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From DBMormon’s face book page. Quote:“The celestial law requires one-tenth part of all a man’s substance which he possesses at the time he comes into the church (See D&C 119:1), and one-tenth part of his annual increase ever after(See D&C 119:4). IF IT REQUIRES ALL MAN CAN EARN TO SUPPORT HIMSELF AND HIS FAMILY, HE IS NOT TITHED AT ALL. The celestial law does not take the mother’s and children’s bread, neither ought else which they really need for their comfort. The poor that have not of this world’s good to spare, but serve and honor God according to the best of their abilities in every other way, shall have a celestial crown in the Eternal Kingdom of our Father.” (The Millenial Star, 1847. Orson Hyde, editor)
Quote:“I pray that every man, woman, and child who has means shall pay one tenth of their income as tithing.” – Lorenzo Snow, Gen Conf. 1899
Quote:“God may be in the details, but the goddess is in the questions. Once we begin to ask them, there’s no turning back.”
Gloria Steinem
Quote:“Th[e] spirit is a promised presence in our lives, not a rare and exotic visitor. It is a comfortable, reassuring companion, not a confusing and upsetting party-crasher. I know that you know the ways in which we can be worthy of this spirit, and the ways in which we can prepare ourselves to receive it, but I want to urge you to concentrate also on welcoming it. Sometimes we’re so busy serving, going to the temple, reading the scriptures, and preparing, preparing, preparing, that we forget to welcome the guest. I’m talking about simply being aware that the Spirit is with us, interacting with that Spirit so that prayers become almost conversations, and recognizing the feelings of that presence.”
-Chieko Okazaki, Disciples
Courtesy of mom3 (again) Charles Dickens in ‘The Life of Our Lord’ wrote:Remember! It is Christianity TO DO GOOD, always – even to those who do evil to us. It is Christianity to love our neighbour as ourself, and to do to all men as we would have them do to us. It is Christianity to be gentle, merciful, and forgiving, and to keep those qualities quiet in our own hearts, and never make a boast of them, or of our prayers or of our love of God, but always to show that we love Him by humbly, trying to do right in everything. If we do this, and remember the life and lessons of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and try to act up to them, we may confidently hope that God will forgive us our sins and mistakes, and enable us to live and die in peace.
I thought this was in here, and it may be way back. Here it is anyway: Quote:Let me offer a word of caution on this subject. I think if we are not careful as professional teachers working in the classroom every day, we may begin to try to counterfeit the true influence of the Spirit of the Lord by unworthy and manipulative means. I get concerned when it appears that strong emotion or free-flowing tears are equated with the presence of the Spirit. Certainly the Spirit of the Lord can bring strong emotional feelings, including tears, but that outward manifestation ought not to be confused with the presence of the Spirit itself.
Howard W. HunterThere is no certainty; there is only Adventure. – Roberto Assagioli I found a quote that puzzles me; I like it, and I think it’s inspirational but I’m not really sure: thoughts? Quote:Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.
Quote:Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.
Certainly an interesting quote. I looked it up, apparently Kahlil Gibran said that.
byustudent wrote:I found a quote that puzzles me; I like it, and
I think it’s inspirational but I’m not really sure: thoughts? Ha. That’s how I
know( 
I’ll try to take this quote out of the religious context:
Say most people believe that the world is flat. You start out believing that the world is flat but in time you begin to doubt that conclusion. Exploration, study, and experimentation causes you to doubt further. Eventually you start to believe that the world is round.
At first your doubts go against your very own deeply held beliefs, your doubts also go against societal views. That hurts. You can also feel very alone as the only person in a crowd that holds a particular opinion. Here’s the thing though, it’s all about how you frame your new opinion. To society you will look like someone who
doubtsthat the earth is flat. From another perspective you are someone that believesthat the earth is round. Depending on the vantage point any given conclusion can be seen as both a doubt or a belief. If we focus on how other people view us we might take what they say to be the truth, that we are a doubters, and that can cause us to feel lonely. If we focus on how we view ourselves we may start to see that we aren’t doubters, we simply believe something else, and that can be empowering.
That’s one of the reasons I no longer self identify as a “doubter” I simply believe differently.
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That’s one of the reasons I no longer self identify as a “doubter” I simply believe differentlyLike.
:thumbup: Quote:I’m not where I want to be, but I am heading in that direction – and where I am is better than where I used to be. – Anonymous
Quote:“Every soul is very precious to our Heavenly Father. We must never forget that through the Atonement, the Lord Jesus Christ paid a great price for the redemption of each one of us. His suffering must not be in vain because we fail to nurture and teach those who are striving to be active in the Church.”
M. Russell Ballard
Quote:“Nobody will protect you from your suffering. You can’t cry it away or eat it away or starve it away or walk it away or punch it away or even therapy it away. It’s just there, and you have to survive it. You have to endure it. You have to live through it and love it and move on and be better for it and run as far as you can in the direction of your best and happiest dreams across the bridge that was built by your own desire to heal.”
Cheryl Strayed
Probably quoted in this thread already, but I am too lazy to check – and it’s worth repeating, anyway: Quote:“[W]hile the Atonement is meant to help us all become more like Christ, it is not meant to make us all the same. Sometimes we confuse differences in personality with sin. We can even make the mistake of thinking that because someone is different from us, it must mean they are not pleasing to God. This line of thinking leads some to believe that the Church wants to create every member from a single mold—that each one should look, feel, think, and behave like every other. This would contradict the genius of God, who created every man different from his brother, every son different from his father. Even identical twins are not identical in their personalities and spiritual identities.
It also contradicts the intent and purpose of the Church of Jesus Christ, which acknowledges and protects the moral agency—with all its far-reaching consequences—of each and every one of God’s children. As disciples of Jesus Christ, we are united in our testimony of the restored gospel and our commitment to keep God’s commandments. But we are diverse in our cultural, social, and political preferences.
The Church thrives when we take advantage of this diversity and encourage each other to develop and use our talents to lift and strengthen our fellow disciples.”
-Dieter F. Uchtdorf “Four Titles”
Quote:Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. – JK Rowling
I love Rowling. She is a role model I hold up for family every chance I get.
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