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So, in a new career development, I have somehow miraculously been granted an opportunity to interview for a position as the Director of Software Development for a small company.  The position is kind of a mashup of Director (report to CEO), Manager (manage a small team of developers), Lead (help guide team members, the direction of the software and team development style & habits), and there's probably some Product Owner responsibilities in there too.  I do believe it is something I am capable of doing, and it would certainly be an exciting opportunity, though, from an on paper, completely objective measure, I am probably not qualified; despite that, they were willing to grant me an interview on Monday.

I have no idea what the Lord's plan is, but this opportunity has only come about because of things he helped set in motion a few years ago.  Anyway, I welcome any prayers you kind folks may be willing to send in my direction.  Given the circumstances, I don't think my feelings will be hurt if I don't get the position, but if the Lord is willing to entrust me with this opportunity in my career, I'll gladly take it and strive to do my best with it.

Interestingly, if the position were to be offered, I would either need to do some convincing in terms of salary negotiating, or else need a confirmation from the Lord to take the position regardless, because as it stands, even the top of the salary range posted online would result in me bringing home less than what I am making today.  Anyway, I know the Lord will guide in this as well, and I'm somewhat jumping the gun thinking about it since I haven't even made it through the first round of interviews yet, but I figured I'd share and as mentioned before, welcome any prayers you may be willing to send in my direction.

Appreciate you all and the support I've received here in the past. 🙂

I believe we should care for our environment as proper stewards.  To followers of the Restored Gospel, the temporal lifetime of the world is limited, and is known to God.  Outside of general and obvious measures to treat God's creations with respect, any extreme level of environmentalism (such as modern climate-change proposals) are entirely beyond the mark and unnecessary.

I think the problem 'we' (general) are dealing with in the Church is that the people in these situations may know 'our' (general) beliefs, but they don't know or understand Christ's beliefs.  It doesn't matter one iota what I believe, it matters what Christ believes and members of the Church on both sides of this both think they are following after Christ's way.

What Elder Oaks addressed is that 'we' are in the right but may be going about it in the wrong way in our interactions with others (which is not what I have seen, but I'm not everywhere).  Sadly, many of those on the other side of the argument didn't quite catch that understanding.
I could be mistaken, but my understanding is that the unrepentant are regularly condemned all throughout scripture.  My understanding is that we are mostly dealing with the unrepentant and with those who uphold such behaviors.  Though I acknowledge many in this category are confused, misled, and simply in a state of refusal to be moved back into a state where such is no longer the case.

I believe we should care for our environment as proper stewards.  To followers of the Restored Gospel, the temporal lifetime of the world is limited, and is known to God.  Outside of general and obvious measures to treat God's creations with respect, any extreme level of environmentalism (such as modern climate-change proposals) are entirely beyond the mark and unnecessary.

Luke 17:1
Luke 17:17
Mark 11:17 & Luke 19:46

And that doesn't count?

My wife pointed out that Mosiah 26 does an excellent job of guiding on how to handle the confusing circumstances in which we find ourselves in this day and age.  The guidance Alma received seems so plain and simple.

If that's what you think I have admitted, then there has been a grave miscommunication.  I find no difficulty whatsoever in being around LGBTQ+ members.  I am struggling with being angry at the fact that members who hold leadership positions are affirming LGBTQ+ lifestyles, specifically, they are affirming transitions, and in so doing are teaching other members to follow their example.
Even more specific than that, I struggle with getting angry about having to defend the truth of gospel doctrine on these matters to leaders who already have a responsibility to believe it and uphold it.  And more specifically, I tend to start those conversations calmly and end up angry when a leader refuses to acknowledge what is so plainly true.  Hence the struggle with being a peacemaker in such a situation.

To know what the actual Christlike thing to do is.  To know when my anger is righteous, like Captain Moroni, and when it is not.
I have been in meetings with leaders where I had to ask them to explain how it is possible to teach someone that they are a daughter of God, and then in the next breath refer to them with male pronouns without contradicting what they just taught for both that child and all the other children in the room witnessing it.  They didn't have an answer other than to ask something like "what about just loving that person?"  To even be in a situation where it is needful to point out that problem, and the problem with the logic of the response is very frustrating at best, but I find it hard to hold back my anger because I am speaking with someone who's responsibility is to know better on such fundamental issues.
I think those leading and teaching other members of the Church, especially youth, should be expected to both believe and uphold the teachings of the Family Proclamation, and just the doctrines of the gospel in general.  Not sure how much a thing could be confirmed/enforced.

With a plethora of variations of these for sale, how much more plain and clear could it get?

This is an issue that has plagued my ward for years now.  I really appreciate that he taught that Church leaders and teachers have the responsibility to teach the truths of the gospel.  One cannot effectively teach the truth if in one breath they teach the family proclamation, and in the next they refer to someone using eternally/biologically inaccurate pronouns; in doing so, they sacrifice the truth and tear down their own witness.
I appreciate the entirety of his answer, but that part struck me as an excellent way to lead out.
I appreciate the way he noted the parable.  I think what may be lost on many is that in the parable, while the accusers are turned away from their judgement, the woman is also instructed to turn away from her sins.  When members use pronouns, or engage in 'affirming' behaviors, they are supporting the falsehood or sin.  This would be contextually similar to Christ referring to the woman's partner in the sin, as if he were her husband; doing so would entirely unravel the Savior's instruction.
I appreciate the girl being so bold as to ask, and Elder Oaks being willing to answer.

Here's what I know about it.

Yes, for sure.  I saw it from someone else who shared it and was pointing out that the pollsters tried to be misleading but still came away with the fact that the majority of religious people are not okay with alternative pronouns.

This is somewhat uplifting.  75% of members are not comfortable with alternative pronouns.

https://www.axios.com/2023/06/08/survey-religion-race-shape-divide-pronoun-usage

I believe we should care for our environment as proper stewards.  To followers of the Restored Gospel, the temporal lifetime of the world is limited, and is known to God.  Outside of general and obvious measures to treat God's creations with respect, any extreme level of environmentalism (such as modern climate-change proposals) are entirely beyond the mark and unnecessary.

I believe we should care for our environment as proper stewards.  To followers of the Restored Gospel, the temporal lifetime of the world is limited, and is known to God.  Outside of general and obvious measures to treat God's creations with respect, any extreme level of environmentalism (such as modern climate-change proposals) are entirely beyond the mark and unnecessary.

I believe we should care for our environment as proper stewards.  To followers of the Restored Gospel, the temporal lifetime of the world is limited, and is known to God.  Outside of general and obvious measures to treat God's creations with respect, any extreme level of environmentalism (such as modern climate-change proposals) are entirely beyond the mark and unnecessary.

I believe we should care for our environment as proper stewards.  To followers of the Restored Gospel, the temporal lifetime of the world is limited, and is known to God.  Outside of general and obvious measures to treat God's creations with respect, any extreme level of environmentalism (such as modern climate-change proposals) are entirely beyond the mark and unnecessary.

I believe we should care for our environment as proper stewards.  To followers of the Restored Gospel, the temporal lifetime of the world is limited, and is known to God.  Outside of general and obvious measures to treat God's creations with respect, any extreme level of environmentalism (such as modern climate-change proposals) are entirely beyond the mark and unnecessary.

I have done a search for threads directly targeting global warming and climate change and found nothing – so I have decided to start one.  I will begin with the suggestion that even with beginners’ effort to study history one will discover that global warming (or cooling) and climate change are the long-term norm for our planet earth.  Science has also revealed that global warming (or cooling) and climate change are also the natural evolution of all the occupants of our solar system, including the sun that is the primary source of energy and engine of climate in our solar system.  The intent of this thread is to discuss the logic and merits of various arguments surrounding what ought to be done concerning global warming and climate change.
I will start this discussion with one target of what I believe is part of a hoax in the somewhat chaotic climate change discussion.  For clarity, it is my personal opinion (which can be changed with viable scientific and empirical evidence) that most of the political narrative concerning climate change (global warming) is nonsense.  I have a bias.
There is a following within the global warming alarmist community, that the cattle industry is a significant contributor to global warming and must be dismantled, even removed from human cultivation and food chain.  The reason for this aggression against the bovine industry is that bovines flatulate methine gas which is a known greenhouse gas. 
The scientific truth is that bovines are not the root cause of methine gas.  The actual cause is that bovines (along with several other species) eat foliage that naturally grows on our planet.  But in order to obtain the nutrients necessary to survive bovines employ specialized microscopic bacteria to break down the foliage.  The truth is that the natural cycle of our green planet – all the foliage that grows will eventually die and be recycled by specialized microscopic bacteria which will produce the same aggregate amount of methine gas as the foliage consumed by bovines.  
The one actual way or method to end this cycle of methine gas production would be to eliminate all the microscopic bacteria on our planet that breaks down foliage into methine gas.  The problem is that if such an effort was successful it is likely that in the process, all life that exist on the surface of this planet would eventually become extinct which is worse than having bovines flatulating in the first place.  Also eliminating bovines from our ecosystem would also eliminate a major source of natural organic fertilizer that is touted by our political environmentalists as the only long-term viable means to feed our human society.
 
The Traveler

https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2023/6/5/23747348/we-must-find-uncommon-common-ground?fbclid=IwAR2WmhQAxRBEQYTD4T02dCsRq97pwHERtvreo2uVEhvEe4gzNJUq-MUzNFY

Fun times.

My understanding is that, as a result of the Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria social contagion affecting American teenagers, the numbers are inverted from what you are suggesting.  Since I began researching this issue when it first swept through my ward a few years ago, I have always heard/read that females significantly outnumber males in terms of transitioning, particularly beginning during the teen years.  I wonder if the males simply get more publicity due to the greater societal conflict caused by a male to female transition?  That said, I do agree with your premise, it ultimately will depend on how the math works out.

Can you elaborate on why it would matter?  If the point of the parable is to demonstrate (as many modern prophets have indicated) that at Christs coming, only the 'wise' saints will be prepared, despite all being forewarned of it's imminence, then, in that context, I'm not sure what additional value the distinction between virgins and girls would provide.

Regardless of the cause, there are two perspectives that are usually brought to the discussion:
Women will have "reproach". Some condition will cause there to be a lot more women than men. Your interpretation satisfies #1.  It may satisfy #2, but with the male de-transitioners.  There are a WHOLE lot more men wanting to be women than vice versa.  When they de-transition, they won't be functionally men (depending on the level of initial transition).
Of the numbers support it, then this would be a valid way of satisfying the prophecy.  But if the numbers don't support it, then it's probably not a valid interpretation.

I have considered, on occasion over the past year or so, that aside from the various plausible circumstances that could bring this to pass, an additional circumstance could be a large swath of repentant detransitioned women, who, depending on the extent of their initial transition, may not have a realistic opportunity in this life to fully participate in a marriage as a result of the changes they previously underwent.  I would imagine this potentially being in combination with other ways the prophecy might be fulfilled.

Thoughts?