tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post1090323896822664916..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: A Very Personal Reflection about Joseph Smith (and Other Prophets)Papa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-67472178659358831432012-03-09T19:25:45.247-05:002012-03-09T19:25:45.247-05:00Very interesting perspective.Very interesting perspective.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-14072176259811691942012-03-09T17:35:29.055-05:002012-03-09T17:35:29.055-05:00'God has to use those who can do what needs to...'God has to use those who can do what needs to be done in the time it needs to be done.' I know this is true about the leaders who are called to preside over our Branches, Wards and Stakes but I hadn't considered it in relation to the Prophet Joseph. Thanks!Nora Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507586370996781147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-29799978303903422332012-03-09T16:46:26.645-05:002012-03-09T16:46:26.645-05:00Papa D, nice thoughts.
I remember something my ...Papa D, nice thoughts. <br /><br />I remember something my mission president taught. He was going home shortly after I did, and so he began preparing the mission for the day he would leave. <br /><br />He regularly taught that the new preisdent would be different than he was, and that missionaries should not get too excited by that. He said he expected the new president would be better in Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294214866282354575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-27271021570833270422012-03-09T09:59:28.439-05:002012-03-09T09:59:28.439-05:00I can't argue with that much, Howard.
I kno...I can't argue with that much, Howard. <br /><br />I know it's a bit different, but there probably won't ever be another Vince Lombardi for the Green Bay Packers or another Don Shula for the Miami Dolphins. However, I also really do believe that sustainability would have been a real issue if Joseph had lived much longer than he did - and that's true of lots of highly charismatic,Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-31658285764592744292012-03-09T09:19:33.553-05:002012-03-09T09:19:33.553-05:00To me a brief order of magnitude comparison is use...To me a brief order of magnitude comparison is useful to deconflate and put things in perspective. JOSEPH, Brigham and the others.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09007746538745044815noreply@blogger.com