- Doubting, disbelief
- Disagreeing with a church policy or guidance
- Negativity, cynicism
- Complaining
These things are not necessarily apostasy; they might just indicate that a church member is going through a hard time.
So, what is personal apostasy? What are some of its common manifestations and how can we discern it?
This is the subject of our latest presentation. YouTube narration below:
Slides available for download:
Resources referenced in the presentation:
Church Handbook of Instructions: Apostasy
Teachings of the Presidents of the Church, Joseph Smith: Beware the Bitter Fruits of Apostasy
Elder David A. Bednar: Put on Thy Strength, O Zion
President Boyd K. Packer, The Weak and Simple of the Church
Cassandra Hedelius, So Many Claims of Revelation
More resources and accounts to follow:
Elder Dale G. Renlund, A Framework for Personal Revelation
Valerie Cassler, The Two Churches of Apostasy
FAIR: Spencer’s Visions of Glory
LDS Energy Healing/Emotion Code Exposed (Facebook Page)
Who Killed Joseph Smith Debunked (Facebook Page on the Doctrine of Christ group)