Useful quote of the day…

[Old-Timer]

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“The best and most clear indicator that we are progressing spiritually and coming unto Christ is the way we treat other people.” – Marvin J. Ashton

[Heber13]

DarkJedi wrote:

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“Sometimes the greatest love is not found in the dramatic scenes that poets and writers immortalize. Often, the greatest manifestations of love are the simple acts of kindness and caring we extend to those we meet along the path of life.”

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Dj…this is very meaningful to me. Thanks.

[LookingHard]

Old Timer wrote:

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“The best and most clear indicator that we are progressing spiritually and coming unto Christ is the way we treat other people.” – Marvin J. Ashton

Nice.

[Old-Timer]

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When you like a flower, you pick it.

When you love a flower, you water it every day.

Buddha

[mom3]

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“Even when you are not at fault—perhaps especially when you are not at fault—let love conquer pride.” – Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf

[Old-Timer]

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At some point, you just have to let go of what you thought should happen and live in what is happening. – Anonymous

[Old-Timer]

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The gospel is less about how to get into the Kingdom of Heaven after you die and more about how to live in the Kingsom of Heaven before you die. – Dallas Willard

[Old-Timer]

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The best thing a person can do when it’s raining is to let it rain. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

[Old-Timer]

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You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger. – Buddha

[nibbler]

Joseph Fielding Smith, Jr., Doctrines of Salvation Vol. 3, pg. 188 wrote:

Even the most devout and sincere believers in the Bible realize that it is, like most any other book, filled with metaphor, simile, allegory, and parable, which no intelligent person could be compelled to accept in a literal sense. …

The Lord has not taken from those who believe in his word the power of reason. He expects every man who takes his “yoke” upon him to have common sense enough to accept a figure of speech in its proper setting, and to understand that the holy scriptures are replete with allegorical stories, faith-building parables, and artistic speech. …

Where is there a writing intended to be taken in all its parts literally? Such a writing would be insipid and hence lack natural appeal. To expect a believer in the Bible to strike an attitude of this kind and believe all that is written to be a literal rendition is a stupid thought. No person with the natural use of his faculties looks upon the Bible in such a light.

The quote is limited to the Bible but could be applied to anything we call scripture.

You’re taking things too literal. That is a stupid thought. Do you have the natural use of all your faculties? Have fun working that one into a lesson. :angel:

[Old-Timer]

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In stayingLDS, I think it’s powerful to constantly recognize the good in our religion. This is where common ground exists and makes us capable of testifying about it. – SilentDawning (StayLDS)

[Gerald]

I came across this quote from Andrei Zvyagintsev, a Russian film director, who was discussing one of his films that had Hobbesian themes.

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When a man feels the tight grip of anxiety in the face of need and uncertainty, when he gets overwhelmed with hazy images of the future, scared for his loved ones, and fearful of death on the prowl, what can he do except give up his freedom and free will, and hand these treasures over willingly to a trustworthy person in exchange for deceptive guarantees of security, social protection, or even of an illusory community?

I think this explains the motivations of many individuals within religious or political communities (particularly in this time of upheaval). The only word some might take issue with is “deceptive.” If you pull that word out, some might find the quote a bit more palatable.

[LookingHard]

Gerald wrote:

I came across this quote from Andrei Zvyagintsev, a Russian film director, who was discussing one of his films that had Hobbesian themes.

Quote:

When a man feels the tight grip of anxiety in the face of need and uncertainty, when he gets overwhelmed with hazy images of the future, scared for his loved ones, and fearful of death on the prowl, what can he do except give up his freedom and free will, and hand these treasures over willingly to a trustworthy person in exchange for deceptive guarantees of security, social protection, or even of an illusory community?

I think this explains the motivations of many individuals within religious or political communities (particularly in this time of upheaval). The only word some might take issue with is “deceptive.” If you pull that word out, some might find the quote a bit more palatable.

Very thought provoking.

[Old-Timer]

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Let it hurt.

Let it bleed.

Let it heal.

Let it go.

[Old-Timer]

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Truth, like gold, is not to be obtained by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold. – Leo Tolstoy

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