CAROLYN - Could you please explain to me how you feel that it is your right to speak for the Mormon Church? Many of the questions that are being asked need to be responded to by an appropriate representative. Help me out here. Thanks.

JOEL - I don't have the right to speak officially for the Mormon Church, and I make that clear with the following statement at the head of my "Answers to Submitted Questions" page:
"Although I try to be consistant with teachings of the LDS Church, these are my own answers and opinions and should not be considered the official opinion of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."

And at the head of my "Answers to Critic's Questions" page I state:
"The answers are based on the opinions of many and in no way are meant to represent the official opinion of the LDS church."

And the disclaimer at the bottom of my main page says the following:
"Not an official site of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"

The last time I checked I live in the United States of America which gives me the right to express my opinion on just about anything I want. However, if a General Authority of the Church were to contact me personally and ask me to discontinue answering questions about the Church on my web site, I would gladly do that, but that hasn't happened yet. And there have been several of my fellow church members who have written me, telling me that the information I have provided has been very helpful to them, some even saying that it has helped save their testimony and membership in the Church.
Usually, the only complaints I get are from the critics of the Church who just want to debate points of doctrine.
Church members can always write to "an appropriate representative" to get answers to their questions, but that can sometimes take a long time to get a response.
I happen to have a large library of books and resources that have been written by those "appropriate representatives" that I use to provide my answers. If you(or anyone else) are aware of anything that I have said that is incorrect please let me know and I will correct it.