Evelyn Ray, communication director for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Ipswich West Stake (a stake is a group of congregations) recently attended a multi-faith event in Toowoomba.
The gathering was supported by the United Nations Association of Australia Brisbane Division. The aim of the meeting was to encourage peace and harmony in Toowoomba.
Multi-faith gathering in Toowoomba, Australia. March 2022.
Multi-faith gathering in Toowoomba, Australia. March 2022.© 2022 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.According to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Newsroom website: “A respect for the diverse beliefs and unique contributions of all the world’s faiths is one of the hallmarks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From the faith's earliest days, Joseph Smith elevated the principle of religious liberty and tolerance: ‘We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may’” (Articles of Faith 1:11).
The Newsroom article continues: “In the words of early Church apostle Orson F. Whitney, ‘God is using more than one people for the accomplishment of his great and marvelous work. The Latter-day Saints cannot do it all. It is too vast, too arduous, for any one people.’ Thus, members of the Church do not view fellow believers around the world as adversaries or competitors, but as partners in the many causes for good in the world.”