Top 10 Latter-day Saint teachings that could CHANGE // Keystone

In this episode I’m going to share with you my Top 10 list of current teachings/practices in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that could change. To be perfectly clear: This video is not about advocacy in any direction. On a personal level, I think some of these changes would be great, and others… not so much. But saying which changes are and are not right for the Church is simply not my lane, and I fully sustain those leaders whose lane it is.

 

It can sometimes be confusing or even painful when something we didn’t think could change… changes. For that reason, I think it’s healthy to examine our own assumptions and really think about what actually can and cannot change.  The purpose of this video is simply to explore some of those possibilities. Maybe some of these changes will happen next week! Or maybe in a year. Maybe in a century. Maybe never. We’ll see!

 

Notes:

 

— “How has the Latter-day Saint interpretation of the Word of Wisdom changed over time?” via Saints Unscripted: https://tinyurl.com/4symzwz8 

— “From Men to Boys: LDS Aaronic Priesthood Offices, 1829-1996,” by William G. Hartley, in Journal of Mormon History, Vol. 39, No. 3 (Summer 2013), pp. 256-263: https://tinyurl.com/2aebctxn 

— Saints Vol. 2, chapter 28, discusses Wilford Woodruff and Lucy Young’s first use of white clothes in the temple: https://tinyurl.com/5n7kbkt2 

— “The ups and (mostly) downs of Church finances over the years,” via Saints Unscripted (wherein the changing emphasis on tithing is discussed a bit): https://tinyurl.com/5fstjuwu 

— “Women’s Service and Leadership in the Church,” via the Church’s gospel topics and questions glossary (mentions blessings of healing/sacrament prep): https://tinyurl.com/yc64zkxx 



— “‘Pouring in oil’: The Development of the Modern Mormon Healing Ritual,” by Jonathan Stapley via BYU RSC: https://tinyurl.com/4727pcxe 

— “Female Ritual Healing in Mormonism” by Jonathan A. Stapley and Kristine Wright in Journal of Mormon History, Vol 37, No. 1 pp. 1-85: https://tinyurl.com/mt6mecms