volgadon
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Brainwashing, what a cheap shot. Are you sure you want to come across as shallow and gratuitous?
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All you really need to do is find out which books they use.
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Abraham being one of the noble and great ones kind of scotches the notion that it is entirely or even predominantly to do with these latter days.
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Thanks do you know if there is an Italian one too.
Both of those series have Italian.
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I don't think the church will alow you to use mtc resources. Its only licensed for the church I do believe
The MTC uses language books written by non-members, like the 501 Verbs series. This is the French one. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CEkQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2F501-French-Verbs-Easy-To-Learn-Alphabetically%2Fdp%2F0812092813&ei=9ACXT_7QC6jmiAKFvvDiDw&usg=AFQjCNHQenod9c0X1OCwXA7Jt4ATHwJXew&sig2=Rjv3Sc7htoLJbRFVdM5JrA
Don't know what grammar book is used, but this comes from a good series of books, though it isn't quite for beginners. Using French: A Guide to Contemporary Usage - Ronald Ernest Batchelor, M. H. Offord - Google Books
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Or, it could be really simple, "only" in this case refers to a special status as the beoved, in other words, Isaac is uniquely beloved. Levenson's "The Death and Resurrection of the Beloved Son" is an amazing study of the status of a beloved son and its ties to sacrifice.
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Obviously most people have not ever been in a Ward that sucks the life out of you.
I am glad of that, but they do exist.
Yes, they do exist and even though they should not negatively impact your testimony, unfortunately they can and do affect it.
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What happened to the spring time birth date due to the shepherds being in the fields with their flocks?
I thought that was pretty well established even outside the Church.
Not that it matters to anyones salvation, but it is an interesting topic.
Shepherds were out almost the whole year round, exceptions being shearing and lambing.
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What does God mean when refers to Jesus as his "only begotten son"?
The dictionary defines the word "begotten" as to: procreate, father, produce offspring.. So when I read the above, my understanding is that God is saying that Jesus is his only flesh and blood? Are we not all children of God? For the record, I know that we ARE but I suppose that's what is confusing me about this particular scripture. And so why emphasize the word "only"? Clearly, I'm misunderstanding the context of this scripture. My husband and I were debating it's meaning and came up with this: Jesus is God's only son (procreated, flesh and blood) and that we are "creations" of God (in His image etc) but more like ZAP - you now exist!
The Greek word monogenes was not used in a literal sense, but meant one of a kind, or dearly beloved.
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It's not an age only thing. I'm 28 and I get a charge out of say touching a building that has existed longer than my country. But then I'm a geologist at heart and part of that is an appreciation of where something has been not just where it is now.
I'm not a geologist, but I am 28 too. I feel the same way about the past. There is such a thrill to it.
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The author of the book of Revelation used gematria. 666 or 616 are numerical values for different spellings of Nero's name.
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My profile pic says it all.
Is she going to spend the entire evening with her arms crossed like that?
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If we could breed them you can just bet that everyone would want their own wooly.
Not I. Where would I keep one and how would I keep it in food?
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Fun to see the Burton quote. I read a lot on him in my highschool years (yes, even the Fawn Brodie biography) and it was cool reading his impressions of Utah. This is a nice summary. When Brigham Young met Richard Burton - Arts & Entertainment - The Independent
The entire work is available here.
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...or give me death!
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I served in Russia, we were allowd to meet with the older ladies alone
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I recognize my limitations, and to say I could give words to my vision that was, American Man, would be a naked lie.
In other words, you want everyone to watch your movie, give you thoughtful commentary, yet you refuse to comment on your own, erm, masterpiece.
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Who among you would like to hear some of Your Dear Helmer's original, reptile themed comedy?
No thanks, I'd rather have my tongue beaten wafer-thin with a steak tenderizer and then stapled to the floor with a croquet hoop.
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Is porn disgusting? Then what do you call the exploitation of dead women and girls? Isn't that 100 times more disgusting?
De Mortuis nihil nisi bonum is a great principle to follow, but as porn exploits the living I find it rather more deserving of our outrage.
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Helmer, please be so kind as to elaborate on what you were trying to say with this movie.
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Hmmmm: You should study the history of the USA Civil War. I do not know of a war where civilians as well as prisoners of war were treated worse – even including what the Japanese did to the Philippines during WWII.
I can think of a few that were far worse. The Armenian Genocide, the destruction of Galician Jewry in WWI, the Russian Civil War, WW2 and the various ethnic cleansings in it...
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There goes my calorie intake for the day.
And that is merely by looking at the picture.
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Oh, my. I need a laugh button for you three.
I saw that and some other grammatical errors in his questions and was actually tempted to write them correctly on here, but wanted to present the questions exactly how he'd worded them. He's a history teacher, so I didn't bring it up to him. I cut him some slack.
I'm certain though that if some of the English teachers had seen his questions, they would have pestered him about his poor grammar.I didn't bring up poor grammar to my history teacher either ("to not" appears frequently), even though he would mark down students' papers for their grammar.
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Dangling participles?
Going by my experience living in America, I would be surprised if he didn't dangle participles.
I'm certain though that if some of the English teachers had seen his questions, they would have pestered him about his poor grammar.
The Holy Ghost reveals the truth of all things?
in LDS Gospel Discussion
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Looking at the quotes cryophil posted, I don't see how they are at all examples of brainwashing.
Martin Buber adapted a Hasidic tradition for his book, Or HaGanuz.
Theophany can occur very dramatically, with thunderings and angelic declarations, but more often God's light reveals itself through the way people live.
I've bolded a portion from p. 39 of a different book of Buber's, the Ten Rungs.
Abraham Joshua Heschel called this the immanence of Gods through deeds. It is one of our most direct encounters with Him.
Knowing God comes from following his way, growing in love for him and others, leading to a testimony, that is, a witness. THis is what the church articles were talking about.