Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the News

[smokymountainrain]

To be fair, I don't think that most of the critics complaints about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are that they aren't focusing on Christ enough. SJBH.

it is indeed a complaint heard often though. perhaps it is more from members inside the church, than outside. it is a complaint i've had in the past at least on a ward level. JL's point is certainly valid.

[smokymountainrain]

Bryce Harper's Instagram post from yesterday:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BopYSphH...by=bharper3407

https://www.instagram.com/p/BopYza8n...by=bharper3407

As I sit here in the Salt Lake City airport I’ve been pondering about the last couple days I was able to spend in Utah with all my family. Of course you all know my season came to an end this year quite early & that was very unfortunate, but with that being said I was sitting back & thinking this will be the first year me and my wife will be able to attend General Conference and hear from the amazing leaders of our Church. As we were flying in on Thursday, I was so excited & anxious to get to Utah to enjoy this great weekend with everybody. So many smiling and energetic faces ready to do the same as me. We had some free time on Friday so we were able to do a session in the beautiful Salt Lake Temple. This was my first session in this temple and what an experience we had. The spirit was on my mind so strongly & the craziness that this offseason will bring. But when I am feeling such things or in a frame of mind like that nothing feeds my soul more than learning & being more in tune with my Lord & Savior in His house upon the earth! Later in the day we had an incredible opportunity to meet with President Nelson & the “German Shepard” Elder Uchtdorf. I can’t begin to describe to any of you how much wisdom and knowledge these men have. President Nelson had me in shock. He had an overwhelming feeling around him of the spirit. He walked into the room and I immediately teared up and began to think if it was even appropriate for me to be in the same room as this man because of how incredible he is. He came over and shook my hand, my wife’s hand, and family’s hands and we talked for a couple minutes. By the end I couldn’t help but think when this man talks it is the truth. It is the word of God & everything that I want to be part of. My mind was racing & I didn’t really have much time to catch my breathe or really sit back and think about what I had just heard or what had just happened because up the elevator & down the hallway stood one of my biggest hero’s and the biggest spiritual gangster’s that I’ve seen, Elder Uchtdorf. When I walked into his office he greeted me with the biggest smile & just the most friendly vibe I’ve ever seen or felt. He was so personable ➡️

& just as genuine as you could imagine. The soft, quiet but powerful voice he spoke with was indescribable. He talked about family, faith, being humble, & just the pure love of Christ in all that you do. As we were beginning to leave he gave me a hug and I was just in awe in the pure love he showed my family and I. It was everything I could ever imagine and more. The next day we were able to attend both sessions but I wont go to much into that besides the fact that I loved each and every person that had spoke and especially those that had said “I bear witness.” That is so powerful to me because when I doubt myself at times or when I doubt my faith at any point in my life I can look back & know that these men or woman have an understanding of the gospel and a relationship with our Lord more than anybody I’ve ever imagined and maybe one day I can get to that point. I have a testimony of my Heavenly Father and I know that my redeemer lives. I know that President Russell M. Nelson is a true disciple of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I know that the Book Of Mormon is the true word and that The Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints is the true church. I believe in the Atonement & that Jesus died for me so that I can live on earth today. I believe in the Eternal families and the amazing blessings that I get from going to the Temple as often as I can and I believe that anybody that is struggling or going through pain or any tough times that if you take two minutes to say a prayer, read a scripture verse(Luke 1:37), or just turn your life to the light of the Lord then he will lift you up and brighten your life in ways you could’ve never imagined. In my life I’ve had many accolades and have won many awards which have been amazing, but nothing has gave me more happiness than marrying my wife in the temple and giving my life to my Savior Jesus Christ. I hope you have an amazing Sunday. Love to all

[Green Monstah]

Bryce Harper's Instagram post from yesterday:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BopYSphH...by=bharper3407

https://www.instagram.com/p/BopYza8n...by=bharper3407

Let's just all hope and pray he doesn't become a Yankee, and blow his chance at redemption from sin forevermore.

[Northwestcoug]

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[Non Sequitur]

To be fair, I don't think that most of the critics complaints about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are that they aren't focusing on Christ enough. SJBH.

The Church wants to have it both ways. They want to meddle in politics and lobby for unpopular causes and then complain when the moniker Mormon becomes tainted and doesn't sound Christie enough. It's nonsense to suggest that God has suddenly decided that when people don't expend a dozen syllables to reference the Church, that Satan and his minions give themselves high-fives. Hopefully the Church will settle on a brand and get out of the lobbying game and back into the religion game.

[creekster]

The Church wants to have it both ways. They want to meddle in politics and lobby for unpopular causes and then complain when the moniker Mormon becomes tainted and doesn't sound Christie enough. It's nonsense to suggest that God has suddenly decided that when people don't expend a dozen syllables to reference the Church, that Satan and his minions give themselves high-fives. Hopefully the Church will settle on a brand and get out of the lobbying game and back into the religion game.

Unlike most of what you post, this is ignorant. The sobriquet issue was on Nelson's mind since the 90s, as you can see from his address in April 1990. This change has nothing to do with a failure of recent lobbying efforts and everything to do with RMN's position. What evidence, apart from possible musings of ex or non-mormons, is there that this change results from a perceived taint on the name Mormon resulting from politics? The church isnt complaining that "Mormon" isn't christ-like enough, they are saying we should become more Christ-like by calling ourselves after him, as his disciples, which he told us we should do in the BoM.

[RC Vikings]

Bryce Harper's Instagram post from yesterday:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BopYSphH...by=bharper3407

https://www.instagram.com/p/BopYza8n...by=bharper3407

Both sessions on Saturday, if you're Bryce Harper I guess you can get tickets to any event you want. That was interesting, I wondered how deep his faith was or if he was just going along with it for his wife. I'm impressed, it would be easy in that situation to live a life very much removed from the church.

[Walter Sobchak]

Both sessions on Saturday, if you're Bryce Harper I guess you can get tickets to any event you want. That was interesting, I wondered how deep his faith was or if he was just going along with it for his wife. I'm impressed, it would be easy in that situation to live a life very much removed from the church.

That's a clown assumption bro.

[smokymountainrain]

Both sessions on Saturday, if you're Bryce Harper I guess you can get tickets to any event you want. That was interesting, I wondered how deep his faith was or if he was just going along with it for his wife. I'm impressed, it would be easy in that situation to live a life very much removed from the church.

i had the same thought. that's why i thought it was so interesting. seems pretty committed.

[Eddie]

i had the same thought. that's why i thought it was so interesting. seems pretty committed.

Yeah - saying he got to go to conference and even shake the prophets hand and it was cool is one thing.

Wrapping it in a long description that talks about fanboying and crying when you met the prophet and mixing in going to the temple and a testimony doesn't seem like he's faking it.

[old_gregg]

Yeah - saying he got to go to conference and even shake the prophets hand and it was cool is one thing.

Wrapping it in a long description that talks about fanboying and crying when you met the prophet and mixing in going to the temple and a testimony doesn't seem like he's faking it.

anybody who says they’re not faking it is a lying piece of shit

[Pelado]

anybody who says they’re not faking it is a lying piece of shit

Please don't talk about my wife like that.

[Jeff Lebowski]

anybody who says they’re not faking it is a lying piece of shit

Seems a bit harsh

[Northwestcoug]

That's a clown assumption bro.

Please don't talk about my wife like that.

[pelagius]

I haven't read this thread so maybe someone already suggested this ... but it strikes me that we still need an acceptable shorthand way to refer to the church. My suggestion is we just start calling ourselves Melchizedeks. It's short, still starts with M, and has the virtue of already being whitelisted by the Lord for these sort of naming issues.