(religion, society)
Times and Seasons has a conversation going on right now about a couple of issues, the hot one seeming to be abortion. The question comes up: when does life actually begin? I remember debating this one out back in the mission field with one of my illustrious companions. His thought was that life began at birth, and he used for his proof 3rd Nephi 1:13, where Christ announces to a prophet in America that he was to be born the next day.
I found his argument unconvincing, to be honest. This could have been a messenger acting under the direction of God, (in which case he would have the right to speak in God's name). Also, Christ has always been a unique case. I responded with Luke 1:41, where Elizabeth, upon hearing Mary at the door, feels the baby apparently respond to the sound.
This is part of the problem with prooftexts. Everybody's got one for their own pet view.
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