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This was just emailed to me, the friend who sent it copied it from John Dehlin’s face book page. I have no more details than what is written. I am jumping up and down if this is a factual event/letter – double time jumping for the inclusion of my favorite scripture 3 Nephi 18:22 Quote:
“Dear Brothers and Sisters,In recent years, and particularly in the last few months, some issues have been raised which challenge Church doctrine, policy, and practices. As most of you know, these have been broadly discussed and debated on the web and in social media, in our homes and workplaces, and at times in our own church meetings and classes.
As your stake leaders, we know there are as many views on these topics as there are members of the stake. We want every church member, regardless of his or her perspective, to feel welcome and wanted in the church.
We think there are things that we can do in order to be more welcoming and inclusive to all, as we “meet together” (see 3 Nephi 18:22) to support each other in living the gospel (see Mormon 6:5). Determining what we can do probably begins with developing a clear understanding of the issues and concerns from the members of the stake, relative to these topics. With a clear understanding of the issues, we will then be in a position to solicit input from members of the stake to find ways we can help and support each other, as we work as Latter-day Saints to be of one heart and mind in building Zion (Moses 7:18).
To that end, we are planning that for an open discussion later this month to understand the issues that stake members face as a prelude to a subsequent discussion for developing practical steps our stake and ward leaders and members can take to address the issues in productive ways.
We will send you the date and time for this first open discussion, focused on understanding the issues, as they firm up over the next few days.
Sincerely,
Cambridge Stake Presidency
Cambridge Stake Relief Society Presidency”
Wow!! :thumbup: Too bad you don’t have more detailed information… meaning a contact with whom to do followup on how the event goes.
I was elated when I first saw that message – and I know enough about that general area and the composition of that stake to be excited about the input and the changes that probably will occur as a result of such a meeting. There are other places of which I am aware (like San Francisco and Seattle) that are leading this type of movement, and I hope and pray it continues to spread.
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