Jesus didn't give them an exact time as he said no man knows the day or the hour. He didn't say no one knows the year, month, day or hour. So perhaps that left the year and month open.
Also I've read about several of our solar system planets being in close proximity to each other in 2012. If anyone else has read about that I'd like to know exactly where it states that.
I've been to our Regional Stake Conferences and I can tell you the GA's know something is coming but they really can't say anything because I believe it could cause panic. This 2nd Coming will be revealed to the hearts and minds of those who knock and ask. Not for an exact time, but for a confirmation that it is near and what you should be doing to prepare. I remember back when President Hinckley asked the entire church to read the Book of Mormon, the feeling I received was "Wow, we're in the days of Samuel the Prophet" He's on the wall preaching to Babylon (salt lake) and who is listening? I went around my ward doing my own informal survey asking, "Do you think the Savior will return in your life time? Most in their 20's and 30's said "NO." Perhaps today their answer would be different, I don't know. But it was interesting.
I understand your position but what doctrinal basis do you have for 2012 save for the end of the Mayan Calendar.
Related but not LDS (therefore you cannot bring up religion in them), I will be interested in your Replies in these Threads:
* Web Bot Project & 2012 Source 8
* 2012, the movie Source 4
* Crystal Skulls Source 5
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Comments: 2012 is here and it will pass and then we will be in 2013. By then there will be an asteroid coming to hit the earth in 2014 and on and on it goes.