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The official 181st Annual GC Thread
"Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. UchtdorfTags: None
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New temples:
Fort Collins
Meridian (Idaho)
Winnepeg
Still no temple in Paris
"Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf
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I think I'm even watching in HD.Originally posted by Mrs. Funk View PostHubba hubba."Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf
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Mustache sighting in the choir. Some guy is pushing the MoTab grooming standards."Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf
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Sister Stevens coordinated her dress well with the backdrop."Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf
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I heard Pres. Monson say Idaho but the kids were being rowdy so I didn't hear the city. I assumed Coeur d'Alene or somewhere in the panhandle but a few minutes later my Mother-in-Law called to talk about it. We were surprised because the Boise temple is so close.Originally posted by Eddie Jones View PostNew temples:
Fort Collins
Meridian (Idaho)
Winnepeg
Still no temple in Paris
I told my wife we really have no excuse for not attending now. The Boise temple is only about 10 minutes away--who knows how close the Meridian temple will be (I'm guessing it will be farther west so it may be just as far or farther from my house as the Boise temple)."Seriously, is there a bigger high on the whole face of the earth than eating a salad?"--SeattleUte
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I hope it's farther west. My inlaws would appreciate that since they currently drive 1 hour to Boise.Originally posted by Lost_Student View PostI told my wife we really have no excuse for not attending now. The Boise temple is only about 10 minutes away--who knows how close the Meridian temple will be (I'm guessing it will be farther west so it may be just as far or farther from my house as the Boise temple)."Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf
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Why is it that Mormonism in practice seems so different than General Conference talks? I hear these talks and then I think of stuff like the Davie's incident, Prop 8, and the justice/fire and brimstone focus of so many Mormons and I don't get it."It's true that everything happens for a reason. Just remember that sometimes that reason is that you did something really, really, stupid."
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Culture vs. doctrine, perhaps?Originally posted by FMCoug View PostWhy is it that Mormonism in practice seems so different than General Conference talks? I hear these talks and then I think of stuff like the Davie's incident, Prop 8, and the justice/fire and brimstone focus of so many Mormons and I don't get it.“There is a great deal of difference in believing something still, and believing it again.”
― W.H. Auden
"God made the angels to show His splendour - as He made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity. But men and women He made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of their minds."
-- Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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That's what it seems like to me. But then I have been slammed for saying that.Originally posted by LA Ute View PostCulture vs. doctrine, perhaps?"It's true that everything happens for a reason. Just remember that sometimes that reason is that you did something really, really, stupid."
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We likely don't change as quickly as we should. I wonder if we are the way we are because of past he'll-fire talks. It's clear the themes and delivery are more reduced nowadays.Originally posted by FMCoug View PostWhy is it that Mormonism in practice seems so different than General Conference talks? I hear these talks and then I think of stuff like the Davie's incident, Prop 8, and the justice/fire and brimstone focus of so many Mormons and I don't get it."Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf
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