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“As seedlings of God”

Last updated on: March 21, 2018 at 12:18 am by Dan Peterson

“As seedlings of God” 2018-03-21T00:18:09-06:00 Dan Peterson

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The Hong Kong China Temple (LDS.org)

A wonderful sermon, recently delivered by Jeff Lindsay in Shanghai, China:

“Here, Take My Camera”: Responding to the Miraculous Message and Convincing Power of the Book of Mormon

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There are some really interesting items here:

“Mormons Around the World: Country Newsroom Websites March 16, 2018”

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I received a warning email yesterday, asking me to sign a petition to stop the distribution of a film called Corpus Christi in which Jesus is depicted as a homosexual. I have to admit that, beyond my sense that such a film would be silly, I also wonder whether boycotts really have much impact, beyond making the boycotted book or film better known (in effect, providing free advertising). Even deeper, though, I wondered whether the film actually exists.

If others have evidence to the contrary, of course, I would appreciate seeing it. But it appears that the warning email rests on a baseless rumor:

“Does a movie due for release called “Corpus Christi” depict Jesus as gay? Rumours are spreading across the Internet asserting that a movie named *“Corpus Christi”*is due for imminent release and that the movie depicts Jesus and his disciples as homosexual.”

“‘Gay Jesus’ Film: Long-standing false rumor holds that Jesus and His disciples will be portrayed as homosexual in a soon-to-be-released movie.”

Accordingly, at this stage I would say that there’s no great urgency to sign a petition hoping to block this supposed film, and certainly no cause for panic or rage. Enjoy your Sunday!

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Meanwhile, also in film news, have you heard of the new movie adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time? If not, you’re far from alone:

“Finding the faith in Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time”

“What’s the ‘A Wrinkle In Time’ news story? Flashback to wisdom from Madeleine L’Engle”

But, please, don’t let Disney’s (thoroughly predictable) failure to get A Wrinkle in Time right keep you from reading Madeleine L’Engle’s novel. I wish there were many more such Christian authors and books. And one of my fondest dreams is that there should be many of them from the specifically Latter-day Saint tradition of Christianity. I hope that I’ll live to see one or two myself, and to read their work. Granted that such writers don’t come along very often anywhere, I can’t help but hope: Where is our Mormon C. S. Lewis?

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“We were born to die and we die to live. As seedlings of God, we barely blossom on earth; we fully flower in heaven.”

Russell M. Nelson

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