92: Closed Channels of Communication & its Impact on Some LDS Members

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Series Title: Analysis of E. Hamilton “Why a Church? [Part I of II]

In this special episode Valerie and Nathan respond to the recent address given by Elder Hamilton titled "Why a Church". This episode attempts to acknowledge many potentially hurtful or harmful "take aways" that many might have experienced who are deeply committed to following Jesus Christ and who are also trying to discern if there is a place for them to worship in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints as complex thinkers and committed seekers of systematic and spiritual truth.

Some "take aways" [which may not be intended but nonetheless may still have been experienced] include:

1) Stay silent although in legitimate pain that is connected to membership in this church

2) there is no channel for conversation, accountability, or healing between wounded members and top governing individuals

3) there is no place for those who feel called to bless this organization through respectful public education, advocacy, and other efforts to invite growth, change, and an increase in love...

This episode is intended to be a loving and direct response to what many members in and around the LDS church are feeling was communicated. Healthy relationships do not demand silence or non-questioning compliance and call these demands trust, faith, and obedience.

Healthy relationship in every context invites dialogue, openness, accountability, and the embodiment of true common consent. As these attributes are practiced at all levels of the institution, our religious system may begin to heal through love.

Link to the speech