{"id":503,"date":"2004-03-08T01:17:31","date_gmt":"2004-03-08T05:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=503"},"modified":"2009-01-20T12:36:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-20T16:36:00","slug":"discussing-the-gospel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2004\/03\/discussing-the-gospel\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussing the Gospel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the course of the past four months, several people on this blog have mentioned that they appreciate the opportunity provided by T&S to discuss the Gospel in depth. Does this strike anyone else as odd?
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\nI don’t mean to imply that I am surprised. When I was still relatively young in the Church, I inquired about the possibility of reserving a room in the temple where friends might discuss the endowment ceremony. Does anyone have trouble imagining the reaction to this request?<\/p>\n

When we were living in Delaware, I served as the Ward Mission Leader, and we managed to organize a series of discussions of Jesus the Christ<\/i>. For the most part, they were sparsely attended and the discussions were pretty basic (aimed at the Mormon-curious<\/a>), but some people were concerned that we were crossing the line. Now, I hear stories about people being asked to disband informal discussion groups, and I wonder: where do we discuss the Gospel? Here are some possibilities:<\/p>\n

* Sunday School
\n* Home Teaching
\n* Visiting Teaching
\n* Institute Class
\n* Firesides<\/p>\n

Hmm. My wife claims that all of these are fertile ground, but I suspect that she is an outlier. Fortunately for me, my favorite discussant lives with me (the aforesaid wife), but as just indicated, I have the impression that our experience is unusual. Is it true that most couples in the Church do not talk to each other about the Gospel?<\/p>\n

Perhaps more fundamentally, aren’t we missing something wonderful by providing so few opportunities to engage each other in Gospel conversations? This was my favorite part of being a student at BYU, but maybe I am an outlier, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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