We were having the lesson on baptism. Full room, even with some people missing (we easily have twenty high priests show up for group, sometimes more). A guy who doesn’t come to our meeting often is bloviating as hard and fast as he can. Over and over again, kind of getting in the way of other comments and discussion, and he disagrees with the lesson (which he has not read). Keeps citing to authority that doesn’t exist. In one beautiful moment of clarity, the stake presidency counselor in our group gets a comment in about sharing one another’s burdens as it relates to baptism and our promises before Christ.
After, as we are headed towards Relief Society to meet with out wives, someone remarks about the guy. I responded, with the other comment in my mind, that sometimes some people just need to talk. And some times, we bear their burdens by listening to them, no matter what they are saying or how they say it. Together we are stronger, better, and closer to Christ.
One more thing to be grateful for this day.
Wheat & Tares 
Someone said something interesting the other day. When you love someone, their burden becomes yours and it’s as though it’s yours.
“sometimes some people just need to talk. And some times, we bear their burdens by listening to them”
What a great message for Thanksgiving–and every day!
Thank you!
I have two things to say about this.
On one hand, there’s a time and a place for everything. Maybe, he felt comfortable expressing his thoughts on the subject because after all the topic was baptism. So, in that respect he was not really out of line. He was discussing the topic at hand, it was just that is was from a perspective that people in the church are not prepared to discuss.
On the other hand, I can’t tell you how many times as a convert I’ve had members of the church tell me what I believed as a catholic and they have never even stepped inside a Catholic church. That to me is rude and condescending
“I responded, with the other comment in my mind, that sometimes some people just need to talk. And some times, we bear their burdens by listening to them, no matter what they are saying or how they say it. Together we are stronger”
Great Thanksgiving message! Thank you.