California's Proposition 8
Iowa's "Varnum v. Brien"
What We Are Proposing
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"The "lay" members of the Church are under obligation to accept the
teachings of the authorities, unless they can discover in them some
conflict with the revelations
and commandments the Lord has given. There are times when the
leading brethren have expressed their own opinions on various
subjects." (Joseph Fielding Smith, Answers to Gospel Questions, 5 vols. [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1957-1966], 2: 112.)
"It is most appropriate here to quote President Joseph Fielding Smith
in his classic statement: "If I ever say anything contrary to the
scriptures, the scriptures
prevail."
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