There has been some who misunderstand my statement.19. Featherstone spoke on the importance of temple attendance in the last dispensation, when “Satan has unleashed every evil.” He was also quoted as saying, “I believe we may well have living on the earth now, or very soon, the boy or babe who will be the prophet of the Church when the Savior comes. Did Elder Featherstone believe he had a personal revelation on the timing of the Second Coming? I congratulate you and I personally commend you. In the past, when this letter circulated among the Saints, it was usually to discuss Featherstone’s prophecy of the American South, rather than his statements on the Second Coming. Nobody knows who the Angel was and that’s okay. %%EOF Without speaking to my stake president, or my new bishop, he took it upon himself to call me to repentance and warn me about the consequences of … He started his remarks by reading a passage from the Book of Jeremiah describing the Millennium, when “they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them.”21 Featherstone then said, “It is my conviction that most of you will live to see that day.”22 Montemayor also pointed to this passage as confirmation of Featherstone’s letter. “It is our charge — it is our privilege — to help prepare the world for that day.”28, Filed Under: Doctrine, LDS Culture, LDS History, Perspective, Prophets. Although I do not know the time, I look forward to the Lord’s coming.”26. I can see temples in Charlotte, Columbia, Birmingham, Jackson, Nashville, and in Louisiana and Arkansas. 11 0 obj <> endobj This was incorrect, since it was Michael, or Adam, that Elder McConkie is on record as teaching as the identity of this angel. Anything in Elder Featherstone’s letter that is wrong, is simply that, wrong. Vaughn J. Featherstone’s “Phenomenal Prophecy” 13. It has not. He did not have opportunity to attend college, nor could he serve a full-time mission due to the Korean War and subsequent one-missionary-per-ward policy. The photocopy digital information was uploaded by Elder John E. Enslen from the Church History Department.”8 This is misleading. There are now 7 temples in the South, 4 in locations he named. Featherstone’s reasons were likely similar to those Montemayor offers in his video. Utilizamos cookies y herramientas similares para mejorar tu experiencia de compra, prestar nuestros servicios, entender cómo los utilizas para poder mejorarlos, y para mostrarte anuncios. Posts about Vaughn J Featherstone written by Ted. For example, there are [Page 312]several copies of the White Horse Prophecy — a prophecy traditionally credited to Joseph Smith but denounced by the president of the Church, Joseph F. Smith, at the October 1918 General Conference — on the website and many more at the archives.11 To avoid anyone’s thinking the prophecy was legitimate, Church Historian (and future president of the Church) Joseph Fielding Smith marked copies donated to the archives with phrases like “not true,” “not to be accepted,” and “not a word of truth in it.”12 This is an exception. Just to slightly correct something that Dennis wrote, nobody knows who the angel was in Gethsemane. First published in 1987 1 edition — 1 previewable Borrow Listen. In the 1990s, a different statement from Elder Featherstone began to circulate. These documents are published on the Church History Library website in order to assist historians in their work. Vaughn Featherstone. In my own studies of Elder Featherstone’s messages, which I love, I have found that, like anyone, he could extemporaneously misquote scripture badly and got various things wrong on occasion. Official items meant for members are approved by Correlation and have an approval date (like “6/2020”) on them (and now we are seeing the new Christus symbol also). There are several copies on the internet. Blog I do not mean to suggest that Featherstone’s letter is a forgery or that it has been repudiated by Church authorities. ­,œCïšU”áò^@9CI ‹ This letter serves as Montemayor’s final piece of evidence for an imminent second coming. Vaughn J. Featherstone’s Atlanta Temple Letter (Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship Book 37) eBook: Blythe, Christopher J.: Amazon.com.au: Kindle Store I believe when the Lord says “no man” knows, it really means [Page 317]that no man knows. Not really. In most cases, refuted documents are not marked in any way. We can imagine what General Conference must be like, to have the Savior address the people. But while neither I nor any other man knows when He will come, there are some things that I do know — and that knowledge comes from the scriptures, and the testimony of its truth comes by the power of the Holy Ghost. Frekles Hi, I'm new. Vaughn J. Featherstone, The Incomparable Christ: Our Master and Model (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1995), 4–5. Gordon B. Hinckley, “We Need Not Fear His Coming,” BYU Devotional, March 25, 1979,Â, 27. And I would humbly suggest to you, my young brothers and sisters, that if we do not know, then nobody knows, no matter how compelling their arguments or how reasonable their calculations. You who are reading this letter are witnesses to my words.4, [Page 311]The letter concludes with a personal message of gratitude to the Savior in the event that “this letter come to the attention of our Lord who is reigning personally upon the earth.5. I consider the claims made about this letter from a recent viral video entitled “7 Year Tribulation in the SEVENTH Seal TIMELINE.”. Go ahead.’”6 Montemayor also states that the copy he cites comes “from Church headquarters.”7 In a blurb below the video, he states that the “letter is found on the church website. My goal is not to criticize Elder Featherstone or to disparage sincere Latter-day Saints — among them presumably this video’s creator — who like myself are eager to be present for our Savior’s coming. Living is the Southern United States this part caught my eye: It is simply not an approved publication of the Church and its contents are only the opinions of the author, even though he be a general authority. I can see in my mind[’]s eye great hosts of converts to exceed a million members in the South. Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone—an emeritus General Authority Seventy, former temple president, and beloved youth leader—died May 12 at his home in Bountiful, Utah. I can see Elder Featherstone writing the letter in your original post. In fact, these include documents critical of the Church and others that have been repudiated by Church leaders. Vaughn J. Featherstone’s “Phenomenal Prophecy” 13. As far as I know, none of my brethren in the Council of the Twelve or even in the First Presidency know. Elder McConkie would not have said what he did, in is final inspired address, unless he believed he was correct, but he was familiar enough with church policy to know that it was not his place to declare his views as those of the Church, spoken in general conference. I am not interested in refuting this idea, but it is based on a speculative calculation of scripture rather than an independent revelation. THE JOURNAL. I know that the spirit of the Lord is brooding over the South. It has not. Enslen, “To Any Who May Be Interested.”, 18. “Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone Given at the Manti Temple in April 1987,” Kieran’s Mission Notes (website),Â, 19. ), 15. What a glorious experience to live in the day when our Lord, our Redeemer, the very Son of God is reigning personally upon the earth. Perhaps in a few years, one of you reading this letter will be called as the General President of the Young Men. We invite you to give back. It’s the end of the drought! It happens. He was often open about these beliefs in a way in which others might have been more cautious. He kept a Franklin Day Planner stocked full of notes, old talks, information from meetings, details from work and church. When Montemayor speaks of “Church headquarters,” he is referring to the Church History Library, which does in fact house a copy of the letter. No matter how tough life may seem, remember that just as this mountain was conquerable, so will be every mountain peak in life. Based on a February 2001 devotional at Brigham Young University, it appears that Featherstone remained convinced that the Second Coming would be in our present lifetimes. mountaintop experience for me. If so, what would you do, what would you say to the young men of the Church? 0 Vaughn J. Featherstone was a member of the Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when this devotional address was given at … Vaughn J. Featherstone’s Atlanta Temple Letter - FairMormon The family moved to Mountain Home, in eastern Utah, and then, when Vaughn was about five years old, they settled in Salt Lake City. I do not mean to suggest that Featherstone’s letter is a forgery or that it has been repudiated by Church authorities. Let us consider an experience that happened to Gordon B. Hinckley, then an apostle, only five years before Elder Featherstone wrote his letter. 6. Re: Vaughn J. Featherstone's vision for the southern U.S. Post by Frekles » Fri Mar 27, 2020 7:46 pm. hÞl’K(Da†ÿÿ?sn3&Ӕƭ±T&JSXÙÊÆ¥¤,ˆ”’…RŠšbba6.‰……Ë‚ˆˆ K;R²SVJ,ç{ÎÂÆæéë=ïwýÑJ%”Q*2#TmB7-Ô÷ÄBçUh¯Áx‡gQèÝ It has been cross-posted with permission. However, I have no problem at all with your pointing out his exact phraseology, which shows a good eye for nuanced detail. In one of his General Conference talks (I think one of his first) Elder Featherstone indicates that he did receive a powerful spiritual experience regarding 3 Nephi 11, and that he was an independent witness that the events therein described were true. I sent him a copy of it I had found online somewhere. Instead, he began … “Elder Featherstone believed ministering is to lead people to do the things that will, in the long run, make them happy.” Sister Merlene Featherstone is embraced by loved ones following services for Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone in North Salt Lake on Friday, May … Lee ahora en digital con la aplicación gratuita Kindle. During my mission in Oklahoma City, the missionaries circulated a paper titled “Make No Small Plans” with a statement by Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone, then an executive administrator for the Church in the South Central Area. Well done and thank you. https://byui-media.ldscdn.org/byui_ft/devo_audio/15_10_2013_Devo.mp3. The year 1986 could be the one we’re looking for.” In a 1979 devotional at Brigham Young University, Elder Hinckley addressed this rumor and had this to say: I assume that no one in the Church would think that a member of the Council of the Twelve would make such statements as these attributed to me. Vaughn J. Featherstone’s Atlanta Temple Letter (Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship Book 37) - Kindle edition by Blythe, Christopher J.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. He himself said: Of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. … If anyone were to ask me the day and the hour of the Second Coming, I could only answer that I do not know. The video presents a last days timeline that places the Second Coming in the very near future. (ÄaÇ¿Ïû>ïûüÜ/:œè¢dû¥®\)É ¤œå7øSˆèÄâ.¹Á`³œ¶+“ƒÅb’Èà_ÂFD]ʙåÊ%ò©ÏwøŒ_ I@£0éþBÎÂï–, ÂèˆÐßÆè’(¦ð\0Ã3YÍ0É.LeQŠ…ÉI:¢\Ã7œã8‡Ùw”™çÿb³€³‘™§Q>à:ŒÃMú[`lêu ŸËÍ£t1Ü͚–Ô£ð:–ÿ žR¿Š8ÜôOø.¥|]b—!؊>…ógñú•0^Ë´Ol‘C¿!7ƒ_áDç2~ŒîTv™Çå‘raÅ5»y#^߈S;(uÔÄãpŸÙ¼-”c*WÂ>.ì]êðâirí}:¾Ó½¥+àw.È þêþg¥ÿᏲœ¯_ ’C Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone January 27, 2009. The fact is that the whole thing is a fabrication. Montemayor describes Featherstone’s statements on the Second Coming as a “phenomenal prophecy.” See Millennial Reign, “7 Year Tribulation in the SEVENTH Seal TIMELINE,” 48:43. [Page 309] Abstract: In this essay, I examine a letter written by Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone in 1983 and deposited in the cornerstone of the Atlanta Georgia Temple. The obituary was featured in Deseret News on May 14, 2018, and The Salt Lake Tribune on May 14, 2018. M. Russell Ballard made a similar comment in his own Brigham Young University devotional on March 12, 1996. This powerful document predicts the millennial ministry of the Savior and the future success of the Saints’ missionary labors in the American South. Those wanting a fairly recent taste of his teachings and speaking style might enjoy listening. Twice I have heard him say that he heard Elder McConkie say that Gabriel, or Noah, was the angel that appeared in the garden of Gethsemane to strengthen the Savior as he underwent the atonement, or suffering for sin, of all mankind. So why would Featherstone have believed the Second Coming was scheduled for the early twenty-first century if it had not come to him by an independent revelation? I am called as one of the apostles to be a special witness of Christ in these exciting, trying times, and I do not know when He is going to come again.
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