Jasmin, this was great, thank you. Have you had a change to see "Who Killed Joseph Smith Documentary" by Justin Griffin? It is very well done. There is a part 1 and part 2.!

This sister is the Ray Gun of Mormon apologetics. Talking faster or moving fast with your hands, does not make you good at something.

Do you think the Lord is trying to get us to see past the temple of brick and mortar to the "real" temple? True temple worship is not about a temple of brick and mortar [scripturally that is called “The House of the Lord” (Exodus 23:19; 1 Kings 6:1; D&C 58:9; 84:31. If you click on my picture icon, got to Chapter 10 and read the whole essay. You will enjoy it. 88:137; 109] with all its ordinances and ceremonies created for the living and the dead. True temple worship is about our body temple, whether in mortality or the world of spirits. If we are spiritually awake then we will see the symbolism found in “The House of the Lord,” [temple of brick and mortar]; which is to remind us where the true temple of God really is, which is you and complete its construction!!

I'd love to support this theory, however, it's nothing more than grasping for straws. Fact check #1 - During the 1960 General Conference, Spencer W Kimball shared the following: "The day of the Lamanites is nigh. For years they have been growing delightsome, and they are now becoming white and delightsome, as they were promised. In this picture of the twenty Lamanite missionaries, fifteen of the twenty were as light as Anglos; five were darker but equally delightsome. The children in the home placement program in Utah are often lighter than their brothers and sisters in the hogans on the reservation." "At one meeting a father and mother and their sixteen-year-old daughter were present, the little member girl-sixteen -sitting between the dark father and mother, and it was evident she was several shades lighter than her parents-on the same reservation, in the same hogan, subject to the same sun and wind and weather. There was the doctor in a Utah city who for two years had had an Indian boy in his home who stated that he was some shades lighter than the younger brother just coming into the program from the reservation. These young members of the Church are changing to whiteness and to delightsomeness. One white elder jokingly said that he and his companion were donating blood regularly to the hospital in the hope that the process might be accelerated."

As a lifelong member, this is more than a little disconcerting....

I love that podcast so much!

As it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be in these last days we live in. The morality of society is not following the 10 Commandments. We have already passed the wickedness of Noah's day! So when is the Lord coming? I don't know, but I hope sooner than later! I noticed a globe on your table behind you. I am a flat earther from flatearthdave. You should check it out, it aligns more with the scriptures!

I'm glad the brethern grew some balls on this issue!

Anything goes in the church nowadays. 🌈 🤘

Thank you, this brings peace of mind, and the confusion disapates greatly with these updates.

Why is gender so important to LDS culturally? Something seems lacking in the discussion and remarks by Mormons in the comments. Comments often use such brutal and violent terms and concepts with people who don't conform to defined genders, and roles. it doesn't seem very thoughtful or compassionate. Also it seems to be lacking in nuance. The preference seems to be upon 'black and white' , 'right or wrong' Why is it necessarily to always have a clear gender identify? I must at admit I sometimes feel uncomfortable when I interact with someone who doesn't have a clear gender identity. Mostly because English lacks a neutral pronoun system which is agreed to by everyone. I remember as a child not really liking gender assigned toys. Most of the boys toys were so incredibly violent, and or scary. At that time in the USA it was difficult to find boys toys which were not violent or scary, creepy, gross. Who said that association was necessary? Girls toys were so domestic, usually themed around cooking, cleaning, raising kids. Like there was no imagination on the part of adults who created these toys. In my early teens I ran home to watch 'the price is right" to watch Bob Barker. He was the only male role model I remember which seemed decent. Every other male seemed to be a total jerk.

It's really NOT a complicated issue at all. If I find out that there is a male in the same bathroom with my wife or daughter, there will be a different kind of "laying on of hands" for which I will gladly accept excommunication. It's really not the same church as it was twenty years ago.

Yeah except the Book of Mormon also mentions them drawing the swords out of their sheaths, which we know that Mesoamerican weapons were either carried by hand or in a basket by a porter. That’s not even going into the whole thing about horses and chariots, where we know that horses went extinct long before sedentary civilization arose. And no chariots have ever been found. And of course, chariots would be very impractical in the jungle environment or mesoamerica

There are 2 sexes. We have just witnessed the shocking boxing in the olympics where a man beat women in the woman’s category. This trans stuff is demonic.

When evil elements try to blur the lines of morality, we turn to The Lord and His church to know what truth should be. Truth never changes, only the way we interpret it.

This is not correct. Who is this dope?

How about getting deeper? Not gender “assigned” at birth. But gender created by Heavenly Father and truly affirmed by birth.

Its true! , this is another Mean spirited Mormon social policy just like excluding negro males from the Priesthood! Mean spirited!! Exclusion Not loved or respected . In short the church has not progressed in a inclusive loving way in theory or in practice. The church just draws close to the legal position with their lips but their true hearts are far from Christ like Love.

Translation: Our love is unconditional, as long as you follow our conditions. We want your tithing and membership stats so we won’t kick you out, but we will treat you like second-class members who are not allowed to fully participate.

Anyway, Seems nobody really knows what direction to go. I am going to identify coffee as Mountain Dew.

So....the desecration of the body is now some how ...ok? We're just bringing more judgement down upon us. Cool.

We have proof that the Vikings traveled to the Americas long before Columbus was even born. We have to get rid of traditional thought and trust the science and history.

Mormons wake UP!! (not left woke) This is a real issue! The leaders were wrong about Gays it is not a choice its complicated. Next is transgenders. We have females who look like a female (petite) talk like a female act like a female and feels like a female BUT.. they were born with a male sex organ. The same happens to some men vice versa and everything in between. Obviously, something went wrong during birth and or puberty. Transitioning is a whole other issue. These people need help and support, put yourself in their shoes. This is not a social fad but yes I believe "the left" is making it worse. All I ask for my mormon friends is to get educated. Our leaders will change all of this in 2 years. Science is making/squeezing our leaders to change and do the right thing. Be Christlike and respect these people

Slow down your speech sister.

As man, and a member of the lgbtq community, and exmember of the lds church, and someone who disagrees with the LDS church stances on LGBTQ community, I understand these policies, I don't necessarily agree but I feel like the church is trying to show compassion and mercy the best way they know how.

The Church of Jesus Christ has always believed what God and Jesus Christ taught love everyone but do not have to accept todays logic of what a woman or a man is There is no necessity to explain if your chromosome says you are a man that is what you are The Church doesn’t accept anything other than what God accepts and so should you

I personally know two individuals who were born intersexed. Their parents had to decide, at birth, what sex was going to be assigned to these children. Both, as adults, transitioned to the other sex. Upon hormone testing, these individuals had more of the opposite sex hormones confirming the assigned sex at birth was incorrect. Personally, I feel these new policies are in direct opposition to what the church has been stating for many years...that we are to be sensitive, accepting, and to love all of our brothers and sisters. These members are not pediophils and should not be discriminated against, i.e., by advising that if they cannot find a single stall restroom in the church, that they will be escorted by another member who has cleared the restroom of other members while this member uses the restroom, or they will need to find an alternative means to use the restroom. How humiliating is that for the member? Why discriminate and state that our transgender sisters can only attend Relief Society on a limited basis? I have a question for all of my member friends. If Christ was the door greeter at sacrament meeting, and one of our transgender brothers or sisters presented to attend that meeting, would Christ turn that person away? I think not. He would welcome them with open arms. I personally think that we have taken a step backwards in love and acceptance.

No more queries of “What gender do you prefer?” So grateful for this! It has been quite uncomfortable for our children.

Mormon temple was the worst experience. I never went back. It was 100% masonic cult rituals. I have no doubt she liked the "adjustments".

Sex is recognized at birth... Not assigned.

Thank you, but you keep using this word "assigned" at birth. In the classic words of Inigo Montoya: "You keep saying that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." (The use of it accepts a false premise.) I appreciate your clarity on the whole policy.

What a complete joke! Quit paying your money for that Masonic country club, they call a temple(The Great and spacious building). The continual misinterpretation of scripture is real and in every religion. Just worst in the Mormon way. I never understood what people meant when they said you worship a different Jesus. I certainly understand the reference now.

sex/gender are the same and arent even observed (not assigned) at birth. its usually the 1st or 2nd trimester

🙄<(...handbook?!) ❤ I love how you guys are all in! Searching diligently the scriptures in trying to understand them and having questions about them are very active expressions of faith! Thanks for exemplifying that 👍 talking about secret combinations...do you think it's entirely possible that the secret combinations that Nephi used to obtain the plates from Laban were ultimately the very inspiration and model that the Gadianton robbers ran with and used to justify their actions and plunder ~550 years later?! 💕 keep up the excellent work

It's really not that complicated. people MADE it complicated with their nonsense.

Yeah because watching the same old boring movie over, and over and over again till the they you die will get you closer to the Lord.

Yeah, don’t use the phrase”assigned at birth”; no assignment is made, there are only two genders as God CREATED.

From day one I knew Russell Nelson was a wolf in sheep's clothing that would usher in this new acceptance. He is so eager for our missionaries to get on TilTok and other socially dangerous apps that encourage such bad habits and behaviors. Normalizing such talk. We need to stop this change in the church.

Adding words when you're reading the policy is disingenuous. Unless people are watching the screen carefully, they will think that those extra words are in the policy.

I wonder what Jesus would think if he was here today and read the handbook out aloud. The great change he brought about from the existing Judaism was going away from all of these small, ridiculous rules and to be more inclusive of minorities.

If people only knew why the doctrine of male and female was important. The mysteries of the kingdom are contained within properly understanding these two genders.

Surprise, Surprise,Surprise, a common sense policy. It's the end of the world as we know it. But I feel fine. (Great Big Sea)

One of the biggest threats to Marxism is the church and the nuclear family. What cultural Marxism has done is infiltrate the church with identity, politics and social justice to bring upon the demise of the nuclear family in the church to replace it with a new type of society. We’ve known this for decades. And the Mormon church has been deceived and is capitulating to the Left. What a sad day for the LDS church.

This has been doctrine of the church forever. Only society complicates it. Still, we must have love and compassion for all people.

How many people who are members that transition will actually stay in the church? When lives are diametrically opposed to the gospel laws it is doubtful they will remain in the church, that goes as well for any deviant sexual behavior. This is a very tactful way of saying you are who you are at birth and gives members to be respectful even if we disagree on who they claim to be.

1:16 they don’t use the word “assigned”. They use the word “biological sex at birth”, which is different than assigned sex. Which means that if a doctor gets it wrong, it doesn’t change what their God-intended gender is.

The people behind these comments are a big reason why this church is in decline. Stop your judgement and stop the policy at "All people should be trwat d with love and respect." Theres no need for anything more than that.

Not "assigned" at birth!

Love this explanation!

How many trans people are in the Church? Must be more than a couple if the Church is now discussing this. The Church may actually eventually get revelation bringing it into the 21st century. Probably not in my lifetime, but if the membership numbers keep dropping as they are and the Church becomes more politically extremist (some members. Area Authorities, Stake President, BYU, and Bishops) these numbers may increase. At least they mentioned it. Personally I don't care if somebody is trans. As a Saint it's not my business to tell others how to act or live.