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Heber13 wrote:
In fact, I have been worried about what will happen this year when my son turns 12. Will the bishop deny me the opportunity to ordain my son? After hearing Pres Packer, it seemed to specifically address this…and that the fathers should be the ones giving blessings and ordinations. I wonder if I will need to remind my bishop a few months ahead of the time before my son turns 12 to remind him what Pres Packer said.
I’ve been thinking the exact same thing (my oldest turns 8 this year). I’m keeping one phrase in mind: “battlefield commission”.
Uchtdorf’s talk this morning was probably my favorite General Conference talk of all time. He emphasized empathy, compassion, service, putting your words into action, and treating others as you would be treated. It was pretty much everything I could hope for from a conference talk. Heber13 wrote:If I take President Packer’s talk seriously…then I preside at home to teach my kids, and the church leaders do not have the authority to take away or preside over my family on what I feel they need to know or need to be taught.
I would never have pictured myself saying it before today, but Boyd K. Packer’s talk was one of my favorites. I got the same thing out of it that you did, and I was very heartened by it.I did notice the phrase “social justice” and my ears perked up, but the kids were screaming so I didn’t really catch the larger context of what he was saying. I instantly thought of Glenn Beck, though, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the use of that specific phrase were intentional given the recent controversy over Beck’s comments about it. Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone! I appreciate it. hawkgrrrl wrote:there are a few who take a Pharisaical stance, and that this, to me, rejects true spirituality.
I totally agree with this. People often like to order things in neat little boxes labeled Good and Bad, but life is so much richer than that. Even though you are probably right that the majority in the LDS church aren’t Pharisees, I think I’ve (perhaps unfairly) come to expect it as the natural state of things. I’ve been going to church and trying to remember that not everyone is like that, and I think my attitude has improved a lot.Along the same lines, I was very interested to watch General Conference this weekend to see what my reaction to it was. So far I’ve been pleasantly surprised by a few of the talks, but I’ve also been disappointed to hear much more talk about “commandments” than about “grace” or “love”. Then again, I’ve had to duck out a few times so my impression may not be totally accurate.
By the way, it’s past midnight here, so it’s now officially the 10 year anniversary of my baptism in the LDS church. Yay me!
