I wanted to start with addressing the point the yes I am LDS (Latter Day Saint). So a lot of my posts will be based on or touched with ideas and Ideals from the gospel. To start I will simply address my standings on same sex marriages, just to clear the air from the very beginning.
This is a very sensitive subject for me in many ways. I grew up as a little child being taught that God loves every one of us. That he would have sacrificed himself, even if it was just for one person. He loves, he has mercy and he forgives. I learned to love our neighbors and our enemies. To judge the sin not the sinner. At the same time, the lord sees the heart of the people when we can only see the outward appearance. Meaning, we don’t truly know everything or everyone. Only god has the right to judge and give judgement on others because he see the heart and the big picture. So basically, I learned to live my life in a way where I loved everyone, and understood that even though I know the sin is wrong I have no right to condemn and judge the person who decided to partake in that sin.
I believe that marriage was a blessing made and given to a man and a woman. I believe that the temple is sacred and that we should rejoice in the sealing of families and that bonding process of a man and a woman in an eternal marriage. Everything within the church, where we base the standards on the scriptures and church doctrine, should have the fundamental foundation that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. So within the church, within the religious boundaries we have, I believe that we should defend and protect the value of the sacred unity of a marriage between a husband and a wife and also protect the religious rights that we all possess.
With that said, everything outside of the church and the religious boundaries, I feel very strongly, that I don’t have a right to force people to act in the same standards that I believe or tell them how to live their lives. We were each born with the blessing of free agency to choose how we live our life. There are things in this world that are so far beyond my comprehension which makes it so I have no higher ground to try to dictate how a person decides to live or to love. The church message in the reading on The Divine Institution on Marriage said, “As Church members strive to protect marriage between a man and a woman, they should show respect, civility, and kindness toward others who have different points of view.” I will take this as we need to stand firm and protect our religious rights and standards in the church, but also show respect for those outside of the church that believe and act differently. It is not our place.
So within the walls of the church and surrounding the gospel. Yes we should fight to make sure that we maintain the religious rights to practice and teach and continue to live by the standards of church doctrine. But outside of the religion, I don’t see how we have any right to try to force someone and take away their agency to choose how they want to live their life. As long as they respect our beliefs, temples and churches, what they chose to do with their life is between them and God NOT me.
So if you are among the population that are married or in a same sex relationship please understand that I one, will base a lot of posts centered in the gospel, but two, also I have no problem with you or who you are and your partner of choice. I hope that there might be some posts that might benefit or intrigue you.
Thank you all.
This is a very sensitive subject for me in many ways. I grew up as a little child being taught that God loves every one of us. That he would have sacrificed himself, even if it was just for one person. He loves, he has mercy and he forgives. I learned to love our neighbors and our enemies. To judge the sin not the sinner. At the same time, the lord sees the heart of the people when we can only see the outward appearance. Meaning, we don’t truly know everything or everyone. Only god has the right to judge and give judgement on others because he see the heart and the big picture. So basically, I learned to live my life in a way where I loved everyone, and understood that even though I know the sin is wrong I have no right to condemn and judge the person who decided to partake in that sin.
I believe that marriage was a blessing made and given to a man and a woman. I believe that the temple is sacred and that we should rejoice in the sealing of families and that bonding process of a man and a woman in an eternal marriage. Everything within the church, where we base the standards on the scriptures and church doctrine, should have the fundamental foundation that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. So within the church, within the religious boundaries we have, I believe that we should defend and protect the value of the sacred unity of a marriage between a husband and a wife and also protect the religious rights that we all possess.
With that said, everything outside of the church and the religious boundaries, I feel very strongly, that I don’t have a right to force people to act in the same standards that I believe or tell them how to live their lives. We were each born with the blessing of free agency to choose how we live our life. There are things in this world that are so far beyond my comprehension which makes it so I have no higher ground to try to dictate how a person decides to live or to love. The church message in the reading on The Divine Institution on Marriage said, “As Church members strive to protect marriage between a man and a woman, they should show respect, civility, and kindness toward others who have different points of view.” I will take this as we need to stand firm and protect our religious rights and standards in the church, but also show respect for those outside of the church that believe and act differently. It is not our place.
So within the walls of the church and surrounding the gospel. Yes we should fight to make sure that we maintain the religious rights to practice and teach and continue to live by the standards of church doctrine. But outside of the religion, I don’t see how we have any right to try to force someone and take away their agency to choose how they want to live their life. As long as they respect our beliefs, temples and churches, what they chose to do with their life is between them and God NOT me.
So if you are among the population that are married or in a same sex relationship please understand that I one, will base a lot of posts centered in the gospel, but two, also I have no problem with you or who you are and your partner of choice. I hope that there might be some posts that might benefit or intrigue you.
Thank you all.
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