tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post4971414685565189092..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: Nobody Should Be a "Project"Papa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-87103368403333417792010-09-13T09:54:12.876-04:002010-09-13T09:54:12.876-04:00Thanks, everyone.
Bradley, I think your mother ...Thanks, everyone. <br /><br />Bradley, I think your mother probably fits into my category of "unless I feel impressed to do so on an individual level". I'm glad the girls in that class took the time and effort to "get to know (her) and sincerely befriend (her)" - which is different than what I mean by making her a project.Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-55184365885304542682010-09-13T00:17:02.329-04:002010-09-13T00:17:02.329-04:00While I get what you're saying, I disagree wit...While I get what you're saying, I disagree with your framing. You imply that making a project of something will, by its very nature, strip the genuineness out of it. <br /><br />A counter example. My mother, as a teenager, was in a family of totally inactive members. Her Beehive class made a project out of her. Those girls made an extra effort to invite and befriend her. She gained a Bradley Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030210881782328907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-13609627159396514042010-09-11T11:06:07.130-04:002010-09-11T11:06:07.130-04:00This topic has been on my mind lately, and I compl...This topic has been on my mind lately, and I completely agree with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-12462980514089281342010-09-11T09:42:08.859-04:002010-09-11T09:42:08.859-04:00I believe Elder Marlin Jensen gave a conference ad...I believe Elder Marlin Jensen gave a conference address a few years ago on this very topic. Good subject. Many years ago, my missionary companion and I befriended a nonmember husband in a town we worked in, a man who had banned anyone from the church from visiting his home. We had no ulterior motives; we were simply friends. By the time I left that town, he actually came to church. Making him a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-87810720585095182422010-09-09T19:55:03.382-04:002010-09-09T19:55:03.382-04:00Bainsh all lists of projects!!!Bainsh all lists of projects!!!Thomas Parkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-20997215573368946992010-09-09T10:40:03.378-04:002010-09-09T10:40:03.378-04:00Very insightful -- thanks!Very insightful -- thanks!jinoreply@blogger.com