The Easter lessons in the 2021 Come, Follow Me manuals focus primarily on reinforcing Joseph Smith’s charismatic authority, and secondarily on promoting the penal substitution model of atonement characteristic of Christian fundamentalism.
Joseph Smith
A Critical Look at “Come, Follow Me” | March 2021
This month’s Come, Follow Me lessons cover such topics as exclusive priesthood authority, patriarchal gender roles, personal revelation, and Christian fundamentalism within Mormonism.
A Critical Look at “Come, Follow Me” | February 2021
A continuation of my critical responses to the 2021 Come, Follow Me curriculum covering the Doctrine and Covenants. Topics include the 116-page manuscript and Priesthood Restoration.
The 2021 “Come, Follow the Prophet” Curriculum
The New Year brings a new Come, Follow Me curriculum for members of all ages in the LDS church, this time focused on the Doctrine and Covenants and the story of the Restoration. Here are my initial reactions to January’s lessons.