tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780506856626441160.post8996090874352536118..comments2023-08-04T21:37:16.987-07:00Comments on (Gay) Mormon Guy: Forward With FaithDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552740645279057549noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780506856626441160.post-5738477052174067082011-02-18T12:16:31.698-08:002011-02-18T12:16:31.698-08:00thank youthank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780506856626441160.post-18803414486657324472011-02-17T17:15:39.569-08:002011-02-17T17:15:39.569-08:00Anonymous:
I got your comment about the lady gaga...Anonymous:<br /><br />I got your comment about the lady gaga song and could tell that it was sincere; I just wasn't really sure how to respond. I have incredibly strong feelings about the place of music in the eternities, and the role that it plays in the development and perfection of humanity. I also feel that music is one of the most powerful tools of propaganda in existence. Nothing else can draw you in, beat you senseless to what it is actually saying with a hypnotic rhythm, and leave you full of words and messages that your conscious mind never even bothered to question.<br /><br />Because of personal circumstances that are a too unique to share on this blog, I have to use extreme measures to filter the music I consume. I read the lyrics for the song you mentioned and, while some of it felt true - that each of us is born to life with a given set of characteristics - the take-home message was exactly opposite of what the gospel teaches. The Lord teaches that we are not defined by what happens to us or our lot in life; we are defined by what we do with what we have and the knowledge we have gained. Being "born this way" is far more of a cop-out than anything else, because it is used beyond what is unchangeable, extending to be a scapegoat for not putting off the natural man. We were all born mortal - but that doesn't mean that mortality is our destiny or even the level at which we judge our actions. We are destined to be divine - and the truth behind being born to our destiny is better summed in the song "I Am A Child of God." ... not a song that claims we cannot, or should not, change our goals and dreams and actions to rise beyond the carnal nature we inherited at birth.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03552740645279057549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780506856626441160.post-78600105788476557192011-02-17T10:57:38.039-08:002011-02-17T10:57:38.039-08:00i love coming to read your blog. thank you for all...i love coming to read your blog. thank you for all your uplifting words. my brother lives a gay lifestyle and has recently started dating someone for the first time. My entire family is active in the church but my sister is "very happy" for my brother. I am happy that he is happy but I am torn. Im sure you know what i mean. <br /><br />The other day I made a comment about the new lady gaga song and it may have come off a little rude. I am truly interested in what you think about it. my husband heard it for the first time and he asked me what I thought of it. again... very torn. I believe that people were "born to be brave" but be taught the truth. This is a very very popular song. I also serve in the YW at church. Many questions come to mind as how to defend different topics to our newly converted girls.<br /><br />with love,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780506856626441160.post-59613756125239359202011-02-16T01:44:38.324-08:002011-02-16T01:44:38.324-08:00Nice explanation of what love is about.
www.dunca...Nice explanation of what love is about.<br /><br />www.duncaninkuantan.blogspot.comDuncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693187639452569397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780506856626441160.post-80133866820413826142011-02-15T12:48:15.184-08:002011-02-15T12:48:15.184-08:00Thank you for a little boost. My toughest Love Day...Thank you for a little boost. My toughest Love Day yet, as my divorce became final last week. Trying to learn how to get through & lean on the Lord.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com