I had been considering forming a group to meet together to teach and learn gifts of the Spirit. There is so much to learn about these, and it IS a commandment, one that few understand or follow. I've met many members who are actually afraid of their gifts, and prayed to be released from them. In discussing the possibility of forming a group, a concerned member of my ward informed my bishop and stake president. My bishop called me in and informed me that meetings of this kind were not condoned. He said the manual as well as several general authorities who spoke on the subject spoke against it. I cannot find any these references. A stake president from a neighboring stake prohibited the wards from playing any music in sacrament meeting that didn't come from the hymnbook. The local GA asked him to reconsider, which he did. I'm wondering if this prohibition is local, regional, or churchwide. Anyone know?
