The original question could have been answered much more simply. A single sentence would suffice. But the answer given is much more interesting. Thanks, Brian-A, for the enlightening comment.

I like the comment about the missionary who returns home and goes inactive (or should I say, “less active”?). It reminded me of an experience when I was in the branch presidency of a university branch. A fellow returned from his mission and the first week back got up and bore his testimony (in his mission language) and went completely inactive (completely less-active?). In our discussions of this the BP suggested that the guy went inactive because he wasn’t on the “spiritual high” of his mission anymore. My response was similar to the post–perhaps he didn’t have much of a foundation before (or during) his mission. (Of course, who am I to judge these things. We should, however, consider the non-orthodox possibilities.)

Anyway, the answer about Elohim was quite interesting—aside from the fact that it talks about the Hexateuch, not something i’d ever heard referenced in Mormon teaching before (contra the Pentateuch, which gets referenced occasionally), it assumes multiple authors for scriptural texts.

What’s the opposite of “refreshing“? ’Cause it’s whatever-that-concept-is that nowadays we have church teachers insisting the Books of Moses were all written completely and specifically by Moses (possibly excepting the bit at the very end).

Just last week I had a lady ask me, “Are priesthood holders required to have their suits buttoned or unbuttoned when they bless the Sacrament?”

The answer I gave was that the important principles involved were authority and worthiness. As long as one holds the priesthood and is worthy, he is okay to bless the sacrament, and what he is wearing and the way it is buttoned is unimportant. I did mention that the Chujrch encourages, but does not require, white shirts.

The answer I WANTED to give but was to nice to say was, “Lady, it is clear that you have never actually come to an LDS Sacrament meeting. Otherwise you would know that a 16 year-old priest is about as likely to wear a dress as he is a suit coat!”