As I recall from those long-gone days . . .
We had a special priesthood meeting in my ward and a former member of the stake presidency was asked to teach a special lesson on the 1st Presidency letter. He did a good job and used a C.S. Lewis quote as his focus: "God is love, but love is not God." The message he gave was essentially "be guided by what feels right to you." I was newly married and in law school at the time and really quite innocent. I remember how interesting it was to me that the most outspoken members of the class were old codgers, who had been real pillars of the ward for decades, who were quite offended that the Church thought such things were any of its business.
Anyway, I have not heard a word about it in the ensuing 23 years. The subject does not sond like one that President Hinckley would push. It does sound like one that certain members of the Twelve would push, but I'll just leave it at that . . . .
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"Always do right. It will annoy some people and surprise the rest." --Mark Twain
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