{"id":3822,"date":"2015-08-30T12:44:03","date_gmt":"2015-08-30T19:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newcoolthang.com\/?p=3822"},"modified":"2020-01-09T04:12:09","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T11:12:09","slug":"things-i-love-and-things-i-struggle-with-an-attempt-at-openness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.newcoolthang.com\/index.php\/2015\/08\/things-i-love-and-things-i-struggle-with-an-attempt-at-openness\/3822\/","title":{"rendered":"Things I love and Things I struggle with: An attempt at openness\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>I love<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b>The atonement<\/p>\n<p>The call to be unselfish<\/p>\n<p>Covenant making<\/p>\n<p>The call to have loving families and make that a first priority<\/p>\n<p>The community<\/p>\n<p>The Book of Mormon<\/p>\n<p>the pre-mortal life<\/p>\n<p>eternal progression<\/p>\n<p>the faith in miracles<\/p>\n<p>Prophetic priesthood authority<\/p>\n<p>The call to serve<\/p>\n<p>baptism by immersion<\/p>\n<p>giving blessings<\/p>\n<p>Going on a two year mission<\/p>\n<p>The mission to comfort the weary and strengthen the weak<\/p>\n<p>The reminder that kindness begins with me<\/p>\n<p>personal revelation<\/p>\n<p>Living by faith<\/p>\n<p>that&nbsp;repentance&nbsp;is turning toward god<\/p>\n<p>The efficacy of temple<\/p>\n<p>The religious outreach to the poor and needy<\/p>\n<p>The Hope in Universalism<\/p>\n<p>The efficacy of prayer<\/p>\n<p>The New Testament<\/p>\n<p>Modern Prophets and Apostles to help guide us and encourage us<\/p>\n<p>The acceptance of fallibility&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>wheelchairs, wells, perpetual education and other charitable acts<\/p>\n<p><b>I struggle with<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The gender exclusion of the priesthood<\/p>\n<p>The anti-gay marriage issue and how we say we want religious freedom but are trying to deny it to others<\/p>\n<p>The other &#8220;republican&#8221; 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