In explaining the unexpected turnaround, Nelson said in a news release that the Lord leads the church revelation upon revelation., Nelsons second counselor, Henry B. Eyring, also emphasized the Latter-day Saint belief in continuing revelation., We need the Lords direction to meet changing circumstances, Eyring said in the release, and he has guided changes in practice and policy throughout the history of the church., The First Presidency said the policy changes come after an extended period of counseling with our brethren in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and after fervent, united prayer to understand the will of the Lord on these matters.. Not able to figure our what Reed Smoot is doing in the Early External Observers Who Expressed Genuine Concerns With Mormon Practices. Comments sought. Rocky Anderson He is the host of the Listen, Learn and Love podcast (listenlearnandlove.org) which provides a platform for LGBTQ Latter-day Saints to . My wife and I currently serve as temple workers. Trevor Southey Brian and Laura Hales Though #DezNat has been around since the fall of 2018, the accounts using it have been around longer. Welcome to our podcast! I will then publish your profile as its own post, and put a link to it here. But, his primary focus has always been education and he returns to Utah to cover the same schools he was teaching in not long ago. David P. Wright We are thrilled. Today, I call upon our members everywhere to lead out in abandoning attitudes and actions of prejudice, said President Nelson, who Latter-day Saints sustain as a prophet, in a 2020 general conference address. Brian Birch The beauty of their relationship and being together 20 years and all the things that they were doing good returns to give back to our society, and I thought, 'Well this is outside of my doctrine, the same sex marriage, but I recognize this is a wonderful couple doing wonderful things and are great contributors to their society and have a wonderful relationship,'" says Oslter. Sue Emmett In 2019, the @JReubenCIark account owner, allegedly Cicotte, told the Deseret News that #DezNat is an oasis among Progmo (Progressive Mormon) church critics on Twitter that has helped those faithful to the teachings of the restored gospel know they arent alone. Daniel Parkinson (Gay Mormon Stories) I am He wants you to understand the doctrine for exactly as it is: your sins shall be white as snownot pink. Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ed Firmage Jr. Ed Decker (Godmakers) Oaks reiterated the church is not revising its doctrine on homosexuality, which teaches that having same-sex attraction is not a sin, but acting on it is. I am also pleased that same-sex marriage will no longer be considered apostasy but will be treated as other serious transgressions related to living the law of chastity. Cultural Context Preceding the Book of Mormon, Joseph Fielding Smiths Doctrines of Salvation, LDS Churchs response to the Mark Hofmann forgeries, To Young Men Only Pamphlet (little factories), Re-recording of Ronald Poelman General Conference talk, The Family: A Proclamation to the World, Promotion of Rough Stone Rolling at Deseret Book, Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS Churchs massive financial portfolio at Ensign Peak, and lack of financial transparency, Apologetic attempts to debunk the CES Letter. Terryl & Fiona Givens Stephenie Sorensen Larsen and Encircle Episode 1: LIVE! Unfortunately, a few years after the publication of Secret Ceremonies she died, supposedly of death by suicide. You can't, he said, you can't use the Priesthood and the authority of the church to dictate. Richard Oastler, (born Dec. 20, 1789, Leeds, Yorkshire, Eng.died Aug. 22, 1861, Harrogate, Yorkshire), industrial reformer known in the north of England as the "Factory King," who from 1831 conducted a campaign for shorter working hours that was in part responsible for the Ten Hours Act of 1847. Hans & Birgitta Mattsson Former YSA bishop and Utah businessman Richard Ostler served a mission in England for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints almost 40 years ago. Richard Ostler (Listen, Learn, and Love) Kattie Niu Mount and Allan Mount (Marriage on a Tightrope) Craig Stapley Jimmy Snow (Mr. Atheist) . John Larsen & Zilpha Bradshaw (Mormon Expression Podcast) Tyler Glenn Last week I posted a link to a review of Richard Rohr's The Divine Dance, written by Fred Sanders in 2016 soon after Rohr's book was published.Sanders is well-known as a conservative theologian specialising on the question of the Trinity, and his review was pretty scathingleading to my (slightly) tongue in cheek heading 'Just so you know that Richard Rohr is a heretic'. A British Catholic priest who has been excommunicated twice by different popes is allegedly harbouring clergy accused of sexual abuse in his renegade religious order. So I just said I'm wiping it clean, and I'm going to go meet with LGBTQ people to help me understand how God wants me to be programmed about LGBTQ people. The @JReubenCIark account has targeted both Latter-day Saints and other individuals with vulgar messages, and some tweets called for vigilante violence, according to The Guardian. Our Savior describes how the father responded when the prodigal son returned to teach how Heavenly Father feels about you when you reach for Him: When he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck and kissed him (Luke 15:22). Mindy Gledhill Richard H. Ostler, a former YSA bishop and small business owner, speaks at firesides and conferences about how to more fully embrace LGBTQ Latter-day Saints, see their gifts and contributions, and better understand their unique road. "Our LGBTQ members have a difficult road," Ostler said, "and I feel these adjustments help us better mourn, comfort and bear their burdens as they make their way forward." Your email address will not be published. Alma 5: 60 And now I say unto you that the good shepherd doth call after you; and if you will hearken unto his voice he will bring you into his fold, and ye are his sheep; and he commandeth you that ye suffer no ravenous wolf to enter among you, that ye may not be destroyed. Access and subscribe (free) to podcasts at (click on logos below): SoundCloud iTunes Spotify LOOKING FOR OTHER PODCASTS? Steve and Barb Young Lack prophesy, seeing, and revelations by modern Prophets, Seers, and Revelators Jon Ogden Ben McAdams, Podcasters, Youtubers and Bloggers Who Popularized Concerns with LDS Church History, Truth Claims, Culture, and Policies MAMA OSTLER'S MAN , Father of 6 , LDS , LGBTQ ALLY , Author , Podcaster listenlearnandlove.org, papaostler.com. Editors' note: This article is part of a series in the August 2020 Ensign about having a positive view of sexuality, sexual intimacy, and the law of chastity. If we wont exercise proper judgment against such characters as Papa Ostler (and there are many such characters in the church now), then in time we may find many of our leaders embracing his doctrine, because you cant disobey God without giving power to the devil. The Book of Abraham Emma Smith What names can you give me for the Redds? While many #DezNat followers are still active on social media, people presumed to be behind the accounts are being exposed. Ezra Booth In October 1816, he married Mary Tatham (1793-1845) in Nottingham and they had two children, Sarah and Richard, who both died in infancy. It is clear to me the General Authorities are loving inspired men. Kattie Niu Mount and Allan Mount Jimmy Snow (Mr. Atheist) Mormon Mental Health Association Jennifer Finlayson-Fife Blaire Ostler You can submit your own stories, ideas, and feedback at ensign.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. In the 20th, excommunications of leaders were far more rare, but there were some major ones, especially when Apostle Richard R. Lyman was excommunicated in 1943 for what the Church described in. Join Facebook to connect with Richard Ostler and others you may know. Affirmation: LGBTQ Mormons, Families & Friends If you need to repent from sexual sin, I invite you to begin by praying to Heavenly Father and working with your bishop or branch president. A plague of pornography within the church must necessarily be followed by a plague of sexual abuse within the church except we repent in sackcloth and ashes. Huge philanthropists to Mo & western/Utah history and culture. Joseph Smith teachings I want to easily get back to. It is well written and researched . Many tweets associated with the hashtag mirror the hateful dialogue pervasive among followers of extremist movements. Emma Smith Steve Benson It has to be gentleness, persuasion, love unfeigned as the words are in the scripture. John C. Bennett Lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ostler reached out to an old high school friend who was gay and married to his husband. Alison Udall and Steve Holbrook/Chris Holbrook (Mormon Spectrum, Steve/Chris for UVPM) Boyd K. Packer Richard H. Ostler, author of "Listen, Learn and Love" is a former Young Single Adult bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Lyndon Lamborn If so, please email me. 1. Tyler Measom News of the churchs move exploded across and beyond the Latter-day Saint scene. Lavina Fielding Anderson Im optimistic. Lyman and his wife, Amy Brown Lyman, who served as president of the Mormon women's Relief Society, stayed together. In 2017, in response to white supremacist online activities, the church released an official statement. The Indian Placement Program I am feeling all these emotions at this very moment, and they are not mutually exclusive., Members should cheer this drop in the bucket, Ostler said, because thats how buckets get filled., Donate to the newsroom now. When the 2015 policy came to light, Richard Ostler was a lay bishop to a Latter-day Saint congregation in Magna of single adults, some of whom were gay. Bryce Blankenagel (Naked Mormonism) Tom Christofferson, gay brother of Latter-day Saint apostle D. Todd Christopher, praised the move for taking away some of the heartache for gay parents and dropping the apostasy nomenclature. Great collection of information, but Id revise your early external observers list. Four decades earlier, in 1943, then-apostle Richard R. Lyman was excommunicated from the church for adultery. Whether this is the means by which Papa Ostler has come to such an apostate state, I have no idea. Joseph Smith excommunicated a number of people without actually even holding a church council, and this is the sort of case that clearly merits such action. Bruce R. McConkies Mormon Doctrine I believe at the congregation level everyone should welcome, there shouldnt be any belief or behavior hurdle," says Ostler. A #DezNat page on Facebook had just 124 followers in 2019 but now has more than 1,000. Many members have the experience of personal revelation letting them know such corrections are necessary; its easy to understand that revelation could work that way for the church itself., As the pace of change in our culture quickens, the church will have to be nimble and responsive, Haglund said, and this step seems to suggest new mechanisms for revelatory change., She would, however, like to see the church recognize that in the past 3 years, far too many people and families have been devastated by this policy, said the former editor of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. It is important to acknowledge their suffering, to continue to mourn with and for these Saints, particularly if no official apology is forthcoming., For her part, Blaire Ostler, a self-described queer Mormon sister, believes that queer folks who have been excommunicated and/or disciplined for LGBTQ+ issues should have their excommunication repealed and issued a full reinstatement., Ostler, who is not related to Richard Ostler, further argues that the children who had to have their [planned] baby blessings and baptisms canceled should be issued an apology and that the brethren, as stewards of the church, should apologize to the children affected., We need to learn to live in the paradoxical state of weeping and rejoicing, Ostler wrote, referring to the biblical verse in Romans 12:15. The Joseph Smith Papers Project Time and expense of Redeeming the Dead doctrine making no sense with so much actual pain/suffering in the world What are the three heinous GC talks? Neylan McBaine John Charles Duffy The stereotype of women of color ended with her. KUER is listener-supported public radio. Richard Packham Bob Rees Louis Midgley Ezra Taft Benson Peggy Fletcher Stack Elna Baker Lee is a graduate of Brigham Young University and is also fascinated with the way religion intersects with the culture and communities of the Beehive State. Ostler is an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who became an LGBTQ ally while serving as the bishop of a singles congregation in Salt Lake City. 3 And incorrectly using this label may make it harder to end pornography use because of the shame, decreased hope, and self-loathing that comes with it. The vitriol contrasts sharply from other movements on Latter-day Saint social media, like the annual #LightTheWorld Christmas campaign and last years Thanksgiving-time #GiveThanks campaign. The American Humanist . Fatimah Salleh After all, it was Nelson then the churchs senior apostle who declared in January 2016 that the now-abandoned policy came as a revelation from God to his immediate predecessor, church President Thomas S. Monson, who died in January 2018. John Dehlin Please see our Mission Statement under "About Us." Marty Erickson Abusive priesthood leaders Stenhouse for his 1873 The Rocky Mountain Saints. They did expose it all, from the inside. Lindsay Hansen Park Some died by suicide. Gina Colvin I hope Elbert Peck receives appropriate attention. Russell M. Nelson As Elder Ballard described in A Chance to Start Over: Church Disciplinary Councils and the Restoration of Blessings, "Excommunicated persons are no longer members of the Church. Marvin S. Hill Author of Stewart Udall Spencer W. Kimball Joanna Brooks Radio Free Mormon B. Carmon Hardy It's a wonderfully hopeful signal that the church is willing to make a policy correction quickly and publicly, Haglund said. 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