Comments on: Following the prophet is easy when all you need to do is agree

By: James

James — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:37:47 +0000

In reply to Richard Allgood. Interesting! The church's essay on "Race and the Priesthood" come to mind...especially the part about President Brigham Young publicly announcing that men of black African descent could no longer be ordained to the priesthood.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 05:04:31 +0000

In reply to Dawn. Ironically, I watched that conference on the Internet.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 05:01:02 +0000

Elder Uchtdorf also said at the last conference that we shouldn’t seek truth on the Internet…..do we take that literally?

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 00:08:14 +0000

In reply to Poe Dameron. Thank you for sharing this.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 00:07:10 +0000

In reply to The view from where I sit. Thank you for that. That’s encouraging.

By: The view from where I sit

The view from where I sit — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 23:09:49 +0000

You say… “That marks yet another consecutive week of someone mentioning the policy change at least once during sacrament meeting, Sunday school, and elders quorum class.”

You live in the heart of Mormon Country. My experience in the fringes, geographically removed from large Mormon centre, has been the policy change has not been referred to much. It was the content of one testimony in my ward but the testimony related to grieving for how this policy will affect those they knew and loved. They did not disagree with the policy but mourned for ways they knew it would impact loved ones. They expressed faith in being led by a prophet despite not fully understanding the decision.

By: Poe Dameron

Poe Dameron — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 22:30:56 +0000

Matthew 21:28-32
28 ¶But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.

31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 05:11:31 +0000

In reply to Richard Allgood. Completely agree on your final point. I just wish more people realized that.

By: Richard Allgood

Richard Allgood — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 03:02:16 +0000

Interesting. The parable of the 10 virgins comes to mind.

Both Home Teaching and the Policy change are, AS PRESENTED TO US by the leadership of the Church as well as in my own belief on the matter, were revelatory decisions made with direct guidance from God (whether or not you or anyone else believes this is up to you).

We are commanded to follow the Prophet. The onus of our salvation and exaltation is predicated upon our obedience to God, by following the path He has told us to follow.

Anyone who is failing to meet the requirements as set before them need to change. . . this happens to be all of us in one form or another.