Bridge of Reason

The Mormon church teaches that the church must always be led by a man on the earth, one who is to be regarded as the infallible prophet of God. It is he, they say, who speaks for God, who leads the church and acts as a mediator between the people and God. At the time of writing, this is a ninety-seven-year-old man named Russell Marion Nelson. They claim that it is through this ‘prophet’ that God speaks to his people. They are certain that he, and he alone, receives direct revelations for the whole church. ‘We are most fortunate to have a living prophet at the head of the Church to guide us, and all who need his counsel will be partakers of the promised blessings which will not be enjoyed by those who fail to accept his messages… Whose side are we on? When the prophet speaks the debate is over’. [1] As a convinced Mormon, Brad Wilcox believes that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has always been led by a prophet. According to Mormon doctrine these men have the sam...