The leaders sinned
Here is an example of a straw man fallacy: "If the ones called to leadership sinned, then there is no God", or "If the ones called to leadership sinned then it isnt Gods church" I will try to explain this briefly. The model of the universe which makes sense to me is one in which MAXIMUM agency is permitted to allow for MAXIMUM growth and opportunities for learning. (Abraham 3) God calls people who are willing to do the work.(D&C section 4) He does not call people that he knows won’t make any mistakes. (Read entire bible for examples) When God calls someone (because they are willing to do a work), He does not suddenly remove their free agency, remove their temptations, or make it impossible for them to do bad things. The people that God calls have a stewardship and responsibility (or charge ) to be a good person and do a good job at what they are called to do. (Matthew 21) If they do a good job and are a good person, they receive of greater joy in ...