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How Do We Become Doctrinally Confident?
Title
How Do We Become Doctrinally Confident?
Publication Type
Podcast
Publication Date
November 7, 2023
Authors
Griffiths, Casey Paul (Primary), and Woodward, Scott (Primary)
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Abstract
Just before leaving home for college, 18-year-old Henry Eyring, the future world-renowned LDS scientist, was invited by his father, Edward Eyring, to sit down for some fatherly counsel. After sharing his firm conviction that Joseph Smith was a true prophet whom God used to restore his church, Edward said to his son, “Now, there are a lot of other matters which are much less clear to me, but in this church, you don’t have to believe anything that isn’t true.” Hmm. “In this church you don’t have to believe anything that isn’t true.” This idea is echoed in President Dieter F. Uchtdorf’s teaching, when he declared, “Latter-day Saints are not asked to blindly accept everything they hear. We are encouraged to think and discover truth for ourselves. We are expected to ponder, to search, to evaluate, and thereby come to a personal knowledge of the truth.” So how do we do this when it comes to theological or doctrinal truth? How can we confidently determine what is and what is not reliable doctrine so we can decide what to believe? On this episode of Church History Matters, we dive into this very issue and explore three vital questions to ask when evaluating all doctrinal truth claims.Bibliographic Citation
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