Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his wife, Sister Susan Bednar, share a laugh as they attend the campus devotional in the Marriott Center at BYU in Provo on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018.
There is a picture of them laughing, with solemn looking people in the background of the photo. I can't find a way of posting the image, perhaps someone can help me out?
“When we are confronted with evidence that challenges our deeply held beliefs we are more likely to reframe the evidence than we are to alter our beliefs. We simply invent new reasons, new justifications, new explanations. Sometimes we ignore the evidence altogether.” (Mathew Syed 'Black Box Thinking')
In the face of madness, rationality has no power - Xiao Wang, US historiographer, 2287 AD.
Every record...falsified, every book rewritten...every statue...has been renamed or torn down, every date...altered...the process is continuing...minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Ideology is always right.
The girl probably did the best thing considering the circumstances. I'm sure her parents are relieved she refrained from giving into sexual impurity and living a life of sin. Better to die in your sins (suicide) than to live in them as a lesbian, right?
Spencer W Kimball wrote:There is no true Latter-day Saint who would not rather bury a son or a daughter than to have him or her lose his or her chastity – realizing that chastity is of more value than anything else in all the world.
Can you imagine a leader of the church getting up in conference and saying it would be better to live a life as a practicing homosexual or lesbian rather than to commit suicide by jumping off a balcony?
Elder Bednar had written his talk on joy prior to the tragic suicide. You can't expect Elder Bedar to adapt his speech or demeanor to the circumstance of the day.
Short Elder Bednar Story to Illustrate the Importance of his Words
Recently Elder David Bednar was at a swanky soirée in Park City, Utah held at the Chateau Romney. Each important guest had their name and titles announced as they descended the marble staircase. Two places ahead of Elder Bednar some blond-haired dame handed the head butler her card and he announced, “Daenerys of the House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, The Unburnt, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Queen of Meereen, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Protector of the Realm, Lady Regnant of the Seven Kingdoms, Breaker of Chains and Mother of Dragons”.
Elder Bednar did not wish to be outdone, so he added a few extra entries to his introduction card. Besides the usual, it read "Fourth of Twelve in the Quorum, Doctorate of organizational behavior from Purdue University, First Primate of Rexburg, Holder of the Royal Melchezidek Priesthood, Future President of the One True Church, and Right hand of God". Elder Bednar felt quite pleased that he was able to upstage that Targaryen woman.
This headline is probably unfair by itself. But then when we are reminded of things like Shulem's response, well, yeah...Bednar has had many chances to speak up and do something to help fix the problem. And he has done nothing. Nothing.
Shulem wrote:Can you imagine a leader of the church getting up in conference and saying it would be better to live a life as a practicing homosexual or lesbian rather than to commit suicide by jumping off a balcony?
Well?
"Jesus gave us the gospel, but Satan invented church. It takes serious evil to formalize faith into something tedious and then pile guilt on anyone who doesn’t participate enthusiastically." - Robert Kirby
Beer makes you feel the way you ought to feel without beer. -- Henry Lawson
cwald wrote:This headline is probably unfair by itself. But then when we are reminded of things like Shulem's response, well, yeah...Bednar has had many chances to speak up and do something to help fix the problem. And he has done nothing. Nothing.
He's continued to collect a check from the church and soak up the many financial benefits of being involved in the priestcraft club of Mormon apostleship. He's traveled all around the world while his adoring fans cook him homemade meals and bring them straight to the table and set them before him as if he was a king. His fans worship him as if he's God's sacred representative on earth -- needing him because they can't think for themselves. Pathetic Mormons crave this unhealthy lifestyle to validate themselves and make them feel useful.
