tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832594338870888537.post4320890742832466899..comments2023-06-03T03:51:09.316-07:00Comments on Facsimilogos: Let men's hearts failFacsimilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15025274115373690229noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832594338870888537.post-12333971605074860662014-09-19T09:39:54.172-07:002014-09-19T09:39:54.172-07:00I just saw the video. Nelson came off as proud and...I just saw the video. Nelson came off as proud and superior. I couldn't believe the hubris! I was deeply offended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832594338870888537.post-76691356596410063822014-03-17T10:06:39.938-07:002014-03-17T10:06:39.938-07:00W e each get to interpret and read between the lin...W e each get to interpret and read between the lines as our beliefs and life experiences create perspectives. Though this was not the perspective I personally experience, I can also see that your interpretation also makes sense. If you have been marginalized by a community, then you can "see" that marginalization again and again. I have no idea how I will approach my end....will I want to stay because they around me still need me? Will I celebrate that end because I have endure illness and pain? However, I do hope when my times come I can stay with peace "Thy will be done" - a refrain I have done facing other difficulties.Trusting in God does bring peace. My husband sees it as a crutch. My response? If I broke my leg I would use a crutch. If I am wrong about God and there isn't an after life, well it won't matter, because I have ceased to think or feel. My faith is part of me, it brings me peace, it empowers me, and I have had experiences that makes me believe that there is a God and He/she knows me personally. I am LDS not for the church but for the doctrine that works in my life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832594338870888537.post-89325012987289581392013-02-10T10:14:43.608-08:002013-02-10T10:14:43.608-08:00I think Leder Nelson was trying to make us clear ...I think Leder Nelson was trying to make us clear that in the worse posible situation there's only one name to trust and that name is Jesus Christ but to have that kind of faith enough to not get hysterical in a posible plane crash you have to know your purpose on this earth and have a top level of spirituality to feel totally calm in the worse cases. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832594338870888537.post-64836110199082486462012-04-28T18:09:22.611-07:002012-04-28T18:09:22.611-07:00This an old thread but I just watched the video an...This an old thread but I just watched the video and was googling it b/c I wanted to learn more about the crash--plane crashes interest me. I am somewhat afraid of flying (I know it is irrational) but still fly b/c I need to. I get nervous when there is any turbulence, etc. But I did notice that when I flew home from my mission in s. america, I had no fear at all. There were multiple connections and some turbulence I think. That is the only time I remember not being nervous on a plane ever. I can't say why I wasn't scared for sure, but I think I felt at peace with who I was at the time...that if my time to go was then so be it, it was God's will. Not trying to judge or anything, just my personal experience. Maybe I was naive, but I wish I could fly at ease now like I could then...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832594338870888537.post-70953884665181669842011-12-05T14:35:21.629-08:002011-12-05T14:35:21.629-08:00Maybe even left unspoken by Russell M. Nelson, was...Maybe even left unspoken by Russell M. Nelson, was a feeling of gratitude that, finally, this calling can end and I can be on to bigger and better things in the eternities ;)Facsimilogoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15025274115373690229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832594338870888537.post-85435681050759987302011-12-05T14:31:25.520-08:002011-12-05T14:31:25.520-08:00There is something to be said for having a strong ...There is something to be said for having a strong belief in an afterlife sometimes being a crutch (or possible reason to despise this life) because people look forward to escaping the "trials" of this life to enter into the "rest, peace and happiness" that their eternal afterlife will bring. This idea stimulates some very interesting thoughts. Thanks!Facsimilogoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15025274115373690229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832594338870888537.post-63171861556074562562011-12-05T12:55:07.814-08:002011-12-05T12:55:07.814-08:00I read an ex-mormon's experience as a TBM of h...I read an ex-mormon's experience as a TBM of hoping that the planes he was on would crash so the oppressive stress he felt from his Church-led life. I felt similar feelings before and after my mission: just get this test over! I've been enduring a lot and am not looking forward to enduring another 60 years. <br /><br />I wonder if some sort of feeling exists for apostles. GBH always said how lonely it was to be the prophet.<br /><br />muucavwonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832594338870888537.post-87922400540842550742011-12-04T09:24:02.879-08:002011-12-04T09:24:02.879-08:00@ Anonymous, I wish I knew where you were coming f...@ Anonymous, I wish I knew where you were coming from so I could adequately frame a response to your comment. On the one hand I can see that you might be a disaffected member of a religion yourself and you are trying to encourage me to get to what you see as a better place. However, I can also see that you might be coming from a position of faith trying to get me to move on from being critical of your beliefs. I'm not sure if you realize what being on the path I am on involves. <br /><br />While there are many times I would just love to abandon any criticism of the church and go out and live a life of happiness pursuing my freedom to enjoy whatever I want, I am also in a position where I am continually receiving reminders of what I am not and what I should be (according to the opinions of people I very much love and respect in my life). While things are not nearly as difficult as they have been in the past, those reminders still come frequently.<br /><br />So, while I really want to just heed your advice and ignore all of those reminders, I feel the need to continue to attempt to provide a perspective from the other side of the fence, so to speak, to attempt to balance the faithful things that are brought to my attention (Especially those that are shared with me under the pretense of getting me to see the "error" of my ways and come back to church.)<br /><br />So, while I am not sure what place you are offering the advice from, I can certainly respect the message and try harder to follow that advice. However, I hope you'll understand why I continue to attempt to provide my perspective on those things I encounter that are intended to be "faith promoting". Regardless, I appreciate that you took the time to share your thoughts with me.Facsimilogoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15025274115373690229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832594338870888537.post-53349345483015183072011-12-02T16:00:56.183-08:002011-12-02T16:00:56.183-08:00It's time to move on with your life, big fella...It's time to move on with your life, big fella. In reading your posts you seem to be too concerned in justifying your decision to leave your religion than to actually go out an enjoy your new found freedom. Get over it already!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832594338870888537.post-23914981692671338302011-12-02T13:09:12.250-08:002011-12-02T13:09:12.250-08:00Absolutely! Thanks for the comment!Absolutely! Thanks for the comment!Facsimilogoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15025274115373690229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832594338870888537.post-33083857421996351392011-12-02T12:41:52.062-08:002011-12-02T12:41:52.062-08:00Thank you for writing this up. My friends keep sha...Thank you for writing this up. My friends keep sharing this on Facebook and every time I watch it I have the same thought: what's wrong with being hysterical when you're in a plane that's crashing?!!<br /><br />Wouldn't you love to hear the woman's side of this? I can just picture her as a speaker at some convention for rational thinkers:<br /><br />"So here I am screaming, and I look across the aisle and see this religious nutcase, calmly reading a book like his life means nothing to him ... and I just was so sorry for him."ElGuapohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479861725413367721noreply@blogger.com