Emmanuel Goldstein

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    Emmanuel Goldstein reacted to JohnsonJones in Visitations   
    In this manner, one would say I have had a divine visitation.  I was blessed to see the Lord. 
    I do not talk about it much.  He has spoken some very personal things.  In addition, he has said things that would not be easily understood by most people, including members.  Because they would not understand why or the reasons behind it, they might despise such a thing.  They were hard things for me to understand and some of the items still are difficult. 
    Most of the time, one of the first things someone wants to ask if they know that you have seen the Lord and he talked to you is to ask what he told you.  This leads to a difficult position.  This is a very sacred thing and if people knew all about it, there would be many that would probably despise it, mock it or worse.  They would take a sacred experience and try to create an unholy shame upon it and perhaps upon me. 
    Thus, I am typically more careful about sharing it.  I may mention (as I did here) about being visited, but I am VERY careful about saying more than that.  The last thing I would want is to have others take a sacred experience like that lightly and try to make a mockery of it.  It may not affect me as I know what I have experienced, but it may desensitize them to the feelings of the spirit or worse.  In the most extreme, with their struggles or mockery it may even make them to fall away if they were not careful.
    We see a similar type of thing happen with Joseph Smith.  Joseph saw God the Father and Jesus Christ.  At first, it does not sound as if he shared the entirety of it.  He would tell people that he saw a divine visitation.  Even then he was mocked by many around him.  As he grew more comfortable with friends and others we see that his account details more of what happened and we find out that he was visited by two personages.  He saw God the Father and Jesus Christ. 
    I have a testimony that this is true and that he truly saw and experienced this.  However, there are MANY who have rejected this message.  There are many that mock this story or try to tear it down and destroy it.  Inevitably, this leads them down paths that are not congruent with the way to the Lord.
    Joseph Smith was not the only one to have seen the resurrected Savior.  We have testimonies of others who have seen him in our modern dispensation who have been leaders of the Church.  With all these testimonies, people already have the opportunity to know about this and have several witnesses to this effect.  As such, it is not necessary for any who experience such things to broadly proclaim it so all can know, at least at this point.  It is more for each individual and more on an individual basis.
    Apostles are called to be Special Witnesses.  Though he has passed on, Elder Haight of the modern apostles had a vision of the Lord.  I have also heard that Bednar also has had an experience.  I do not know of others as they may or may not have, but keep these things sacred unless occasion arises where the spirit inspires them to discuss it.
    The reason I imagine they do not share it so much is the same reason I do not share my experience that much.  Many things are personal, and many things can be hard to understand to those who do not have the right spirit. 
    In the church today we have many at various levels of spirituality.  It is better to be able to determine the spirituality of a person and on a more individual basis (or smaller basis than the entire world or church) in many instances when sharing sacred items. 
    Thus, I would say is an idea that there are experiences, but they may be too sacred to share.  It is not that it is necessarily to sacred to share specifically, but it is something that is too sacred to share in general to the world in many instances.  I cannot speak for any of the others, but I think that this may be a large factor in the equation if they have had this type of experience but do not share it with the general audience of the world (for example, over the pulpit at General Conference).  Perhaps in the future one will share it in such a way, but if they do not, it does not mean anything either way.
    As Special Witnesses they are to teach the world about Jesus Christ.  They are to spread his gospel and proclaim that Jesus Christ is the Messiah and our Savior.  They can do this in the matter the spirit inspires or tells them to do so.  We see this often when we hear General Conference or when they visit the various units around the Earth.  It is not pertinent that they share a divine visitation in such a work, though if they have had such a visitation and are prompted to share it by the Lord, I imagine they would do so.  That they have not done so last Conference (that I'm aware of) or do so often does not make them any less a Special Witness any more than us not receiving the other books (yet) from the other twelve tribes reduces the idea that there were other people beyond just those of Jerusalem and the Nephites that the Lord visited after his resurrection.
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    Emmanuel Goldstein reacted to mikbone in Visitations   
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    Emmanuel Goldstein got a reaction from Anddenex in Visitations   
    I would not be surprised to find out that the Lord does not want it shared because it could affect our ability to use our agency.
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    Emmanuel Goldstein got a reaction from wenglund in Sin and Sickness: are they related?   
    I think sin can lead to risky behavior such as drinking, so I would say the the answer is a resounding and emphatic, maybe?
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    Emmanuel Goldstein got a reaction from DennisTate in The Prophet and all Apostles will attend Rome Dedication   
    This is just amazing. https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900059369/entire-first-presidency-quorum-of-the-twelve-to-attend-rome-temple-dedication-mormon.html
    The last time this occured was at the Nauvoo Dedication in 2002 and before that at the LA Temple Dedication in 1956. Very historic times for the Church.
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    Emmanuel Goldstein got a reaction from pwrfrk in Thanks, anti-vax movement...   
    Yes I agree, ignorant would have been more appropriate than idiot.
    It is my opinion that it is child abuse. We will just have to disagree.
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    Emmanuel Goldstein got a reaction from Just_A_Guy in The Prophet and all Apostles will attend Rome Dedication   
    Uchtdorf and Bednar would survive. Besides, Rome has very good security services with the Vatican there.
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    Emmanuel Goldstein got a reaction from wenglund in The Prophet and all Apostles will attend Rome Dedication   
    This is just amazing. https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900059369/entire-first-presidency-quorum-of-the-twelve-to-attend-rome-temple-dedication-mormon.html
    The last time this occured was at the Nauvoo Dedication in 2002 and before that at the LA Temple Dedication in 1956. Very historic times for the Church.
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    Emmanuel Goldstein got a reaction from NeuroTypical in The Prophet and all Apostles will attend Rome Dedication   
    This is just amazing. https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900059369/entire-first-presidency-quorum-of-the-twelve-to-attend-rome-temple-dedication-mormon.html
    The last time this occured was at the Nauvoo Dedication in 2002 and before that at the LA Temple Dedication in 1956. Very historic times for the Church.
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    Emmanuel Goldstein got a reaction from Jane_Doe in The Prophet and all Apostles will attend Rome Dedication   
    This is just amazing. https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900059369/entire-first-presidency-quorum-of-the-twelve-to-attend-rome-temple-dedication-mormon.html
    The last time this occured was at the Nauvoo Dedication in 2002 and before that at the LA Temple Dedication in 1956. Very historic times for the Church.
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    Emmanuel Goldstein got a reaction from askandanswer in The Prophet and all Apostles will attend Rome Dedication   
    This is just amazing. https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900059369/entire-first-presidency-quorum-of-the-twelve-to-attend-rome-temple-dedication-mormon.html
    The last time this occured was at the Nauvoo Dedication in 2002 and before that at the LA Temple Dedication in 1956. Very historic times for the Church.
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    Emmanuel Goldstein got a reaction from Vort in The Prophet and all Apostles will attend Rome Dedication   
    This is just amazing. https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900059369/entire-first-presidency-quorum-of-the-twelve-to-attend-rome-temple-dedication-mormon.html
    The last time this occured was at the Nauvoo Dedication in 2002 and before that at the LA Temple Dedication in 1956. Very historic times for the Church.
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    Emmanuel Goldstein got a reaction from mnn2501 in Remember, Democrats Are NOT Elitists   
    People forget that there are a lot of very rich people who are very good people and do a lot to help others. I am glad that you one. Thank you sharing, it boosts my faith in humanity. 
    On a side note I know several poor people who are despicable and frankly evil people.
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    Emmanuel Goldstein got a reaction from unixknight in Captain Marvel and the press   
    So, she takes the time to look up the race of a reviewer before caring what they say? Seems like she is a racist.
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    Emmanuel Goldstein got a reaction from Grunt in April 2019 Conference Predictions   
    -Church announces it will no longer run BYU directly but it will become a private entity run by a board of directors that are not General Authorities.
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    Emmanuel Goldstein got a reaction from bytebear in Political Discussion? Not what you think...   
    Jordan Peterson.
    He seems to be the most intelligent spokesperson for real freedom of conscience in our society today.

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    Emmanuel Goldstein got a reaction from scottyg in Political Discussion? Not what you think...   
    Jordan Peterson.
    He seems to be the most intelligent spokesperson for real freedom of conscience in our society today.

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    Emmanuel Goldstein reacted to Just_A_Guy in Political Discussion? Not what you think...   
    —Lincoln, for his willingness to say “the status quo is bullcrap and we’re burning it down, whatever the cost”.  Followed by
    —Washington, to cement Lincoln’s accomplishment by using his own dignity and virtue to unite the nation behind a set of ideals.  Followed by
    —Calvin Coolidge in perpetuity thereafter, to remember the roots and keep the whole works going without getting distracted.  
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    Emmanuel Goldstein got a reaction from unixknight in Political Discussion? Not what you think...   
    Jordan Peterson.
    He seems to be the most intelligent spokesperson for real freedom of conscience in our society today.

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    Emmanuel Goldstein got a reaction from scottyg in April 2019 Conference Predictions   
    I look forward to my sons no longer having to wear para-military uniforms that I have to pay for.
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    Emmanuel Goldstein got a reaction from zil in When Did Confusion Become a Virtue?   
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    Emmanuel Goldstein got a reaction from unixknight in Just for Fun: Work Peeves!   
    Well, we are waiting. lol
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    Emmanuel Goldstein got a reaction from unixknight in Pastor Has Purity Rings Melted Down Into a Perverted Sculpture   
    Disgusting human beings are becoming the new normal. How long oh, Lord? How long?
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    Emmanuel Goldstein got a reaction from unixknight in When Did Confusion Become a Virtue?   
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    Emmanuel Goldstein reacted to SilentOne in April 2019 Conference Predictions   
    The Tabernacle Choir will sing something not in our current English hymnbook that will be in the new one coming out next year.