I think that many of us are inclined to cry wolf and say that critics of the LDS Church are "Anti-Mormon" and "spreading lies" about the Church to defame us, when often, such criticisms are not only based in truth, but motivated by a desire to "help us."
In my years of studying the history and doctrinal breadth of our Church (one of my passions), I have come to the realization that there is simply too much history and doctrine for any one person to know, and that the Church selectively chooses to teach us that doctrine and history which is most vital and most relevant to our salvation, not to mention the most faith-promoting. In the shuffle, there is a lot of doctrine and history that tends to go unmentioned in the Sunday School manuals, the Ensign magazines, and the General Conference talks. Since the internet wasn't around 50 years ago, a lot is missing from lds.org as well.
2007-08-02
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James, Pet Guy
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