{"id":11304,"date":"2020-09-15T08:24:32","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T14:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/?p=11304"},"modified":"2020-09-15T08:24:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T14:24:32","slug":"valuing-our-religious-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/15\/valuing-our-religious-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Valuing Our Religious Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">General Conference Odyssey begins this week with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/study\/general-conference\/1990\/04?lang=eng\">April 1990<\/a>. For someone as old as myself these talks feel as though they were given only yesterday. It doesn\u2019t matter how long ago they were given though. Because they were given by Jesus Christ, through the mouth of His prophets, they will always be relevant. During this session, I was reminded of how God protects us in all aspects of our religious freedom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">During this pandemic we have been forced to stay home. I hear many people say how spending more time with family has been the best time spent. Many families are typically so busy they never spend time together. Being \u201cforced\u201d to stay home helped them realize how important their family is to them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">So often, we take for granted the lifestyle we have chosen. And habits sometimes become a tradition that we never intend on celebrating. Without even realizing it we allow life to dictate our schedules and we don\u2019t see that we become prisoners until it\u2019s almost too late.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">One of the first things that happened during the pandemic was an across-the-board shut-down of all public religious worship. Did you recognize this as limiting your religious freedom? I admit that I didn\u2019t. <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org\/article\/bednar-byu-religious-freedom-review-speech\">Elder David A. Bednar,<\/a> speaking to BYU\u2019s law students about COVID-19 and religious freedom, said,<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cWe cannot deny and we should not forget the speed and intensity with which government power was used to shut down fundamental aspects of religious exercise. These decisions and regulations were unprecedented. For nearly two months, Americans and many others throughout the free world learned firsthand what it means for government to directly prohibit the free exercise of religion.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">For example, Easter this year was a huge disappointment for people across the globe who couldn\u2019t attend their church to celebrate this holy holiday. Interestingly, though, Latter-day Saints already have in place traditions that allow us to celebrate our religion in our homes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In 1990, L. Tom Perry said,<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThe practice of having traditions to keep us close to the great heritage which is ours to enjoy \u2026 Daily we should kneel in family prayer and study the scriptures together. \u2026 We should also gather our families together in weekly family home evenings. \u2026 Monthly we should fast and pay our tithes and offerings to the Lord. Semiannually, we should make listening to the messages delivered at general conferences a family tradition. \u2026 Other traditions which should continually be part of our lives are receiving father\u2019s blessings, patriarchal blessings, missionary preparation, temple preparation, and regular temple attendance where possible, and being together as family units on those occasions when sacred ordinances are performed in behalf of a family member.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Besides all of these, a couple of years ago we began the Come Follow Me program that has additionally blessed all of our families. And most precious of all is the ability to have the priesthood in many of our homes where fathers and sons can bless and pass the sacrament to their families.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/news\/2020\/march\/pentecostal-la-pastor-defies-covid19-coronavirus-order.html\">Other religions<\/a> don\u2019t have these privileges. And they recognize how their religious freedom is in jeopardy. We all survived this time, but what might happen next time?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">COVID-19 has definitely been a wake-up call for us in so many ways. But our Heavenly Father is watching over us and can provide for us all of our needs and protections. As long as we remain faithful, hopeful, and focused on our Savior, Jesus Christ, we will wake up to our situation and be able to stand up against those who might take our freedoms away. But let us never forget to bow down and thank our Heavenly Father for the blessings He has provided for us in times of fear and trepidation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Conference Odyssey begins this week with April 1990. For someone as old as myself these talks feel as though they were given only yesterday. It doesn\u2019t matter how long ago they were given though. Because they were given by Jesus Christ, through the mouth of His prophets, they will always be relevant. 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