“We have direct access to light and knowledge and power, and we have the right—the divinely given right—to take that power, even if it says to us something different from how the authorities or power structures over us may be thinking.
I described my unwillingness to "sit on the other side of that desk" to my Stake President in my turning down being a Bishop in 2015. Laurie Lee's mentioning of it brought back those vivid feelings of why I couldn't do that. I also give my wife full credit, love and respect for following her personal revelation and dictates of her conscience. When she went back to school for a Masters and then PhD, many cast their negative opinions of her for doing so. My extended family and children in the Church are the beneficiaries of her doing do. Lastly, I agree with Laurie Lee about our nation following the lead of the Church in disfellowshipping an entire group. I also see the nation now going after Universities in the footsteps of what the Church did with BYU. Thanks Laurie Lee. Your book is amazing! And this discussion was beautifully deep and insightful. I will continue to pay attention.
I described my unwillingness to "sit on the other side of that desk" to my Stake President in my turning down being a Bishop in 2015. Laurie Lee's mentioning of it brought back those vivid feelings of why I couldn't do that. I also give my wife full credit, love and respect for following her personal revelation and dictates of her conscience. When she went back to school for a Masters and then PhD, many cast their negative opinions of her for doing so. My extended family and children in the Church are the beneficiaries of her doing do. Lastly, I agree with Laurie Lee about our nation following the lead of the Church in disfellowshipping an entire group. I also see the nation now going after Universities in the footsteps of what the Church did with BYU. Thanks Laurie Lee. Your book is amazing! And this discussion was beautifully deep and insightful. I will continue to pay attention.