Episode 81: We Don’t Believe Our Own Stuff—Revelation Edition
Revelation is a big word for Latter-day Saints. We use it to describe foundational tenets of our faith like personal revelation, continuing revelation, and prophetic revelation. But have a conversation with other members and you may find you don’t think about revelation in exactly the same ways. What kind of revelation do you rely on most, and why? Cynthia and Susan discuss this question and others in a conversation about how revelation functions in their faith lives, and how learning to trust themselves has been important in an evolving relationship with this complex idea.
Notes & Quotes:
Continuing Revelation, by Henry B. Eyring, October 2014
The Blessing of Continuing Revelation to Prophets and Personal Revelation to Guide Our Lives, by Quentin L. Cook, May 2020
The Lost Language of Plants: The Ecological Importance of Plant Medicine to Life on Earth, by Stephen Harrod Buhner
Softening Mormon Patriarchy, One Correction at a Time, Religion News Service, by Jana Riess, 01/31/2022
Come, Join With Us, by Dieter F. Uchtdorf, October 2013
Restoration: God’s Call to the 21st Century World, by Patrick Q. Mason
All Are Alike Unto God, by Bruce R. McConkie, 08/18/1978
“Own Your Religion” Sunstone Talk, Wheat & Tares, by Greg Prince, 09/27/2018
Official Declaration 1, by Wilford Woodruff, 10/06/1890
“What has not and will never change is the reality of Jesus Christ. Everything else is subject to greater understanding, broader knowledge, and light from heaven.” —Tom Christofferson, via Faith Matters Foundation Instagram, 09/16/2021