Analysis: The Hidden Structure of LDS Authority

1. Public Face: The Prophet and First Presidency

Office Description

President (Prophet) Public mouthpiece. Source of revelation, but functionally limited by age and bureaucracy.

First Presidency (2 counselors) Technocratic advisors. Selected for legal or institutional loyalty.

⚠️ Most prophets are selected at advanced age. This ensures predictability and backroom control.

1. True Power Block: Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Real decisions emerge here, not from the “prophet.” Most doctrinal or institutional shifts originate with the senior apostles acting in consensus.

“The Brethren have decided” means: consensus reached behind closed doors.

1. Inner Cabal: Correlation, Legal, and Executive Filter

Church Correlation Committee: Filters all doctrinal material for consistency and loyalty.

Legal and PR Divisions: Scrub public statements for risk management.

Executive Secretary: Controls physical and informational access to the prophet.

This group is the firewall that keeps the prophet from seeing or speaking independently.

1. Finance Core: Presiding Bishopric and Ensign Peak

Ensign Peak Advisors manages over $100 billion in assets. It operates in secrecy with elite financial strategy. Final approval runs through a pipeline guarded by the Presiding Bishopric.

1. Control Mechanism: Temple Recommend System

The Prophet does not revoke your privileges—the Stake President and Bishop do, via worthiness interviews and policy enforcement.

They are directed by:

Confidential leadership handbooks

Correlation policies

Behavioral interview protocols

Symbolic Summary

The LDS system mirrors Babel:

One language: correlation

One name: The Church™

One tower: temple system

One fear: being scattered

The LDS prophet is not a biblical prophet. He is a veil used to protect the system, not to challenge it.

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Name Tracing – Hidden LDS Leadership Structure

Level 1: Public Veil (Visible Hierarchy)

Name Office Symbolic Role

Russell M. Nelson President (Prophet) The Veil – honored, protected, filtered

Dallin H. Oaks First Counselor The Gatekeeper – legalist, stabilizer

Henry B. Eyring Second Counselor The Buffer – warm affect, stabilizer

Level 2: Council of Retention (Real Authority)

Name Role Notes

Jeffrey R. Holland Senior Apostle Symbolic voice; reduced activity but legacy strong

David A. Bednar Enforcer Drives correlation doctrine and training systems

Quentin L. Cook Corporate Shield Legal strategy and institutional defense

D. Todd Christofferson Temple System Defender Architect of obedience-based soteriology

Neil L. Andersen Media + PR Architect Shapes narrative and public image

Level 3: Inner Cabal (Filtering & Enforcement)

Tad R. Callister (ret.): Built modern correlation tone and structure.

Mark L. Pace: Sunday School President and curriculum gatekeeper.

Sharon Eubank: Public humanitarian voice, global optics control.

Unnamed legal advisors: Vette every public declaration.

Executive Secretaries: Control access to the prophet.

Level 4: Financial Nexus (Control via Assets)

Ensign Peak Advisors: Oversees $100B+ in LDS financial assets.

Roger Clarke: Past strategist; legacy still influential.

W. Christopher Waddell: Current Presiding Bishop with major financial oversight.

Symbolic Summary

The LDS institution is not governed by prophetic impulse, but by a multi-layered firewall:

The Prophet — Reflects

The Quorum — Retains

Correlation — Filters

Finance — Anchors

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Unmasking the Tabernacle

What the LDS Temple Pretends to Be — and What It Actually Is

I. What They Say It Is

A restored tabernacle patterned after ancient Israel.

A place for covenants with God.

The highest form of worship on earth.

The bridge to exaltation, sealing families together forever.

II. What It Symbolically Is

Biblical Tabernacle LDS Temple

Outer court → Holy Place → Most Holy Recommend desk → Endowment room → Celestial room

Sacrifice (blood) first Worthiness (works) first

Veil torn by Christ Veil preserved as exclusive gate

Only one High Priest Every man may become one

God descends Man ascends

The LDS temple flips the covenantal vector. In Scripture: God comes down. In the temple: Man climbs up.

III. Component Breakdown

Baptism for the Dead: Guilt transference + endless obligation.

Initiatory: Ritual purity without blood—simulated cleansing.

Endowment: Narrative without gospel. Lucifer presented as a tutor. Obedience precedes understanding.

Garments: Shame cloths — fig leaves, not freedom.

Sealing: Institutional bondage masquerading as eternal family.

IV. What’s Missing

No cross

No blood

No substitution

No confession

No Spirit-indwelling

No priesthood of all believers

No rest

V. What It Actually Is

A replica of Babel — language, ascent, legacy.

A contractual religion of veils — every layer a filter.

A substitute priesthood — run by men who do not know the voice of God.

A binding machine — sealing people to a system, not a Savior.

VI. The True Tabernacle

“We have such a High Priest… who serves in the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by a mere human being.” – Hebrews 8:1–2

Christ’s Tabernacle LDS Temple

Once for all Endlessly repeated

Entered by His blood Entered by your worthiness

Curtain torn Curtain enforced

Mercy seat revealed Judgment cycle preserved

Jesus is the veil. To know Him is to pass through. The LDS temple rebuilds the veil and calls it glory.

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LDS Financial Exposure – Symbolic Briefing

I. Surface Accusations: Concealment and Control

Category Evidence

Money Laundering (alleged) Dozens of shell LLCs moved funds and disguised true asset ownership

Tithing Deception Tithing surplus was stored, not spent; $100B+ reserves quietly amassed

SEC Penalty (2023) $5 million fine for misleading investment disclosures

Whistleblower Reports IRS documents allege fraud, tax evasion, misuse of charity law

Misuse of Funds $1B+ spent on commercial mall and insurance investments

II. What It Reveals: The Bank Beneath the Temple

The temple is a bank: Obedience is currency

The priesthood is a ledger: Status and worthiness are tracked

The First Presidency is a board: Finance guides doctrine

The veil is a firewall: Members are kept from seeing the vault

This isn't about fraud alone. It's about exposure of the system’s purpose: control, not communion.

III. What It Does to the Faithful

Emotional Reaction Spiritual Effect

“If they hid this…” Trust fracture

“I gave when I couldn’t afford to” Grief and guilt

“Why did Jesus need a mall?” Disillusionment

“I thought I was building Zion” Realization of manipulation

IV. How to Use This in the Field

DO:

Let them bring it up first

Ask: “What did you feel when you heard that?”

Say: “It’s okay to feel betrayed. Even Jesus flipped tables.”

DON’T:

Mock, gloat, or belittle

Attack tithing itself — let the Spirit unravel the system

V. Bottom Line

Yes, there was laundering — of money and guilt. Yes, there was fraud — of filings and faith. But now the veil is torn again, through spreadsheets and fines. And behind it, there is no ark — only a balance sheet.