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It's a shout out to the feminists."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 -
Lots of key changes in this rendition.Fitter. Happier. More Productive.
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All our plates come from there!Originally posted by TripletDaddy View PostGet confident, stupid
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Light gray suit? Not bad. Would look good with T Mos purple tie and maybe a light purple shirt.Fitter. Happier. More Productive.
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No it doesn't.Originally posted by YOhio View PostFitter. Happier. More Productive.
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Yes it does. Doesn't matter what the haters say.Originally posted by TripletDaddy View PostComment
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As long as it isn't Slytherin!Originally posted by YOhio View PostGet confident, stupid
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This is going to be a rambling sort of post so bear with me.
I have had a long journey spiritually and mentally over the last 15+ years. What I have experienced closely resembles the stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. While not always in that order, and not to the same finality. There are multiple story lines in my experience and they all are at different stages if the progression, and sometimes they take a detour and go backwards through the stages as well.
In many ways, the transition between denial and anger is the toughest one. It is where attaching blame happens and where hate is a common word used. While I was angry, I hated many different things/people at various times: I hated the church culture, the leadership, the founders; you name it, I could find a reason to hate it. But what I hated most was the feeling that I was deliberately being deceived. But as I evolved, I found that most of the hate was because I viewed every action through the prism of feeling deceived. I would interpret any action by others(past or present) as motivated by that person as an attempt to deceive others/cover up the truth.
Over time, I started to realize what I was doing. I was putting thoughts in others head and interpreting actions based on my personal reaction to those actions. What I needed to realized was that my views of the church didn't need to be tied to what I thought was the motivation of the leaders/members. For example, many believe that Joesph Smith is intentionally lying about his visitations, translations, etc. This interpretation obviously helps with their narrative that the church is not true. I have come to feel that JS truly believed that these events happened, and acted according to this belief. Now, whether they actually happened or not is not addressed here, simply that the motivation of his actions were most likely to further the progression of his own belief in the events, not as an attempt to deceive the masses.
Phipps probably is struggling with the feelings of being deceived, and is interpreting any actions of GBH through that prism. If phipp thinks that GBH's actions were motivated by deception, I could see how he would feel that he was being a shyster, etc. But, I can think of several other motivations that GBH could have had (thinking of the salamander letters specifically) that would have led to his actions.
In short, I can barely interpret my own motivations for certain actions, let alone try to determine the motivations of others. Once I figured this out, my life, my relationship with my wife, my interaction with church and church members became much less confrontational, and ultimately led to a higher level in internal peace."The first thing I learned upon becoming a head coach after fifteen years as an assistant was the enormous difference between making a suggestion and making a decision."
"They talk about the economy this year. Hey, my hairline is in recession, my waistline is in inflation. Altogether, I'm in a depression."
"I like to bike. I could beat Lance Armstrong, only because he couldn't pass me if he was behind me."
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Did anyone else watch the special about Siale Vainuku? Thought it was really cool.Fitter. Happier. More Productive.
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Eyring is wearing a really cool tie, too. I'm tempted to think these guys hired a stylist but QLCs tie is horrible, right off the Mr. Mac assembly line.Fitter. Happier. More Productive.
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Does CS take time away from you doing good things?Get confident, stupid
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This in response to a post declaring a religions most holy man as a shyster and liar, not to mention a horrible person?Originally posted by Non Sequitur View PostComment
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If not for CS I'm sure I could find other ways to avoid doing good things.Originally posted by HuskyFreeNorthwest View Post"I think it was King Benjamin who said 'you sorry ass shitbags who have no skills that the market values also have an obligation to have the attitude that if one day you do in fact win the PowerBall Lottery that you will then impart of your substance to those without.'"
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Would they be better or worse?Originally posted by Pelado View PostGet confident, stupid
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