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To: Pecos

I’m curious. Do you believe the COJCOLDS Church Handbook of Instructions was followed with respect to the discipline of Kate Kelly?


65 posted on 06/25/2014 10:14:18 AM PDT by Scoutmaster (Is it solipsistic in here, or is it just me?)
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To: Scoutmaster
Thank you for the question. I was not a party to the disciplinary council that was held in her case, so all I know about the event is what was published in the main stream media (same as you), and what the Church's public affairs office put online. If you would like more insight into the general way that such councils are held, and what I saw when I was a Ward Clerk (acting as scribe for two events), I would recommend the following blog site: http://middleagedmormonman.com/home/2014/06/why-love-church-disciplinary-councils.html The writer of the blog is a former bishop and former member of a stake high council. My personal experience with the bishops who were involved in those events was that they went far beyond mere neutrality in terms of trying to teach and express love toward the individual involved.

OTOH, to those who want to use this forum to argue religion, I have no time or interest in pursuing a yelling match. The truth can only be felt when the people who are involved humbly invoke the Holy Spirit, and then spend more time listening than they do talking. To quote the blog mentioned above, "I love the Church. I love Buffalo wings. One matters."

70 posted on 06/26/2014 8:52:32 AM PDT by Pecos (The Chicago Way: Kill the Constitution, one step at a time.)
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