In response to Mark Skousen's email where he was furious as to how the Brethren have handled the Covid-19 pandemic by cancelling all meetings to create social distancing

19 March 2020

Mark,

I don’t blame you for being furious about the craziness going on right now. But it is what it is. 

Please cut the Brethren some slack. Sure, they don’t run the Church like you would, but they are good and wise men, who receive revelation and they’re trying their best. I’m not suggesting every decision they make is God’s will, but they’re trying with the facts they have and the feelings they receive.

Again, I’m so sorry this is so painful to you personally. But please don’t let it turn you away from the testimony and truths you cherish. The separating of those who will stand firm and those who won’t is real and it's happening. It’s not worth getting worked up so much that you turn on the Brethren or the Church.

This will pass and we will survive. The question is what will be our status before God after it’s all over?

Crismon