So I have watched and
listened to the October 2014 General Conference of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The first session I watched in the
Vasa chapel and it was great meeting members in my old hometown. Then
I followed it on the net. And here my brothers and sisters are five
personal thoughts from the Conference.
I loved when Sister
Cheryl Esplin was talking about the sacrament, “The sacrament gives
us an opportunity for introspection and an opportunity to turn our
heart and will to God,” she said. “Obedience to the commandments
brings the power of the gospel into our lives and greater peace and
spirituality.” I hope that when I am blind and deaf, unable to hear
any testimonies, that I den still will have the power to attend the
sacrament meeting promising to think and act, to be, as Christ.
President Henry Eyring said logic isn't enough for
humanity traversing turmoil. He's right. In its most vital moments,.
I also like what his father, the chemist Henry Eyring has said "Is
there any conflict between science and religion? There is no conflict
in the mind of God, but often there is conflict in the minds of men."
He never got the Noble Prize and some thinks that it was because of
his religion and I do not know how The Royal Swedish Academy of
Sciences was thinking but they apparently awarded him the Berzelius
Medal in 1977 as partial compensation.
Elder Oak had a refreshing talk focusing on the
key question why it is so diffuclt to have Christlike love for
one another?
And he said:
“When our positions do not prevail, we should
accept unfavorable results graciously and practice civility with our
adversaries. In any event, we should be persons of goodwill toward
all, rejecting persecution of any kind, including persecution based
on race, ethnicity, religious belief or nonbelief, and differences in
sexual orientation “
Futher Fox news:
Fox news
But that said; why did Elder Oaks chose
the polarizing term “adversaries,” instead of repeating the
phrase “those with whom we disagree.” This type of
emotionally-fraught labeling is in all liklihood not the best way to
raise the level of civility. Me myself connect the term with Satan
and his minions. I have respect for Elder Oaks as an Apostle and a
special witness of Jesus Christ, I respect his calling and what it
entails. He is a great man but still there where som things in his
talk that I didn´t get. I am trying to be a good member of Our
Church and a caring brother to my friends and when I am a person
experiening same-sex attraction I do want toseek and receive personal
revelation of the purpose of it.
The missionary choir was singing
"Called to Serve" and it
reminded me that I am also called to serve in my everyday life.
Elder Carlos Godoy said that above scriptures and prophets, we
have personal revelation to guide us. True and sometimes demanding.
