[Jeff]

Kim, as a former-LDS myself, who was in it with a specifically more antiquated and fundamentalist mindset even when I was in, I would say they certainly have been changing their actual doctrines as well as their culture to be more “mainstream Christian.” Maybe not all of the doctrines, and maybe not very quickly, but enough to catch my eye. The most significant one is that they will now worship Jesus and speak openly in terms of Worshiping him. That was absolutely forbidden in the Mormonism I was familiar with, specifically addressed famously by Bruce R. McConkie in this speech https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/bruce-r-mcconkie/relationship-lord/ that is available to listen to on their BYU website. I don’t agree with very many of the LDS doctrines, and I don’t agree with McConkie on most or many things. I think this is a change that would make most people happy, but I think its less Biblical, and actually idolatrous as it puts another God before YHWH (specifically since they think Jesus is a separate person from God) and yet it puts them perhaps in less tension with the rest of Christianity, so it is probably a socially good thing for them.

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Our Relationship with the Lord

When we speak of our relationship with deity, it is important to remember the closeness and love that God feels for us, yet the reverence we owe Him.