There will always be insensitive people. There will always be EQ Presidents who step on toes while they do their jobs or bishops who don't have a clue or VTers who fail in hundreds of different ways. And that person just might be you sometimes.
Look --- people are people and that means that all of us, you and me and everyone, will blow it at one time or another. This is all part of the earth life deal! The test is to see if we will rise above. That means we get to rub shoulders with all of these imperfect souls and we learn to forgive and to receive insensitivity or rudeness with patience and long suffering.
So when people say to ignore.....that isn't bad advise. But I think what really helps is to lift yourself to a more loving way. When one is filled with love, and I mean love for self and all men, being hurt or offended or disturbed just doesn't happen as easily.
So Dude, don't let others and their weakness change your course to Christ. If you have issues, you must do what the rest of us have to do. You gotta study and ponder and pray. You gotta exercise your faith and make sure your obedience is in line so that the promises of heavenly answers will come to you. If you are struggling with your faith, see it as an opportunity for growth. If the church isn't true, God will tell you.
The truthfulness of this church has never and will never be grounded in the perfectness of its members. The history is flawed. The people who participated in the restoration are flawed too. If you are looking for perfection, then you will be disappointed. You won't find it with the Israelites or with Moses. You won't even find it with Peter and the first group of 12. Don't be surprised when you don't find it in Palmyra.
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