tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post781309236088797215..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: Mis-Using the Book of MormonPapa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-66191167712043178282014-07-08T11:13:14.162-04:002014-07-08T11:13:14.162-04:00I agree, Sandy. I have no problem using individual...I agree, Sandy. I have no problem using individual verses and passages to answer questions. <br /><br />My concern is using that approach as the primary purpose for the Book of Mormon itself. It wasn't meant to be a textbook for Q&A; it was meant to be a comprehensive narrative describing God's mercy and an invitation to experience that mercy personally - and to give someone new Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-62172448088903438772014-07-08T11:12:34.382-04:002014-07-08T11:12:34.382-04:00I get your point by prefacing Moroni 4-5 with Moro...I get your point by prefacing Moroni 4-5 with Moroni 3, but sometimes we need to be succinct when an investigator asks a question. <br /><br />I just recently learned what 'real intent" meant and to my dismay, I have not always prayed with "real intent." (and I have been in the Church 34 years - shame on me, huh?) Sometimes a verse is so powerful that it takes literally decadesSandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-32614510305172256302014-07-02T18:15:08.588-04:002014-07-02T18:15:08.588-04:00Absolutely, Casey - and, as more and more of us mo...Absolutely, Casey - and, as more and more of us move away from an agricultural background, we tend to forget how much time passes between the planting and the harvest, especially in context of the length of life of what is planted. We want a quick harvest and then are surprised when the food doesn't mature fully.Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-43470346133018635172014-07-02T18:14:32.359-04:002014-07-02T18:14:32.359-04:00This reminded me of the passage in Alma 32 where &...This reminded me of the passage in Alma 32 where "the word" is compared to a seed that must be planted in your heart. Caseynoreply@blogger.com