tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post8304671851390160358..comments2023-11-05T05:28:34.444-07:00Comments on Voice of Reason: If thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of GodNemesishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110470182822628791noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-18528370049785074462007-07-06T12:13:00.000-06:002007-07-06T12:13:00.000-06:00.I remember that talk on timing; I remember thinki....<BR/><BR/>I remember that talk on timing; I remember thinking about it a <I>lot</I> at the time.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like a good talk--but I would expect nothing less from a right-thinker like yourself: You have an obligation to the rest of us to model not-idiocy.Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-42735763110203375162007-07-03T10:25:00.000-06:002007-07-03T10:25:00.000-06:00Thanks to everyone for their thoughtful comments. ...Thanks to everyone for their thoughtful comments. I felt like I was taking a little bit of a risk, putting that up there because it's not the usual fare. But I also know that the people who read this blog are wonderful people and that even if this weren't the sort of thing you cared to read you would still be nice about it and not flame me. So thank you for that! :-)<BR/><BR/>And for those who did get something out of this, I'm really glad. There have been so many of you who have said the perfect thing at times when I needed to hear it, so I felt like it would be ungrateful of me not to share the experiences that have really helped me.Nemesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00110470182822628791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-40172103466005347952007-07-02T20:29:00.000-06:002007-07-02T20:29:00.000-06:00So many times I come here, I leave with a good fee...So many times I come here, I leave with a good feeling. Your humor really makes me laugh; your insight into the quirks that people display with alarming regularity really makes me take notice.<BR/>But tonight it's a different kind of lift that I got. We were in the same place at different times. I'll avoid going into it too much here or this comment will never end, but if your goal was to offer some inspiration, you definitely achieved that end. I really want to say thank you. While we're of different denominations, your words make it clear that God talks to all of us though His Word, but I don't believe it's just limited to a Bible. You were right citing the comment that the message is what God means to say to us at the time, and I believe this was meant for me to see this very night.<BR/>I hope to some day to get back to the state of spirituality that you seem to be graced with. My faith, I sometimes feel, is being intensely tested these days, but if I can say one thing to you tonight, it's that this entry was a major reminder to me that I need to stand up and keep that faith. I just want you to know that we all try to say things that really matter, and I believe you truly have tonight. Thank you so much.Lippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280795930290894490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-66124714693611166672007-07-02T18:14:00.000-06:002007-07-02T18:14:00.000-06:00Thank you. This is pretty much exactly what I need...Thank you. This is pretty much exactly what I needed to hear. Exactly. Kind of strange, actually. And wonderful. Gotta love the way the Lord works.Lizardbreath McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12885930179575268039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-90576749613276928322007-07-02T18:12:00.000-06:002007-07-02T18:12:00.000-06:00Having recently justy caught a big load of fish ma...Having recently justy caught a big load of fish makes me embarrased for the lack of faith I have shown this past 18 months at times. Excellent analogy.<BR/><BR/>I also liked E. Oaks' point about the ongoing revelation. On my mission a comp and I came up with a good analogy. Trying to organize a church by merely reading the Bible is like burying a year's worth of Ensigns in the ground, digging them up a thousand years from now, translating them and then trying to recreate the Mormon Church. While each Ensign might be a gem full of insight written with precise relevance to the time it was created, you could never capture the church God created without his intervention to help it all make sense.Science Teacher Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16579558647324072199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-59651784002436548232007-07-02T18:09:00.000-06:002007-07-02T18:09:00.000-06:00So, I didn't leave a birthday comment (I forgot an...So, I didn't leave a birthday comment (I forgot and, besides, it's harder with google reader) but thank you for posting your talk. It was just right.photogenichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07495653435292383076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-32977761474289357172007-07-02T17:59:00.000-06:002007-07-02T17:59:00.000-06:00Thanks for this beautiful collection of thoughts a...Thanks for this beautiful collection of thoughts and scriptures. I've been learning much of the same lately but I was really struck by your reading of these familiar passages -- and I'll keep hoping that I'm not catching fish for a reason right now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-79646180528447424712007-07-02T17:19:00.000-06:002007-07-02T17:19:00.000-06:00I'm almost always proud to be your sister. Do I ge...I'm almost always proud to be your sister. Do I get a check too?Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045980270615348902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-12503813769730768312007-07-02T17:04:00.000-06:002007-07-02T17:04:00.000-06:00Thanks, Mary. It was actually a recent post of you...Thanks, Mary. It was actually a recent post of yours that made me decide to stick this up here!<BR/><BR/>Mom, your check is in the mail. ;-)Nemesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00110470182822628791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-72223930321318319682007-07-02T16:38:00.000-06:002007-07-02T16:38:00.000-06:00I sure needed to hear it. I also heard a talk by ...I sure needed to hear it. I also heard a talk by Elder Oaks when he was president of BYU on tv this morning. It was very old. They had just had their last baby. He is such an awesome speaker. He mentioned that one of their families greatest accomplishments was his wife finally finishing her degreee, fourteen years and five children later. I know that has nothing to do with your talk, but that was counsel given a long time ago so I am even more sure it's relavent now. <BR/><BR/>Also, I am so proud to be your mom!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-78255353561855188422007-07-02T13:36:00.000-06:002007-07-02T13:36:00.000-06:00Nem, I don't know what to say. You've made some p...Nem, I don't know what to say. You've made some points in here that I earnestly needed to hear. What a fantastic talk. Thank you for posting it.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01881149102981381456noreply@blogger.com