This
Updated Statement of Principles Announcement includes additional
details of the online vote and some minor but important wording
changes from last week’s announcement.
We remind you that a
sustaining vote to adopt the Lots Statement of Principles at the Layton
conference will be conducted after the final
talk on Sunday, September 30th. An
online vote is open to covenant holders during the 24 hours prior to the conference vote. Online voters will need to visit scripturesproject.blogspot.com for the link to the vote, once the vote goes active on Saturday,
September 29th at 11:00 a.m. (Mountain Daylight Time). Online voting will end on Sunday, September 30th at 11:00 a.m. (Mountain Daylight Time)
We
ask that you vote online OR at the conference but not both. We are
calling this a sustaining vote because it IS NOT A VOTE TO DETERMINE
THE PREFERRED DOCUMENT. That was done at the conference in Phoenix. See
below.
Background
In Phoenix the Lots Document received the most votes as the conference attendee’s preferred Statement of Principles. (http://scripturesproject.
In
part two of the voting process in Phoenix, many of those who preferred
another Statement of Principles set aside their preference and
agreed to accept the majority’s choice. 90-95% of the conference agreed
to accept the Lots document. The third and last part of the vote was
cancelled in Phoenix, out of a desire to avoid contention and we respect
the right of those that made that decision.
The
Layton conference is the first opportunity to complete the sustaining
vote that was interrupted then. The time slot for the vote in
Layton will immediately follow the last talk of the conference on
Sunday, September 30th.
Purpose
Prior to voting, it is important to understand what you are voting on. Please read this brief summary carefully.
The
purpose of the vote in Layton is to determine whether covenant holders
are willing to adopt the Lots Statement of Principles as a
guide and standard to be printed in our scriptures. This is not an
attempt to determine WHICH document to adopt; that voting was done in
Phoenix, and the Lots document received 90-95% acceptance.
Procedure
A
vote to adopt would include those who favor the Lots Statement of
Principles AND those who have another preference but are willing
to join with the majority’s choice in order to complete the Lord’s
assignment. Voting to adopt does not mean you agree with the Statement
of Principles in every particular or feel that the document or process
is without flaw.
A
vote against adoption is appropriate for those who cannot accept the
Lots Statement of Principles or the vote by which it was chosen
and do not wish to see it added to our scriptures.
We ask your help in disseminating this announcement to any who may wish to participate.
Gordon Platt
McKay
And others
