Elder robert c gays talk from the october 2018

John A. Can any one of you imagine our Savior letting you and your burdens go unnoticed by Him? The Savior looked upon the Samaritan, the adulterer, the tax collector, the leper, the mentally ill, and the sinner with the same eyes. All were redeemable. In the eyes of Christ, each soul is of infinite worth.

No one is preordained to fail. Eternal life is possible for all. Elder Robert C. The context of the quotes is that of Elder Gay talking about the experience of being severely rebuked by the Spirit of God for judging his sister. I found it interesting that other than tell us to have the perspective and understanding knowing that God values and loves others who are not like us and we should do to cherish them, there was little in his talk about knowing and a good deal about loving, acting and serving.

Accepting and not judging was a part of his message. God rebuked him severely for judging his sister and he took that to heart instead of doubling down on his unrighteousness.

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Goes well with the recent LDS Living advice to attend the marriage of a child in a same sex relationship and to cherish their partner instead of judging them. Taking upon us the name of Christ is a two-part deal— — I make a personal decision to follow Him; and — I make a public statement to stand with and sustain others the Church.

I have long believed three verbs define Christian ministering or better described by the metaphor of feeding sheep. All have to be present in some proportion and a deficiency of one is like pulling a cart with crooked wheels. The three verbs are love, know and serve.

If you leave out know, your efforts will be misguided and possibly insensitive. At best they will be random. At times the best service can be a kick in the pants. But that will never work unless is is coupled with a strong bond of love that is felt by both and thorough knowledge.

I am always surprised by how much strict discipline I can get away with inflicting upon my rascal boy scouts when they know I really care about them. But as I grow older it is more difficult to really know them and understand them which decreases bonds of compassion and limits what I can do.

I think that correctly knowing right from wrong and knowing what people do results in judging them. But what you do about it, if done with enough love, is feeding sheep. It might be forgiving them, having patience, joking and teasing. But at times you have to be bluntly honest.

Even if you think you are right. But doing nothing is all that is necessary for evil to triumph. None of us can ever do enough but we can try, with knowledge and compassion. Stephen, I agree with Ben on the first part, but I disagree with the second part. I have no interest in becoming a monk.

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