👉 Can You Trust a Spiritual Witness? | CES Letter vs Mormon Testimony
In this episode of the Mormon News Roundup, Dives dives deep into one of the most unsettling chapters of the CES Letter — "Testimony & Spiritual Witness." Jeremy Runnells lays out a devastating critique of the LDS model for discovering truth: relying on feelings, spiritual impressions, and the so-called “burning in the bosom.”
What happens when every religion claims divine confirmation?
Why do Latter-day Saints trust their feelings while dismissing others’?
And what does it say when members feel the “Spirit” during false stories or even movies like Forrest Gump?
Dives breaks it all down, from Joseph Smith’s failed revelation about selling the Book of Mormon copyright, to Boyd K. Packer’s disturbing advice to “bear testimony until you believe it.” This chapter explores the unreliability of feelings as a foundation for lifelong decisions, blind obedience, and eternal truth claims.
We also take a hard look at:
Conflicting testimonies across religions
The ethical problem of bearing a testimony you don’t actually have
How emotion and sentiment can be easily manipulated
The tragic fallout when members make life-altering choices based on what they thought was the Spirit
Whether you’re in faith transition, exploring doubts, or just curious about what the CES Letter really says—this one's for you.
Rationality over revelation?
Let’s talk about it. Drop your thoughts in the comments!
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