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Episode 4 of Truth explores the nature of personal revelation within the LDS Church, examining how individuals recognize spiritual guidance, handle unanswered prayers, and navigate conflicts between personal promptings and institutional teachings. Through various sources including academic articles and devotional speeches, the hosts discuss the challenges and complexities of discerning divine communication.

Sources

• "Helping Students Understand the Principles of Personal Revelation" by Rondald Bartholemew. Source: Religious Educator Vol 5. No. 1 2004
• "Planted: Belief and Belonging in the Age of Doubt" by Patrick Mason published by the Neil A. Maxell Institute for Relgious Scholarship
• "Personal Revelation and the Process of Conversion" by Gerald LundSource: Religious Educator Vol 3. No. 1 2002
• CES Letter Rebuttal Truth & Testimony_Jim Bennett

AI Prompt
Analyze interaction between personal and institutional revelation. How we recognize spiritual truth? Examine limits of personal revelation for historical facts. What about when prayers are unanswered? What about the devil's deceptions? Our own feelings? Dicuss bias. Address when personal revelation might legitimately differ from institutional positions. Discuss stewardship boundaries in revelation. Show how personal revelation complements rather than replaces other truth-seeking methods.

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