huckelberry wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 10:31 pm
I am puzzled by all of the above comments. I listened both to the summary and the material before that. Both made it clear that he was supporting the whole meal of traditional Mormonism. (only leaving out advocating polygamy).
There was a restoration of priesthood, doctrine, covenants, and ordinances by God through Joseph Smith. He is glad that even though we do not know everything he is glad we do know things and can say I know even though there is value to sometimes say I believe or hope. He is glad to be Christian, that is not new for members of the Church of Jesus Christ.
He is glad for the community of the church and believes that community helps people learn to love each other. That is hardly a new idea for the Mormon church. It has always been a key foundation for members.
I am completely puzzled that anybody would see this as watered down or altered.
Is is altered from when I was last in several decades ago. There was absolutely no "we do not know everything," only I KNOW (insert various Mormon-centric statements.) also, there was NEVER an acceptance that we were Christian, we were a "peculiar people," and we were proud of it. Other Christian religions were disparaged as being misguided, deluded, etc. And while yes, Mormon community has long been an idea, it was also carefully trained into us as youth that no one else could do "community" like us Mormons. the GA who not that long ago said "where will you go? What will you do?" to those leaving was directly tapping into that exclusiveness.
Of course, none of this is right or good, but I do find it interesting that as ideas evolve, there is a persistent "we were never at war with EastAsia" mentality.
I'm not speaking of you personally, Huck, as I think it's very common to not catch those changes as they slowly evolve, but I really do see an evolvement, and a definite intent on the part of lds leaders to not recognize those changes (which would be far more healthy), in favor of insisting we have always been that way, as though admitting growth and change is somehow a weakness.