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It is important to note that I have worked with many non caucaision leaders of the church for many years now. I served as councilor in a bishopric where my Bishop was from Jamaica (a very close friend). At the same time a Bishop of another Ward in our Stake was originally from Africa. I served in another bishopric where the Bishop was American, one councilor was from St. Vincent and the other from Mexico, at the same time the previous Jamacian Bishop was called to the Stake Presidency. Currently the Toronto Stake President is Chinese (I believe born in China). One councilor is Caucaision Canadian the other the aforementioned Jamaican. In my Stake 40 minutes outside of Toronto our current Stake President was born in South America. One of his councilors was born in England, the other is caucaision Canadian. There is great diversity in leadership in the church in my region. Caucaisions are in the minority in Toronto Wards. However it is still limited to a relatively small goegraphic area -you need only go 40 minutes in other directions into more afluent suburbs of Toronto and the entire Stake Presidency is caucaision. Based upon my experience, the biggest stumbling block to a more diverse 70 is the general body of the church and local Stake leadership in afluent areas ... they are just not ready. Therefore, until they are the Lord will withhold just such a blessing. Last edited by tooblue; 04-04-2007 at 05:17 PM. |
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Frankly, the U.S. church is extremely insular because of its geographic origins. Most of us know this antecdotally since it usually only takes 2 or 3 minutes worth of conversation to discover mutual acquaintances with new Mormons that we meet. I am more concerned about diversity of occupation and socioeconomic status in the leadership. A hierarchy almost exclusively made up of lawyers, businessmen/entrepeneurs, and former church employees is unlikely to fully address the issues of a diverse church especially in understanding the day to day grind that church members face. ANd you can't tell me that affluent people have a monopoly on spirituality. |
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Why do they need financial means to be a GA? The church covers the mortgage payments, travel expenses, and food payments of GAs who are unable to pay for them on their own.
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Part of the reason why I don't but Indy's "not enough experience" argument which sounds more like an apology than anything grounded in reality. |
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