Since my family has moved to California, I am now kept in the loop of a great many things going on there. My father sent me the article linked below from the online LDS Magazine Meridian. It is written by an LDS Police Officer in L.A. His perspective is a very interesting one and the article is a good read. He talks of tolerance, standing up for what you believe and turning to our Savior in these perilous times. Above all, it is so important for us to remember to love everyone since we are all sinners, but do not love or condone the sin. I have family members who live alternative life styles and one who even protested in Church Headquarters in Salt Lake last week after Prop 8 passed in California. I simply wanted to pass on this article, since it helped me know how to speak with others and remember that we are all God's Children with Free Agency and it is so easy to get caught up in the worldly way of hate and bitterness. Love to you all!
http://www.ldsmag.com/ideas/081110hate.html
2 comments:
Interesting article. Yes it is important to love the sinner but you dont have to love the sin, it is just hard to keep that mentality with the brutle attacks on the mormon church. They claim "equality for all" yet they are not doing it themselves! With the threats and vandalism to the church. The double standard here is so rediculous. They targeted our church when there were others as well. The whole thing is just beyond me.
Thanks Mandi! I actually posted the whole article on my blog. I wanted my family to actually read it and I didn't know if they would unless I put it there with all the pictures and such. I can't believe what it's coming to out there. Crazy world.
I love keeping up with you guys on your blog! Miss you.
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