{"id":46313,"date":"2018-02-21T11:41:50","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T18:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=46313"},"modified":"2018-02-21T11:48:30","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T18:48:30","slug":"ld-inc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2018\/02\/ld-inc.html","title":{"rendered":"LD$, Inc."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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The cornerstone of the temple in Kirtland, Ohio \u2014 the first building ever constructed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/a> \u2014 was laid in 1833.
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Sharon Eubank<\/a>, whom I know and very much respect, has sounded an important theme of late:<\/p>\n

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\u201cCaring for the poor is less about \u2018stuff,\u2019 more about \u2018filling hunger for human contact,\u2019 says Sister Eubank at BYU\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cHumanitarian Acts Must Be Rooted in Relationship, Sharon Eubank Says:\u00a0LDS Charities leader discusses role of faith-based groups at legal conference in Sydney\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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With their characteristic disingenuousness, certain critics of Mormonism and the Church have taken Sister Eubank\u2019s remarks to mean that giving material assistance to those in need is unimportant<\/em>, rather than understanding them as she plainly intended them to be understood. \u00a0(They are seeking to further the narrative that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints does virtually nothing for the poor, the hungry, and the suffering.) \u00a0Sister Eubank was, of course, saying that, while financial aid and food and clothing and shelter are vitally important, it\u2019s also important to build human relationships with those who require such aid and to love them and to express that love and care.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFaith and Rebuilding Will Make Puerto Ricans Stronger, Bishop Davies Says: Church leaders minister in the Caribbean island as part of ongoing recovery efforts in the area\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cMormons Around the World: Country Newsroom Websites January 31, 2018\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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For some further information about what the Church is doing, see the websites of\u00a0LDS Charities<\/a>\u00a0and LDS Humanitarian Service<\/a> and LDS Philanthropies<\/a> and Provident Living<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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There are critics who insist that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (which they often prefer to style \u201cLD$, Inc.\u201d is really a corporate business, rather than a genuine church or religion, and that its leaders are greedy frauds bent on personal gain.<\/p>\n

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Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture<\/em> published an important review, last Friday, of an important book on this topic:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThrough a Glass Darkly: Examining Church Finances\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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In that vein, here is some related material:<\/p>\n

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\u201cElizabeth A. Kuehn on the Kirtland Bank\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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Some wrongly imagine that, after the ugliness of 2012 that resulted in (among many other and more significant things) my expulsion from the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, I disapprove of everything that the Maxwell Institute does. \u00a0This is not so. \u00a0For example, I appreciate the new publications reviewed here:<\/p>\n

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\u201cTriple Book Review: New Mormon Theology<\/a> Seminar Volumes\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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I simply point out that such materials could have been published without<\/em> the 2012 putsch. \u00a0It was unnecessary.<\/p>\n

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I strongly believe that Latter-day Saints can learn a great deal about Sabbath observance from our Jewish brothers and sisters. \u00a0I\u2019ve thought so for years, and, clearly, I\u2019m not alone in that:<\/p>\n

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\u201cMaking the Sabbath a Delight: Seven Lessons from Strong Jewish Families\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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On a rather lighter note, some of you might enjoy this new item from performers at Brigham Young University:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Greatest Showman A Cappella Mashup | BYU Vocal Point & Friends\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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