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This blog is the online supplement to weekly Mormon Miscellaneous Worldwide Talk Shows. I will use this to supply additional quotes, references and comments, email and comments from listeners and whatever else I may wish to include.

Questions & Comments If you have a brief question or comment relevant to my Radio Program or comments on this Blog, email them to me and I may incorporate them here.

I have been reading Determining Doctrine: A Reference Guide for Evaluating Doctrinal Truth compiled and arranged by Dennis B. Horne. The 400 page book is primarily a collection of written statements, mostly by LDS General Authorities, on points relevant to such questions as:

What is official Mormon doctrine?

Why is there so little?

How does a concept attain that status?

How are the writings of Church authorities to be viewed?

How authoritative are the beliefs and writings of past Authorities?

What is the role of the Church President?

How does the Church Correlation Department?

What is the ultimate doctrinal authority?

Insight into these questions and many others can be found in the hundreds of quotations. Many sources cited are obscure, from unpublished letters and addresses and other sources.

There are many interesting situations in the book on matters which, as yet, are unsettled. We will invite participation by phone or email.

The program will air live on the internet from 5:00 - 7:00 Sunday 25 June at:

http://www.k-talk.com

Email for incorporation into the discussion may be sent before and during the program at:

van.hale@k-talk.com

During the program a caller made reference to an idea he had heard frequently some years ago (prior to 1978 when the priesthood was extended to the Blacks) that the Blacks were neutral in the war in heaven, or that they were less valiant in the pre-existence. I had heard that also in my youth in Salt Lake City. It is far from what I would call "official doctrine'' or even common doctrine. I think it was more of a speculation which circulated to some extent. I read the following statement of Brigham Young as recorded in Wilford Woodruff's Journal 25 December 1869.

It comes from a question and answer session at a Salt Lake School of the Prophets meeting. I have retained the original spelling and punctuation:

I [Wilford Woodruff] attended the school of the prophets many questions were asked President Young answered them Lorenzo Young asked if the spirits of Negroes were nutral in Heaven he said someone said Joseph Smith said they were President Young said no they were not there was no nutral spirits in Heaven at the time of the Rebelion all took sides he said if any one said that he herd the Prophet Joseph say that the spirits of the Blacks were nutral in Heaven he would not believe them for he herd Joseph say to the contrary all spirits are pure that came from the presence of God the posterity of Cane are black because he commit murder he killed Abel & God set a mark upon his posterity But the spirits are pure that enter their tabernacles & there will be a chance for the redemption of all the children of Adam except the sons of perdition.

The fact that the question was asked seems to indicate that the speculation was in circulation at that time.

This Sunday's program (6/18) will continue the discussion from last week. The relationship between official doctrine and revelation, scripture, Conference addresses, writings of the President and other authorities, official pronouncements and Church publications will be considered. I will draw distinctions between individual Mormon views, Mormon thought, Mormon doctrine (or common doctrine) and official Mormon doctrine. Further, I will present several interesting and thought provoking situations shedding light on this subject. I will provide a number or related sources of interest.

I will add to this blog frequently. Check back often!

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