The Platonic Seal
The Platonic Seal I have written on what I call the “Platonic Seal” in previous talks but haven’t yet dedicated a talk to explain the idea and how I came about it. The Platonic seal is basically what the name suggests, a non-romantic temple sealing for time and all eternity. This already is performed in L.D.S. temples when a parent is sealed to their children. I believe one day the Platonic seal will be expanded to include cousins and friends. Let me explain why this is important. When the U.S. made same sex mairage legal in the U.S. it started in motion discussions on how to handle the subject of same sex mairage in religious circles incuding Latter-Day Saints. Discussions on the moral implications, the doctrinal implications, how to support the LGBT Community or at least not ostracize the LGBT LDS members and hold to Gospel teachings at the same time. I was called as Bishop just a few weeks before the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in May 2015. A few weeks before I got the call I w...