tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674795009195329772.post8348488206340024914..comments2023-10-02T02:36:54.664-07:00Comments on The Trail to be Traveled: On Being Young and MormonWhitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748441591438458062noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674795009195329772.post-71467766985873874762014-07-12T23:36:23.324-07:002014-07-12T23:36:23.324-07:00You can work it out with Stephen and me. We plan o...You can work it out with Stephen and me. We plan our own firesides. (: do you have a Facebook? You want to just send me a private message on my studio c Facebook actor page to get more details? I don't want either of us to have our emails put up here. (: Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01748441591438458062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674795009195329772.post-69177013079554786502014-07-12T20:50:34.597-07:002014-07-12T20:50:34.597-07:00This is great news! Who do I need to contact to ge...This is great news! Who do I need to contact to get things arranged? :o)MissiMayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08234034263541600621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674795009195329772.post-74613018161771336422014-07-10T21:07:09.562-07:002014-07-10T21:07:09.562-07:00If you covered traveling, we'd love to! Stephe...If you covered traveling, we'd love to! Stephen and I have done a few firesides and it's always a wonderful experience. You'd just need to clear it with your stake president and we'd have to come during a time that wouldn't conflict with filming.Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01748441591438458062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674795009195329772.post-12365094589178985362014-07-10T16:16:46.573-07:002014-07-10T16:16:46.573-07:00Whitney,
How can I get you and Stephen to come and...Whitney,<br />How can I get you and Stephen to come and do a fireside for our Youth (on a Stake level)? We are happy to pay for your travel expenses!;o)MissiMayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08234034263541600621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674795009195329772.post-44276953412314961602014-05-07T23:41:04.023-07:002014-05-07T23:41:04.023-07:00I am non-LDS Christian. After reading your blogs, ...I am non-LDS Christian. After reading your blogs, I just shook my head and say, "Wow! Why are non-LDS Christian are not that committed to their faith as much you and your husband are committed to yours?" <br /><br />Enjoy your post.obey623https://www.blogger.com/profile/14778175270828870503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674795009195329772.post-61032182584090457102014-03-26T19:52:40.759-07:002014-03-26T19:52:40.759-07:00Beautifully put. I'm increasingly weary of the...Beautifully put. I'm increasingly weary of the tendency to qualify one's beliefs right out of the gate. "I'm a Mormon, but..." is such a bloodless, aw-shucks way to introduce a central part of one's identity.Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03063664545121101296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674795009195329772.post-4550986118563357612014-03-25T13:34:54.374-07:002014-03-25T13:34:54.374-07:00rock on. rock on. emi.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04504837123208426967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674795009195329772.post-49325752998230438662014-03-25T10:37:47.208-07:002014-03-25T10:37:47.208-07:00Interesting post. I guess I might as well admit up...Interesting post. I guess I might as well admit upfront that I'm a tribalist. I made up my mind a long time ago that I was on the Church's team, because I believe the Church is the Lord's team. <br /><br />So, some thoughts: <br /><br />First of all, there's a little part of me that thinks it's strange that so many react so negatively to deep conservatism, but not to... well, "deep" liberalism seems an ironic term, so how about "limitless" liberalism. Both can be very dangerous. I suppose that because the Church is currently more conservative than most organizations, we direct paranoia that way. <br /><br />Also, I think when people have to say stuff like, "I'm Mormon, but I'm a feminist" that indicates both a certain lack of trust in their own understanding of the gospel (because remember what Elder Talmage says? Jesus Christ is the great champion of womanhood, and I believe that), and also too much fear about what other people think. I think if we would stop labeling ourselves and just ACT the way we believe, that there really wouldn't be any question as to whether someone believed in the gospel and also believed in equal rights for women. <br /><br />I also think that conservative has been equalized with narrow-mindedness, and that is completely unfair. We need conservatives in this country as much as we need liberals, because they provide some balance for each other. There are principles of conservatism that are REALLY good. And there are principles of liberalism that are REALLY good. And there are some REALLY bad principles in both of them as well. <br /><br />I also think that conservative has come to equal "archaic" or "old-fashioned" which is both strange and unfair. What's the old adage? Those who don't know their history are doomed to repeat it, or something like that? Elder Holland has also said that the past is to be learned from, but not lived in. At it's best, I think conservatism is the effort to take the best lessons from the past and propel them forward. <br /><br />Finally, I don't think conservative has to be the same thing as Republican either (which is also what happens, to my dismay). And liberal does not have to be equated with Democrat. When people do that, they make HUGE assumptions about each other. I think it's totally fine, for example, to be in favor of equal pay in the work plays, and access to birth control, and believe in the importance of environmentalism, and still be pro-life and in favor of fiscal responsibility. <br /><br />In the end, I hold on to my testimony too, like you do. And I also try and keep myself calm and patient -- with myself and with others-- by remembering this comment from Elder Oaks:<br /><br /> "Those who govern their thoughts and actions solely by the principles of liberalism or conservatism or intellectualism cannot be expected to agree with all of the teachings of the gospel of Jesus Christ. As for me, I find some wisdom in liberalism, some wisdom in conservatism, and much truth in intellectualism--but I find no salvation in any of them."<br /><br />I don't think we should ever have to make excuses for our membership in the church, and if and when we do, I really think we need to check ourselves carefully. Makayla Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04762705881026755184noreply@blogger.com