I only presented the FACT that it was preached at general Conference AND announced as a REVELATION from the Lord!!!!!.
BUT this fact means that it was sustained, does it not?
Are you saying Brigham Young was not sustained at general conference????????
Was it not James Strang that was sustained as Prophet instead of Brigham Young?
Joseph Smith's last revelation was given on June 18, 1844, appointing James J. Strang as his successor. "...to him [James] shall the gathering of the people be...if evil befall me [Joseph] thou shalt lead the flock."
ONLY JOE HAD AUTHORITY to pass along "1 O hearken, ye elders of my church, and give ear to the words which I shall speak unto you. 2 For behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye have received a commandment for a law unto my church, through him whom I have appointed unto you to receive commandments and revelations from my hand. 3 And this ye shall know assuredly--that there is none other appointed unto you to receive commandments and revelations until he be taken, if he abide in me. 4 But verily, verily, I say unto you, that none else shall be appointed unto this gift except it be through him; for if it be taken from him he shall not have power except to appoint another in his stead. 5 And this shall be a law unto you, that ye receive not the teachings of any that shall come before you as revelations or commandments; 6 And this I give unto you that you may not be deceived, THAT YOU MAY KNOW THEY ARE NOT OF ME." (D&C 43)
Joe did not appoint B Y! Brigham Young said, "Who ordained me to be the First President of this church on earth? I answer, it is the choice of this people, and that is sufficient." (Millennial Star, Vol. 16, p. 442)
Brigham Young did not assume the presidency of the church upon Joseph's death. He was acknowledged only as the president of the twelve Apostles. The twelve, though, were not called to head the church. Their sole authority was to carry the gospel to the nations of the world and not to govern. The quorum of the twelve form only "a quorum" with authority equal to the three presiding high priests quorum and not equal to the first President. "23 The twelve traveling councilors are called to be the Twelve Apostles, or special witnesses of the name of Christ in all the world--thus differing from other officers in the church in the duties of their calling. 24 And they form a quorum, equal in authority and power to the three presidents previously mentioned." (D&C 107)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 5/25/2005 6:03:14 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:"The President of the Church is the only man on earth authorized by God to go beyond or add to the scriptures" Teachings of the Living Prophets P18 published CJCLDS 1982Blaine: Even the President/prophet must have a sustaining vote for new doctrines he espouses to be accepted--As I said, the sustaining of the Adam-God doctrine as official never happened. In several other cases, a sustaining vote did happen, as for instance, the doctrine that little children who die before reaching the age of accountability inherit the Kingdom of God. This doctrine now appears in the D&C, for the simple reason it was voted upon and sustained. MANY so-called "doctrines of the LDS Church" do not have this status. Another of these is the doctrine that men may become Gods and populate other worlds. Although it is widely believed, it is not in any standard work, nor has it been sustained as an official doctrine by the general membership. As I said, Kevin, Elvis died--trying to prove he is still alive is a lost cause, and only makes sense if you have some psycho/emotional investment in believing he lives on. :>)
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