| It would have to be said that with most religions when | | | | even really being taught or not. This was quite |
| a new leader takes over that there are some | | | | astounding, from a leader in the Mormon church |
| changes always made. When it comes to the Mormon | | | | Now it must be remembered that according to the |
| prophet Gordon Hinckley this is more than true. | | | | Mormons belief that Hinckley was a prophet as such |
| It will only be in the coming years whether one will be | | | | because he was in the leadership. This meant that he |
| able to decide whether or not what Hinckley did for his | | | | was Gods top representative here according to their |
| religious followers is good or bad. One of the key | | | | beliefs and yet he was making this stand against |
| characteristics that Hinckley seemed to have was to | | | | something that had been taught since the time of |
| able to use the general media for the agenda that he | | | | Joseph Smith. One would think that being in his position |
| had for his church. Many believe that he was a master | | | | and leadership that he would be well-versed in the |
| at deception it would seem that Hinckley out right lied | | | | totality of the doctrine of the Mormons. The only retort |
| to Time magazine about the doctrine of the Mormons | | | | that the Mormons could come back with to respond to |
| and this was very confusing for the church of Latter | | | | what Hinckley had said was that it had been taken out |
| day saints itself. It also added fuel to the fire for those | | | | of context and that really people didn't understand |
| that were against the Mormons and their beliefs and | | | | what their leader was saying or meant. They will go on |
| those Mormons that had left the church as well. | | | | to tell you that this particular piece of doctrine has |
| The specific doctrine that was being referred to was | | | | been canonized and have actually become part of the |
| specifically whether or not Mormons that were true to | | | | covenants of their religion. |
| their religion could actually become gods. This is a | | | | This sort of thing is most distressing for the Mormons |
| doctrine that goes all the way back to Joseph Smith | | | | who are trying desperately to reach out to new |
| who was the actual founder of the Church of Jesus | | | | converts in making a stand as being the true Christians |
| Christ of Latter-Day Saints. There has always been a | | | | such as those that were in the New Testament. It |
| play on words that when it comes to this particular | | | | must be remembered that Mormons do not consider |
| piece of doctrine as Joseph Smiths take on it was that | | | | the Christians of today as the true followers of Christ. |
| as a man is now God once was therefore as God is | | | | They believe that the Bible has been corrupted and |
| now man may become. Hinckleys report on this | | | | much has been lost and that the apostasy of the |
| particular piece of doctrine was that basically they | | | | Christians still exist. |
| really didn't know a lot about it and whether it was | | | | |