No. You and I are not in a postion to make such judgements and should not do so. Can you imagine telling the family of such a victim this speculation? You do not know the circumstances or the state of mind of such a person and cannot understand the judgement that will be offered to them.
Comments may be found to the contrary, but the thinking and practice on this subject has changed a great deal in the past number of years in the church. I have a friend whose father was a successful businessman, with a lovely family, a great contributor to charity and whose name is prominently displayed as a major contributor to BYU. He had the world by the tail by any standard. He was the Bishop of a singles ward and when released from that calling went into a depressive period which ended when he took his life. The Apostles, yes plural, which spoke at his funeral make it clear that you should not judge him unwisely or harshly. I would take their advice on this matter. George ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stacy Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 3:41 AM Subject: [ZION] Where Suicides Go > I am now positive that if one kills himself he will end up as a telestial > being. Am I right on this point? > > Stacy. > > > -- > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^----------------------------------------------------------------
