Comments on: What happens if I can’t sustain a church leader?

By: Mr. Berry

Mr. Berry — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 16:16:00 +0000

The process of sustaining leadership is a redundancy. It is nothing more than a way to get a “buy-in” from the membership
p. For example, if Spencer Kimball was really called of God, then not sustaining him is speaking against God. I personally have never understood the process, nor do I find it necessary. If someone has an issue, they should seek a meeting to discuss the issues in private. I know it is Church procedure, but it is a meaningless process. Religion is not a democracy. The leaders lead and the followers follow. That is the way it really works.

By: Alison Hopkins

Alison Hopkins — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 06:33:00 +0000

I did not sustain our Stake Presidency today because of the actions of the 2nd counselor. I believe his lifestyle to be against all doctrine – he is a divorce attorney and makes his money destroying families. When people defend him by saying “that’s his job”, I want to scream! If your job causes you to behave unChristlike – FIND ANOTHER JOB! I have seen this man in court and he thrives on destroying innocent people just for money. I felt that not raising my hand made me as much a hypocrite as I state he is – so I had to vote against ….
And when they noted my opposition – that was it. No one asked me anymore about it.

By: Yoyo

Yoyo — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:01:00 +0000

In reply to will7370.

Here’s what is states in Handbook 2

When presenting a person for a sustaining vote, an authorized priesthood officer asks him or her to stand. The officer may say:“[Name] has been called as [position], and we propose that he [or she] be sustained. Those in favor may manifest it by the uplifted hand.

We sustain the individual in said calling.

By: A happily married man

A happily married man — Tue, 27 May 2014 15:54:00 +0000

If you can’t sustain someone, maybe it would be better to say so then let feelings of bitterness brew inside you. It might give you just the chance you need to sit down and voice your concerns with the presiding authorities, so that you can see if it’s really the person in question who shouldn’t be sustained for something they have done or a personal beam that needs to be removed from the eye. My policy with questioning is: the dumbest question is the one that’s never asked or the one that merely seeks to waste time.

By: trailblazer02

trailblazer02 — Tue, 06 May 2014 04:14:00 +0000

In reply to will7370. There are many meanings of the word "sustain." To me it means to honor and to help that person in his/her position and help give them the strength/knowledge to perform the calling that he/she has accepted and informed the Bishopric that the calling is acceptable to him/her and he/she will serve with all his/her heart and soul. I believe that there is an implied meaning that we are approving the selection by the brethren, not sustaining them.

By: will7370

will7370 — Sat, 03 May 2014 20:49:00 +0000

Are we sustaining the individual, or sustaining the brethren in their decision to call the individual?