His comments, the news and other feeds had all had an impact on me and my thoughts lately. Specifically, like many Americans, what can I do to help? Should I join the protests? Should I not? Should I call on my local, state and Federal leaders?
I found some inspiring new on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints website. The efforts that the Church has been going to bring help to others is amazing. In the last two years The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leaders have been meeting with the leaders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. They have instituted many great programs and are looking to further deepen and expand them.
“Unitedly we declare that the answers to racism, prejudice, discrimination and hate will not come from government or law enforcement alone,” they write. “Solutions will come as we open our hearts to those whose lives are different than our own, as we work to build bonds of genuine friendship, and as we see each other as the brothers and sisters we are — for we are all children of a loving God. … Oneness is not sameness in America. We must all learn to value the differences.” (https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/prophet-naacp-leaders-racial-harmony-america-op-ed)
The piece is at Medium. Another Op Ed from the Detroit News in July of last year was in anticipation of Russell M. Nelson, the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, being invited to the NAACP 110th annual convention. They both show how we all need to take a look at how to share and serve and love each other no matter the differences. In that address, President Nelson invites all "We don’t have to be alike to love each other."
As the Medium article above states, "We agree with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s statement, that “hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that.”
Love is all we need, to every person around us, all day long.
