Thank you for this uplifting interview, Stephen, I’m LDS and I love everything about your program, you are the kindest, open minded Christian who loves building bridges, that’s what it’s all about. I would love the visit the shared space if I get to NY within the next three years, it would be such a unique experience. ❤
Just for clarity... the temple in Manhattan is on upper floors of a building, the ward chapel is below. It is being remodeled and the LGBTQ has teamed up with the church to lease their space for a time. Again, the LDS are going to the LGBTQ building to lease space from their congregation. I think the members in Manhattan are probably a little more liberal then say in any town in Utah or Idaho.
The thumbnail headline is clickbait, and you know why, Steven. When I get tricked like this, I feel like I’ve been lied to and cheated out of my time. . . and I look for a different source of information.
I'm sorry you feel this way. I actually think the story itself is even more important than the thumbnail. I wanted to draw attention to this important development in the Restoration
Martin Luther hated the Jewish people. Some scholars say Hitler justified his hatred to what Martin Luther said. So to me there is NO religion made by man you can follow. I worship in Spirit and Truth like Jesus taught. Men mold His teachings into their desires and thinking. It is ALL about relationship NOT religion. ❤
There is much you don't understand. Christ formed his church on earth while he was here. To say that he can't have it here on earth would be incorrect. His ways are not our ways. We are in need of all the things he teaches and we get that in his scriptures as well as a whole from his prophets. This may be a hard truth for some, but you can't change what is true.
@@weirdlanguageguy going to a church that tells you there is any Way to God other than the blood Yeshua shed on the cross on Passover. That is what the WHOLE old testament (covenant) was pointing to. The veil in the temple was torn so NO high Priest but Him was needed anymore. His last words were IT IS FINISHED! And I choose to believe Him.❤️ He came to SAVE the WHOLE world. ❤️To prove His point that a temple made by man was NOT needed anymore He let the temple be totally destroyed in 70 AD just like He told His disciples. No more need for prophets, temples or men that think they hold a special priesthood (including Catholic). We are now HIS temple. His Holy Spirit dwells in us.🥰
@@trishachristensen7667 sorry but I do understand. Jesus did NOT come to start a church. He came to SAVE the world. First the Jew then the Gentile. He knocked Paul off his high horse lol and sent him to the gentiles and Paul taught the NEW COVENANT of Grace. We are now SAVE by grace ALONE Not by works or anything we do. Our works are FILTHY rags to God. Most likely because us thinking we can SAVE ourselves takes away from what Yeshua did on the cross. It makes His sacrifice worthless. Jesus is the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE. NO ONE comes to the Father except through HIM. ❤️
LDS are some of the nicest, most dedicated, and caring people I know. Christians of other denominations would do well to copy LDS moral zeal for God (as they know him), morality, and family values. The LDS church agrees the Dead Sea Scrolls discovery, with the entire book of Isaiah, proves the Bible has been translated and interpreted correctly, such as; The 1st of the 10 Commandments; 'Thou shall have no other Gods before me'. AND Isaiah 43: 10 says; 'Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me' Unfortunately, mormon theology is a sad travesty of the true gospel of Jesus Christ. Look no further than Joseph Smith saying; "As man now is, God once was: As God now is, man may be". Yet, somehow, LDS are convinced they DO NOT violate the 1st Commandment or contradict Isaiah 43:10.
I was going to say where’s Rebeca!!! But you started right there. I’m just getting started. I hope you inform this nice pastor what the heck they got into 😂
So the building lost their chief Tennent and they need the $$$ and the Church needs the space so shabam, a lease situation is produced. I don't understand how they think they are aligned in any way shape or form with the LDS, but they do have the money to pay for the space so it will work.
@@boysrus61 I want to know what the LDS parents are going to do when the saint girls start liking the boys, and the saint boys start liking the girls. Better yet, when they realize that they are in an environment that is completely open for their kids to like whoever the hell they feel like not caring about gender or sexual identity or sexual orientation.
LDS are some of the nicest, most dedicated, and caring people I know. Christians of other denominations would do well to copy LDS moral zeal for God (as they know him), morality, and family values. The LDS church agrees the Dead Sea Scrolls discovery, with the entire book of Isaiah, proves the Bible has been translated and interpreted correctly, such as; The 1st of the 10 Commandments; 'Thou shall have no other Gods before me'. AND Isaiah 43: 10 says; 'Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me' Unfortunately, mormon theology is a sad travesty of the true gospel of Jesus Christ. Look no further than Joseph Smith saying; "As man now is, God once was: As God now is, man may be". Yet, somehow, LDS are convinced they DO NOT violate the 1st Commandment or contradict Isaiah 43:10 and there is no way Joseph Smith can be one of the many ignorant and unstable prophets who twist scripture to their own destruction.
Besides the LGBT issue, it would also be great if Will used his connections to encourage the LDS Church to spend more tithing on charity. Instead of investing all excess tithing (about $1 billion per year) in the US stock market via Ensign Peak Advisors and its shady shell companies, the church should follow Jesus Christ and give more to the poor and needy. (Mt 19:21, Mt 25:34-40, Lk 14:13-14, Lk 12:33, MK 10:21) To put it bluntly, the poor and needy would benefit more if the US state forcefully took all the investments of the church, transferred it to a bank, and donated the interest to the poor and needy. Thus, the church is less charitable than this simple investment scheme, because it hoards money, just like a dragon in Lord of the Rings.
OK so I decided to not close my mind and I actually listened to this guy. I don’t agree with his progressive viewpoint that he interject in what he says, but there was an awful lot of wisdom that he shared and I am grateful that I chose to watch it. Thank you for what you are doing Steve.
The Manhattan New York Temple is one building but a multipurpose building or essentially a building within a building
The late Boyd Packer would be rolling in his grave with this !
You both are such kind-hearted human beings. The world could use more people like you, Steve, and Rev. Will.
So happy to see LDS so open minded. Awesome. Thank you pastor. Great video.
I love this. I’m LDS and my son is gay. We all love and worship the same Heavenly Father and he loves us…despite any differences we may have.
Thank you for this uplifting interview, Stephen, I’m LDS and I love everything about your program, you are the kindest, open minded Christian who loves building bridges, that’s what it’s all about. I would love the visit the shared space if I get to NY within the next three years, it would be such a unique experience. ❤
Just for clarity... the temple in Manhattan is on upper floors of a building, the ward chapel is below. It is being remodeled and the LGBTQ has teamed up with the church to lease their space for a time. Again, the LDS are going to the LGBTQ building to lease space from their congregation. I think the members in Manhattan are probably a little more liberal then say in any town in Utah or Idaho.
It's safe to say that this probably wouldn't happen in Rexburg
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The thumbnail headline is clickbait, and you know why, Steven. When I get tricked like this, I feel like I’ve been lied to and cheated out of my time. . . and I look for a different source of information.
I'm sorry you feel this way. I actually think the story itself is even more important than the thumbnail. I wanted to draw attention to this important development in the Restoration
Martin Luther hated the Jewish people. Some scholars say Hitler justified his hatred to what Martin Luther said. So to me there is NO religion made by man you can follow. I worship in Spirit and Truth like Jesus taught. Men mold His teachings into their desires and thinking. It is ALL about relationship NOT religion. ❤
Joesph Smith actually had people killed ! Don't follow him either!
How do you define religion?
There is much you don't understand. Christ formed his church on earth while he was here. To say that he can't have it here on earth would be incorrect. His ways are not our ways. We are in need of all the things he teaches and we get that in his scriptures as well as a whole from his prophets.
This may be a hard truth for some, but you can't change what is true.
@@weirdlanguageguy going to a church that tells you there is any Way to God other than the blood Yeshua shed on the cross on Passover. That is what the WHOLE old testament (covenant) was pointing to. The veil in the temple was torn so NO high Priest but Him was needed anymore. His last words were IT IS FINISHED! And I choose to believe Him.❤️ He came to SAVE the WHOLE world. ❤️To prove His point that a temple made by man was NOT needed anymore He let the temple be totally destroyed in 70 AD just like He told His disciples. No more need for prophets, temples or men that think they hold a special priesthood (including Catholic). We are now HIS temple. His Holy Spirit dwells in us.🥰
@@trishachristensen7667 sorry but I do understand. Jesus did NOT come to start a church. He came to SAVE the world. First the Jew then the Gentile. He knocked Paul off his high horse lol and sent him to the gentiles and Paul taught the NEW COVENANT of Grace. We are now SAVE by grace ALONE Not by works or anything we do. Our works are FILTHY rags to God. Most likely because us thinking we can SAVE ourselves takes away from what Yeshua did on the cross. It makes His sacrifice worthless. Jesus is the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE. NO ONE comes to the Father except through HIM. ❤️
I love love love this man. Thank you for this interview, Steve. The NY ward is lucky to have this kind of love in such proximity 💗
LDS are some of the nicest, most dedicated, and caring people I know. Christians of other denominations would do well to copy LDS moral zeal for God (as they know him), morality, and family values. The LDS church agrees the Dead Sea Scrolls discovery, with the entire book of Isaiah, proves the Bible has been translated and interpreted correctly, such as;
The 1st of the 10 Commandments;
'Thou shall have no other Gods before me'.
AND
Isaiah 43: 10 says;
'Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me'
Unfortunately, mormon theology is a sad travesty of the true gospel of Jesus Christ.
Look no further than Joseph Smith saying;
"As man now is, God once was: As God now is, man may be".
Yet, somehow, LDS are convinced they DO NOT violate the 1st Commandment or contradict Isaiah 43:10.
I was going to say where’s Rebeca!!!
But you started right there. I’m just getting started. I hope you inform this nice pastor what the heck they got into 😂
So the building lost their chief Tennent and they need the $$$ and the Church needs the space so shabam, a lease situation is produced. I don't understand how they think they are aligned in any way shape or form with the LDS, but they do have the money to pay for the space so it will work.
@@boysrus61 I want to know what the LDS parents are going to do when the saint girls start liking the boys, and the saint boys start liking the girls. Better yet, when they realize that they are in an environment that is completely open for their kids to like whoever the hell they feel like not caring about gender or sexual identity or sexual orientation.
He took all of tembers gayness
As a convert to Mormonism 50 years ago, I am alarmed at what is happening within the church, this development being a recent example.
Alarmed why??
LDS are some of the nicest, most dedicated, and caring people I know. Christians of other denominations would do well to copy LDS moral zeal for God (as they know him), morality, and family values. The LDS church agrees the Dead Sea Scrolls discovery, with the entire book of Isaiah, proves the Bible has been translated and interpreted correctly, such as;
The 1st of the 10 Commandments;
'Thou shall have no other Gods before me'.
AND
Isaiah 43: 10 says;
'Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me'
Unfortunately, mormon theology is a sad travesty of the true gospel of Jesus Christ.
Look no further than Joseph Smith saying;
"As man now is, God once was: As God now is, man may be".
Yet, somehow, LDS are convinced they DO NOT violate the 1st Commandment or contradict Isaiah 43:10 and there is no way Joseph Smith can be one of the many ignorant and unstable prophets who twist scripture to their own destruction.
Looking forward to the marriage of Steven Pynakker, Jacob Hansen and Greg Mattsen in the SLC temple. 😇🏳️🌈
??!
Besides the LGBT issue, it would also be great if Will used his connections to encourage the LDS Church to spend more tithing on charity. Instead of investing all excess tithing (about $1 billion per year) in the US stock market via Ensign Peak Advisors and its shady shell companies, the church should follow Jesus Christ and give more to the poor and needy. (Mt 19:21, Mt 25:34-40, Lk 14:13-14, Lk 12:33, MK 10:21)
To put it bluntly, the poor and needy would benefit more if the US state forcefully took all the investments of the church, transferred it to a bank, and donated the interest to the poor and needy. Thus, the church is less charitable than this simple investment scheme, because it hoards money, just like a dragon in Lord of the Rings.
OK so I decided to not close my mind and I actually listened to this guy. I don’t agree with his progressive viewpoint that he interject in what he says, but there was an awful lot of wisdom that he shared and I am grateful that I chose to watch it. Thank you for what you are doing Steve.
Thanks for giving the interview a chance! I think it's important that we have these conversations within the MBR community.
@@MormonBookReviews God is definitely moving through all people. 💟🙏
“This guy” is a Reverend, he is a bridge builder
Clickbait. It's just let Satan walk right on in.
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Still a sin in they eyes of Yehovah
Who's Yehovah?
@@thepreacher5934 Yehovah is the God of the BIBLE if we do not Follow HIS laws we go to outer darkness aka hell.