La 185ème Conférence Générale
Cette année encore, la TribU a suivi la Conférence de la Maison...
Le samedi matin, elle avait entamé son jeûne pour la finir le dimanche au matin
et cette conférence a permis à certains de " faire passer le temps";
Les messages du samedi étaient, pour la plupart, orientés vers la Famille et Maman a
notamment apprécié le message de Linda K.Burton, Présidente Générale de la Société
de Secours " Nous nous élèverons Ensemble " et de son discours a noté ce proverbe qui
doit être un encouragement pour chaque couple...
« Élève-moi et je t’élèverai et nous monterons ensemble. » ♥
Elle a également été edifiée par le message de Dallin H. Oaks du Collège des douze apôtres
sur la parabole du Semeur ...
" Une fois, Jésus a réprimandé Pierre, le chef de ses apôtres, en lui disant :
« tu m’es en scandale ; car tes pensées ne sont pas les pensées de Dieu, mais celles des
hommes » (Matthieu 16:23) ; .
Avoir les pensées des hommes signifie faire passer les choses du monde avant celles de
Dieu dans nos actions, nos priorités et nos pensées."
Durant ces 2 jours de Conférence, ce qui a retenu l'attention de Monsieur TeOra est le fait
que le prophète Thomas S. Monson n'ait pris qu'une seule fois la parole et qu'il n'ait même
pas conclu cette 185ème Coférence par sa bénédiction.
Lors du vote des soutiens des autorités de l'Eglise, elle avait bien entendu le Président
Uchtdorf annoncer que les personnes qui avaient des avis contraires devaient prendre contact
avec leurs président de Pieu mais Maman pensait que ce n'était que pour la forme qu'il avait
fait cette annonce jusqu'à ce qu'elle tombe sur cet article...
For the first time in decades, a small band of Mormons who disagree with their church stood during
the semi-annual General Conference on Saturday (April 4) and publicly shouted “opposed”
to sustaining the top Mormon leaders.
At least seven people rose in dissent as part of an action by a loosely organized group calling itself
“Any Opposed?”
The opponents did not say more during the afternoon session, but one of those who stood, Don Braegger of
American Fork, Utah, said the group has a variety of concerns, including the perception that LDS history
is rife with disturbing episodes;
that the faith does not treat LGBT persons fairly; and does not offer wide enough roles for women.
The group’s participants attempted to explain their action to fellow Mormons.
“We are members of the church just like you.
We have spent our whole lives in dedicated church service.
We are return missionaries, Primary teachers, Relief Society presidents, and Elders Quorum instructors.
We are mothers and fathers who want the best for our children,” the statement said.
“Like you, we have wrapped our entire lives and our fundamental identities around the wonderful
promises of the Gospel.”
Those involved in the group have their individual reasons for their opposing votes, the statement said.
They have “doubted our doubts” for months, years and decades, and have“tried desperately to lower
our expectations and remain faithful to our covenants and keep our families together.”
“ … For ourselves, and for the thousands of Latter-day Saints who find themselves marginalized by
our families and communities, we are here to say, ‘All is not well in Zion.’ ”
Braegger —
A descendant of Mormon pioneers who reported contributing more than $250,000 in tithes and
offerings in his decades in the church — said he held a number of church posts but began losing
faith in Mormon leaders a year ago after reading essays on the church’s website to answer thorny
doctrinal or historical issues.
Braegger said he had always been diligent about avoiding “anti-Mormon” rantings, but when
he read these articles, he found himself “quickly realizing that I and all members of the LDS
Church have been lied to for decades regarding some pivotal claims of our church and
its leadership.”
Laura Pennock of Bountiful, Utah, said she was the only one to stand and say “opposed” inside
the historic Tabernacle, which serves as overflow seating for people without tickets to get inside
the mammoth Conference Center.
“It was like nothing happened,” she said of the reaction of her fellow Mormons.
“I’m here to repent for being silent too many times,” said Pennock, who regrets not speaking out
when her church helped finance campaigns in California and Hawaii opposing same-sex
marriage.
She also is unhappy with the excommunications of Ordain Women founder Kate Kelly and
podcaster John Dehlin.
Toward the end of the afternoon session, apostle Quentin L. Cook disputed the claim that “more
members are leaving the church today, and that there is more doubt and unbelief than
in the past.” That is “simply not true,” Cook said.
The LDS Church “has never been stronger.”
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La TribU retiendra donc également que lors de la 185ème Conférence Générale, des mains
se sont levées pour montrer qu'elles ne soutenaient plus le prophète actuel et pour dire tout
haut que "Tout n'est pas si bien en Sion ".
La TribU, pour sa part, réitère son soutien aux autorités de l'Eglise de Jésus-Christ des
Saints des Derniers Jours et continuera de faire de son mieux pour Vivre l'Evangile;
Dieu est Grand !
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