tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1113767935196076705.post2127820471778094546..comments2023-05-25T06:06:11.381-06:00Comments on for posterity...: Following CounselDavid and Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18397313447137818213noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1113767935196076705.post-74144800585356666512010-04-07T21:51:22.065-06:002010-04-07T21:51:22.065-06:00Dad, I can't believe you're reading Nibley...Dad, I can't believe you're reading Nibley. You've come a long way. Soon you'll be reading the Apocrypha itself and learning middle eastern languages to read scripture in its original form!<br /><br />Thanks for your sweet message. There's no doubt in my mind, as your daughter, what you believe. There never really has been. Love you!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05564884205946902993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1113767935196076705.post-11039243232855164612010-04-06T11:03:43.047-06:002010-04-06T11:03:43.047-06:00RE: the Apocrypha - In the book we're reading ...RE: the Apocrypha - In the book we're reading (Temple and Cosmos), Nibley, who read Hebrew, ancient Egyptian, Arabic, etc., etc., references many apocryphal texts that have been discovered in the past 100 years. It's like they were all buried up for eons and then one day they just started coming forth, almost as though it was by design. The interesting thing is that many of those writings conform with unique doctrines presented in the Book of Mormon and D&C, which may not otherwise appear in today's Bible. The Apocrypha are not canonized scripture, but they do shed light on the fullness of truth.David and Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397313447137818213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1113767935196076705.post-71344137070801046522010-04-05T21:21:23.222-06:002010-04-05T21:21:23.222-06:00I "got" it that time. It was lovely. I...I "got" it that time. It was lovely. I was teaching the Young Women a couple weeks ago and I was talking about how sometimes we repent of things we have done and then we relive it, feel guilt for it, stop progress because of it and willingly hurt for something that we should just hand over with the atonement of Christ. When we insist on bearing the burden of sin, it is as if we say the atonement of Christ is not good enough. Grace and works dictate that we be the best we can, count on the atonement when we fall short and move on better for it.<br />I appreciate the sentiment as well, and totally understand the interesting contradictory opposition the thought processes and actions presented.<br /><br />Finally, the Apocrypha is fascinating! I read that in my senior year of college as the last class for my degree in ministry.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15260117428119041785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1113767935196076705.post-59474324352254907062010-04-05T17:53:28.411-06:002010-04-05T17:53:28.411-06:00Crystal, I edited some of that and clarified a few...Crystal, I edited some of that and clarified a few things. It might make more sense now.David and Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397313447137818213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1113767935196076705.post-44883786942111226552010-04-05T09:52:13.346-06:002010-04-05T09:52:13.346-06:00That was a lovely message to your children. So, s...That was a lovely message to your children. So, so tender. They are lucky to have been raised by you. I was following the dichotomy between grace and mercy: bankruptcy and reconciliation, but then I got all confused. <br /><br />So, yesterday, a certain baby of mine was really fighting sleep- I know it was because 1) I was home (I have not been for most of the week) and 2) it had been such a fun day for him!<br /><br />We were watching the afternoon session of conference and he was literally walking around, eyes closed, then he would take off running into something. Matt was getting a little frustrated, but I was listening to the talk about the calves and their mothers and really thinking about that. I never had that example as a child. It has left me with some major issues as an adult, for certain. <br /><br />Anyway, Asher grabbed my shoes and threw them at me and Matt sighed and was like "wow," I looked at Asher, took the shoes and said "Thank you for my shoeshoes!" and he smiled. He had been looking for approval. He then climbed on me, rubbed his face all over mine and snuggled me. He kept hugging and kissing me. <br /><br />After his talk was a congregational hymn and I kid you not. I stood up and he was asleep within 2 lines of the second verse. He just needed total attention, one-on-one, and he was asleep. I wonder if that would have been the case hours earlier when he was clearly tired?<br /><br />It made me really consider the role of a parent. I often consider it with Valerie- I have limited time left to teach her so much.<br /><br />I used to think about it a lot more when I was home more with Asher, but now... I feel like I barely have any time with him. It was a tender moment. I was resolved (again) to make sure all my children know that they are loved, to take the time to show them that, and to be the best kind of example I can be. I feel like all the talks during conference were geared toward me- as a parent, and getting through difficulties having been better for it. It was a great conference.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15260117428119041785noreply@blogger.com