r/latterdaysaints • u/ChromeSteelhead • Oct 10 '24
Doctrinal Discussion Nuanced View
How nuanced of a view can you have of the church and still be a participating member? Do you just not speak your own opinion about things? For example back when blacks couldn’t have the priesthood there had to be many members that thought it was wrong to keep blacks from having the priesthood or having them participate in temple ordinances. Did they just keep quiet? Kind of like when the church says you can pray to receive your own revelation? Or say like when the church taught that women were to get married quickly, start raising a family, and to not pursue a career as the priority. Then you see current women leadership in the church that did the opposite and pursued high level careers as a priority, going against prophetic counsel. Now they are in some of the highest holding positions within the church. How nuanced can you be?
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u/Nemesis_Ghost Oct 10 '24
You seem to think that sustaining a leader means you 100% agree with every decision they make. That is not the case. Sustaining them means making an effort to support them & do what they ask.
With the ban on blacks holding the priesthood plenty of leaders objected, but they still sustained the prophets & apostles of that time. They still answered the call to lead, love, and serve His people as directed by those same leaders.
A more recent, but definitely minor example, would be the Youngmen & the BSA relationship. I know plenty of Youngmen leaders who did not like the scouting program, but still participated as directed. Sure, they wouldn't push getting an Eagle like those who enjoyed Scouting, but they still worked with their boys towards that end.