I do not disagree with you, when you say there was good too. Everybody, including athiests, pagans, arabs, hindooists, whatever, all have much that is good in them. Latter Day Saints don't hold a monoploy on revelation/inspiration. But I still believe that we, Latter Day Saints, have direct authority by the almighty to spread the word of God in it's most potent, truest form. That is where all others are lacking: they are not prophets. Prophesy is the gift most diligently sought after by richeous, charitable men. On rare occasions this gift is given unto members of other faiths, simply because of the humble faith and obedience to the law that they know. This includes men like Jules Verne, Muhammed and Nostredamus, in my simple opinion. But despite all this they remained flawed, perhaps even to the point that they took the credit of their discoveries for themselves, rather than giving credit to where it's due. Everything they had was given to them of God. The LDS church is perfect; but it's members also are flawed. So if we err in our doctrine it isn't because we are wrong--it's because our teachers are human. In some ways, the members of our church can be the most wicked, vile imposters imaginable: because we know the truth and yet some of us discard it for the sins we know are wrong. There is not another church on the face of the Earth that has been blessed and nurtured than ours; and yet, some of us have a blatant disregard for the ways of God, that we know is true, that we remain in sin still. In my opinion, that is the reason why some of us will not enter through the gate of heaven.
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