The Man And The Millstone
A tear ran down Brother Jones’ face as he told me his story. He was 73 and has had many Church leadership positions. Up until a few days ago he had been a veil worker at the LDS temple. He had children and grandchildren who loved and supported him. (It was easy to see why, he was gentle and kind.) I noticed a bruise on his cheek. He told me he had been beat up while he was in jail last week. He innocently told other inmates his charges – two felony counts of sexual abuse of a child. Jailers moved him to “secure” for safety until his family bailed him out. He explained, “I had been tickling my granddaughters.” Yes, They are Our Neighbors Most individuals whom
Physical Intimacy: Experiencing God’s Best
Rising Rates of Reported Cases of Chlamydia & Syphilis (Center for Disease Control, Jan. 13, 2009) In our sexually liberated world, many don’t know how to enjoy physical intimacy the way God has intended. Know The word sex or sexuality does not appear in the scriptures. Rather, the actual sexual act is typically described in holy writ using some version of the words “know” or “lay”. For example, the word “knew” was used to describe Adam and Eve’s behavior “conceiving and baring” Cain (Moses 5:16). The best description of “knowing” in regards to physical intimacy comes from Jeffrey R. Holland: “…human intimacy, … certainly was ordained to be – a symbol of total union: union of their hearts, their hopes, their lives, their
