Aug 27, 2019
Expanding on several previous Latter-day Faith episodes that
centered on scripture or the concept of Zion, our discussion this
week revolves around several elements in LDS scripture and early
church teachings that shifts our thinking regarding these areas in
wonderful ways. Guided by the brilliant Brittney
Hartley, we explore how we need to create a better balance
between the scriptural teachings about Zion being brought down
"from above" as well as up "from beneath." (D&C 84:100) The
vast majority of teachings about creating Zion have been driven by
church leaders and through top-down pronouncements, even to the
point of talking about how Zion should be "administered"! Instead,
Brittney asks what would it mean to take seriously gathering Zion
from below?
You don't want to miss this discussion! It is very frank about
current failings, including really missing the point in how we
understand 2 Nephi 29's critique about "A Bible! A Bible! We
have got a Bible, and there cannot be any more Bible," but it
is also full of optimism and very practical steps we might take to
restore proper balance and become the kind of church needed today
in this pivotal time of increasing disaffiliation among members,
and especially among the rising generations.