tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post3192080925889969482..comments2024-03-27T06:51:19.327-06:00Comments on The Rains Came Down: If Only the Church Would ChangeSilverRainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-12397349922749388832009-01-29T12:12:00.000-07:002009-01-29T12:12:00.000-07:00You don't know me, but I stumbled on your blog and...You don't know me, but I stumbled on your blog and thought I would comment on the woman "who lost her dream."<BR/><BR/>When you are married in the temple, there are no promises or covenants made between the husband and wife. Many people don't realize this. Each person makes a covenant with GOD that they will be faithful. The blessings then promised are extended to each person individually. Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04308879988954971592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-42475168409678814112009-01-19T15:41:00.000-07:002009-01-19T15:41:00.000-07:00"It's even more prideful to believe that your agen..."It's even more prideful to believe that your agendas trump everything else the leadership has to deal with. This goes for a local level as much as a general one." This is so wise, SilverRain.<BR/><BR/>I wrote a long response to the comments on this thread, and then decided that I should post it on my blog, which I have long neglected! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for prompting me to at least try to get Rosalie Erekson Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985594370560172873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-86228933186698004272009-01-13T23:41:00.000-07:002009-01-13T23:41:00.000-07:00Silver,I like your last thoughts.I had a thought r...Silver,<BR/>I like your last thoughts.<BR/><BR/>I had a thought recently that trying to make choices to make the church change could, in its own way, be another manifestation of unrighteous dominion. In the end, we are not to try to control in any way for personal advantage. And think of the characteristics in Doctrine and Covenants 121 -- the only way to HAVE influence is to be longsuffering, m_and_mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552368137212513094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-8758903363963848972009-01-13T06:59:00.000-07:002009-01-13T06:59:00.000-07:00Thank you, everyone, for your comments. I'm sorry ...Thank you, everyone, for your comments. I'm sorry it took me so long to respond. I'm having a strong lack of urge to get online, lately. It amazes me how many of you have responded to this. I thought it would not be taken this well. I'm glad it was.<BR/><BR/>I posted it because I'm no stranger to the feeling. I have come to feel that we are judged on what we do in the world we are in. There is SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-6764687892091193872009-01-11T10:10:00.000-07:002009-01-11T10:10:00.000-07:00Great insights.Now if only we could get the church...Great insights.<BR/><BR/>Now if only we could get the church to equalize Scouts and Activity Day and let women say the opening prayers in church...<BR/><BR/>I guess I have more work to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-60362685371157592292009-01-08T10:38:00.000-07:002009-01-08T10:38:00.000-07:00Holy cow. I should have read this post when you ac...Holy cow. I should have read this post when you actually posted it --I think it would have saved me a lot of frustration and heartache this last week. :) <BR/><BR/>I have a hard time with letting things go --not with the leaders of the Church (I honestly have no problem with obedience or following a Bishop or SP or Prophet), but with God's plan for me. Individually. I tend to focus on what I wantCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10218614720786379961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-88031858492820763662009-01-03T10:53:00.000-07:002009-01-03T10:53:00.000-07:00This is just what I needed to reminded of today.This is just what I needed to reminded of today.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254208744417742746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-51009005723115284302009-01-01T00:30:00.000-07:002009-01-01T00:30:00.000-07:00This is a thought-provoking post.Faith is hard wor...This is a thought-provoking post.<BR/><BR/>Faith is hard work, but so worth it. It amazes me, though, how much I have to continue to learn and stretch beyond what I thought I could do, what I thought my limits were.<BR/><BR/>And how, if I don't give up or give in or stop trying, there is always light at some point. It doesn't always come as or when I wanted, but it does come.<BR/><BR/>The older Im_and_mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552368137212513094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-8063844214961783742008-12-31T15:09:00.000-07:002008-12-31T15:09:00.000-07:00I agree totally with this post, SR. As Bro. Robin...I agree totally with this post, SR. As Bro. Robinson wrote, there is a difference in believing IN God and believing God. Sometimes I think we simply need to learn to let go of our mortal expectations, do the best we can and trust He will treat us lovingly and mercifully in the end. <BR/><BR/>I too am thankful for the changes I have seen in my lifetime, and I hope to see more, but I am content Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-47790055763750781582008-12-30T18:40:00.000-07:002008-12-30T18:40:00.000-07:00Thank you, you captured the answer well.Thank you, you captured the answer well.jendoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010044127553834584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-89625636946318134412008-12-30T15:47:00.000-07:002008-12-30T15:47:00.000-07:00I agree that our happiness should not depend on wh...I agree that our happiness should not depend on whether or when certain adjustments are made in Church programs, practices, or teachings. It is, to paraphrase the serenity prayer, something that "we cannot change".<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I am glad for changes I have seen (and hoped for) during my adult life--the end of the practice of withholding priesthood/temple blessings based on race/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-88624398775746730842008-12-30T14:47:00.001-07:002008-12-30T14:47:00.001-07:00Great Post and have enjoyed Bantering with you on ...Great Post and have enjoyed Bantering with you on MM.<BR/><BR/>Hope you don't mind me sharing a poem which isn't too cheesy.<BR/><BR/>As a rule mans a fool , when its hot he wants it cool, never wanting what he's got, always wanting what is not.James Leverichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590178313240898553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-85290571424466152422008-12-30T14:47:00.000-07:002008-12-30T14:47:00.000-07:00One recent change that I am glad for: I just got s...One recent change that I am glad for: I just got some garments at the distribution center that are part spandex. Now Mormons can wear stretchy pants too! (That comment will be weird unless you have seen Nacho Libre.)<BR/><BR/>Really though, sometimes I do appreciate the little changes, e.g. with the temple, the priesthood revelation, or the evolving view of the lgbt community. However, perhaps adamfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06177880599252455507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-19301401154855257212008-12-30T13:13:00.000-07:002008-12-30T13:13:00.000-07:00"It is about taking your pain and letting it go." ..."It is about taking your pain and letting it go." This is the struggle I seem to consistently have with faith. I trust Him and am okay accepting His will - up to a point and then it seems I am unable to take further steps into the chasm. Sometimes I feel I am already on the rocky bottom so how can He ask me to fall further? However, I find I am much stronger than I dreamed possible and I just Mama Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647417825144481742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-61837739032696445202008-12-30T10:00:00.000-07:002008-12-30T10:00:00.000-07:00I appreciate this. As I have struggled with the '...I appreciate this. As I have struggled with the 'church' I have been trying to stregthen my testimony of the gospel and the Savior. Your post was just what I needed. I have had this same thought "...but even if they are eternally less than men in this way, still I will follow God." This is my desire. And it is good to read of someone else who is trying to do the best with what there is, not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com