tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2730636855717448971.post7271906800427412613..comments2023-06-10T03:06:39.748-06:00Comments on In These Gay Mormon Shoes: THT: The Brother of Jared and Why I BelieveJonathan Adamsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03888679384571699094noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2730636855717448971.post-71060483433585975912010-11-21T13:19:54.301-07:002010-11-21T13:19:54.301-07:00Hahaha I love your take on the Brother of Jared st...Hahaha I love your take on the Brother of Jared story. Such a simple and seemingly childish request must have made God smile :)<br /><br />This was a great post; it's really important to remember General Authority's are human.Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267445399650498944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2730636855717448971.post-82323075710541091742010-11-21T13:04:02.310-07:002010-11-21T13:04:02.310-07:00I don't find this post harsh or critical. I l...I don't find this post harsh or critical. I love your honesty. And let me say this, your perspective gives me hope for us all! Our world and church need more people able to have faith and yet be candid/honest about how we can do better...examine our failures so that we can improve. I truly believe that is why Jesus Christ is literally "the man." He always provides an example for us...how to be better. And we have a long way to go. Keep up the writing. You're amazing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2730636855717448971.post-12660113271042616082010-11-21T10:15:50.154-07:002010-11-21T10:15:50.154-07:00Interesting post.
No, the Brethren are not perfe...Interesting post. <br /><br />No, the Brethren are not perfect. But they do hold the keys of the Priesthood, and what they bind on earth is bound in heaven. Important item to remember.<br /><br />I think a lot of us forget that the Brethren are being tried and tested just as we are. Becoming a GA doesn't automatically make you perfect, as you have pointed out several examples in the scriptures that clearly isllustrate this, and there are others.<br /><br />The Brethren are allowed to make their own judgements and decisions, and just like the Bro. of Jared, the Lord will back them up most of the time. But they are accountable for those decisions just as we are accountable for ours. The decisions they make, however, are far more serious, since they affect so many of God's children.<br /><br />I have an African-American friend who has researched the "blacks and the priesthood" issue, and its really interesting to hear his perspective on it all. In the early days of the Church, Josph Smith ordained black men to the priesthood. After his death the Brethren began to put the brakes on that, and this was due mainly to the "hardness of their hearts". So it became policy. And almost doctrine. But eventually, when the Church was ready to recieve it, the Lord set things straight and sent a clear message and things changed. I think a lot of times the Lord is waiting on us as a people to become ready for his higher laws and ways of thinking. I'm sure he's frustrated with the current negativity in the Church over gay people. He wants ALL of us to return to him. Yet, as a Church, we are far from being ready to succor all of his Children and accept everyone with love, compassion, and joy. <br /><br />But where we are as a people does not change the truths of the Gospel or our obligation to live it. The Gospel remains, even when the people harden their hearts or turn a deaf ear. And so some of us must endure patiently for the day whent the Church "catches up". I know we'll be blessed for staying faithful.Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943975175380497835noreply@blogger.com