Opinions Revisited

As stated before, I like to read what people say when they send their opinions to the newspapers. I like to see if they have anything useful to say, if they're biased in anyway, or if they are just off their rockers. What I see is that a lot of people don't know what they are talking about when they write things.

Today for example, I read a good one in the Salt Lake Tribune. A couple submitted this one on the topic of proposition 8 and gay marriage (the title is Clanging Symbols). They have a son who is gay and a good person. No problem with that. It is what else they said that got me.

They stated that "Homosexuality can't be 'overcome'" as has been suggested. They continue "Certainly, it is not a choice, so it is not a sin." Where do they get these ideas? How is homosexuality not a choice?

The best part is this: "No wonder that . . . the 'religious' have become 'a clanging cymbal' as Paul says in 1 Corinthians. (By the way, they put symbol instead of cymbal. Also the reference says tinkling cymbal 1 Cor 13:1). How can they quote (or misquote) Paul like this, acting like good Christians, and still say that homosexuality is not a sin? They call those of us who stand up for what God says in the Bible "a tinkling cymbal"? Do they not read all of the Bible? Why were Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed? Because of wickedness, mainly homosexuality.

I guess I just don't get how people think. Maybe i'm wrong in what I have said here, but I just had to get it out of my system (which is the purpose of my blog).

Grateful

I am so grateful for the life and example of Elder Wirthlin. He was such a great man. I loved his quiet ways and his simple talk. He just moved me. I find it hard to see him as a football player though. He is so gentle.

In his last talk, I could feel his love for the Savior and for us as people. He wanted us to know that too. I loved the theme of that talk as well. "Come What May, and Love It." Such great advice doesn't come very often in this world. He was a great shining example for all of us, and he will be sorely missed.

I bet his family is grateful for this last talk, being they have to let it come and love it. Luckily, the truth of the gospel will always be there for all of us to love whatever comes in our lives. We just have to make the best of it.

Goodbye Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin. Enjoy the rest of your journey.