Posted by:
GNPE
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Date: October 12, 2018 02:20PM
If you're about correcting Hinckley's mistakes, how about-
Reversing the earring thing; only one small pair?
Allow facial hair (Men AND Women, ha ha); tattoos: OK!
Oh, I have more suggestions, not embarrass you:
IMPROVEMENT SUGGESTIONS FOR THE LDS CHURCH:
1. Take immediate steps to end the judgmental nature that is this too common in the LDS church. This includes actively, effectively discouraging the tattle-tale conduct.
2. Make the gospel about Right Living, not making us (leaders, members) ‘right’.
3. Don’t waste time (leaders & members) with trivial matters that really don’t change anyone… wink wink!
4. End the legalistic views of situations. Take an ethical – moral view.
5. Stop taking attendance, it helps no one + it’s a distraction from people giving & trying to listen to talks. Taking attendance sends the wrong signal, it’s tacky.
6. Get ‘back’ to the essentials of Christ-Like living: Starting with Love for God & Neighbor. Develop lessons & talks around ways to invoke those with Honesty & Kindness, Charity-?Compassion, Empathy, etc.
7. I’ve heard the church brag about the charity, but this charity is 100% funded by the individuals, isn’t it? If U want to make those resources Genuine charity, stop making them contingent on conformity/compliance. Consider just gifting a good % of church revenue to some third-party such as Salvation Army, Red Cross, or other to decide who benefits. Now it looks like a carrot/stick, dog & pony situation.
8. Provide a path for women to attain leadership positions for the good of all; the church obviously needs their input on decisions, the women will benefit from recognition & growth. Now you’re wasting their value as individuals which is demeaning to the women &damaging the church.
9. Stop diluting doctrine. Come clean with church history, even the embarrassing parts, they serve no one. Focus on Right & Wrong, how mistakes should be resolved (Repentance & Forgiving)
10. Mandate that reports of crimes be reported to police. Publicize that civil authorities will be notified of ALL reports of crimes, including sexual abuses.
11. Make your actions consistent with your statements, regarding everything, especially divorce & families. Explicitly teach & practice, 100%, that families come First, yes, ahead of church.
12. Make church callings more about service, less about pride. Abolish all privileges that have become customary for ‘Mormon Royalty’.
13. Complete transparency of finances: Salaries/income, revenue, expenses & contracts.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/12/2018 02:43PM by GNPE.