tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105735601639149207.comments2020-04-15T20:11:25.043-06:00Comfortably AnachronisticC. Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480275079961865693noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105735601639149207.post-89852098101339192502016-04-02T08:45:45.698-06:002016-04-02T08:45:45.698-06:00thank you--i'm running a few weeks behind the ...thank you--i'm running a few weeks behind the group but this <br />was my favorite this week and i cut and pasted a wonderful paragraph uno my journalSandee Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277370738499626118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105735601639149207.post-79380624520925591792014-05-12T17:19:22.653-06:002014-05-12T17:19:22.653-06:00You are so right about this Chastity. This post w...You are so right about this Chastity. This post was excellent! None of us can really afford to be in the gray areas or be fence sitters on this matter. Doctrine is as everlasting as God is. There are some moral absolutes like the law of chastity, for example that provide the framework for doctrine. that we know we must obey, or we are held accountable. It is sad that some want to put tears in and change the basic doctrine of the church. I believe it is called "sin" and iniquity that the world wants to say doesn't exist, so as to negate any accountability from any of their actions. I agree with Joyce. The man that is the Prophet of the Lord, and the Counsel of the Twelve aren't just sitting around a conference table deciding what they think would appeal to people, so as to continue to make the world's views become more and more popular. These men are "watchmen on the tower" and provide prophetic warning and counsel coming DIRECTLY from the Lord. Let none be confused on the matter. It is not the opinions of these men that are coming forth, it is what the Lord wants for the here and now, and it isn't to be taken lightly-it is to be obeyed!<br /> susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442940374383841736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105735601639149207.post-51793315263759892362014-05-12T12:12:33.719-06:002014-05-12T12:12:33.719-06:00Reminds me of President Harold B. Lee's counse...Reminds me of President Harold B. Lee's counsel to Boyd K. Packer when the latter became the new supervisor of Seminaries and Institutes. President Lee said, "You must decide now which way you face. Either you represent the teachers and students and champion their causes or you represent the Brethren who appointed you. You need to decide now which way you face."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08134740345378896764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105735601639149207.post-3415527774221175192014-05-11T23:30:50.270-06:002014-05-11T23:30:50.270-06:00Great post! I write at Millennial Star and know y...Great post! I write at Millennial Star and know your husband thru some mutual friends there. <br /><br />You addressed something that I agree with ... that the leaders of the church are speaking for God and not just sitting around a conference table making things up. If they are doing that, then what are we doing following them?<br /><br />Again, thank you so much for this! Joyce AndersonThe Atomic Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11898486879415952446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105735601639149207.post-3450158385938487402014-01-07T12:15:31.345-07:002014-01-07T12:15:31.345-07:00Great blog post! I've shared it on the Faceboo...Great blog post! I've shared it on the Facebook Page I manage, LDS Single Friends. Thanks for writing such a thoughtful article. Malcolm Ravenclawhttp://www.malcolmravenclaw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105735601639149207.post-57284038337471737752014-01-04T16:55:39.569-07:002014-01-04T16:55:39.569-07:00Wonderful! Thank you for sharing it. <3Wonderful! Thank you for sharing it. <3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15806159603015042484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105735601639149207.post-15141415576951045022014-01-02T21:14:15.676-07:002014-01-02T21:14:15.676-07:00I like this. We need to catch up sometime soon.I like this. We need to catch up sometime soon.Esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06631232232642423785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105735601639149207.post-38659673174548488422013-02-05T11:15:59.554-07:002013-02-05T11:15:59.554-07:00A-set theory says humans are designed to have fait...A-set theory says humans are designed to have faith - of necessity they must commit themselves to the options available in their environment with incomplete information about the nature of that commitment. Even inaction is a commitment to whatever the consequences of that inaction, and commitment always endures for the time it takes to reverse those consequences by committing to some other action, which is another commitment with other consequences. It is impossible to escape the effects of our commitments, and it is impossible ever to have enough information to fully understand the consequences of our commitments before they are made. The ability to make correct or wise commitments with incomplete information is what makes humans survive, and it is also my definition of faith. Thus, the nature of faith is that we commit to something, always with incomplete information, and always for the time it takes to reverse the effects of the commitment. This relates to your article because it means everyone exercises faith; everyone commits to something and endures or enjoys the consequences of that commitment. Therefore, if people exercise their faith in the false gods after their own image, they cannot also commit to the true God. That is why Jesus makes such a big deal out of the necessity of abandoning the things of the world. It is impossible to serve science, money, education, political power, or any other source of gratification you may depend on and at the same time serve the true God who has the only existing power to control the present and eternal consequences of our commitments. By the nature of commitments, it is impossible to commit to two directions at once. You have to choose, and you do choose, whether you want to or not, whether you choose wisely or not. As you said, people who choose to rely on men's philosophies, cannot also get the benefit of relying on God, and the consequences inevitably follow. Thank you for your blog.Marnaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714781098914037377noreply@blogger.com