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It seems, according to brother Daybell, that if you disagree with Julie Rowe then you are either Anti-Mormon, or in league with them. 8-|
Some selections from the article:
And, towards the end of the article:It only took a couple of days for Church employees to spread this supposedly internal memo across the internet. Julie and I were aware of it by early September. We shrugged it off, but we expected it to develop into something damaging simply because the anti-Mormon websites were using the memo to make a mountain out of a molehill.
Anti-Mormons had taken a dislike to Julie’s message right from the start. Why? Because she encouraged people to follow the living prophet, attend the temple, pray to God for answers, and so on. In other words, she stood for everything they opposed. For the first year, they bombarded websites and posted book reviews that mercilessly attacked her in every way.
These people figured if they could get others to believe their lies,then Julie and her books would go away. Unfortunately for them, they didn’t succeed very well. Julie’s firm witness of the truth and poise under pressure made these attacks look petty and juvenile, and most people saw right through them.
However, this memo presented a golden opportunity for Julie’s detractors. If they played it right, they could make it appear the Church had denounced Julie and her books.
Wow. So I guess anyone who disagrees with Julie, or writes a critical review of her books, is now anti-Mormon or in league with the anti-Mormons and they somehow resent her "because she encouraged people to follow the living prophet, attend the temple, pray to God for answers, and so on. In other words, she stood for everything they opposed." Right. 8-|The great irony is that when active LDS members are critical of Julie or refuse to read her books based on the media reports, they’re doing exactly what the anti-Mormons want them to do! Doctrine and Covenants 88:118 states, “And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith.”
For the record Chad Daybell (if he ever comes across this post), I am one of those people who read her (first) book and wrote a critical review of it. In fact, in order to write my review, I did exactly as that scripture you cited counseled and I did "seek... diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith." Have you read my review? You can find it here: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=37001" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; or, if you want a more presentable version with better formatting, here: https://www.docdroid.net/nnbt/a-greater ... .docx.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
If you care to take the time and effort to read my review (which I would invite and challenge you to do... which seems only fair since I did take the time and effort to read one of the books you published, after all) then you'll find that I back up most all of my points with numerous scriptures and quotes from the Prophets and Apostles. I am a member of the Church in good standing, active, and I strongly stand by and support the Church, the Prophets, etc. Believe it or not, there are good faithful saints who have studied Julie's messages, pondered and prayed about them, and come to believe that her teachings are false. This in no way makes them anti-Mormon and for you to suggest such is hyperbole, duplicitous and disingenuous. :-w
Believe it or not it hasn't been easy for us either. We've had people (such as yourself) attacking us and accusing us of all sorts of false and slanderous things for daring to stand up against Julie's message because we believe it is not in harmony with the gospel of Jesus Christ and "may distort Church doctrine" (to borrow from the words of the Church itself concerning her writings). Does that mean you're anti-Mormon because you disagree with us? Absolutely not, just as surely as we are not anti-Mormon for disagreeing with Julie!
Now, for what it's worth, I do agree with Chad Daybell in part. Namely, that the "media frenzy" last year was, for the most part, much ado about nothing. They often greatly exaggerated or misrepresented the facts. Still, and regardless of such, that doesn't negate that Julie's message is still bunk.