2019 Alpine YSA Stake Conference: Doctrine & Clarity
I was asked to speak at the October 2019 Alpine Utah YSA stake conference about doctrine and clarity. Anyone who knows me well knows this is one of my favorite discussion topics. Enough people asked me to send them the talk afterward that I thought I'd post it here with the sources to aid in future study. Enjoy! Doctrine & Clarity William Shakespeare once wrote: “The prince of darkness is a gentleman” (King Lear, Act 3 Scene 4 Line 143). I think about that a lot. While we know that truth exists, it can sometimes be difficult to ascertain because the adversary does an excellent job disguising deceit. In conference just two weeks ago, we learned from David A. Bednar that "[Satan camouflages] spiritually dangerous ideas and actions" ( Watchful unto Prayer Continually , 5 Oct. 2019), and from Gary E. Stevenson that Satan disguises sins as harmless, and that "there are forces at play today designed to deliberately lead us away from absolute truth&q