Unrighteous Dominion & Flattery
Readings:
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| Pres. Dieter F. Uchtdorf | The Greatest Among You (2017) |
| Chapters from Bro. Martins' Manuscript "Insights on Church Leadership" (unpublished - 1993) For REL 480, read only the scriptural passages and the quotations from prophets and apostles | |
| Unrighteous Dominion | Flattery |
| Chapter 8 - "Unrighteous Dominion" PDF version HTML version | Chapter 10 - "Flattery" PDF version HTML version |
Contents | |
| Covering Sins Gratifying One's Pride and Vain Ambition A Misconception About Inspiration Repressing Free Agency Avoiding Unrighteous Dominion Coping with Someone Else's Unrighteous Dominion | How Flattery Can Be Used The Search for Earthly Honors Escaping the Lure of Flattering Words |
Dictionary Definition of "Flattery"
Insincere compliment; gratification by falsification; cajolling; beguilling. To flatter is "to play upon the vanity or susceptibilities of" someone.
Elder Bruce R. McConkie
A Definition of "Flattery"
Mormon Doctrine, p.287
Flattery is the act of ingratiating oneself into another's confidence by excessive praise, or by insincere speech and acts. It includes the raising of false and unfounded hopes; there is always an element of dishonesty attending it.
1. President Brigham Young stated: “Gather the Saints, but do not ..........; invite, but do not urge, and by no means .........” (Insights on Church Leadership, chapter 8, page 71)
2. What was Elder Bruce R. McConkie’s definition of “flattery”? (Insights on Church Leadership, chapter 10, page 83)