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Well, what about the idea that, you know, write a letter to Elder Oaks, write a letter to

the first presidency, write a letter, talk to your bishop, talk to your state president,

but if you're crossing the line when you, as Elder Holland once told me, when you purchase

a printing press, when you blog and podcast, you're sullying the good name of the church,

you're betraying the leadership, that's something to be handled privately behind the scenes,

not publicly in a way that embarrasses and disgraces the name of the church.

And my response would be to say what you are encouraging me to do is be complicit

with spiritually abusive practices.

No, just just just voice your concerns privately. That's all you don't have to be complicit.

Oh, John, I've got a vagina. What excess do I have?

To these men and their plush offices in Salt Lake City.

Hey, I'm brown. I'm a woman. You know, I'm in New Zealander.

You know, they've got no interest. They've got no interest in the margins.

Okay. So why, if you know they're not going to listen, then why speak out?

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