tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post6117061334676971342..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: Is Having a Church Calling a Divine Commandment?Papa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-52378548074087560882015-06-09T18:00:36.438-04:002015-06-09T18:00:36.438-04:00"Wards and stakes simply can't function w..."Wards and stakes simply can't function without lay participation"<br /><br />I'd feel more inclined to accept callings if wards weren't split merely to have more callings to give people. I want to give meaningful service, not busy work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-40823843571862766092015-06-09T09:49:11.558-04:002015-06-09T09:49:11.558-04:00"I don't like it when leaders frame every..."I don't like it when leaders frame every extension of every specific calling as the mind and the will of the Lord"<br /><br />Agreed.larryco_noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-60766214718547337752015-06-09T08:19:20.311-04:002015-06-09T08:19:20.311-04:00I agree with both of your comments, larryco. For m...I agree with both of your comments, larryco. For members who have been through the temple endowment, there is a covenant to serve in the Church, and HT/VT is a specific scriptural command. <br /><br />I don't like it when leaders frame every extension of every specific calling as the mind and the will of the Lord, but I do believe deeply in serving as called, except in times and situations Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-78821293087905564912015-06-09T06:39:22.256-04:002015-06-09T06:39:22.256-04:00An addendum to the above: Home teaching is defini...An addendum to the above: Home teaching is definitely a divine commandment. In the Oath and Covenant of the priesthood, recorded in D&C84, brethren are told to magnify their priesthood in order to receive "all that the father hath" (a mind-boggling statement given in connection to living with God in the Celestial Kingdom). In Section 20, men learn what the duties of the two larryco_noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-81869424019905843072015-06-09T03:03:03.614-04:002015-06-09T03:03:03.614-04:00Many people have covenanted to give their time, ta...Many people have covenanted to give their time, talents and the things that the Lord has blessed them with to building up the Kingdom of God on the earth. Accepting and fulfilling church callings is a wonderful way to do this. Wards and stakes simply can't function without lay participation: and in this church on the local level, all participation is lay participation. Kids need primary larryco_noreply@blogger.com