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.
It’s easy to sometimes think God only wants to hear “nice” feelings and positive sentiments in our prayers. Thank goodness the Book of Psalms demonstrates otherwise.
I wanted to draw your attention to this stat from religion demographer Ryan Burge, which has The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the third most attended church in the US on an average Sunday. On an average Sunday, there are nearly 20 million Catholics in the pews across the United States. There are 6.7M Southern Baptists. 3rd largest group is Latter-day Saints 4.4M fill the pews each weekend. That's more the United Methodists and the Assemblies of God combined. pic.twitter.com/IwCbD6mozt — Ryan Burge 📊 (@ryanburge) May 19, 2022 The 4.4 million in attendance is also a positive sign for activity rates in the US Church.
As increasing attention is paid to the fight against injustice, there seems to be far less interest in the quality of life that justice is ushering people towards – and its meaning and positive purpose. On those questions, Christmas lays before us some precious answers worth celebrating.
There is wisdom in holding space for competing important priorities, while seeking contextual cues in difficult matters to discern the right course. Let’s not confuse that with being “lukewarm.”
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