I don't think we have incontrovertible proof that this was organized by the full Qot12 or First Presidency, but I think there is good reason to believe these actions weren't all independently undertaken by local congregations. Kate Kelly, John Dehlin, Rock Waterman and several others all received notifications within a few days of each other. There is very little chance that this wasn't organized centrally by someone.ebenezerarise wrote:Who says -- besides Rock Waterman or others -- that they have been dishonest about it? Who says these were ordered from the top? You don't have to be the prophet to see the apostasy here with these people.
The assumption that the Twelve or the First Presidency is behind this is just that -- an assumption. Now we have people calling them dishonest.
Like others have said, I don't think it would hurt the Church to acknowledge it was centrally organized, so it is frustrating that they've left people with the impression that several different Bishop's/Stake President's all got the idea independently at exactly the same time.