I want to give thanks for the Tanners who forced the church to release Joseph Smith’s 1832 First Vision account, Dr. Robert Ritner for using his lifetime of Egyptian scholarship to outline why the Book of Abraham is pseudepigrapha from Joseph Smith, and Dr. David Bokovoy for his insights on using biblical scholarship to understand the Book of Mormon is a 19th century text. We can give thanks for our loved ones, for our bodies and minds, for music and literature, for the beauty of the natural world. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints called on members Friday to flood social media over Thanksgiving week with messages of gratitude in what he hopes will serve as a healing tool as the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, racism and a lack of civility. In other words, they are not revelations from God, but the work of marketing research to adapt to the needs of members and society as a whole. Most of all, we can give gratitude to God, the Father of our spirits, which makes us a great family. “Counting our blessings is far better than recounting our problems. Throughout his service in the Church, President Nelson has helped us to find joy and gratitude in every circumstance. I want to share one such experience related to the special video message that was released today, November 20, 2020. -There was no global flood which is imperative to the truth claims of Mormon scriptures, which can be shown clearly by science and is a consensus among scientists He is risen to lead His Church. Monkeys have always been monkeys. First, we had the very sweet but generic talk that spoke of themes that had absolutely nothing unique to Mormonism, but are meant to reach a broader audience. I marvel at His matchless power to heal. 0. This is exactly what I've talked about in this write-up: The church releases a video that contains absolutely no revelation or prophecy, but then sends out emails to members afterwards telling them that it absolutely was revelation, and Nelson himself uses this email (that does not go out to non-members as the video did) to reestablish not just his authority, but to further get members to buy-in to the marketing campaign that we are to believe God revealed to Russell Nelson. He gives two suggestions to experience the healing power of gratitude. While we are focusing today on modern church prophets, it’s important to contrast today’s complete lack of any revelation to Joseph Smith’s ability to talk in the voice of God off the top of his head when he needed to get out of trouble, which in this case was when his wife Emma was not happy that Joseph was marrying and having sex with young women behind her back. The Larger Implications of the LGBT Reversal: Our recap of the above mention reversal of the November 2015 revelation via another revelation just 3.5 years later. Utah (ABC4 News) — Friday, global faith leader Russell M. Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shared a special message of gratitude. Then the real call-to-action of the talk came near the end, when Russell M. Nelson challenged all church members to flood social media with posts of gratitude using the hashtag #GiveThanks, which any business could have come up with given it’s a week before Thanksgiving. Church leaders have conditioned members to see 'adjustments' such as the recent temple changes, civil marriage allowance, or letting women be witnesses to baptisms as revelation, when in fact the church constantly conducts surveys of its members to make needed changes to keep them active in the church. On Friday, November 20, President Russell M. Nelson shared a video message with the world explaining, “No matter our situation, showing gratitude for our privileges is a fast-acting and long-lasting spiritual prescription.”. But while the church tells us that Nelson is wearing the finest, most divine prophetic clothing, everyone else can see that he is, in fact, just a naked man with no ability to tell us anything that the outside world doesn't already know. Credit: Intellectual Reserve, Inc. President Russell M. Nelson records a video message on the healing power of gratitude, which was shared on social media on Nov. 20, 2020. Credit: Intellectual Reserve, Inc. President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, wave to attendees during a devotional in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 19, … Give the gift of hope—or keep yours alive—with the words of our beloved prophet. Not only does this marketing campaign get members to bear their testimony by posting daily about what their grateful for using the #GiveThanks tag, but it allows for virtue signaling and social pressure for members who do not participate. Daily news, articles & videos right to your inbox. Here are a few of his teachings on the topics, excerpted from the book Teachings of Russell M. Nelson. As I said earlier, the video by Russell Nelson was a genuinely sweet talk. It’s just the way genetics works.” (Pew Research Interview) Furthermore, if Nelson wants to claim that he is a prophet of God and a man of science, he needs to explain how he could be so ignorant to the law of evolution to say that “Man has always been man. Just as in the Emperor's New Clothes, the church is weaving the most magnificent suit for the prophet, full of revelations, prophecies, and insight that comes directly from God. Furthermore, the church has held two worldwide fasts to petition God for relief from the COVID pandemic. Each of us can help to make life in this world a more pleasant experience.”, “To be sure, there may be times when you feel as though the heavens are closed. Thoughts flooded my mind of all of the things for which we should be grateful and how expressing that gratitude could become a healing spirit in our lives. Please stay safe during this COVID pandemic, and I really am grateful to everyone who takes the time to read this as well as those who have reached out in the past. During the message, President Nelson offered a prayer of gratitude and invited everyone, everywhere, to do two things to help heal our fractured relationships and communities: Turn social […] Young Russel M. Nelson in a sailor suit, courtesy of LDS.org. The video message shared today was not one that came by chance; it is one that came from heaven.". He tells the stories of the ten lepers and reminds us that though we … The Prophet's New Clothes: Russell M. Nelson's Gratitude Campaign (November 23, 2020) . © Provided by Salt Lake Tribune (Photo courtesy The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) President Russell M. Nelson speaks at General Conference on April 5, 2020. The information is difficult to take in and it is not easy to come to terms with the church not being true, but the evidence is absolutely clear from every area of study that the truth claims of this church do not hold up to the evidence. “The purpose of this and every general conference … This printed talk from President Monson is one of the most famous on the subject of gratitude. A few weeks ago, I woke in the middle of the night with the thought that I should offer a prayer of gratitude to God for all of His children around the globe. While it was very difficult to learn about the church’s true history by going down the rabbit hole, I now am so grateful for those who I have gotten to talk to, email with, and get to know through this journey. I quickly learned that as weird as it feels to learn the church isn’t true, the other side is so much brighter once you realize you don’t need church leaders to tell you how to dress, who should be allowed to get married, or how to use social media, but that you can strive to be a better person because you want to be a better person regardless of what that means for your afterlife. Just like the advisors to the Emperor, we convince ourselves that the prophet’s complete lack of revelations and foresight are as magnificent as the church claims that they are because we are too afraid to admit that the prophet has no clothes because that would mean that the church is not what we were all taught to believe it is. Not only is there no revelation from Nelson, but there’s not even a single unique Mormon concept within it, because this is a marketing campaign using members of the church to proselytize on social media not just to convert others, but to help convert themselves back to the church at a time when the church’s power and usefulness seems small when the leaders cannot predict, control, or impact real world events. At a time when the church has over $124 billion in an investment fund (that is likely much higher now) that could be used to help those who are struggling to put food on the table at Thanksgiving, he asked members to flood social media with how great things are in order to, as Dallin Oaks famously said, help “gain or strengthen a testimony by bearing it” through a week of posting about how great things are while thinking of the church. Dogs have always been dogs. This story from Nelson is his way of telling members that he absolutely is wearing the finest prophetic clothing ever produced, even as the video itself tells us that there is absolutely no revelation coming from God in this church. It had messages about loss and coping during difficult times, and it also talked about how showing gratitude is good for one’s health which is true. Many of these have proven to be special and sacred moments from God. I am thankful for His loving-kindness and for His open invitation to come unto Him. The point is that when you read the other articles we’ve written by us and other historians, it’s clear that there is no revelation from God in the church, and that these constant “adjustments” are made in our day to give the impression that this church is being led by God when in fact it is demonstrably not a true church of God, which we can detail at length by looking at biblical scholarship, the Book of Mormon, or the Book of Abraham. Jesus Christ voluntarily chose to follow the Father’s plan and become the Savior and Redeemer of all mankind. 22297. President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Russell M. Nelson, aired a video on social media sharing a message of hope and healing through the power of gratitude… This 11-minute video will focus on ways we can find hope and healing through Jesus Christ during this time of significant global fracture and instability. Jan 17, 2018. Below is our post for day 4. From the church's email: "Have you ever had the experience of waking up in the middle of the night with a distinct thought or impression? Thanks for reading, and I hope everyone out there has a Happy Thanksgiving wherever you are. -That there was not a literal, historical Adam and Eve born six thousand years ago that the church has based its doctrines on, as we can show through many areas of science along with biblical scholarship. Since beginning my ministry as the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I’ve had my share of unexpected awakenings. What a quote misattributed to Sister Hinckley teaches about Latter-day Saint myths, 9 inspiring albums + 6 virtual concerts to help make your home more heavenly, 15 things every missionary will want before hitting the field, President Nelson,Gratitude,Makes You Think, ©2021 LDS Living, A Division of Deseret Book Company. By Lauren Bennett, KSL.com | Posted - Mar. It’s not that we can’t prove that the church is true, it’s that we can prove that the church is false. He was set apart as president of the Quorum of Twelve on July 15, 2015. You look glorious to me! President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a call for gratitude in a special video broadcast in Chattanooga and throughout the world on … That’s not how science works nor is it how critical thinking works. No, but it does soothe our feelings. Support Local Journalism. 3) Build your relationship with Jesus Christ. With faith in Him, we can move the mountains in our lives. 2) Say a prayer of gratitude. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story. For those of you who are where I was two years ago just realizing things aren’t what you were raised to believe, you are in for a wild ride but it absolutely does get so much better. On November 20, 2020, President Russell M. Nelson invited us to unite in daily prayer, use social media for seven days to express gratitude, and engage in and share acts of kindness, respect, and unity. But again, this is a talk that could have been given by any religious leader, politician, or Ted talk presenter. I know this can be a very triggering write-up for a believing member, because after eight months of COVID everyone was really expecting more from the man who regards himself as the prophet of God. Nelson has now had two General Conferences to provide members with words from God, but has given none of the revelations that church members are raised to expect, no prophecies that the church prides itself on, and not even any health guidelines such as wearing a mask which could have been crucial to know back in February and March. Every blessing the Lord has for you—even miracles—will follow. This dynamic collection of thoughts for each day of the year from President Russell M. Nelson is certain to motivate and inspire us in our pursuit of spiritual strength. And I am truly grateful for all of the members before me who took the time to research and uncover the evidentiary history so that I can know that this church is absolutely not true today and walk away with no regrets. The Prophet's New Clothes: Russell M. Nelson's Gratitude Campaign (November 23, 2020). While some may call my thoughts cynical, I would just say that as someone who worked in marketing their entire life, this has all of the earmarks of a corporate marketing campaign, and none of the earmarks of a message of revelation or prophecy from God. And I know how we are hard wired to reject any information that conflicts with beliefs we were raised with, and I know from personal experience how the backfire effect is so powerful in not only rejecting evidence, but doubling down on our prior beliefs. And for all of that, I #GiveThanks for those who have helped me (and still help me) on that journey, and I hope to help others through this site as well. As his second wife Wendy Nelson inadvertently admitted, “It is as though he's been unleashed… He's free to follow through with things he's been concerned about but could never do. I realize that phrasing makes many members uncomfortable, but I really hope you’ll read the article to understand how D&C 132 was produced and the implications that come from Joseph Smith’s abilities to speak in the voice of God on command when he needed to use that authority to convince those around him. President Nelson has often taught about the importance of gratitude. When we serve as volunteers in His Church, we follow the example of Jesus Christ. Furthermore, the church has linked this hashtag to the website powerofgratitude.org, which just happens to direct the potential investigator straight to the church’s website and ends with an invitation to sign up for the church’s “Walk with Christ” email list. But this recent statement from Russell M. Nelson was given at a time of great worry in this country, when almost 2,000 people a day are dying from COVID and cases are spiking at an exponential rate. Here are eight quotes on gratitude from President Nelson’s new book, Daily Joy: A Devotional for Each Day … -Native Americans are not Lamanites from Israel as the Book of Mormon and prophets have stated, but from Asia and have nothing to do with the Book of Mormon as there are no Lamanites. Initial Reactions to President Nelson’s Gratitude Challenge . President Nelson has often taught about the importance of gratitude. Share the Power of Gratitude. Look, this is not the worst thing the church has done in any way, and my point here isn’t to say the church is awful to use a global pandemic to launch a self-serving marketing campaign even though I believe they should’ve tapped into their $124 billion investment fund (that was funneled through a dozen shell companies) if they really want to show their gratitude. And while it was a talk that was uplifting, the church used their “HeartSell” method to use music, lighting, and moving video to get members to buy into the message emotionally just as we talked about in the recent youth face-to –face, and it was a meticulously crafted video to launch a marketing campaign with a call to action of flooding social media with how grateful you are for things that just happen to promote the church itself. Containing 365 quotations and accompanying scriptures for daily reading, this small, carry-along sized book will fit in a purse, briefcase, or backpack. To put it clearly, we are to believe that God didn't reveal an upcoming pandemic, didn't reveal that masks could save lives, but did reveal how to use Thanksgiving to bookend a marketing campaign on gratitude to God? So many members had such high hopes for Nelson’s talks during General Conference and now with this heavily publicized video, and each time when it was over many members were left trying to convince themselves that it was from God just as we’ve been trained to do when minor adjustments are treated as divine revelations. It provides us with a greater perspective on the very purpose and joy of life.” - President Russell M. Nelson (President of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints), “the Healing Power of Gratitude,” November 20, 2020. The healing power of gratitude … All I can ask is that you read our site, as almost every page covers the apologetic responses and begins with church sources. We don't dive into conspiracy theories or "anti-Mormon" sources, but we start with he church's positions on these issues and then look at what their own historical records tell us about their truth claims. Elder Eyring, President Bateman, family, faculty, friends, and fellow students, Sister Nelson and I are delighted to be with you. In a moment when Russell M. Nelson could have provided revelation to the people on Earth, he instead used the opportunity to launch a one week marketing campaign for the church. “Over my nine-and-a-half decades of life, I have concluded that counting our blessings is far better than recounting our problems,” he said. For example, President Nelson writes that because he served for many years as a cardiac surgeon, he developed a deep sense of gratitude for the heart. And this is really a problem the church has focused on over the last few years: Keeping members from not asking those questions about church history that their own documents, history, and science show prove the church is not from God. Use the hashtag #GiveThanks. In fact, everyone outside of the church can see why the Book of Mormon is a 19th century product through biblical scholarship, why the Book of Abraham is an undeniable smoking gun against Joseph Smith, or that DNA proves the entire Book of Mormon narrative along with Joseph Smith's revelations are simply untrue. Instead, the church used this very worrisome time to launch a marketing campaign. He is risen to bless the lives of all of God’s children, wherever they live. “The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything do to with the focus of our lives.”. Here are eight quotes on gratitude from President Nelson’s new book, Daily Joy: A Devotional for Each Day of the Year. Question . I testify of Jesus Christ as the Master Healer. The story behind President Nelson’s global prayer of gratitude and invitation to #GiveThanks President Russell M. Nelson records a video message on the healing power of gratitude, which was shared on social media on Nov. 20, 2020. Credit: Intellectual Reserve, Inc. SALT LAKE CITY — With the promise of an unexpected Solemn Assembly on Sunday morning and additional unique announcements, President Russell M. Nelson opened the two-day 190th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday by speaking to an empty auditorium and millions of people worldwide. That’s because President Russell M. Nelson proposed in a Nov. 20 video message to those in the 16.5 million-member Church of Jesus Christ … I also give thanks for Fawn Brodie’s writings on Joseph Smith that even church historian and patriarch Richard Bushman agrees are accurate, Dan Vogel’s meticulous work on church history, and all of the amazing podcasts that cover these troubling issues with church history, and so many others that have helped to build on scholarship to let members not to “doubt their doubts,” but to use research the church’s truth claims with an open mind to know that this church is not true and the version of God in Mormonism that demands eternal polygamy (yes, it’s still doctrine) and is willing to separate families over drinking a cup of coffee is not worthy of my worship. You cannot claim to be both a “man of science,” but also deny any science that proves the church is not true. On this Easter Sunday, with my deep feelings of love and gratitude, I declare my witness that Jesus Christ is indeed risen. Gratitude Journal #4. With the death of President Monson, at age 93 he currently presides over the Church as senior apostle. Leading up to this message, there were many who were expecting some true revelation from “God’s prophet on the earth.” Others noticed that the message would be given one week before Thanksgiving and predicted that there would be a call to use social media for 7 days leading up to Thanksgiving expressing gratitude. The point is that time and time again we can show with evidence that this church is not led by God, and that we can prove that it is not led by God by looking at the church’s own scriptures and Joseph Smith’s early revelations, teachings, and translations. Just as I hear story after story where family members will do a "garment check" to make sure their family and friends have the outlines of the garment shirt and shorts under their clothes, members will now know which ones are following the prophet and which ones are not based on how much they flood their timelines with the #givethanks advertisement for the church. LDS Daily provides your most up-to-date news and resources for members of the church. Russell M. Nelson, the 96-year-old president of the LDS church, and a former heart surgeon, said in the 11-minute video that, “as a man of science and as a … There was great hype leading up to it from those I saw on social media, and a lot of hope that this would be a moment that the prophet came through when people needed him the most after Nelson, a doctor that we are told was prepared all his life to be a prophet for this moment, failed to give any foresight in the Spring when knowledge of wearing masks would have been beyond helpful. This article was originally published by LDS Living in November 2018. In other words, at a time of great need and stress in the world, the prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has instructed all of his followers to participate in a social media campaign to accomplish two things: Reinforce the church to those who might have realized during this pandemic that the church isn’t what it claims to be, and to hopefully get some who are not members of the church to check out the #GiveThanks hashtag in posts they see from friends or follows and possibly sign up with the church on their rebranded website. There was no revelation, there were no prophecies, and there was not even any mention of wearing masks (they did briefly flash a mask in the video), washing hands, or pausing in-person church to remain safe until the record cases begin to recede. As something of a scientist at heart, I was also interested to observe how this gratitude challenge worked in my own life as well as those around me. President Russell M. Nelson (born Sept 9, 1924) was an internationally-renowned heart surgeon when he was called to serve as a member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles in 1984. One last point is that while I think Nelson’s talk was overall a positive, albeit generic message, he referred to himself twice as a “man of science.” This is a problem with Mormonism, because if you truly want to claim that you are a man of science, you then have to admit: Daily Joy is now available at DeseretBook.com. There’s a lot more to come on this website, so please check us out on Twitter and Facebook as we post new articles in the coming weeks. On November 20th, the prophet and president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Russell M. Nelson, gave “a special video message with the world” via YouTube that was highly publicized by the church’s public relations through social media as well as the stakes and wards throughout the world. We are pleased to see so many here to enjoy an opportunity to learn together. In other words, Wendy is admitting what we can detail with every Mormon prophet from Joseph Smith until Nelson: Their revelations always match their worldview, which is why apologists often brush aside their incorrect views as being a ‘product of their time.’ Joseph Smith used revelation to get young women to marry him in polygamy, prophets from Brigham Young through 1978 claimed that it was from God that blacks be banned from the priesthood, and Russell M. Nelson just happened to receive a revelation about using the word Mormon that he was fighting his whole life for in the church, even being rejected by the two prophets before him.
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