Elder Holland - Oct 2014 - Are we not all Beggars?
"Now, lest I be accused of proposing quixotic global social programs or of endorsing panhandling as a growth industry, I reassure you that my reverence for principles of industry, thrift, self-reliance, and ambition is as strong as that of any man or woman alive. We are always expected to help ourselves before we seek help from others. Furthermore, I don’t know exactly how each of you should fulfill your obligation to those who do not or cannot always help themselves. But I know that God knows, and He will help you and guide you in compassionate acts of discipleship if you are conscientiously wanting and praying and looking for ways to keep a commandment He has given us again and again."
Maybe it's not a political issue after all. Maybe we just need to follow the promptings of the spirit. Political solutions "work" because they can coerce people to do "what is right" with the power to imprison fine seize.
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Kyle GarfieldDecember 10, 2018
Elder Holland - Oct 2014 - Are we not all Beggars? "Now, lest I be accused of proposing quixotic global social programs or of endorsing panhandling as a growth industry, I reassure you that my reverence for principles of industry, thrift, self-reliance, and ambition is as strong as that of any man or woman alive. We are always expected to help ourselves before we seek help from others. Furthermore, I don’t know exactly how each of you should fulfill your obligation to those who do not or cannot always help themselves. But I know that God knows, and He will help you and guide you in compassionate acts of discipleship if you are conscientiously wanting and praying and looking for ways to keep a commandment He has given us again and again." Maybe it's not a political issue after all. Maybe we just need to follow the promptings of the spirit. Political solutions "work" because they can coerce people to do "what is right" with the power to imprison fine seize.
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