Mormon Matters - (Dan Wotherspoon ARCHIVE)

27: Mormons and Their Leaders


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This episode, which was recorded a couple of days after the close of the April 2011 General Conference, explores the interplay between Latter-day Saints and those who are called to lead them as prophets, seers, and revelators. Why do some church members want to elevate leaders' words from the conference center podium almost to the level of scripture? Why is there so much adoration of leaders even as they regularly acknowledge their own humanity and fallibility, and even speak of the adulation they receive as one of their biggest challenges? To whom do church leaders aim their messages, and why? How much do audience expectations shape what leaders say and do? Are there ways to view leaders respectfully while also respectfully disagreeing with their positions? Please join Mormon Matters host Dan Wotherspoon and panelists Joanna Brooks, Heather Beal, and Randall Paul for a free-flowing and insightful discussion about these and other aspects of the relationship between church members and those who lead them.
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