But don't you see that the purpose of today's LDS "devotional" was to show how the Protestant and Catholic Churches do not have the "fullness of the gospel" that the LDS Church purports to have?
Here is an example:
The record of the birth of Jesus is given in the New Testament, and we are more or less familiar with the story. The New Testament is a witness for Jesus Christ. But the Book of Mormon is also a witness for and a testament of Jesus Christ, and it gives us additional insights and concepts about why the birth of Jesus took place and why it was so important. There is no other book in all this world that tells us as clearly about the mission of Jesus Christ as does the Book of Mormon. Whereas the Bible tells us what happened, the Book of Mormon and other latter-day scriptures tell us why it happened. The Bible writers also knew why, but the Bible has not come to us in its original purity and clarity, and thus the Lord has brought forth these other records in plain terms so that we might not wander in darkness and oblivion. The Lord wants us to know about the greatest truths in the history of mankind.
I see dozens upon dozens of "Ex-Protestant who have come home to Catholicism" threads. It seems that if ever there is any thread which even purports to give any testimonies of Ex-Catholics who have come home to the Truths of the Reformation" the threads are either pulled or moved to the SBR faster than you can say "Anti-Catholic Troll".
But don't you see that the purpose of today's "devotional" was to show how the Protestant and Catholic Churches do not have the "fullness of the gospel" that the LDS Church purports to have?
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Correction P-Marlowe today's LDS Devotional was NEVER about Protestant nor the Catholic Church as you said PM!
The talk never mention any other faith it was about awareness of what each of the LDS standard works contributed to the LDS understanding!
The devotional was about the LDS Standard Works which are the OT, NT, BoM, D & C and the POGP.
"I am particularly grateful for the help I received from the topical guide in the LDS edition of the Bible and also for the index in the new edition of the triple combination, which helped me find the references I wanted more quickly."
"The Bible makes this great statement and says that without the Savior we would perish. Paul discusses these things in 1 Corinthians and in Romans, but not as clearly as we would like."
"It takes the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price to explain more fully why we would have perished. We would have perished because of the fall of Adam; we being unable to save ourselves either from his fall or our own sins."
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The main focus focus was about that the Book of Mormon as another Testament to Jesus Christ!
Matt. 18: 20
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.