tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081650521640947681.post821531014423983824..comments2024-03-26T10:40:16.250-06:00Comments on Neville-Neville Land: President Joseph F. Smith warned against “gospel hobbies”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081650521640947681.post-91132041074806977272021-07-01T14:36:47.530-06:002021-07-01T14:36:47.530-06:00Great quote; thanks for sharing that!
I suspect t...Great quote; thanks for sharing that!<br /><br />I suspect that Heartlanders would be attracted to Joseph F. Smith and Bruce R. McConkie’s writings. If only they would pay attention to them.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120374705032268459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081650521640947681.post-3622000038067243682021-07-01T10:01:13.564-06:002021-07-01T10:01:13.564-06:00Elder Bruce R. McConkie gave the same warning seve...Elder Bruce R. McConkie gave the same warning several times, e.g.:<br /><br />It is . . . my experience that people who ride gospel hobbies, who try to qualify themselves as experts in some specialized field, who try to make the whole plan of salvation revolve around some field of particular interest to them- it is my experience that such persons are usually spiritually immature and spiritually unstable. This includes those who devote themselves- as though by divine appointment- to setting forth the signs of the times; or to expounding about the Second Coming; or, to a faddist interpretation of the Word of Wisdom; or, to a twisted emphasis on temple work or any other doctrine or practice. The Jews of Jesus’ day made themselves hobbyists and extremists in the field of Sabbath observance, and it colored and blackened their whole way of worship. We would do well to have a sane, rounded, and balanced approach to the whole gospel and all of its doctrines. (Doctrines of the Restoration, p. 232)bwebsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09247430857579605507noreply@blogger.com