(April 1, 2015)
So
often it seems that we, even in the Church, judge spirituality through
objective measurements. But here we have
a clear indication that this is inappropriate.
We have two sets of missionaries going out – Ammon on the one hand and
Aaron and the rest of the other hand.
Ammon has a successful mission (objectively) while Aaron and the rest
end up in prison and abused.
Yet we
have Mormon’s language that this had little to nothing to do with their levels of
righteousness – it was merely that the Lord saw fit to send them to a more
hardened people. Likewise, we cannot
possibly judge the spirituality of those around us by the results of their
behavior.
We may
need to make temporary judgments, but these should be made with extreme care
and always remain temporary. The
permanent judgment comes from the Lord and only He can judge the actions that
are taken and the motivations behind them.
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