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myboynoah · 05-30-2007, 02:16 PM

I hope this isn't too redundant, but I'm curious as to just how many folks here actually own or owned a copy of the book. I don't now and my parents didn't. Am I now and were we then out of the mainstream because of that?

I think it was quite the endeavor for McConkie to try to take on, which merits some praise. Naturally there would be some errors and he noted it was only his views (although he had to know how it would be interpreted by the general membership). Although I haven't read it, I will take the SU leap of faith and assume that most of it is well done and reflects what we believe. I do see it referenced in other official and unofficial Church publications, so it must be viewed as having some worth inside The Church.

YOhio · 05-30-2007, 02:22 PM

I do. I received a copy before my mission and I still have it.

il Padrino Ute · 05-30-2007, 04:15 PM

I received one before my mission, but I think I left it behind when I returned home.

jay santos · 05-30-2007, 04:20 PM

It should be called Mormon glossary and cut out all the opinionated stuff. It's good as a reference book. Very useful for that.

Archaea · 05-30-2007, 04:29 PM

I had one, but whether I still have it in a bookshelf, I don't know.

I do remember returning from the mission and being given my first teaching opportunity with a guy telling me to have MD by my side to refer to. I didn't follow his advice but did read it for a while to get a feel for it. I did not like the treatment of the Catholic Church, as it did not comport with my interpretation of the Great and Abominable Church set forth in the BoM.

SeattleUte · 05-30-2007, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jay santos

It should be called Mormon glossary and cut out all the opinionated stuff. It's good as a reference book. Very useful for that.

Glossary of what? There are no creeds.

jay santos · 05-30-2007, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Glossary of what? There are no creeds.

Like for example, I believe there is an entry for Onanism. MD makes a great reference for puzzled youth on stuff like this. But MD then takes it a step further and clarifies the temperature of the fire that you will burn in hell for participating in this sin. That's the part they should take out.

View Poll Results: Please indicate your MD ownership status:
I currently own a copy	10	45.45%
We had a copy in our home growing up	10	45.45%
I do not currently own a copy	6	27.27%
I had a copy but burned it in keeping with the most recent Mormon Reformation	1	4.55%
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05-30-2007, 02:16 PM	#1
myboynoah Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Memphis freakin' Tennessee!!!!! Posts: 4,530	How many of you own a copy of Mormon Doctrine? I hope this isn't too redundant, but I'm curious as to just how many folks here actually own or owned a copy of the book. I don't now and my parents didn't. Am I now and were we then out of the mainstream because of that? I think it was quite the endeavor for McConkie to try to take on, which merits some praise. Naturally there would be some errors and he noted it was only his views (although he had to know how it would be interpreted by the general membership). Although I haven't read it, I will take the SU leap of faith and assume that most of it is well done and reflects what we believe. I do see it referenced in other official and unofficial Church publications, so it must be viewed as having some worth inside The Church. __________________ Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!! Religion rises inevitably from our apprehension of our own death. To give meaning to meaninglessness is the endless quest of all religion. When death becomes the center of our consciousness, then religion authentically begins. Of all religions that I know, the one that most vehemently and persuasively defies and denies the reality of death is the original Mormonism of the Prophet, Seer and Revelator, Joseph Smith.

05-30-2007, 04:15 PM	#3
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	I received one before my mission, but I think I left it behind when I returned home. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

05-30-2007, 04:29 PM	#5
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	I had one, but whether I still have it in a bookshelf, I don't know. I do remember returning from the mission and being given my first teaching opportunity with a guy telling me to have MD by my side to refer to. I didn't follow his advice but did read it for a while to get a feel for it. I did not like the treatment of the Catholic Church, as it did not comport with my interpretation of the Great and Abominable Church set forth in the BoM. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

05-30-2007, 02:22 PM	#2
YOhio AKA SeattleNewt Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,055	I do. I received a copy before my mission and I still have it.

05-30-2007, 04:20 PM	#4
jay santos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,177	It should be called Mormon glossary and cut out all the opinionated stuff. It's good as a reference book. Very useful for that.