Mormonism LIVE!: 041: Solving the LDS Church Homosexuality Issue Elder Holland recently explained ““I and many of my Brethren have spent more time and shed more tears on this subject than we could ever adequately convey to you this morning, or any morning. We have spent hours discussing what the doctrine of the Church can and cannot provide the individuals and families struggling over this difficult issue. So, it is with scar tissue of our own that we are trying to avoid — and hope all will try to avoid — language, symbols and situations that are more divisive than unifying at the very time we want to show love for all of God’s children.” In spite of being Prophets, Seers, and Revelators; He seemingly also is acknowledging that Jesus isn’t coming into the room and they are trying to figure it out without him. So Radio Free Mormon and Bill Reel decide to be of assistance and offer solutions to the problem they are struggling to get an answer for. So on this episode, we will give these 15 men the theological and historical and doctrinal space to resolve this issue once and for all.
RESOURCES:
https://abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/kingdoms-of-glory?lang=eng
https://abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2019/10/17oaks?lang=eng
https://abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2019/10/17oaks?lang=eng
https://radiofreemormon.org/2017/03/extra-radio-free-mormon-amazing-contradicting-joseph-smith/
https://radiofreemormon.org/2017/12/radio-free-mormon-022-ghost-homophobias-past/
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I think, if one is a believer, one can accept that God guides within man’s own ability – to seek specific things, to understand and empathize beyond his own biases, and to embrace the real meaning of love one another.
So, beyond the 4 ‘outs’ you gave the church RFM, the church can simply explain that God saw they had finally come far enough to accept redirection and still keep their free will (you LDS types call it something else I think).