Davis County Ex-Mormon meetup Sunday Apr 12, 2026, 2:30 PM
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Davis County Ex-Mormon meetup Sunday May 10, 2026, 2:30 PM at Smiths Marketplace, 1370 W 200 N, Kaysville, UT 84037. Entering Smith's turn right, take the up staircase on the right side of Starbucks, turn right on the 2nd floor at the top of the stairs, take 10 strides passing the lockers to the conference room entrance on the right.
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### Invitation: Oaks’ Doctrine of Institutional Supremacy
Video: Why Emma Smith’s Story Was Suppressed ⌂ (32:09) Benjamin Parks Historian.
Dallin H. Oaks openly asserts that the survival and reputation of the LDS Church supersede the obligation to be honest with the people whose trust the institution commands. His statement, “Everything may be sacrificed… If Mormon Enigma[1] is detrimental… it is necessary to limit its influence[2]”, is not a stray remark. It articulates a fully formed worldview: the Church’s institutional well-being is a higher good than tithe paying members’ access to truth related to the institutions truth claims.
The leadership of the LDS Church does not merely occasionally conceal information; it justifies the concealment as a moral duty. They declare that the faithful must subordinate their intellect, conscience, and right to factual information in order to protect the organization. This is not simply wrong; it is the very definition of institutional corruption.
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[1] Why Emma Smith’s Story Was Suppressed ⌂ (32:09) Benjamin Parks Historian.
[2] Do church leaders think they have a duty to tell the truth.