Dear LDS Women Protestors, you're views are skewed but right on (sort of)

There’s a software program called Fireworks that I use on a regular basis. Within this software program is a tool that allows one to “skew” an image. Skewing an image is where you manipulate or distort the shape of an image.

For example:

You get the picture.

Here’s another example of something skewed:

Forgive me for my boldness - I do not mean to anger those who are in support of this protest.

However, I know what it’s like when Satan skews one’s thinking or belief system all too well. I know, firsthand, how cunning, tricky, evil, desperate, determined and angry he is.

Quite a few years ago Satan had complete hold of my heart. Every waking moment I was obsessed about one particular thought that I couldn't seem to shake. I simply had to make sense of it and, somehow, do something about it.

What was this thought?

I thought, no, I knew, that I had married the wrong person. I was sure of it. In fact, I didn't just marry the wrong man – I had the wrong children. My life meant nothing. I needed to change things in order for everything to be the way it was supposed to be.

Change was the only answer. Change was the only promise to settling my soul.

This torment lasted for some time until, through an answer to many prayers, the truth was made known to me and I realized that:

What I had was good. 

What I had was complete. 

What I had was just the way it was supposed to be.

After some time, as I healed and was led to more and more truth about my current situation, I was horrified as I’d look back to see how firm of a grip Satan had on my mind and my soul and what that grip almost accomplished … the tearing apart of a good, God-loving family.

I had been as lost as lost could be and the thing that shocked me the most when looking back on that experience was how convinced I was that I knew, I absolutely knew, without even a hint of doubt, that everything was wrong. There was no convincing me otherwise. Everyone else simply couldn't see this “truth” about my situation...

Everyone else was blind to the real truth.

I saw things clearly.

They didn't.

Having had experienced such an ordeal I can’t help but connect my experience to what's possibly happening within the hearts of the women, these valued and much needed sisters, involved in this protest (and the hearts of all of those who are turning away from righteousness and religion).

It makes me wonder if they are experiencing what I experienced:

1.       A seed was planted in my mind and heart many years prior, allowing skewed ideas to ever grow in the first place. (It was placed there by a dream I knew came from Satan but that I gradually justified as being truth anyway.)

2.       My mindset and thoughts became skewed.

3.       My ability to feel and be led by the spirit was diminished – and was no longer needed, really, seeing as how my mind could think so accurately on its own with this new "awareness" about such matters.

4.       My perspective of what truth was became misshapen.

5.   I couldn't see how with how much I was praying about the situation I'd still be seeing it the way I was and not have it be the truth. 

6.       I felt that everyone else wasn't seeing things clearly – I was.

7.       I felt that only by having something change, outside of myself, could things be set right.

I ache for these women and all others whose truth has been distorted and who can no longer see the organization of the LDS church as it really is: good, true, of high worth and complete/whole.

I ache for them because they feel that they need to change the church in order to make things "right". 

If only they'd realize that:

The way the LDS church is set up right now is good.

The way the LDS church is set up is complete.

The way the LDS church is set up is just the way it's supposed to be at this time.

I am so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who never gives up on us ...

No matter how dark of a place we may be in. 

No matter how firm of a grip Satan has on our hearts or minds. 

No matter how skewed our perspective of truth has become. 

No matter how right we may think we are, even when we are wrong.

And ... no matter how much of a change needs to take place within ourselves (as painful as that may be) in order for us to see truth clearly again.

So how is it that the women protesters are “right on” as my blog title suggests?

They are right on in the fact that they are feeling the call to make changes. Changes are taking place. Things, events, disasters, evil, righteousness – it’s all being quickened. There are permanent shifts happening in the Universe and big future events are stirring (both good and bad).

Those who feel this quickening feel the need to do something. Unfortunately, that call to do something isn't always what needs to be done.

I couldn't agree more with Elder Quentin L. Cook when he said,

“We need to protect our families and be at the forefront together with all people of goodwill in doing everything we can to preserve light, hope and morality in our communities.”

Now is the time for ALL people of goodwill, of ALL religions, to unite our efforts in preserving what’s good, wholesome and right in this world.

No more of this petty fighting within our own religion for changes that need not take place.

No more allowing Satan to distract us from the greater, more permanent, more threatening perils that lie at hand.

This world, our children, our spouses, our posterity need us.

Yet, Satan wants us too...

Will we choose to allow our thinking, our spirituality, our goodwill to become skewed by Satan as we become lost in our direction, our way of thinking, our life-purpose and foreordained missions or will we stand firm and put our efforts towards the greater good in helping to build and strengthen our religion (whatever wholesome religion that may be), our families, our neighborhoods, our nation and ourselves?

So yes, by all means, LDS women protesters, make your voices heard but...

- Please be aware of the negative effects taking place on the sacred environment of the temple grounds due to your actions.

- Please be aware of the opposite effect you're having in supporting and contributing to the peaceful and spiritual event that makes conference time such an enlightening and strengthening experience for so many.

- Please be aware of the opposite effect you're having in allowing this spiritual event to be an effective push against the growing forces of evil in this world.

- And please be aware that you're making religion-haters (both in body and spirit) smile.

Remember, it isn't just the good in this world that is quickening - it's the evil as well.

If you aren't helping and supporting a God-loving Christian religion that is led by leaders who are guided and directed by our Heavenly Father in this world at this time … what are you doing then, really?

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