Dale G. Renlund teaches that the Lord does often change, amend or make exceptions to His revealed comments, but they are made through prophetic, not personal revelation.
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- Dale G. Renlund LDS
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Dale G. Renlund, "A Framework for Personal Revelation," General Conference, October 2022, accessed November 3, 2023
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- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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- Dale G. Renlund
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- Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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The Lord often does change, amend, or make exceptions to His revealed commandments, but these are made through prophetic revelation and not personal revelation. Prophetic revelation comes through God’s duly appointed prophet according to God’s wisdom and understanding. These exceptions include the Lord’s revelation to Moses and Joshua to kill the inhabitants of the land of Canaan despite His commandment “Thou shalt not kill” (Exodus 20:13). The Lord, through His prophet, can and will revise His commandments for His purposes. We are not free, however, through personal revelation to alter or ignore established commandments that God has revealed to His Church through the prophet.
See 1 Nephi 4:12–18; for a fuller discussion, see Joseph Spencer, 1st Nephi: A Brief Theological Introduction (2020), 66–80.
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