2 November 2020
Dear Mount Hood Stake Friends...
As you know we live in a wicked world with wars, atrocities and even genocide not unlike those we are reading about in our Come, Follow Me study this week of Mormon 1-6.
We are amazed by the prophet-general Mormon, a mighty man of righteousness living at a time when the "day of grace was passed." (Mormon 2:15) Somehow he retained in his heart "the goodness of Jesus." (1:15)
My heart resonated with a thought shared in a popular podcast about Mormon.
First, let me say that I welcome and completely embrace President Nelson's plea that we not use nicknames for the Church or for ourselves.
But this week's reading has given me a new appreciation and gratitude for Mormon's righteous life while surrounded by evil.
So if you slip and say to someone, "Yes, I am a Mormon," please don't feel guilty. It can mean you are trying to be like Mormon and live righteously in a wicked world.
May we all be "Mormons!"
With love and gratitude for your faithfulness,
President Lewis
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