Church History Matters 040 Why Mental Flexibility is So Crucial for Durable Discipleship
7 snips
Dec 5, 2023 Explore the importance of mental flexibility in Church History, challenging assumptions about God, prophets, and the Church. Learn from key moments in history, such as the story of Ezra Booth, to show why mental flexibility is crucial for enduring discipleship. Delve into how critical thinking and personal discovery can strengthen faith and navigate challenging aspects of belief.
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
Mental Flexibility in Discipleship
- Durable discipleship requires mental flexibility, the ability to adapt beliefs with new information.
- This involves identifying, challenging, and modifying assumptions in light of new evidence.
Cultivating Confident Humility
- Embrace confident humility: enough doubt to reexamine old knowledge, enough confidence to pursue new insights.
- Challenge assumptions by asking "How do you know?", fostering curiosity without defensiveness.
Joseph Wakefield's Apostasy
- Joseph Wakefield left the Church because he saw Joseph Smith playing with children, which contradicted his assumptions about prophets.
- This highlights how rigid assumptions can lead to apostasy.