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According to Doug Balli's letter dated May 20, he seemed incensed that The Salt Lake Tribune would write a story about the LDS Church, which is strange because Salt Lake is the headquarters of the LDS Church and a huge part of everything Salt Lake. Balli goes on to insult The Tribune, saying they used an inaccurate picture even though it was clearly sourced, "Courtesy of the LDS Church."
In Balli's closed-minded tantrum to be "accurate," his missionary badge fell off.
How would a picture of two men at a table, one of them with his face buried in a hat have helped spread the message Kim B. Clark was trying to convey in his talk? (I bet the picture used could be found in most ward libraries.)
The picture used is likely a tool the church uses, I presume, to first help converts and children understand the translation occurring, the correct details of which can be argued later by Balli in Gospel Doctrine class ad nauseam.
Most LDS members live by the "Spirit of Christ" rather than getting mired down in the exact details. If he has a problem with the drawing, has he contacted Clark or church headquarters to explain their "horrible error"?
Clark was probably glad that his message, "stay strong through your challenges," was spread a little further.
While Balli missed the point entirely, getting tied up in details is not even the point. Had he pondered the message, instead of the pictures, it may have helped him "stay strong in his challenge" of having to live in a world that is about more than being "exactly right" all the time.
Barb Hansen
Millcreek