Unless there’s some secret esoteric Mormonism going on in deep catacombs hidden not only from the public but also from run-of-the-mill members of the church — which I suppose we can’t rule out
There's a little bit of esoteric Mormonism hidden from members, but the trick is that the hiding spot isn't "underground", it's "the past". E.g. run-of-the-mill members of the church mostly eventually get to see the (officially-)secret present-day temple ceremonies, but their only access to previous ceremony versions is via the same "look at leaked copies or recordings" (or a wiki summary?) method as any member of the general public.
Well, the hiding spot is "the past" for most members, at least. I'd presume that at some level non-run-of-the-mill members get to see official records of previous ceremony versions, but that's just me trying to be charitable, because alternatives like "the Prophet isn't supposed to see all his church's past" or "he's just supposed to trust Wikipedia if he gets curious" would seem worse.
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There's a little bit of esoteric Mormonism hidden from members, but the trick is that the hiding spot isn't "underground", it's "the past". E.g. run-of-the-mill members of the church mostly eventually get to see the (officially-)secret present-day temple ceremonies, but their only access to previous ceremony versions is via the same "look at leaked copies or recordings" (or a wiki summary?) method as any member of the general public.
Well, the hiding spot is "the past" for most members, at least. I'd presume that at some level non-run-of-the-mill members get to see official records of previous ceremony versions, but that's just me trying to be charitable, because alternatives like "the Prophet isn't supposed to see all his church's past" or "he's just supposed to trust Wikipedia if he gets curious" would seem worse.
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