Response: Patience WITH Prophets? (Follow Him, Don't Miss This, Real Talk)

For a few years now, academics have championed a reading of DC 21:4-6 to mean that we should be patient "with" the living prophet and his imperfections. This strained reading seems to have become widely accepted--to the point that many faithful, prominent podcasts seem to accept it as given--without analysis. In this video, we briefly respond by looking at the scriptures and teachings of prophets.

00:00 Introduction
00:58 Podcasters Teaching/Assuming We need Patience "with" Prophets
03:51 Pushback
05:01 Analysis of Text
06:20 President Lee
07:53 Come Follow Up and Unshaken
09:46 Problems with Strained Reading
10:34 Keys to Handling Prophets' Doctrinal Statements
13:24 Conclusion

More Thorough Treatment:
https://youtu.be/2TwYF49ilMs
https://youtu.be/82mXCGl9APE
https://youtu.be/oIfOL30dWLM
https://youtu.be/qDTsNYKWxZY

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