tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147004388839380231.post2653138292459450152..comments2024-03-16T21:45:20.072-07:00Comments on Even If I Tried: Opposition in all ThingsChris Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04827382068051915947noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147004388839380231.post-34351895767471384312015-05-05T14:16:33.450-07:002015-05-05T14:16:33.450-07:00Thanks for your input Katie :) There's always ...Thanks for your input Katie :) There's always more to the story than what we all hear so I'm sure there's more going on with both the members and the church to resolve the members not sustaining during conference and I agree I don't think it was a direct "we don't believe in the prophet" as much as it was a "We would like to have some questions answered" moment for them so I will agree with you there for sure. I love how you put it by saying "the church is a hospital for the sick and those seeking peace and answers - not a country club for the perfect." <br />Hope you and your family are doing great! Good to hear from you!!Chris Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827382068051915947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147004388839380231.post-76011439369900676782015-05-04T23:07:06.592-07:002015-05-04T23:07:06.592-07:00I hope it's okay that I comment. :) I just rea...I hope it's okay that I comment. :) I just really appreciated your opinions on all this, and have been pondering a lot of the same issues.<br /><br />My first thought with the sustaining thing was, well if you don't think President Monson is a prophet of God, why are you even here and not elsewhere seeking truth? But it occurred to me that maybe their message was not that he's not a prophet, just that they have questions. If this is the case, of course there is nothing wrong with seeking answers. The church is a hospital for the sick and those seeking peace and answers--not a country club for the perfect. There is part of me that wonders if they understand the serious nature of sustainings, but I also don't think they were entirely inappropriate.<br /><br />I am still seeking my stance on the LGBT issue(s) because I feel conflicted. But I definitely don't feel like anyone who is gay is automatically damned. "I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things."<br /><br />Keep on keeping on. I wish you all the happiness life can bring! :)Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06757753736562303590noreply@blogger.com