Rodney

It certainly does. It makes life so much more picturesque and colorful.... And it also helps those who only relate by comparisons...you know the type.... Well, let's just say I best not mention the colorful and picturesque comparison I would make of you. I also don't think it wise to send an unarmed defenseless person onto a battlefield. Why would you mention a battle field....it seems so incongruous. Simple. You have the power (weapons) to ban or moderate me. I have nothing. You can use whatever colorful comparisons you like on me. You think maybe I can? Yeah, sure. I may not be the brightest bulb in the pack, but neither am I the dimmest.

I wouldn't even attempt to speculate that JS purposely arranged such a deception. I think maybe I'm talking about an innocent sort of deception--like when people thought the earth was flat. To them, it simply seemed flat. No one was deceiving them--that's just how they perceived it at the time.

Well there is over 1700 'ye shall's' in the scriptures and they all seem to be referring to the people being addressed. Wow, thanks. I'm sure glad I came here and found that out. Now, could you maybe mention that to Jenda? I'm not certain she knows too.

It certainly does. It makes life so much more picturesque and colorful.... And it also helps those who only relate by comparisons...you know the type.... Well, let's just say I best not mention the colorful and picturesque comparison I would make of you. I also don't think it wise to send an unarmed defenseless person onto a battlefield.

Drastic...extremes Rod! Maybe something a little more in balance....pray about it and then come to a chat site and share! Dag nab it! I just prayed really really really hard. And by golly, I still don't get it. Who is the "ye" in "...ye shall know them"?

Just out of curiousity--might that be considered by an outsider (you know, someone who is NOT an appointed board moderator/rules keeper) as "name calling"? Grandpa Rodney Have you not literary understanding either? That was a metaphor. met·a·phor ( P ) Pronunciation Key (mt-fôr, -fr) n. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison, as in “a sea of troubles” or “All the world's a stage” (Shakespeare). I was being literary, not calling you a name. Oh, well of course. And that's makes so very much difference, doesn't it? Grandpa "Bull in a China Closet" Rodney

By their fruits ye shall know them. What? You somehow don't think that they think their fruits are better than yours? I'm sure they do, but it isn't my decision, or theirs. It is God's. If it produces good fruit, like it states all through the scriptures, then they are of God, but if it doesn't produce good fruit, it is likely not of God. Whoooooosh!! Right over my head. You lost me totally. Who is the "ye" in "ye shall know them"? God or you or me or the Taliban or all of us or just you and your God or who? You and your religion produce "good" fruit and they and theirs produce "bad" fruit? You can't see how they and theirs would see it just the opposite? You probably know what you're trying to say, but I dare say there are a few of us moderately intelligent people out here who can't make heads or tails of it. I suppose we should all just pray about it. In fact we should just pray about everything and stop coming to these evil chat sites to discuss anything... anything at all.

By their fruits ye shall know them. What? You somehow don't think that they think their fruits are better than yours? I'm sure they do, but it isn't my decision, or theirs. It is God's. If it produces good fruit, like it states all through the scriptures, then they are of God, but if it doesn't produce good fruit, it is likely not of God. Whoooooosh!! Right over my head. You lost me totally. Who is the "ye" in "ye shall know them"? God or you or me or the Taliban or all of us or just you and your God or who? You and your religion produce "good" fruit and they and theirs produce "bad" fruit? You can't see how they and theirs would see it just the opposite? You probably know what you're trying to say, but I dare say there are a few of us moderately intelligent people out here who can't make heads or tails of it.

Just out of curiousity--might that be considered by an outsider (you know, someone who is NOT an appointed board moderator/rules keeper) as "name calling"? Grandpa Rodney

By their fruits ye shall know them. What? You somehow don't think that they think their fruits are better than yours?

This phenomenon still amazes me to no end. IT WAS A MOVIE. IT WAS FILMED WITH MEL GIBSON'S DIRECTION, IMAGINATION, POETIC LICENSE AND VISION. THEY WERE ACTORS. THEY WORE COSTUMES AND LOTS OF MAKE-UP. IT WASN'T AN EPISODE OF "SURVIVOR" OR ANY OTHER REALITY SHOW. Did those of you who saw "The Exorcist" give it the same credence and awe? Probably the same ones who viewed the subject film as a documentary. I blame Richard Hatch. BTW, I have not seen the MOVIE, and probably will not, unless I have a sudden urge of masochism. (2 hours of beating, whipping, blood flying, and death, mmmm, mmmmmm, that's were I want to throw away 10 bucks)

And here I am thinking it stood for bamboozled. What a dope I am.

I have, but don't particularly prscribe to all those views myself. Good for you! That's what I like about your church. Pick and choose. Free agency taken to the hilt. Rah, rah, rah, yaaaa-hooooo!

Like that's going to change some people's minds and attitudes... yeah, right. Hello. Is Paul O. out there?

I would never be so presumptuous as to think I could tell you anything. Notice the question marks intermingled with my sentences?You've perchance not heard of Mark E. Peterson (once a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles) and some of his more infamous proclamations dealing with preexistence?

Uh, if memory serves--that was David. David, Jesus, Amos, Andy. Hey, if it's in the Bible it's gotta be true, right?

OUCH!! What happened? Run up against an opinion that doesn't parallel your own?

Not nearly as intensely.

Lest we forget--it is just a film, with actors and directors, etc., etc., etc. Let's also not forget Dan Quayle and how he blamed Murphy Brown for all the illegitimate kids out there. One of those two was a fictitious character, though I'm darned if I can remember which one it was.

What? You mean like using the word "pious" or "sanctimonious" or "literate"? I'm not forcing you to read my posts, am I? Oh, that's right. As a board monitor, I guess you have to read/examine 'em all. Wow, I sure don't envy you that job. Some of these posts can be as dry as a witch's *** and longer than her nose.

So when are you going to stop doing these things? Oh, my bad. Sorry. That post was in reference to what I think Snow uses in his communiques with our dear Trident.

We can say that about any religious belief. PREZACTA-MUNTO!!!

You do believe in our preexistence, don't you? You don't think some were born to be lazy while others were born more valiant and even others were actually born in the covenant?

I got the toy Santa promised so he passed the test. Santa lives!!

Oh, but he WAS born a Mormon. You'ld be wont to meet another more heavily dyed in the wool.