As a non-mormon but a christian,it is always difficult but praiseworthy to turn the other cheek.
Braden DuncanJanuary 15, 2018
Thanks!
ScottJanuary 13, 2018
To insist on referring to President Monson as "Mr. Monson" shows the bias The New York Times has. I doubt when the Pope passes away they'll refer to him as "Mr." The obituary author and editor probably took "The Book of Mormon" on Broadway way too seriously.
ElizabethJanuary 12, 2018
Thoughtful and helpful article. Thank you.
shirl jackson.January 12, 2018
The NYT with all it's prestige and influence does many things right. But not this time. Let them languish in their own self-importance--they have their reward. Sadly, every word we write or speak in rebuttal simply adds to their reward. Controversy feeds their ego and justifies their insatiable need for peer recognition. ssj.
Karl GyoriJanuary 11, 2018
I found that many of the comments, that were listed on the NYT site, both LDS and non-LDS, sounded like a trumpian tweet. If the NYT published a different "obituary" and the following explanation why they wrote what they did about Thomas S. Monson, it would have been out of character. I wish people would have reacted the same way the Church did to the Book of Mormon musical: now that you have seen it go and read the Book of Mormon.
I would suggest that now that you have read the obituary go and read "To the Rescue--The Biography of Thomas S. Monson", to get a full picture of the character of this man.
Diana ChaseJanuary 11, 2018
Love the article. Where is that scripture in Isiah found? I would love the reference.
Christa MarseeJanuary 11, 2018
This article gave voice to exactly how I feel about the Times Obit. Thank you!
JohnJanuary 11, 2018
The New York Times, considered by many to be our country’s best newspaper, is not intended for an lds audience, maybe 1 or 2 % are members. Obituaries have to be unbiased, the readers want a holistic approach to the topics. From a New York perspective, Utah is just “fly over”en route to the west coast. They thaw the same approach to all religious figures, regardless of the denomination. One needs to get over the mentality of “if you’re not with us, you’re against us” mentality.
L KoutzJanuary 11, 2018
Wonderful article.
JamesJanuary 11, 2018
YEEOUCH! Thank you, Brother Goldberg. Your well-phrased observations are much more illuminating and inspiring than just the normal and justified critique would have been. Thank you.
Douglas LoweJanuary 11, 2018
Thank you for your perceptive and sensitive analysis of the NYT obituary. My own thoughts differ from yours only in one regard.
At the conclusion of your article you state "I rejoice when the prominent and the powerful miss the point. From a spiritual perspective, I appreciate it. President Monson never needed them to understand him."
No, he never needed them to understand him, but he wanted them to. Also, I'm pretty sure that he mourns, rather than rejoices, when the world misses the point.
Darla K HulseJanuary 11, 2018
Thank you for saying what my thoughts could not bring together. This article actually gives me solice in this world of upheaval and disregard for human empathy.
DanielaJanuary 11, 2018
Great comments. Thanks for writing this piece.
Anneke GraceJanuary 11, 2018
Well said!
RuthJanuary 11, 2018
Yes, the world has been blind to Prophets of God and deaf too. Thank you for your article.
vickie cloudJanuary 11, 2018
I find that most people who are not members of the lds church do not like to hear the word...PROPHET. they fear it for some reason and they look at you differently when you say the word. I'm guessing that they think the word PROPHET means if you say it to them that you are some kind of cult worshiping person. instead of having a good meaning it has a bad meaning. Priesthood means nothing to anyone else but us or the catholic people but then they believe as I was once a catholic that you have to go to school to be a priest in the catholic church and if you didn't then you cannot be a priest. we shouldn't be suprized during these days of disrespect for our church. other churches outside the Mormon religion preach to their audience our brothers and sisters that we are of an evil cult and to be wary of us especially since we rely on a prophet of the Lord since there are none on the earth and that the last ones died out when the last of the 12 apostles who were with Jesus died. so in essence it means we are not to be trusted or believed and that we have something up our sleeve and to be very careful of us. I also might remind anyone that there is a bunch of talk about Romney taking over the senate seat in Utah and when a Mormon gets in office like that well, Big Love comes out again on tv. I remind myself that the Lord knows our hearts and He uses the HOly Spirit to influence those who would be perspective members and not to worry about what others think of something we know to be truth.
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Bill RichardsFebruary 19, 2018
As a non-mormon but a christian,it is always difficult but praiseworthy to turn the other cheek.
Braden DuncanJanuary 15, 2018
Thanks!
ScottJanuary 13, 2018
To insist on referring to President Monson as "Mr. Monson" shows the bias The New York Times has. I doubt when the Pope passes away they'll refer to him as "Mr." The obituary author and editor probably took "The Book of Mormon" on Broadway way too seriously.
ElizabethJanuary 12, 2018
Thoughtful and helpful article. Thank you.
shirl jackson.January 12, 2018
The NYT with all it's prestige and influence does many things right. But not this time. Let them languish in their own self-importance--they have their reward. Sadly, every word we write or speak in rebuttal simply adds to their reward. Controversy feeds their ego and justifies their insatiable need for peer recognition. ssj.
Karl GyoriJanuary 11, 2018
I found that many of the comments, that were listed on the NYT site, both LDS and non-LDS, sounded like a trumpian tweet. If the NYT published a different "obituary" and the following explanation why they wrote what they did about Thomas S. Monson, it would have been out of character. I wish people would have reacted the same way the Church did to the Book of Mormon musical: now that you have seen it go and read the Book of Mormon. I would suggest that now that you have read the obituary go and read "To the Rescue--The Biography of Thomas S. Monson", to get a full picture of the character of this man.
Diana ChaseJanuary 11, 2018
Love the article. Where is that scripture in Isiah found? I would love the reference.
Christa MarseeJanuary 11, 2018
This article gave voice to exactly how I feel about the Times Obit. Thank you!
JohnJanuary 11, 2018
The New York Times, considered by many to be our country’s best newspaper, is not intended for an lds audience, maybe 1 or 2 % are members. Obituaries have to be unbiased, the readers want a holistic approach to the topics. From a New York perspective, Utah is just “fly over”en route to the west coast. They thaw the same approach to all religious figures, regardless of the denomination. One needs to get over the mentality of “if you’re not with us, you’re against us” mentality.
L KoutzJanuary 11, 2018
Wonderful article.
JamesJanuary 11, 2018
YEEOUCH! Thank you, Brother Goldberg. Your well-phrased observations are much more illuminating and inspiring than just the normal and justified critique would have been. Thank you.
Douglas LoweJanuary 11, 2018
Thank you for your perceptive and sensitive analysis of the NYT obituary. My own thoughts differ from yours only in one regard. At the conclusion of your article you state "I rejoice when the prominent and the powerful miss the point. From a spiritual perspective, I appreciate it. President Monson never needed them to understand him." No, he never needed them to understand him, but he wanted them to. Also, I'm pretty sure that he mourns, rather than rejoices, when the world misses the point.
Darla K HulseJanuary 11, 2018
Thank you for saying what my thoughts could not bring together. This article actually gives me solice in this world of upheaval and disregard for human empathy.
DanielaJanuary 11, 2018
Great comments. Thanks for writing this piece.
Anneke GraceJanuary 11, 2018
Well said!
RuthJanuary 11, 2018
Yes, the world has been blind to Prophets of God and deaf too. Thank you for your article.
vickie cloudJanuary 11, 2018
I find that most people who are not members of the lds church do not like to hear the word...PROPHET. they fear it for some reason and they look at you differently when you say the word. I'm guessing that they think the word PROPHET means if you say it to them that you are some kind of cult worshiping person. instead of having a good meaning it has a bad meaning. Priesthood means nothing to anyone else but us or the catholic people but then they believe as I was once a catholic that you have to go to school to be a priest in the catholic church and if you didn't then you cannot be a priest. we shouldn't be suprized during these days of disrespect for our church. other churches outside the Mormon religion preach to their audience our brothers and sisters that we are of an evil cult and to be wary of us especially since we rely on a prophet of the Lord since there are none on the earth and that the last ones died out when the last of the 12 apostles who were with Jesus died. so in essence it means we are not to be trusted or believed and that we have something up our sleeve and to be very careful of us. I also might remind anyone that there is a bunch of talk about Romney taking over the senate seat in Utah and when a Mormon gets in office like that well, Big Love comes out again on tv. I remind myself that the Lord knows our hearts and He uses the HOly Spirit to influence those who would be perspective members and not to worry about what others think of something we know to be truth.
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