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The King Follett Discourse: Can one sermon make or break Joseph Smith’s prophetic claims? The King Follett Sermon (KFD) was Joseph Smith’s final General Conference talk, and his most famous and controversial sermon of all time. He preached it at the LDS General Conference to provide comfort to grieving members, make bold declarations about God’s nature, and instruct people on man's essential nature. But what most people don't realize? He staked his own authenticity as a prophet on its truthfulness.
Discover how Smith’s statements about God once being a man, children reigning as eternal children, and humanity’s divine potential sparked centuries of debate among Latter-day Saints and Christian critics alike. We’ll explore how LDS leaders have interpreted (and sometimes modified) the discourse, confront the controversies surrounding Smith’s teachings, and ask: If these doctrines are false, what does that mean for Joseph Smith himself?
If you're curious to learn more about the LDS Church's reception of the King Follett Discourse, it's history, controversies, and textual notes - check out William V. Smith's book - "The King Follett Sermon: A Biography".
If you want to learn more about the KFD, check out this article by Mormonism Research Ministry: mrm.org/kfd
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0:00 – The King Follett Discourse
1:02 – Joseph's Last General Conference Sermon
4:26 – The Nature of Man: Eternal Intelligences
9:11 – Child Resurrection: Babies on Thrones?
12:15 – Eternal Progression of Men & Gods
17:50 – Rewriting God: Progression & Heavenly Father
20:36 – Smith's "First Principles" of the Gospel
22:21 - The Historic Controversies: Sprits, Babies, God
26:29 - A Reliable Sermon: Textual History & True Comfort
29:51 - Who Cares?
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The King Follett Discourse: Can one sermon make or break Joseph Smith’s prophetic claims? The King Follett Sermon (KFD) was Joseph Smith’s final General Conference talk, and his most famous and controversial sermon of all time. He preached it at the LDS General Conference to provide comfort to grieving members, make bold declarations about God’s nature, and instruct people on man's essential nature. But what most people don't realize? He staked his own authenticity as a prophet on its truthfulness.
Discover how Smith’s statements about God once being a man, children reigning as eternal children, and humanity’s divine potential sparked centuries of debate among Latter-day Saints and Christian critics alike. We’ll explore how LDS leaders have interpreted (and sometimes modified) the discourse, confront the controversies surrounding Smith’s teachings, and ask: If these doctrines are false, what does that mean for Joseph Smith himself?
If you're curious to learn more about the LDS Church's reception of the King Follett Discourse, it's history, controversies, and textual notes - check out William V. Smith's book - "The King Follett Sermon: A Biography".
If you want to learn more about the KFD, check out this article by Mormonism Research Ministry: mrm.org/kfd
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SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/GodLovesMormons?sub_confirmation=1
SUPPORT OUR MINISTRY: god-loves-mormons-459235.churchcenter.com/giving/to/god-loves-mormons
RELATED VIDEOS:
- Is Joseph Smith's Story about the Gold Plates Possible?: youtu.be/KKizsWlL5rA
- Joseph Smith's Prophetic Claim - More to boast of than Jesus?: youtu.be/zetECSWo8fA
- Why Joseph Smith's Polygamy is a Problem: youtu.be/8aXTN2t9p-o
- Why Mormonism Can't Recover from the Book of Abraham?: youtu.be/Lxx6WEygxUw
- 5 Thing the LDS Church No Longer Teaches: youtu.be/qoT8xo_ROOo
- 5 MORE Things the LDS Church No Longer Teaches: youtu.be/9A-UkNkuehA
Chapters
0:00 – The King Follett Discourse
1:02 – Joseph's Last General Conference Sermon
4:26 – The Nature of Man: Eternal Intelligences
9:11 – Child Resurrection: Babies on Thrones?
12:15 – Eternal Progression of Men & Gods
17:50 – Rewriting God: Progression & Heavenly Father
20:36 – Smith's "First Principles" of the Gospel
22:21 - The Historic Controversies: Sprits, Babies, God
26:29 - A Reliable Sermon: Textual History & True Comfort
29:51 - Who Cares?
#josephsmith #ldschurch #lds #exmo #exmormon #christian #apologetics #faith #god #theology #sermon #generalconference
