I also liked the article. I think it's sad when members feel that way, often for things that IMO, are not doctrinal, but are just cultural icons: I don't feel mormon enough because I'm not caucasian enough, or don't have enough pioneer ancestry, or I hate green jello, or I'm not really big on doing genealogy, or I hated boy scouts when I was growing up, or I'm not the best home teacher, or I'm not a socially conservative republican, or you name it. Sure, sometimes people also feel that way because they struggle with the word of wisdom or other things that have temple recommend implications. Even in those cases I wish as a people we were more understanding, forgiving and inclusive. I don't know if I will ever be called as a bishop, but if I am, I think I will try very hard to help all members try to not think that they're not "mormon enough," regardless of what they're going through.
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