I have a question]

I think you've got it. The plague will take down whom it will. I don't think being a member of the church and holding the priesthood is any guarantee against the natural spread of a virulent disease/contagion.

No kidding Einstein.

There seem to be some folks here that would think otherwise. At least you and I are in agreement.

Regards,
MG

Oaks for instance:

We know that the prayer of faith, uttered alone or in our homes or places of worship, can be effective to heal the sick.

https://www.LDS.org/ensign/2010/05/heal ... 1?lang=eng

For this audience—adults who hold the Melchizedek Priesthood and young men who will soon receive this power—I will concentrate my remarks on healing blessings involving the power of the priesthood. We have this priesthood power, and we should all be prepared to use it properly. Current increases in natural disasters and financial challenges show that we will need this power even more in the future than in the past.

If Oaks believes what he says, why take Priesthood Power away as per the OP article? Was he lying MG, or do you think he’s wrong and you are right? Can you explain why he thinks “otherwise”?

[_Themis]

There seem to be some folks here that would think otherwise. At least you and I are in agreement.

Regards,
MG

But the church claims differently then you and I.

[_mentalgymnast]

If Oaks believes what he says, why take Priesthood Power away as per the OP article? Was he lying MG, or do you think he’s wrong and you are right? Can you explain why he thinks “otherwise”?

I think the safety of the missionaries is of primary concern to the church and to the families that sent their sons and daughters out into the world.

Pure and simple.

Regards,
MG

[_mentalgymnast]

There seem to be some folks here that would think otherwise. At least you and I are in agreement.

Regards,
MG

But the church claims differently then you and I.

I think we need to look at everything contextually. And with a dose of pragmatism. Some here seem to disagree with looking at things with a healthy serving of reality.

Reductionist/fundamentalist/black and white sort of thinking, in my opinion.

Regards,
MG

[_grindael]

I think the safety of the missionaries is of primary concern to the church and to the families that sent their sons and daughters out into the world.

Good thing you're not in charge.