Last week we were in the Salt Lake Temple for a stake temple day. We have many ordinance workers from our stake who volunteer their time, most of whom are elderly and not in the best of health. They arise early in the morning, even the middle of the night for most of them, to perform that sacred service for the patrons who come to do the work of saving souls. In all of this they are agents on an errand from the Lord. No one compels anyone to do anything in this Church. We are free to choose. There is no way God at this late stage in the earth’s temporal existence, having put in place the plan of life to include the gift of agency, can reverse course and do it some other way. Lehi said it well: ”Men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according... Read the rest of this entry »
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Free to Choose Eternal Life
LGBT, the Savior and Eternal Life
Just so you know; here’s the disclaimer up front: I am a heterosexual monogamous male living in the last days who is not without sin. When I found my eternal companion, Patsy Hewlett, our union began simply as one male and one female who were deeply in love with each other from the moment we went on our first date. Neither of us was perfect yet, but she’s always been pretty darn close to perfection as far as I’ve been able to discern. From those two imperfect beings have come many – thirteen children and thirty-five grandchildren. We have been added upon in ways we never imagined when we first met. . . And, I’m a Mormon. I suppose there are others types of “love” in these last days because I’ve been told there is an acronym to describe everything else under the broad heading of “love,” and it has been in widespread use since the 1990s: LGBT is an initialism... Read the rest of this entry »
March First Presidency Message – Moral Courage
March is coming around the corner. As always, the new edition of the Ensign is already in the mailboxes. I have already received mine, and have already glanced through some of the articles. There are several articles that are very interesting to read, prayerfully study through, and ask for comprehension. Truly, this month’s issue is [...] Read More →