Reply #16: excerpt from the "offending" editorial [View All]

(what IMO would appeal to those 21 year olds at BYU, as well as any believing Mormon
experiencing some dissonance on this issue.)

God is not the author of incoherence or injustice, but we humans
often are. We in the LDS Church must be more honest about our
history, including the past and future practice of polygamy in our official
doctrine. This will be difficult, for it will reveal that we have been less
than truthful in our public relations, and it will show our inconsistency
with current statements opposing gay marriage.

We can no longer afford to teach only what is useful and hope
people won't discover what is true. In this day of easy Internet access,
a person can find more real history of the LDS Church in 30 minutes
online than the same person would in a lifetime studying approved
church materials.

This is not right. Too many individuals have suffered a loss of faith
when they were forced to choose between the truth or their family after
innocently discovering the discrepancy between genuine history and
the official story of the church.