The one thing I wanted to mention was that 'perfect' also means 'complete' or 'whole'. Hence, Noah or Seth or anyone else could be 'perfect' without being perfect in our understanding of the term. Perfect knowledge of a gospel concept or concepts, for example, would be grounds for the use of the term. In that light, I think the Savior's statement about "be ye therefore perfect" and the statements about the perfection of various people in the scriptures makes more sense.
Also, I love "The Great Divorce". Awesome book.
And I, too, do not love Pioneers all that much. Once a year, though, I think I can handle. It's just not fun being in a family ward now...especially one with so many members who have major Pioneer ancestry...and having to listen to their stories so often because the bishop seems really hung up on family history and wants the members to talk about their ancestors over the pulpit whenever possible.
I love Jon's idea about building an 'old-fashioned' temple in the SL Valley. It could never happen...liability would be insane...but wow, if it did/could...
P.S. Did Peter get any calls at work for his birthday after Rhett posted his work number on FB? Just curious.
Potential Topics (strikethroughs have been brushed on already)
what temple stuff we should talk about
hymns that don't rhyme proper method for passing the sacrament
church attendance Book of Mormon geography amount of meat we should consume why Mormons tend to be Republicans proper church attire EFY
questioning our leaders
paying money for scripture apps responsibility of LDS artists Mormon movies proper method for passing rolls R-rated movies (115)
the Sunday three block schedule
ward choir home teaching
examples of when the scriptures are wrong role of women
phones in sacrament meeting. first day on the mission people we don't want in the Celestial Kingdom(93) caffeine crazy pulpit stories humility fasting favorite Book of Mormon characters
Mormon urban myths Halloween Christmas movies airing of grievances Battlestar Galactica Fast and testimony jokes
rapture -- what's happening? lava-lavas and kilts vacation on Sundays loud laughter
sex seer stones limbo (121) great and spacious building activities(120) outer darkness (112) depression (119) demonic possession(124) life on other worlds (123)
new LDS scriptures
OSC gay stuff
environmentalism
abortion
definition of seeking good things
Dungeons & Dragons
Ward conference
Ghosts
The one thing I wanted to mention was that 'perfect' also means 'complete' or 'whole'. Hence, Noah or Seth or anyone else could be 'perfect' without being perfect in our understanding of the term. Perfect knowledge of a gospel concept or concepts, for example, would be grounds for the use of the term. In that light, I think the Savior's statement about "be ye therefore perfect" and the statements about the perfection of various people in the scriptures makes more sense.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I love "The Great Divorce". Awesome book.
And I, too, do not love Pioneers all that much. Once a year, though, I think I can handle. It's just not fun being in a family ward now...especially one with so many members who have major Pioneer ancestry...and having to listen to their stories so often because the bishop seems really hung up on family history and wants the members to talk about their ancestors over the pulpit whenever possible.
I love Jon's idea about building an 'old-fashioned' temple in the SL Valley. It could never happen...liability would be insane...but wow, if it did/could...
P.S. Did Peter get any calls at work for his birthday after Rhett posted his work number on FB? Just curious.
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