Last night, Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints passed away. We will miss him.
To read more about Elder Wirthlin and his passing, click here.
I love Elder Wirthlin. His was a much-needed voice of love and acceptance in a world of narrow-minded hate. I wonder how those who vandalize chapels and threaten Church members could label such a man "intolerant."
1. Never attack someone else's beliefs. 2. Declarations of sincere belief are always welcome. And if you wish to rebut someone else's belief, then do it by expressing what you believe, NOT by pointing out which points of doctrine you find to be silly, erroneous, or misguided. 3. If you want to know what members of another religion believe, go to them and not to their enemies. 4. Always judge a church by its best members, never by its worst. Those who fail to live according to the tenets of their religion are not representative of that religion. 5. Leave room for divine envy. 6. Everyone has the right to believe or not what you are saying. 7. Listen (in this case read) for understanding, not to plan on what you will say to refute what the other is saying.
"I seek not for power, but to pull it down. I seek not for honor of the world, but for the glory of my God, and the freedom and welfare of my country."
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I love Elder Wirthlin. His was a much-needed voice of love and acceptance in a world of narrow-minded hate. I wonder how those who vandalize chapels and threaten Church members could label such a man "intolerant."
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