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PonderIt: Marital Fidelity in Politicians
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Monday, January 23, 2012. Marital Fidelity in Politicians. Do our political leaders need to me honorable men who avoid sinful behavior? My heart tells me they do. I want to have people in office who can hear the whisperings of the Spirit and can lead the people to do right. Book of Mormon talks about how quickly people fail when their leaders fail. On the other hand, we have stories of evil kings being used for God's purposes in the Bible. Victor Davis Hanson wrote the following. At 3/15/2012 7:29 AM.
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PonderIt: How Comes the Millennium?
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Sunday, March 20, 2011. How Comes the Millennium? I have been wondering what it will be like to live during the Millennium, that period of 1000 years when the earth will be free of death and pain and war. When the earth will be renewed and the Savior will reign as king. Perhaps that world will become that way in a flash of fire at the Lord's Second Coming. Perhaps. Posted by Bradley Ross at 6:26 PM. Subscribe to Post Comments [ Atom. Subscribe to Post Comments [ Atom. For our political ponderings.
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PonderIt: Knee Deep in Sardines
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Sunday, December 30, 2012. Knee Deep in Sardines. I discovered a fantastic talk by Dale Sturm of BYU-Idaho. Two things need to be cited from this talk that I'd like to remember. First, is Brother Sturm excellent telling of the story of Peter in one of his early meetings with the Lord when the Lord commanded him to throw in his net for fish. I love the phrase upon which Brother Sturm built his talk, "Faith is not just a feeling; it is a decision.". And here, I wish to say to her now,. And even more distur...
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PonderIt: Teaching Reverence
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Sunday, July 22, 2012. This counsel stung a little bit. But remember, if reverence is rooted in love, so is the teaching of it. Harshness in our training begets resentment, not reverence.". That is from Margaret S. Lifferth, First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency. Http:/ www.lds.org/general-conference/2009/04/respect-and-reverence? Posted by Bradley Ross at 9:10 AM. Subscribe to Post Comments [ Atom. At 7/22/2012 1:12 PM. Subscribe to Post Comments [ Atom. For our political ponderings.
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PonderIt: Brain Waves
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Sunday, June 17, 2012. We can probe a person's brain with a tiny bit of electricity and cause sensations similar to a spiritual experience. You might conclude from this sort of research that you've identified the source of alleged testimony and that you can safely dismiss the spiritual experiences of yourself or others. This makes no more sense than assuming that because you could jolt the mouth muscles with a bit of electricity to form a smile that you've identified the source of laughter and joy.
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PonderIt: Forgiving the Excommunicated and Disfellowshipped
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Saturday, July 07, 2012. Forgiving the Excommunicated and Disfellowshipped. The church's topic study page for " forgiveness. Includes a link to a talk by Elder Theodore Burton. In 1983 on the subject of forgiving those who are working through the process of church discipline. This is a topic I don't recall ever having heard addressed in general conference in my adult life. He had some really profound stuff to say. All emphasis added by me. I've struggled with this myself. To forgive and forget when peopl...
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PonderIt: Early to Church
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Sunday, August 12, 2012. My wife is brilliant. She carried over a tradition from her family growing up to our young family. She labors to get our family to church 20 minutes before the meeting begins. When she first proposed this practice to me, she suggested 30 minutes early but I was able to negotiate her down. I wouldn't want to apply this strategy to every meeting I have to attend, but it works especially well for a meeting that we attend together as a whole family. Posted by Bradley Ross at 10:37 AM.
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PonderIt: On Forgiving Leaders Who Sin
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Thursday, September 06, 2007. On Forgiving Leaders Who Sin. I remember an unexpected spiritual experience in a grocery store. I saw a small shelf of books for sale and noticed among their number a book by Hyrum Smith, of Franklin Day Planner fame. As a young man, Hyrum Smith had come to our stake to do a fireside and workshop for the youth and had given us all Franklin Day Planners and taught us how to use them. I pick it up and notice a relatively recent publication date. I start reading eagerly. He tal...
