A few months ago a panel representing a variety of religious outlooks was convened at Harvard and moderated by The Washington Post's, Sally Quinn. On that panel was Harvard junior, Rachel Esplin, from Blackfoot, Idaho, president of the Latter-day Student Association on campus and a member of the Interfaith Council.
Seasoned journalist, Sally Quinn is a tough questioner and asked Rachel questions about whether the Church was a cult, were women treated unequally, why the secrecy surrounding the temple and much more.
What is fascinating about this video is the aplomb with which Rachel answers the questions, neither shrinking nor apologizing before Quinn's questions, and feeling free to assert her testimony, a remarkable quality in one so young put on the spot.
As Latter-day Saints, especially following the avalanche of misconceptions that were passed on by the media in the last two years, we have been advised to step up and help clear the ignorance and misunderstandings so many people hold. Rachel is a good example of doing just that. This is a long video, but well worth the watch, especially if you are not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, because it really address alot of the popular questions regarding our religion.
Day of Faith: Personal Quests for a Purpose - 3. Rachel Esplin from Harvard Hillel on Vimeo.
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Thanks for sharing!
Sara, I hope you don't mind but I put this on my blog too! I actually copied word for word what you said because you said it so well. This was wonderful and I really enjoyed it.
Thanks so much for sharing this, Sara. I also put this on my blog because she explains the gospel the way I wish I could even when I'm not under pressure! She is amazing and I'm going to try to be more like her!
Wow, where did you find this, it is great. I wish I was that eloquent with words. Good luck with you surgery next week!
Sara,
I tried to view this video and I couldn't get all of it to play. But it did sound good. Thanks for the comment. I know what you mean about being under the weather...especially if you meant that about your gall bladder surgery. I had it too and it's not fun...I think I told you that was what I thought you had. I hope you are feeling better and are able to move around.
Erin
Now you can add a few more things to your list of 101 things to do in 101 days.
91. Meet a crazy person.
91. Have major surgery.
92 Have the worse pain of you life
93. Start a tattoo shop.
I couldn't get the video to come up, but I bet it was incredible. Thank you for at least sharing your thoughts about this young lady.
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