Gordon Monson: The LDS Church is run by humans, and humans don’t always get things exactly right. Which means the church itself doesn’t always get things exactly right.
The church is run by humans. And humans don’t always get things exactly right, which means the church itself doesn’t always get things exactly right.First off, I do not hate The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Latter-day Saints themselves. Far from it.
Criticizing the criticism is fine. No need for defensiveness in any direction. You dish it, you take it. Countering a slingshot with a howitzer, though, is insecurity rolled into holy contradiction. You want to elicit a good laugh from top church leaders, ask them in a personal, private setting if they are perfect. They are fully aware they are not. Everybody messes up at varying points. That’s a matter of truth, a matter of historical record.lead the church astray
After all, even church President Russell Nelson has stated that the “restoration” is a work in progress. “If you think the church has been fully restored,” heLatter-day Saints and the church they — we — belong toin the world. But that acknowledgment shouldn’t be a required preamble to every objection.
If a policy, a practice or a preachment is disagreeable to any of us, does that automatically mean we are sinning? Are we supposed to keep our big mouths shut because doing otherwise would be an affront to God? Top leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Tribune columnist Gordon Monson notes that church apostles don't always agree when they debate topics behind close doors.
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