Hello again, everyone! On the heels of my report last night about the Kyiv Ukraine Temple, the First Presidency has issued an official statement on the armed conflict currently underway by the government of Russia targeting Ukraine. The Church News app alerted me to this development. While the First Presidency was not under any obligation to weigh in on the matter, I am grateful for and comforted by their calming words at this time.
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The Church News has shared two additional reports:
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And here are the next 16 biographies for mission leaders:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/callings/2022-02-25/new-mission-leaders-called-st-george-utah-uganda-brazil-missouri-arizona-idaho-243877
My thanks once again to you all.
And here is one more update from the Newsroom:
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My thanks once again to you all.
Here are a couple more Church News reports that speak for themselves:
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https://www.thechurchnews.com/global/2022-02-25/status-of-lds-church-missionaries-in-ukraine-volunteers-in-russia-244215
https://www.thechurchnews.com/global/2022-02-25/status-of-lds-church-missionaries-in-ukraine-volunteers-in-russia-244215
And the latest edition of "This Week on Social" was also published:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022-02-25/social-media-president-ballard-elder-holland-elder-ballard-education-forgiveness-primary-244237
In addition to President Henry B. Eyring, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, the following members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles were featured: Acting President M. Russell Ballard (from whom 2 posts were featured) and Elders Jeffrey R. Holland, David A. Bednar, D. Todd Christofferson, and Neil L. Andersen. Additionally, the following General Officers of the Church were also featured: Sister Michelle D. Craig, First Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency; Primary General President Sister Camille N. Johnson and her Second Counselor, Sister Amy A. Wright; and Brother Jan E. Newman, Second Counselor in the Sunday School General Presidency.
My thanks once again to you all.
The statement was to the point and very much needed not only for UA and RU but the whole world.
ReplyDeleteSadly I have seen many DTGs (mostly from the western US) that were lambasting the statement because they wanted the FP to call out RU by name. I told them that they would be putting targets on the back of thousands of members and that would automatically shutter the prospects of getting a temple there. But many of them would rather drag the Church through the mud in those nations to score nationalistic talking points.
I agree fully with everything you said, Bryan! The Church struck the perfect balance between addressing the situation, speaking in general rather than specific terms, and ensuring the statement in question would not cause a backlash that could negatively impact members and leaders in both Russia and Ukraine. Thanks for sharing your thoughts here. Always a pleasure to hear from you.
DeleteOn this Saturday, there is one new Church News report:
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Additionally, the Newsroom has reported that Elder Christofferson has formally dedicated the Gambia for the preaching of the Gospel:
https://news-africa.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/elder-christofferson-dedicates-country-of-the-gambia
While I was writing about the first two reports, the Church News also covered this historic event:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2022-02-26/elder-christofferson-dedicates-gambia-for-the-preaching-of-the-gospel-244279
And a new article from Church News staff writer Scott Taylor was also published:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022-02-26/revelation-god-speaks-to-us-in-many-ways-including-sacrament-meeting-messages-243573
My thanks once again to you all.
Here is the "Spoken Word" message that will be given as part of tomorrow's hybrid broadcast of "Music and the Spoken Word":
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And here is one more report:
https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2022-02-26/women-in-england-santuary-refugees-service-those-on-the-margins-of-society-243502
My thanks once again to you all.