I want to pause in my posts about the bishops in my life to
focus on a more sensitive subject.
I realize this blog is to be historical and that it is not
intended to be a forum for ideas. But I believe that the stories we share
should provide the listener, or reader in this case, a glimpse into our souls.
We need to share stories so that others come to know us better. In that
process, we come to know ourselves better as well.
I use this as a prelude to a post about my interpretation of
what it means to sustain church leaders. As I mentioned above, this is a
sensitive topic because there is no real training for LDS people on what it
means to sustain a leader. Likewise, there is no training for church leaders on
how to be sustainable. What complicates this issue is that one of the covenants
made in the temple is that we will not speak ill of those called to lead us.
