Connie

Another good read on the subject: Love and Law

2 Nephi 2 is another good chapter along these lines.

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Is this person LDS? Have them read Moroni 7 if so. If not, have them read Book II of The Republic and ask what they think about it.

The article i referenced (see post #30) had this to say about "blind obedience." "One of the sneaky ploys of the adversary is to have us believe that unquestioning obedience to the principles and commandments of God is blind obedience. His goal is to have us believe that we should be following our own worldly ways and selfish ambitions. This he does by persuading us that “blindly” following the prophets and obeying the commandments is not thinking for ourselves. He teaches that it is not intelligent to do something just because we are told to do so by a living prophet or by prophets who speak to us from the scriptures. Our unquestioning obedience to the Lord’s commandments is not blind obedience. President Boyd K. Packer in the April conference of 1983 taught us about this: “Latter-day Saints are not obedient because they are compelled to be obedient. They are obedient because they know certain spiritual truths and have decided, as an expression of their own individual agency, to obey the commandments of God. … We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see” (“Agency and Control,” Ensign, May 1983, 66). We might call this “faith obedience.” With faith, Abraham was obedient in preparing Isaac for sacrifice; with faith, Nephi was obedient in obtaining the brass plates; with faith, a little child obediently jumps from a height into the strong arms of his father. “Faith obedience” is a matter of trust. The question is simple: Do we trust our Heavenly Father? Do we trust our prophets?"

Okay people, where are the recipes?

One of my absolute most favorite talks on forgiveness. LDS.org - Ensign Article - The Healing Power of Forgiveness

Just some reading material for anyone interested: This one references blind obedience: LDS.org - Ensign Article - Faith Obedience A few on consecration: LDS.org - Ensign Article - Consecrate Thy Performance LDS.org - Ensign Article - Personal Consecration LDS.org - Ensign Article - Come to Zion LDS.org - Ensign Article - “Settle This in Your Heartsâ€

It was specifically prophesied by Abinadi (Mosiah 12: 2-8). They had to be brought into bondage to fulfill the prophesy (see D&C 29:10).

Vort, if i may ask a question, your scenario does not mention whether or not this house, car, etc., is in excess (as in have more than one) or not. Do you feel that would matter or not? Why or why not? Okay, so maybe that was two questions.

John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Uhhh... 25 years?

Magnesium is not a vitamin. It is a mineral. Okay, carry on, just had to get that off my chest.

I was sent a blog on this. Is this true or complete hogwash?

Wow, i'm just a teeny bit disappointed. Me thinks you gave up way too easily. Actually, one can make a very compelling argument that you are right, Vort. When the names are listed, Ammon is always first. One could argue that when groups of sons are listed in the Book of Mormon they always go in order, oldest to youngest. This is certainly the case when Lehi's sons are listed and seems to be the case with other sons such as those of Alma the Younger and Helaman. So it would not make sense to have Mosiah's sons be the only group that doesn't go in order. Also, in Alma 17:18, Ammon is described as "chief among them" and administers to the others. So there, Vort. You are right. Though it still is interesting that when asked by King Mosiah, the people wish Aaron to be their king. Oh well, i suppose they weren't obligated to chose the elder son.

Hmmm, that never occurred to me. Probably because i always assumed Aaron was the oldest because he is the one the people want to be the next king. Do we know for certain that Ammon was the oldest?

Well, it appears that King Mosiah may have named one of his son's after the leader, Ammon. Is that any kind of evidence?

This is very much what i thought of when reading the OP. Doesn't the Spirit testify the truth of ALL things? (see Moroni 10:5) And the Spirit gives us a "good feeling" when doing so? (see D&C 9:8, 11:13) So then the best way to know what is real, i.e. true, would be based on a "good feeling." And yet, not all our "good feelings" come from the Spirit. There are the fleeting pleasures of the world that many describe as "feeling good." Therefore, we need to distinguish between the good feeling of the Spirit and the "good feeling" of the natural man. (See also 1 Thessalonians 1:5 and 1 Corinthians 2)

Yes! :)

Woohoo! What was the name of the mountain the brother of Jared moved?

Coriantumr and Shiz?

Ooooo, can i play?

Try this website. Mormon.org - Home And this one's kinda fun: Mormons Made Simple

Don't let that stop you, Justice. I say jump in there and tell us your thoughts. I always enjoy reading your comments. :)

LDS.org - Ensign Article - Truths and Lies This article in the current issue of the Ensign may be helpful. :)