Sunday Sermonette: Intolerable Cruelty

[bill_sheehan]

Most of us marry using a form of the words from the English Book of Common Prayer. We swear “to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part.” Some write their own vows, but they’re much the same, a solemn promise to love and care for

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[danthered]

Ohhhh, yes, let's talk about the Mormons, let's do. Last Autumn while using a Venn diagram to explain something, I thought of my 7th-grade math teacher. After a great deal of searching-during which I learned he grew up and went to school in Utah-I tracked him down and sent a hello

[bill_sheehan]

When I first heard that the Prophet, Seer, Revelator, and President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints wanted to drop the "Mormon" moniker, I thought, "Well, that makes sense. Mormon was just a messenger, after all, not the deity itself. It's the same reason we don't refer to Muslims as Mohammedans anymore. Right?"

I was wrong. According to the Prophet, Seer, Revelator, and President Russell M. Nelson, the reason was this: "The Lord has impressed upon my mind the importance of the name He has revealed for His Church, even The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We have work before us to bring ourselves in harmony with His will. In recent weeks, various Church leaders and departments have initiated the necessary steps to do so. Additional information about this important matter will be made available in the coming months."

OK. Wonder what God will tell him to call it next?