Where do we stand?

The whole prop 8 in Cali has been very hard to deal with personally. I think this post is one that makes quite a few things clear and is very emotional for me to read.

http://www.ldsmag.com/ideas/081110hate.html

So where do you stand? Can you be Christlike in your thoughts and actions - even when people disagree with you? I think this thing in Cali is a great telling sign of what kind of person you are. Hateful when people do not agree with you -- or Love and Pray for those that see things different and even are hateful towards you? It is very human to get upset, defensive, and want to "do" something about it - when you are being attacked - or worse yet something sacred is attacked. But as stated in this article - Christ reacted in different ways in different situations....all with control and not hate.

So the question keeps coming to my mind is - as a parent - what are the things my kids are going to face as they get older.....because I have a feeling that the peace as a Church we have felt for soooooo long is over. That we will have to decided if we truly have a testimony of the Gospel and the Leaders - or we don't. It will be as simple as that....funny thing, I don't think it will be very simple for many. And as a parent we have to teach our kids now more than ever that they have to have their own testimonies to stand on - to face the world they are in - and how to be truly Christlike even when we do not agree or even when we are being attacked.

It will be interesting to see where we are as a society in 20 years......looking back 50 years - it is amazing how much has changed in our society. So much has changed each 20 years from that time forward - and seems to be changing at a faster rate now than it did back then.

Now is the time to get down on our knees - not a time to raise our voices in anger.