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Ballard at BYU 11/17: I want anyone who is a member of the Church who is gay or lesbian to know I believe you have a place in the kingdom and I recognize that sometimes it may be difficult for you to see where you fit in the Lord’s Church, but you do.
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Walking by my Stake Center while leadership meetings were happening.
The cars in the lot. A Lexus, Acura, Land Rover, 2 Cadillacs and a Tesla.
Unpaid clergy means only certain types of people can afford to be church leaders.
*discuss
As we listen to
@OaksDallinH
talking about how wearing garments is a daily confirmation of our PERSONAL commitment to our covenants, let's remember that checking whether others are wearing them (or wearing them "properly") is none of our business.
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"Some people feel like girls. Some people feel like boys. Our job is to be kind to people even if we don't understand why they feel differently than we do."
For all those those that have chosen not to wear a mask because you feel your rights are being taken away, I’ll refer you to Elder Packer. (Looking at all the Karens that protested at the Utah Co. Commission meeting earlier this week.)
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Dear Church members who don't believe the prophet was encouraging us to get vaccinated when he said "we encourage you to get vaccinated"
Are you reconsidering your horrible treatment of those who question leadership on LGBTQIA+ issues or is that different because this affects u?
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@BasedMikeLee
: Here you are on 1/6 explaining that Trump's plan to seize power was illegal. It's sad you've abandoned what you know is true. You should take a break from spreading lunacy to read these remarks by Dallin Oaks
FYI: Church newsroom says the Hosanna Shout will be explained in
@NelsonRussellM
's talk. Also, please don't go buy a white handkerchief and encourage COVID-19 community spread. He said we can wave our hands. Let's wave our hands.
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This is all to say this, if you're only friends with people because of their proximity to the Church, maybe you're not really friends like they're thinking you are.
Maybe you just like the idea of what they can do for you/your faith community.
And that's kind of sad.
A guy I know posted to Facebook that he was leaving the Church. It kind of came as a shock to everyone considering the kinds of Church-related work he did and how vigorously he defended the Church in the past. It felt kind of out of the blue.
Someone send Elder Renlund "A Boy's Guide to Heavenly Mother." Sometimes I feel like there's been no real study about these things prior to making some statements. GO READ ALL THE TALKS RE: HEAVENLY MOTHER FROM CHURCH LEADERS. There's a lot.
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My biggest gripe with the Family Proclamation is not really with the document itself, but how we've decided, in large part, to only use it as an LDS-specific clober document.
"He became consumed by recurring thoughts of death." ... I am stunned. As the mother of children who have struggled with suicidal thoughts, ideation, and efforts, I am very, very grateful for this talk in this setting.
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But the breakneck speed people went from "X is an excellent Church scholar whose thoughts are incredibly insightful" to "You clearly never had a testimony and you should feel bad/guilty because of the pain your decision is causing me" is kind of shameful.
I wish that we could hear how Elder Oaks and Elder Eyring disagree. Genuinely. I think many need to hear how we can disagree amicably
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Church members are at their best when they're making funeral potatoes and fleece blankets and at their worst when they're taking it upon themselves to call people to repentance online or otherwise.
"... you and others to say, ‘how could God allow things like that to happen?’ Well, God allows us to have our agency, and men have passed laws that allow guns to go to people who shouldn’t have them.”
- Russell M Nelson
This is very important. In our culture we too often skip over grief when we lose loved ones. Grief is important. Death and separation are sad. We can rejoice in eternity together while also being wrenched at the death of a loved one.
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People are people. They are not tools or points on some spiritual leader board.
It's saddening that someone who contributed so much to the Church can't be respected enough to, at a minimum, make their own spiritual decisions.
I never imagined that one day I would participate in the Hosanna Shout with just my own little family, including my 18 month old baby, within the 4 walls of my own home.
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Speaking of leaders w/out the "ideal" family--Sister Abuerto is talking about being a single, *divorced* mother & is now part of the RS General Presidency. She's also one of my favorite speakers. (Not that we have favorites. Shhh.)
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Maybe it's my post pregnancy hormones but this song sure means a lot more with this little lady around these days. I'm not crying, you're crying.
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The president of the church just admitted to not paying tithing at one point in his life on a very meager sum. So, our prophet is also a man who has had to repent. It’s a not a huge thing, but hearing him say out loud that he’s a human is somehow comforting.
Similarly, if you have a friend who is your conversion "project" maybe self-reflect and make sure that you're treating them as a friend first and a potential person to baptize second.
Side lesson from prodigal son: it can't hurt to give the "good" kid props at times. They don't need a big party, but if you don't acknowledge a 4.0 while cheering over a prodigal sibling's D- bc YAY they didn't fail again? That's demoralizing.
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Who else is dressing in actual Sunday clothes for the Solemn Assembly? This is the first time I’ve worn makeup or brushed my hair in weeks! 30 min ago I looked like this...
SHANGHAI PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA TEMPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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While some people will actively try tp push people out for not being all in all of the time on all issues, we will sit with them on the back row of the Cultural Hall.
Dr. Julie Hanks & others like her will tell you that there is “middle ground” or there are “gray areas” in the gospel. “It isn’t black & white.” You can be a “nuanced member of the church.”
In his new book Elder Holland explicitly debunks that.
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For those who might not know, Sister Eubank's day job is being the head of Latter-day Saint Charities. Hearing her talk about serving people regardless of faith or ethnicity comes from some significant personal experience.
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I think it shouldn't be shocking that this person received a lot of pushback on this.
I only want to add one thing.
If correct principles are understood as "conservative ideas" then your kids would be no worse off joining a white evangelical church.
Ooooohh. *sigh*
Listen. God's love isn't conditional.
Are there conditions in LIFE? Yes. Even eternally.
Also: "If you _______ THEN I will love you," just isn't a thing.
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