tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.comments2023-05-05T02:20:39.892-07:00Cryptic Language and Vague ReferencesOriginal Mohomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05220176833570828412noreply@blogger.comBlogger2147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-48851388460706479652017-03-19T19:37:37.842-07:002017-03-19T19:37:37.842-07:00I know this blog is almost ten years old but I hav...I know this blog is almost ten years old but I have to say, this remains my absolute favorite Larson toon. First runner up is that guy stranded on the desert island confronted by the duck. Duck: "Ah, Professor Smith, we meet again. But this time the advantage is mine!" hahaha Who knows what happened between these two in the past but it makes for great comic fodder.Danialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423286298245299027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-34649098604996844062014-02-26T16:44:53.324-08:002014-02-26T16:44:53.324-08:00> Would I be so nobly submissive to the truth i...> Would I be so nobly submissive to the truth if I were<br />> really, really wrong?<br /><br />That is, of course, a deep philosophical question.<br /><br />You might enjoy reading C. S. Lewis's _The Abolition of Man_.<br /><br />(C. S. LEWIS: THE ABOLITION OF MAN (1943)<br />A Summary, followed by a Brief Summary<br />by Arend Smilde<br />http://www.lewisiana.nl/abolsum/ )<br /><br />Another bit of Lewis that comes to mind is this excerpt from<br />_The Last Battle_ (the last book in the Chronicles of Narnia).<br />The passage recounts the experience of a man named Emeth [Hebrew "truth"],<br />a noble soldier from Calormen, a country at war with<br />Narnia. The Calormens served a god named Tash. The Narnians<br />served the lion, Aslan, who was the Christ figure in these<br />stories.<br /><br />Emeth says, “For always since I was a boy I have served Tash<br />and my great desire was to know more of him, if<br />it might be, to look upon his face. But the name of<br />Aslan was hateful to me.”<br /><br />In _The Last Battle_, Emeth finds himself in Aslan’s<br />country after having been told that Aslan and Tash<br />are the same God. This is what their conversation, when he<br />encounters Aslan for the first time:<br /><br />"So I went over much grass and many flowers and among<br />all kinds of wholesome and delectable trees till lo! in a narrow<br />place between two rocks there came to meet me a great Lion.<br />The speed of him was like the ostrich, and his size was an<br />elephant's; his hair was like pure gold and the brightness of<br />his eyes, like gold that is liquid in the furnace. He was more<br />terrible than the Flaming Mountain of Lagour, and in beauty<br />he surpassed all that is in the world, even as the rose in bloom<br />surpasses the dust of the desert. Then I fell at his feet and thought,<br />'Surely this is the hour of death, for the Lion (who is worthy of<br />all honour) will know that I have served Tash all my days and<br />not him. Nevertheless, it is better to see the Lion and die than<br />to be Tisroc of the world and live and not to have seen him.'<br />But the Glorious One bent down his golden head and touched<br />my forehead with his tongue and said, 'Son, thou art welcome.' <br /><br />But I said, 'Alas, Lord, I am no son of Thine but the servant<br />of Tash.' He answered, 'Child, all the service thou has done to<br />Tash, I account as service done to me.' Then by reason of<br />my great desire for wisdom and understanding, I overcame<br />my fear and questioned the Glorious One and said, 'Lord,<br />is it then true, as the Ape said, that thou and Tash are one?'<br />The Lion growled so that the earth shook (but his wrath was<br />not against me) and said, 'It is false. Not because he and I<br />are one, but because we are opposites. I take to me<br />the services which thou hast done to him, for I and he are<br />of such different kinds that no service which is vile can be done<br />to me, and none which is not vile can be done to him. Therefore<br />if a man swear by Tash and keep his oath for the oath's sake,<br />it is by me that he has truly sworn, though he know it not,<br />and it is I who reward him. And if any man do a cruelty in my<br />name, then though he says the name Aslan, it is Tash whom<br />he serves and by Tash his deed is accepted. Dost thou<br />understand, Child?' I said, 'Lord, thou knowest how<br />much I understand.' But I said also (for the truth<br />constrained me), 'Yet I have been seeking Tash all<br />my days.' 'Beloved,' said the Glorious One, 'unless thy<br />desire had been for me, thou wouldst not have sought<br />so long and so truly. For all find what they truly seek.”'"<br />====<br />jimfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975754342950063440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-48757719840776999772014-02-26T16:44:24.634-08:002014-02-26T16:44:24.634-08:00> . . .feeling like part of something unique wi...> . . .feeling like part of something unique with the grandest<br />> mission possible...aside, maybe, from the universe of<br />> The Lord of the Rings: that place is sweet!).<br /><br />Funny you should bring Tolkien into it. ;-><br /><br />But here's something to consider about "grand missions"<br />in _The Lord of the Rings_.<br /><br />The Hobbits of the Shire -- the country bumpkins for whom<br />Gandalf and Aragorn and Frodo and Sam sacrifice so much --<br />were entirely innocent of the grand sweeps of cosmology<br />and history and good and evil with which the reader (in parallel<br />with Frodo, whose "real world" name comes from Old English<br />fród, "wise by experience") gradually becomes acquainted.<br /><br />Ordinary hobbitish folk may have heard vaguely of the King,<br />but they knew nothing of the Elder Days, or the<br />Valar, or the Silmarils, or the Enemy, or the exiled Elves,<br />or the Rings of Power, or downfallen Númenor, or the true nature<br />of the Wizards. Frodo comes to know much of this by paying a<br />huge price, and it seems he pays that price in part in<br />order to protect his erstwhile fellow Shire-dwellers from ever<br />having to learn about it, and in the end has to take that<br />knowledge with him out of Middle-earth.<br /><br />The Elves, or at least the High Elves, were also leaving Middle-earth<br />and taking this knowledge with them, and Mortal Men were poised<br />at the beginning of the Fourth Age to forget what little<br />they ever knew about it.<br /><br />So actually living in Middle-earth, assuming you were "ordinary<br />folk" like the Hobbits or like a farmer in Gondor, probably<br />would have been much like living in our world in a pre-industrial<br />age, unless you were (un)lucky enough to get mixed up with<br />Elves or Wizards.<br /><br />;-><br />jimfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975754342950063440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-38547328185605074392014-01-10T11:41:44.428-08:002014-01-10T11:41:44.428-08:00Well said. Thank you.Well said. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12900720352902803908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-9167880620341519892014-01-08T17:47:56.963-08:002014-01-08T17:47:56.963-08:00Such an awesome and powerful post. Thank you.Such an awesome and powerful post. Thank you.RexTremendaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190270558257405755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-47760347205534997662013-12-18T18:06:22.843-08:002013-12-18T18:06:22.843-08:00How did I miss this post before? Consider me moved...How did I miss this post before? Consider me moved.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780754307848445764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-53655421976131315292013-11-05T11:36:01.144-08:002013-11-05T11:36:01.144-08:00It seems like people only ask me this question whe...It seems like people only ask me this question when they want to say, "Aha, I told you so." Usually I return the question without answering it myself, but I can see here that answering the question can actually reveal a lot about a person. So thanks. Maybe next time I'll answer it even if I don't think I am wrong.Daniel Embreehttp://thelordsuniversity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-32790382468151255312013-10-28T12:48:43.824-07:002013-10-28T12:48:43.824-07:00She might be a Moho if
-She's "one of th...She might be a Moho if<br /><br />-She's "one of the guys" and refuses to participate in Craft Night with the girls.-<br /><br />-When the other young women giggle about their Wedding Night, she adamantly insists that she will be wearing full footie PJs.<br /> <br />-She hates Sherri Dew with a vengeance. <br /><br />-Her favorite apostle is Eyering. <br /><br /><br />-She wears the same thing to church every Sunday and would wear pants if her mother permitted it. <br /><br /><br />-Her favorite movie is Fight Club. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01006338560538547356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-22798297939338011172013-10-27T18:09:56.547-07:002013-10-27T18:09:56.547-07:00I don't know how I would react, as I have neve...I don't know how I would react, as I have never really, truthfully thought about it. I suppose in general I don't think much of the after life at all. I totally believe in it, and love the Plan of Salvation, but I just am too busy in this life to think of what I would do in the next. Maybe that is something I need to change. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12900720352902803908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-87107462054837888972013-10-25T20:09:03.282-07:002013-10-25T20:09:03.282-07:00I know that's how you'd react, and I love ...I know that's how you'd react, and I love you for it.blj1224https://www.blogger.com/profile/15696404108842065078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-57639778802622232442013-06-07T10:03:56.118-07:002013-06-07T10:03:56.118-07:00Good advice to all. Since joining the LDS church,...Good advice to all. Since joining the LDS church, there has been a fair amount of counsel with which I've taken exception, but most appear to be man's interpretation of scripture. In a sacrament meeting during my first year of membership, a wise young LDS Institute teacher cautioned the audience not to treat everything spoken by church leaders as scripture. They are imperfect men albeit with good intentions, capable of allowing their personal beliefs to color their interpretation and understanding of scripture. That Institute teacher was a voice of reason, as others have been, including President Uchdorf. <br /><br />The best advice I can provide those who may be confused by things they hear in church is to prayerfully study the New Testament in the Bible (not in a church text about the New Testament), and learn the teachings of Christ through his words and example. For those who are not religiously oriented, live a life of honesty and integrity, striving always to give of yourself, love your fellow man, forgive those who harm you, and refrain from harming others. Life will be good.blj1224https://www.blogger.com/profile/15696404108842065078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-32870203803104985212013-05-23T10:43:21.474-07:002013-05-23T10:43:21.474-07:00you have to fight harder for your rights to adopt;...you have to fight harder for your rights to adopt; that in itself spells love and dedicationLCannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219524078435202602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-53096872022909607642013-05-14T22:32:32.463-07:002013-05-14T22:32:32.463-07:00Reminds me of the "Adopt Us Kids" commer...Reminds me of the "Adopt Us Kids" commercial, "You don't have to be a perfect person to be a perfect parent." Hmm... maybe I shouldn't be so hard on myself either. Bravonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762204502534599107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-67602047706088824262013-05-13T02:10:56.120-07:002013-05-13T02:10:56.120-07:00Guess what, I think there comes multiple points in...Guess what, I think there comes multiple points in every parents' life when they ask if they could have provided something more for their kids. Don't forget that even Prophets have been raised by single mothers. Most important is emotionally stable values based love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-75735112399640310902013-04-15T08:59:43.876-07:002013-04-15T08:59:43.876-07:00Bravone - I'm up for an omelet!Bravone - I'm up for an omelet!<br />blj1224https://www.blogger.com/profile/15696404108842065078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-80159894443083141412013-04-15T08:57:50.411-07:002013-04-15T08:57:50.411-07:00Crisco:
I believe "tolerance" in this c...Crisco:<br /><br />I believe "tolerance" in this context refers to differing beliefs, philosophies, etc., not to the individuals who hold them. For instance, if you want to include an active LDS individual in your life, you can love and accept that person as an integral and meaningful part of your life, but you'll have to tolerate his or her religious beliefs that may not be compatible with yours.<br /><br />Uchdorf, Oaks, Christofferson and other church leaders have encouraged members not to define either themselves or others based on our perceptions of our differences, especially with consideration of our respective "sins"; but rather, we should define ourselves and others by our basic human nature -- are we caring, sensitive to the needs of others, charitable, loving, etc. We are encouraged to love others, include them in our lives, and agree to disagree about beliefs, philosophies, etc. without letting those differences damage our relationships.<br /><br />Unfortunately, warnings of "too much tolerance" feeds the fears of those who believe the philosophies of othes will influence them to abandon their own beliefs, so they shun those who are "different". However, you'll find many LDS members, including Glen Beck :-), who are more libertarian and believe, for instance, that legalizing gay marriage will not destroy the sanctity of conventional marriage; that government-sanctioned marriage shouldn't be mandated by religious doctrine; and that religious doctrine shouldn't be mandated by government-sanctioned marriage.<br /><br />The only way to end the divisiveness is to put aside fear and resentment, and love and embrace those who enrich our lives in spite of our differences.blj1224https://www.blogger.com/profile/15696404108842065078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-28856240635923256032013-04-09T08:36:08.664-07:002013-04-09T08:36:08.664-07:00I didn't watch much of conference. It no long...I didn't watch much of conference. It no longer motivates me, but I did read about this particular remark that one apostle said tolerance can become a vice. I don't know the context within which he said it. I remember Monson mentioning tolerance in one of his talks too. What bugged me the most is that Jesus said that one of the greatest commandments was to love your neighbor, not tolerate him or her. Love. As the example he used with the good Samaritan, your neighbor can be anyone, not just someone with your same beliefs. Tolerance is better than judgment, bias, prejudice or hatred, but it should be the tool that leads you to love.Criscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138524446101772379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-49082067057901971612013-03-29T11:17:29.344-07:002013-03-29T11:17:29.344-07:00GREAT post. So, that awful article did serve some ...GREAT post. So, that awful article did serve some useful purpose then, if it got this out of you ;).Trevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258097334170692217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-29059576383364136392013-03-28T22:51:50.548-07:002013-03-28T22:51:50.548-07:00Time for an omelet my friend. Time for an omelet my friend. Bravonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762204502534599107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-63800672086059116852013-01-24T11:27:07.841-08:002013-01-24T11:27:07.841-08:00Face it. You're attractive. "Cougar bai...Face it. You're attractive. "Cougar bait" LOL. At least you're not jail bait.KPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160684667432710278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-61718208698920749652012-11-20T12:19:36.029-08:002012-11-20T12:19:36.029-08:00Hey, here's to our second round of warm winter...Hey, here's to our second round of warm wintery nights. Love you.Original Mohomiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220176833570828412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-36583142049449498022012-07-31T22:01:28.268-07:002012-07-31T22:01:28.268-07:00As you sort all of that out, for what it is worth,...As you sort all of that out, for what it is worth, I appreciate your voice and sometimes humorous take. Yours was one of the blogs that I most frequented just as I was coming out a year and a half ago. I hope you'll continue to share your thoughts as your time permits.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03561367411973995460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-11338188445049524932012-07-31T08:58:33.310-07:002012-07-31T08:58:33.310-07:00I never really wrote for ratings anyway, so let...I never really wrote for ratings anyway, so let's be honest: this probably isn't the demise of my silly blog.Original Mohomiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220176833570828412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-74128395406994833822012-07-30T17:01:38.446-07:002012-07-30T17:01:38.446-07:00Maybe.Maybe.Scott Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10650693452554752386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-13611105326799481292012-07-29T17:57:31.093-07:002012-07-29T17:57:31.093-07:00Feeling much the same...Feeling much the same...Bravonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762204502534599107noreply@blogger.com