Kristilyn Wiseman: The danger in Holland’s message reaches even deeper than a violent metaphor.
Apostle Jeffrey R. Holland speaks at General Conference on April 2, 2022.Students at Southern Utah University have pushed back on a recent announcement for Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, of the Twelve Apostles for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as the keynote speaker for their upcoming commencement ceremony, with many requesting that the invite be withdrawn.
In that spirit of seeking intent and keeping remarks in context, I invite any who may not yet fully understand some of the pain revolving around Elder Holland’s words, to take a look into the roots behind it. Perhaps the heart of the issue isn’t about the unwillingness of more progressive individuals to hear from someone with differing beliefs. Perhaps it’s not about a church leader having the right to call its members to defend core beliefs. Perhaps it’s not just an agenda.
Easton shared publicly that, as a student at BYU, he felt incredibly alone and hopeless, struggling internally with the knowledge that he was gay. As a faithful and loyal member of the church his entire life, he spent years begging God to remove his “same-sex attraction.”
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