This has to be from
the Lord, because it is not what I would have expected. In some ways, it is
contrary to earthly wisdom. To anyone concerned about the quality of learning
and teaching in the church, it would make sense to put more emphasis on church-centered activities or
learning, not less. So, put more emphasis on home-centered teaching is
counter-intuitive. It puts more weight on families to step up. This increases
our personal responsibility to use our time in a way that increases our
learning and worship. I’m looking forward to seeing how the curriculum and
resource book helps with this.
It seems to me that
this shows how much the Lord trusts us. He frees up valuable hours for us to
use to strengthen our families and increase our gospel study and learning.
On a slightly different another topic…
I heard rumors about
this meeting time length change through an article or two on the internet. I
chose to ignore those rumors and not pass it on, even to family members. My
reasoning was that if they were rumors, they were not worth listening to unless
the news came straight from the prophet and apostles.
Now that I find the rumors had some truth to
them, does that mean that I decide to put faith in rumors? No. Rumors might
still be false. Even if rumors happen to
be true, they don’t come with helpful context or reasoning about the purpose
behind it all. They may come filtered through the view of doubtful
perspectives that murmur over them, and that isn’t going to edify.
But when the news
about change in the church comes from the prophet and apostles, they speak
about the purposes and designs, about the historical context, about the
spiritual needs that are being addressed, all designed so that we can accept it
and move forward with those changes. While they have the authority to say “Thus
saith the Lord” and withhold reasons, they still reason together with us so
that we may understand. This allows both our minds and hearts to be touched.
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