tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1113767935196076705.post860708629980254520..comments2023-05-25T06:06:11.381-06:00Comments on for posterity...: Great QuoteDavid and Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18397313447137818213noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1113767935196076705.post-78231069838173391392010-10-12T09:06:02.673-06:002010-10-12T09:06:02.673-06:00I know I'm really late here, but I actually th...I know I'm really late here, but I actually think it's more simple than that...as we focus on Christ, the power of the atonement transforms us into beautiful creatures (eventually gods).Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05564884205946902993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1113767935196076705.post-18257822794256234722010-09-12T20:40:19.648-06:002010-09-12T20:40:19.648-06:00That is really a profound quote, that says so much...That is really a profound quote, that says so much. Here's what I thought when I read it: We really are here on the earth, subject to nature and the elements and to so many evil and misguided influences, the real effects of chaos, and we are expected to overcome it. The allowance of our exposure to this chaos is by design, to determine our response to its influence. It is all part of our test, for the purpose of our gaining experience and proving ourselves.<br /><br />Obviously, we will make mistakes - we will hurt, but we will grow. To make this effective, we are essentially left alone with it - our creator and Lord does not generally intervene, does not do it for us. At the outset, for those willing to heed, He provided us a road map, an owners manual and consultation service in the form of scriptures, prophets, prayer, personal revelation, etc., and a support system in the form of family. He also provides us with a system of hope and encouragement via an atonement, a mode of recourse against our mistakes, a way to repair the damage, a way to learn from our mistakes without being damned by them. By taking advantage of this system, the animal in us, our course human nature is changed and overcome, as we learn to confront and bring order to the chaos. Thereby, our behavior gradually becomes less egocentric and more compassionate, as we sense the need to follow the Savior's example by helping others.David and Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397313447137818213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1113767935196076705.post-30853215087702002432010-09-12T17:22:51.447-06:002010-09-12T17:22:51.447-06:00Wow, Mom, I was thinking of that story about Corri...Wow, Mom, I was thinking of that story about Corrie Ten Boon just earlier today. This is such a wonderful quote. All we have to do is go as far as we can by ourselves, and then have faith that we aren't going to be by ourselves to finish the job. Not an easy thing, but I'm learning that it gets easier with practice.abbynormalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00387625999075371677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1113767935196076705.post-37969700441275770352010-09-11T20:11:59.571-06:002010-09-11T20:11:59.571-06:00I meant to comment on this for awhile. I really, ...I meant to comment on this for awhile. I really, really love this quote. It's amazing the difference Christ can make in people's lives. Thank goodness for missionaries.Jason and Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05815949433202011419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1113767935196076705.post-86910119890497500822010-09-08T14:20:31.028-06:002010-09-08T14:20:31.028-06:00this reminds me of a funeral i went to a few weeks...this reminds me of a funeral i went to a few weeks ago, for charlie call's dad. his brother told a story from his childhood when he was the only witness to an incident in his father's life. adrian was sitting at a table in the kitchen, and heard his father come in. Charley (that's how Charlie's dad spelled his name) came into the kitchen and put something in the garbage can (all his cigarettes). He said, "At least one of my children will not remember me smoking." adrian, who is a family practitioner has related that incident over and over to his patients who tell him that they can't change something. I have thought so much about what he said. Do we really believe we can change? I think it has to start with our own little seed of faith. we start to believe that we can change and improve and then Heavenly Father helps us the rest of the way. do you remember that talk from last april's conference--a story about corrie ten boon, who was approached after the war by a cruel prison warden during the holicaust(?). reread that story. it is great. it is all about forgiveness, which is the most difficult kind of change. thanks, becky.David and Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397313447137818213noreply@blogger.com