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Elder Scott's advice to watch our children for abrupt changes in behavior and to teach them about safety was especially important.
Not everything he said was common sense known to all. The part I liked was when he said that if you are guilty of being an abuser, then you will be found out. Satan will identify you then abandon you. Now THAT is powerful.
There was as much about coming clean as an abuser and repenting as there was about trusting the healing power of the Savior for the abused. Very balanced. Very well said. The Savior does not abondan anyone.
What a wonderful message spoken by an Apostle.
anonymous,
Yes, much of this may have been info we are aware. But not everyone is and believe it or not, there are still people out there that need help healing and a righteous Priesthood holder, an Apostle of the Saviour is a great instrument in the Lord's hand for that purpose. He is a great man. His talk will make a difference to many people,old and young who have been affected by these circumstances on the one end or the other. There is the balm of Gilead that the gospel offers. I hope you actually watched, perhaps a loved one needs the help of the righteous priesthood. Blesings on your head...
What a joke you people are. You have no more insights into life than anyone else. You are no happier than anyone else (and if the anti-depressant consumption is any clue, you are much LESS happy!).
You all pretend to be so spiritual, and you pretend to be "in tune with the spirit", but you are deluding yourselves. You all are just full of pop psychology dressed in protestant priests' robes.
What is happening in society that abuse would be increasing even as awareness of, precautions against, and punishment and treatment for abuser and abused, respectively, are all increasing? What is going on that in the face of all this, the amount of abuse is also increasing?
I also agree with "Anonymous at 5:18" that we must be careful not to falsely accuse the innocent, nor believe that false accusations never happen. We are certainly well advised to avoid any situation where a false accusation could be made.
It's time to stop seeing crimes in religious terms and start demanding accountability in human terms.
a very serious subject, perhaps the most serious of our time and clearly warning those evil people that somewhere, somehow, they will be called for their actions and you dare find fault? as a foster parent, and teacher in a school for children who have suffered this kind of abuse (among others) I
am very glad that Elder Scott has drawn a clear line
in the sand on the topic, what's YOUR backgound or experence to issue such jaded comments. I stongly suggest you find some form of psychologial treatment!
Pornography is not victimless; it affects everyone around you, and destroys your life faster then any drug and has far longer ramifications.
Mormons wait around on their backsides for their leaders to command them. Mormons can't think for themselves, so they need to be told that abuse is a problem.
Where have you people been? Get your heads out of the scriptures long enough to look around and see what is going on around you! Then you wouldn't need an old man to tell you that abuse is a problem!
Wake up!
I'm surprised the Deserted news actually posted what you wrote.
And I agree with you 100%.
That is the latency: LDS leaders tend to be about 20 years behind everyone else with their talks.