The result of Mormonism

During priesthood meeting last Sunday, we studied the last chapter of the David O. McKay manual. I came across a couple paragraphs that I liked:

Husbands, be true to your wives, not only in act, but in thought; wives, be true to your husbands. Children, be true to your parents; do not [assume] that the are old-fashioned in their beliefs and you know more than they do…. Strangers, seeing such homes, will say, “Well, if that is the result of Mormonism, I think it is good.”

Let the sincere investigators who believe more from what they see than from what they hear, find, upon investigation, that “Mormons” prove by example in the home, by devotion, and in their service to God, that they believe and know that God is their Father. [Teachings of the Presidents of the Church, David O. McKay, p. 230]

Mormonism sets high standards for its members, and though no Mormon is perfect (and hopefully no Mormon implies that he or she or any member of the Church is perfect), the high standard is worth striving for. It brings purpose and peace into your life. If you’re interested in being challenged to love your family more, do more service, and be more kind, the teachings of Mormonism may be able to help.

Published in: on December 21, 2005 at 9:48 am

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  1. On December 25, 2005 at 10:06 am Charity Said:

    Yeah, well I was mormon and it was the most destructive 26 years of my life. So if you want the church to be judged by the lives and works of it’s members, they need to take a look at what Christianity is about. It is not about how many steps to take in a day or whether saying one swear word is wrong. It’s about loving your neighbor, but in mormonism the second you step one nanometer outside the lines, even on accident, you are judged by everyone and treated as a pariah. That is not Christianity and it is not righteous.

  2. On December 25, 2005 at 4:38 pm Richard Said:

    Charity: Sorry you feel the way you do. I agree that the micro-judgments to which I infer you were subjected were not righteous nor Christian. Mormonism will be judged by how Mormons live their lives, whether good or bad. I think David O. McKay’s quote is a reminder to do the best we can so the impression we give off is a good one. But hopefully we won’t expect perfection of each other.

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