@TimRunsHisMouth I think he is legitimately brainwashed. I wondered if he was trying to get clout from Hollywood leftist, but I think he legitimately believes what he says. Either he is a better actor than I give him credit for or he is brainwashed.
@Manhattva Not to brag, but my ancestors came over to this country as indentured servants, fought in the Revolution that gave our country religious freedom, then joined the church and made their way to the SL Valley. Not being pround of your heritage is a leftist ploy.
JUST IN: Congress has passed a bill banning members of Congress and their spouses from trading individual stocks in a 232-198 vote.
198 Democrats voted AGAINST this bill.
"If you are serious about helping to gather Israel and about building relationships that will last throughout the eternities, now is the time to lay aside bitterness. Now is the time to cease insisting that it is your way or no way. Now is the time to stop doing things that make others walk on eggshells for fear of upsetting you. Now is the time to bury your weapons of war. If your verbal arsenal is filled with insults and accusations, now is the time to put them away. You will arise as a spiritually strong man or woman of Christ."
- President Russell M. Nelson
Peacemaking is not avoiding disagreement.
Nor does peacemaking require that we agree with the ideas or opinions of others.
What peacemaking refers to, as declared by President Nelson, is HOW we disagree and discuss those disagreements.
President Nelson said, "how we speak to and about others at home, at church, at work, and online really matters."
When watching his 2023 talk, what stands out to me is not the different methods we use to resolve disagreements, but rather how we view those we disagree with and the ways we communicate with them when expressing our opinions.
Your words can reflect the spirit of contention or the spirit of charity. Contention is a choice and peacemaking is a choice. That choice is up to you.
If you want to be a peacemaker and understand what peacemaking truly is, this talk is the best place to start.
"Brothers and sisters, we can literally change the worldโone person and one interaction at a time. How? By modeling how to manage honest differences of opinion with mutual respect and dignified dialogue."
@ScottAlanGordon The prophet is God's mouth piece on the earth for the church. If there is guidance, inspiration or anything else regarding the church as a whole and it's affairs there is a good chance it is coming from the Lord to the prophet down to us.