Pres. Uchtdorf’s talk this morning

[Anonymous]

Eu, I think you are mixing Uchtdorf up with someone else. He is always the “love” guy who talks about universal acceptance of people. Your description sounds more like E. Oaks to me. P. Uchtdorf did a similar address to this GC talk in the May 2007 issues of the Ensign (which I found researching for a talk).

[Anonymous]

I forgot “Faith of Our Father”. What an astounding talk! Seriously, to tie in “faith of our father” to non-Mormon ancestry and even the Protestant reformers . . . WOW!

Here is the money quote section:

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The Faith of Our Fathers

I marvel at the different backgrounds of members of the Church. You come from all walks of life—all cultures, languages, political circumstances, and religious traditions.

This multiplicity of life experiences has caused me to reflect on the message of one of our hymns, “Faith of Our Fathers.” In the refrain, these words are repeated: “Faith of our fathers, holy faith, we will be true to thee till death!”3

The faith of our fathers—I love that phrase.

For many members of the Church, these words bring to mind valiant pioneers who abandoned the comfort of their homes and traveled by wagon and on foot until they reached the valley of the Great Salt Lake. I love and honor the faith and courage of those early pioneers of the Church. My own ancestors were living an ocean away at the time. None were among those who lived in Nauvoo or Winter Quarters, and none made the journey across the plains. But as a member of the Church, I claim with gratitude and pride this pioneer legacy as my own.

With the same joy, I claim the legacies of today’s modern-day Church pioneers who live in every nation and whose own stories of perseverance, faith, and sacrifice add glorious new verses to the great chorus of the latter-day anthem of the kingdom of God.

When my own family contemplates the phrase “faith of our fathers,” often it is the Lutheran faith that comes to mind. For generations our ancestors belonged to that denomination. In fact, my son recently discovered that one of our family lines connects back to Martin Luther himself.

We honor and respect sincere souls from all religions, no matter where or when they lived, who have loved God, even without having the fulness of the gospel. We lift our voices in gratitude for their selflessness and courage. We embrace them as brothers and sisters, children of our Heavenly Father.

We believe that it is a fundamental human right to worship “Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.”4

There Are Many Faiths and Traditions of Our Fathers

As the restored Church of Jesus Christ blossoms throughout the globe—now with more than 13 million members—”the faith of our fathers” has an expanded meaning. For some, it could refer to their family’s heritage in one of the hundreds of Christian faiths; for others, it could refer to Middle-Eastern, Asian, or African faiths and traditions.

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Our Heavenly Father loves His children. He hears the prayers of the humble and sincere of every nation, tongue, and people. He grants light to those who seek and honor Him and are willing to obey His commandments. We joyously proclaim that the faith of our Father is on the earth today.

We invite everyone on this beautiful planet to taste of His doctrine and see if it is not sweet and good and precious. We ask those of sincere heart to learn of this doctrine and ask their Father in Heaven if it is not true. And by doing so, all can discover, embrace, and walk in the true faith of their Father, which faith will make them whole.

That is our message to the world.

[Anonymous]

From Elder Uchtdorf’s GC talk this past Sunday:

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With this in mind, let out hearts and hands be stretched out in compassion toward others, for everyone is walking his or her own difficult path. As disciples of Jesus Christ, we are called to support and heal rather than condemn.

[Anonymous]

Thank you, Ray. I had forgotten that I was reached out and grabbed by that phrase Sunday morning.

[Anonymous]

Uchtdorf for prophet. Maybe by some miracle after Monson we could jump right to Uchtdorf. It would do the church a world of good.

[Anonymous]

Cadence wrote:

Uchtdorf for prophet.

He’s got my vote!

[Anonymous]

And mine too! He has the right attitude, and he would reflect the international makeup of the church too.

[Anonymous]

Old-Timer wrote:

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The Faith of Our Fathers

Our Heavenly Father loves His children. He hears the prayers of the humble and sincere of every nation, tongue, and people. He grants light to those who seek and honor Him and are willing to obey His commandments. We joyously proclaim that the faith of our Father is on the earth today.

Beautiful!

This is the gospel of Jesus Christ, as I understand it.

I think this is a perspective that is more known outside the Utah area of church leaders. Not to say those in Utah all believe this…but that sometimes it takes a perspective from outside that group of leaders to see it so clearly and say it so lovingly.

[Anonymous]

Dang! I stand corrected. I must be confusing him for a different President Uchtorf in some alternate reality! 😆 😯

I should go back through and read those talks. Perhaps when I was TBM I just never saw them as anything special (I was attracted to a different form of talk back then). Thanks for the list Heber13.

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