Really Good People Can Believe Really Bad Things

[Anonymous]

Thanks for this post. I had a really good relationship with a brother-in-law until about six years ago when we got into a political argument, and although we said sorry and stopped arguing I still don’t think it’s fully healed. There are many in my family who express opinions I disagree with, some of them I think are dangerous and abhorrent (the opinions). I’ve come to a similar conclusion to yours: look to the things I admire about and can learn from them.

I’ve recently moved, and in our new ward there are a lot of those attitudes that I think are misguided and in some cases harmful when voted on. I have resolved not to get drawn into political discussions in this ward, because I’d rather gain people’s trust so that I can work with them on positive things.

[Anonymous]

I found this thread while looking for something else and just wanted to bump it up for newer participants to read.

[Anonymous]

Old-Timer wrote:

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Sometimes I cringe at some of the things I say.

That simple statement truly is profound – and important to admit and remember.

Bumping it up again…

Everybody regrets some of the things they say…

[Anonymous]

I really appreciate what you said too Ray. I have gotten some scathing letters from lds family members that I truly love for leaving the church. We have mostly made up because I have been willing to focus on all the good about the lds church with them lately, so they don’t esteem me as hostile to the lds church now. I have always been a person who tries to compromise, or find common ground but I do not want to loose who I am in the process.

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