I love this passage. It reminds us that all of us to some degree are equal-because "the priest, not esteeming himself about his hearers, for the preacher was no better than the hearer, neither was the teacher any better than the learner; and thus they were all equal, and they all did labor, every man according to his strength".
There is a strong sense of democracy in the LDS church. I'm not naive, yes, I know that it's hard for a retail worker or a bus driver to advance in leadership. Yes, I wish that we had some GA's with grease and oil on their hands. However, I'm very happy that our local leadership has leaders who work in less glamorous jobs other than lawyers, doctors and wealthy businessman. No, there is nothing wrong with those jobs-it's just nice to see mechanics and people who work on garbage trucks be equal to men who wear a tie every day.
The Book of Mormon reminds of this. Equality is what God orders in His church.
Amen. That notion of the more successful ones was something i mulled over before joining the church, felt kind of strange. But the Gospel does not discriminate.
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