tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post1250760774769362183..comments2024-03-27T06:51:19.327-06:00Comments on The Rains Came Down: Faith is a ChoiceSilverRainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-85565663589555210412008-03-07T17:38:00.000-07:002008-03-07T17:38:00.000-07:00SilverRain: I apologize in advance if this is a l...SilverRain: I apologize in advance if this is a little off topic....<BR/><BR/>A counselor in our bishopric has spoken often about his desire to obtain his own testimony or witness of the truthfulness of the gospel while he was in the MTC. At first, he was frustrated and even angry that he didn't seem to get an answer. Eventually, he realized that he had felt the peaceful witness of the Holy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-48155631908471674842008-03-05T05:10:00.000-07:002008-03-05T05:10:00.000-07:00Jim - thank you for your comment, it is insightful...Jim - thank you for your comment, it is insightful.<BR/><BR/>You have an excellent point about applying the principle of agency to more than just a loss of faith. Being currently embroiled in a situation requiring forgiveness, I have observed that for those who forgive, the pain is less. If we refuse to choose to forgive, we only cause more pain—mostly for ourselves. Truly, forgiving another is SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-55851592972174044142008-03-04T21:35:00.000-07:002008-03-04T21:35:00.000-07:00SilverRain: I enjoyed your post on the relationsh...SilverRain: I enjoyed your post on the relationship between faith and agency and also your comment over at BCC on this topic. I have always been confused by those that seem to want to prove spiritual matters in a sort of scientific or logical way. There is much about the restored gospel that is logical and makes perfect sense, but logical or not, what's important, I believe, is to gain a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com