tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780506856626441160.post676165915521459092..comments2023-08-04T21:37:16.987-07:00Comments on (Gay) Mormon Guy: "Bad" Things and "Good" PeopleDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552740645279057549noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780506856626441160.post-3740981786025278902016-09-12T09:28:16.474-07:002016-09-12T09:28:16.474-07:00I just read this. That is very eye opening and, I ...I just read this. That is very eye opening and, I believe, spot-on! I had never thought of the scriptures about good trees only bringing forth good fruit in that context.Andonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780506856626441160.post-51977145794865207222016-09-09T00:23:17.545-07:002016-09-09T00:23:17.545-07:00This is one of my favorite posts you've ever m...This is one of my favorite posts you've ever made. I loved reading it thank you.AnnaSchuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10748931173209863100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780506856626441160.post-72037232808902235642016-09-05T23:11:49.219-07:002016-09-05T23:11:49.219-07:00When I was younger, the following scripture caused...When I was younger, the following scripture caused a fearful response in me. Doctrine and Covenants 59:21 - "And in nothing doth man offend God, or against none is his wrath kindled' save those who confess not his hand in all things, and obey not his commandments." Now, however, I see it as an invitation to understand and follow. He wants me to find "peace in this world, and eternal life in the world to come" - Doctrine and Covenants 59:23. We can have peace and happiness amidst trials and adversity. Seek and ye shall find - whoso trusted in the Lord, happy is he.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05673664983864254185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780506856626441160.post-55004013197564772242016-09-05T22:38:48.211-07:002016-09-05T22:38:48.211-07:00We can choose to act, speak, think; but the conseq...We can choose to act, speak, think; but the consequences that follow (both good and bad) are not ours to choose, except as we understand and leverage cause and effect. This is why we're commanded to be obedient and promised that obedience leads to happiness and eternal life. Ongoing repentance (a broken heart and a contrite spirit) is the perpetual bridging of the gap that disobedience causes to exist between us and God, or our 'fallen' state and God's state of perfection. Repentance is only possible because of and thru Jesus Christ. Truly understanding Christ's teachings means that we understand and strive towards the nature of the Father and the Son and that this striving is founded in the heart (where your treasure is, there will your heart be also). The Gospel message is simple and straitforward, but is often missed because we have not ears to hear.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05673664983864254185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780506856626441160.post-48429582024289091512016-09-05T09:07:20.839-07:002016-09-05T09:07:20.839-07:00I appreciate your insight here. I had never though...I appreciate your insight here. I had never thought of His being present in those devastating moments we experience or that He does not give us trials, per se, because He only gives us what is good. I agree with you. I think that this truth allows us to trust that God is with us even in the depths of despair and not feel like He has abandoned us. I can relate as a parent to this, because I cannot give my children in good conscience what they want all the time, because I know better what they need, and they seek after physical pleasures rather than long term joy. I hadn't realized quite how much that relates to how my Heavenly Father treats me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com