As the temple recommend renewal date draws nigh....

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

If you fear speaking to your judge in Israel about your spiritual progression, then there is a huge problem. You seem to live in an existence that promotes conformity over honest dialogue. No thanks.

How can we trust our bishop, if they do not understand the difficulties?

There are some bishops with whom I would have frank discussions and some with whom I would only promote conformity.

Whether the call of a bishop is inspired or merely spiritually confirmed is beyond my level of understanding. That doesn't mean all they do is inspired.