Elder Reynolds says to mask the sign of ‘crystalline love’ during an epidemic

One apostle said Monday that wearing a face mask during an epidemic is “a sign of Christ-like love”, confirming numerous statements made by leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints over the past nine months.

Loving one’s neighbor after the arrival of COVID-19 involves wearing a mask, says Elder Dale G. of Quarm of Bar Avestles. Said Reynolds.

“As it relates to this epidemic, especially in temples, it means social distance, not gathering in large groups wearing masks.” “These actions show our love for others and provide us with a measure of protection. Wearing a face covering is a sign of Christ-like love for our brothers and sisters. COVID-19 is serious. Its consequences are not yet fully understood. ”

Elder Reynolds spoke in a video released Monday morning, when church leaders announced that later this month, four temples in Ossetia and Taiwan would be the first to reopen for proxy work, as the church temporarily stopped issuing ordinances for dead ancestors on March 13. Was.

The video was recorded by Elder Renland before a positive test for COVID-19. The church reported Saturday that he and his wife have tested positive for the virus. She has mild symptoms, none of them.

“Unfortunately, epidemiological reactions have been politicized and argued. We don’t have to be, “he said in the video.

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His comments came during the outbreak of the COVID-19 case in the United States. More than 1.53 million people worldwide have died from Covid-19, according to the World Health Organization. The additions call for bilateral calls to the United States to comply with health guidelines. Last week, President-elect Joe Biden said he plans to ask Americans to wear masks 100 days before he takes office.

On Sunday, the coordinator of President Donald Trump’s White House Coronavirus Task Force urged Americans to remain vigilant.

NBC News Show “Meet the Press.” “I’m very clear to the American people,” said Deborah Berks. “The vaccine is serious, but it can’t save us from this current boom. Only we can save it from this current boom. And we know exactly what to do. So, if you love someone you want to protect, you must now follow these guidelines. “

Ever since church leaders began encouraging the use of masks just before the World Health Organization declared the epidemic on March 11, they have repeated that encouragement when in some settings masks are needed and modeling the use of self-painting faces:

On January 29, the church’s first public statements about the coronavirus were about donating respiratory masks and other personal protective equipment to medical workers at a children’s hospital in Shanghai.

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• On March 4, church leaders called on members from around the world to join the World Health Organization and the U.S. Department of Disease Control and Prevention. Said to follow the health recommendations of the centers. They specifically said members should follow public health agency recommendations for wearing face masks.
• On May 6, with the closure of temples and synagogues and the suspension of all church gatherings, President Russell M. Nelson released a video in which he said, “We are grateful for the helpful guidance and direction that government, health and civic leaders have given us to keep us going. Safe. And we continue to be praying and moving forward cautiously. Your safety and well-being will always be our greatest concern. “

He has repeatedly said that church leaders and members “want to be good global citizens and do whatever we can to control this contagious disease,” and have adhered to this statement by wearing masks in public settings.

• On May 7, church leaders announced that they would reopen some of the temples for small-group wedding seals, each wearing a mask.
• On May 19, the church empowered members to sit in families and prepare, bless and pass on those sacrament-wearing masks, with the need to return to Sunday worship services. Local leaders at church headquarters were instructed to follow local government rules, taking into account that all members would be required to wear face masks in the guidelines. Today, many congregations meet weekly in areas that require face painting.
• Throughout the spring, members of Utah joined in efforts to create 6 million masks for health care and restaurant workers and others.
• On June 24, Elder Randy de Funk, General Authority Thought Centi, represents a debate in which appeals to wear masks in Utah were made:

“We, the leaders of the faith community under the signature, appeal to the believers across the state to wear masks and practice physical distance, to take small steps of rest to save lives. We remember that the greatest commandment is to love God, and the second is to love one’s neighbor as oneself. No one can lovingly sue his neighbor when he is deliberately put at risk. ”

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“Increasing choirs of medical officials have confirmed that covering the face when in public and when social distance is not possible will significantly reduce the prevalence of COVID-19,” the three general authorities said in the 1970s. “This is true both inside and outside the home. We note with appreciation the care shown by our members to return to sacramental meetings wearing face masks. We now call on all Latter-day Saints in the Utah area to be good citizens by wearing facial ings when in public. Doing so will promote the health and general welfare of all. ”

The email was made public by the church, emphasizing that it was prepared and sent under the authority of the first president and quorum of the bar.

• Oct. 3-4-. During the broadcast of the church’s October October general conference, the first presidency, the quorum of the Bar Prestles, and other general church leaders wore face ingots and maintained physical distance. The photographs also showed leaders arriving with facial ings.
• On November 7, Elder Jeffrey R. Hollande said in response to a question from Deseret News at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Red Cliffs Utah Temple in St. George that church leaders and members wear masks.

“We are very optimistic about returning to the temples,” he said. “We will not put people in danger. We’re not going to do anything stupid, and we’re respecting the guide very carefully. We mask and we distance ourselves socially and yet we are not people in temples (for proxy work), but we have come to the second stage in full and we are hoping for a third soon which will participate more, ”said Elder Hollande “But we just have to be sensible and medically and socially responsible, not risk anyone by running. We just have to be patient.”

In an announcement Monday by the church about the first precautionary measures to reopen temples for the work of the dead ancestors, Elder Gary E. Another video of Stevenson is included. He said masks must be worn during any visit to the Letter-Day Saint Temple anywhere in the world. The only exception is during baptism.

Elder Reynolds and, in another video, Elder David A. Bedner emphasizes the fundamental importance of the temple chapter in letter-day saint practices and beliefs. Elder Reynolds placed the importance of wearing a mask so that the work of the temple could continue.

“We expect to do more proxy ordinances in temples. We will do for others what they cannot do for themselves.” “Without blessings, these dead individuals are very deprived. The Savior taught that after the second great commandment, love God, ‘Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.’

He then spoke of gesturing as a sign of Christian-like love, adding that “as individuals, as families and as a church, we will be judged by how we treat the weak and deprived in our societies. The Kovid-19 epidemic is spreading around the world, wreaking havoc on the already disadvantaged. ”