Ballard at Utah regional conference

I was aware that there was a “regional conference” in Utah earlier this month but until I read this in the Tribune I had no idea what was said. That’s not really all that unusual because these types of conferences happen all the time. This is a quote from the article:

On another topic, Ballard, who turns 88 next month and is third in line for the presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, reinforced a message he delivered to LDS educators earlier this year, telling the faith’s lay leaders to take seriously any questions members may have about Mormonism’s past and present.

“I am concerned when I hear of sincere people asking honest questions about our history, doctrine or practice, and then being treated as though they were faithless,” he said. ” … We need to do better in responding to honest questions. Although we may not be able to answer every question about the cosmos, or about our history, practices, or doctrine, we can provide many answers to those who are sincere. When we don’t know the answer, we can search to find answers together.”

I like the message, it’s not new. It is nice it was given to area that’s predominantly LDS, and it would be nice if Elder Ballard (or another apostle) said something similar in this weekend’s GC.

Here’s a link to the whole article: http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith/4414251-155/lds-apostle-to-utah-mormons-remember” class=”bbcode_url”>http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith/4414251-155/lds-apostle-to-utah-mormons-remember