tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846085216258230399.post7183372351339349252..comments2023-07-03T09:35:38.476-06:00Comments on The Book of Mormon Today: Alma - Chapter 1Myke Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515375816353987662noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846085216258230399.post-44150950709361278592010-01-21T21:17:43.254-07:002010-01-21T21:17:43.254-07:00I have deep concerns about politicians (on either ...I have deep concerns about politicians (on either side of the aisle) who seem to believe that the "end justifies the means." I don't see that kind of thinking as "gospel friendly".<br /><br />I'm sure the Senator is a person who cares about others, and especially, and very personally, believes in social justice -- probably because of his growing up in a poor family. I'm also certain that he is a wonderful home teacher.<br /><br />That said, I think a person's public life needs to match his or her private life as much as possible; and I think that prominent LDS people, especially, need to think carefully about how their actions will be perceived by the general public, and be even more scrupulous about actions that could be perceived as dishonest than they might otherwise need to be.<br /><br />In the case of the recent Senate "back room deals", facilitated by Senator Reid, I would say that the fact that they may not have been "technically" illegal, did not make them ethical!<br /><br />I also think that there is great truth in the doctrine that "where much is given, much is expected.<br /><br />The Senator has great power. For that reason, alone, I believe that he needs to make a greater effort to make his public actions match his private faith. <br /><br />(I also understand that there is only one person who can question the Senator's actions in regard to his Temple Recommend, and that is his Bishop. All others need not apply!)D1Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08510791618054567601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2846085216258230399.post-47850548013455062712010-01-21T13:28:29.093-07:002010-01-21T13:28:29.093-07:00This notion of persecutions caught my attention to...This notion of persecutions caught my attention today. My brother-in-law lives in Senator Harry Reid's Stake in the DC area. He told me yesterday that Harry has got to be, hands down, the best home teacher in the church.<br /><br />Harry's politics are not a match for most Utah Mormons I know. I wonder if he lived in your ward, how would you treat him? There's a Sister in my ward who'd demand his temple recommend was revoked. In other words, she'd persecute him! Would you? Would I?Myke Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13515375816353987662noreply@blogger.com