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Legislation…

“The World Conference is the highest legislative body in the church and should be organized with primary reference to its legislative functions,”(Bylaws Art IV Sec. 2), thus it is probably understandable that at World Conference we deal with legislation.  This year not counting items related to the organization of the conference, sustain of leadership, election of people to various boards, sustain of calls of ordination and or calls to various leadership councils and quorums, budget projections, canonizing words of council… we had 28 items that had been submitted to vote upon.

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Note: This was written on 10-April-2010, 11 April 2010,  and 14-April-201,0 I was going to use it to formulate some posts, but have chosen to post it, as is, with a few brief notes and changes from the original writing. Some views, understandings have changed since it was written. But perhaps it will help provided background to the posts that are planed. I apologize for all the errors, typo-os etc found in all the posts of late, I have not had the time to breathe, let alone go through and fix these posts, hopefully in the next few weeks I will have that time. If something is unclear, please post a comment asking for clarity.

I sit here this morning in anticipation of what may come to be. I also sit in wonder of what it means for the church. I sit here with excitement for those who I have already re-encountered and those  that I have yet to encounter again but shall in the near future. I also sit here in reflection of that which has happened thus far. I write now a quick reflection of the last two days, and of “pre-conference” thought now that materials are in my hand and have been reviewed a bit.

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Christ – Community of Christ – Culture

My mind flutters with thoughts of recent sections of the Doctrine and Covenants, in particular the most recent 164, regarding the global nature of the church and engaging our diversity and our mission as a family, community in and of  Christ. With the approval of 164 we as a faith community stepped forward into new territory on how we will encounter and share and live the Gospel of Christ.. or perhaps affirmed a new way, a new expression, of what we have been called to for some time.

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