Who is Clark Gilbert, the newest apostle called to join the Quorum of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
The pain from religious violence that Latter-day Saints have experienced should inspire us to be better advocates for the religiously persecuted.
Our daily rundown of the articles from around the web that we feel our readers would enjoy and appreciate. We hope to highlight the best of what’s around. Public Square Bulletin recommends: Is Putin Committing Genocide in Ukraine? Alexander J. Motyl—Tablet While this article starts with rather frank and graphic depictions of the war in Ukraine, it makes a strong argument that the war is not merely an exercise in taking territory, but is ultimately an attack on the Ukrainian people. Friendship > Politics Maya Rackoff—Common Sense Has a shift in politics over the last three years hurt the relationships most important to us? Maya Rackoff talks about her experience with her friend as they navigated different opinions, and then bonded over both being on the wrong side of campus scandals. 5 Ways to Stop Gossip in the Church Greg Gordon—Anglican Compass The problem of gossip in church spans denominations. This insightful piece from the Anglican tradition includes suggestions such as “Fast from gossiping” and forgiveness. The Key to a Good Parent-Child Relationship? Low Expectations. Arthur C. Brooks—The Atlantic Citing research about the importance of adult child-parent relationships, Arthur Brooks explores what makes these relationships most successful for both parties. Meet Elon Musk’s right-hand man, a Mormon ex-Morgan Stanley banker who is the polar opposite of the impulsive billionaire Hayley Cuccinelo—Business Insider Business Insider profiles one of the most important people in the world of business, who happens to be a Latter-day Saint.
Leaders have encouraged “a higher and holier” observation of Easter. What might that practice look like for Latter-day Saints?
How are church-sponsored schools doing on sexual assault? Jacob Mayberry joins me to look at the data, ask what the limitations of the data are, and what lessons we can learn.
I get together with some friends to discuss Brad Wilcox’s recent comments–and the strong response they received. We talk about intent and circumstances, but also the reason the comments were hard for so many.
Note: we tried to get this right. I guarantee we didn’t manage perfectly. A group of thoughtful people talking it out helped me though. There were some really good moments and insights, and if nothing else, I think we modeled what it looks like to grapple with something hard in as faithful a way as possible. That sounds me as worth doing.
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