This month’s Come, Follow Me lessons cover such topics as exclusive priesthood authority, patriarchal gender roles, personal revelation, and Christian fundamentalism within Mormonism.
History
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.
The 267 Hidden Brides of Wilford Woodruff
The temple endowment has long been a tool that indoctrinates members to accept a hierarchy that exalts men by subjugating women. Perhaps then it is unsurprising to see the earliest uses of the proxy endowment ritual for the dead being used to do the same to deceased women.
The Satanic Panic and the Pace Memorandum
In the early 1990s, Elder Glenn L. Pace conducted an extension investigation into Satanic ritual abuse among the ranks of its members. What does this story teach us about modern Mormon culture, especially in regards to conspiracy thinking?
Betrayed for Loyalty: John W. Taylor and Polygamy
In 1905, two apostles were pressured to resign from the Quorum of the Twelve over their opposition to the end of polygamy. They were merely being true to what Joseph Smith taught was “the most holy and important doctrine ever revealed to man on the earth.”