Teeny-tiny ethics

[MorningStar]

I'm curious to see how other people view minor truth-bending. Things like saying your 13-year-old is under 11 in order to get the kids' meal for him, teaching your six-year-old to stand on her tiptoes in order to be tall enough to get on a ride, or other things like that. It can be with kids or just you yourself. Do you ever lie about your age, etc.?

No. I'm 21.

[pam]

Also as hard as it is for kids sometimes when they can't do something they have their heart set on, we are teaching them about honesty in all aspects of life. If we teach them to lie about their age to get into a place or step on your tiptoes so you can ride the ride..what example are we setting for them?

Mother: Sally I told you that lying is not good and we shouldn't do it.

Sally: But mommmmm, you lied about my age.

[Leah]

Also as hard as it is for kids sometimes when they can't do something they have their heart set on, we are teaching them about honesty in all aspects of life. If we teach them to lie about their age to get into a place or step on your tiptoes so you can ride the ride..what example are we setting for them?

Mother: Sally I told you that lying is not good and we shouldn't do it.

Sally: But mommmmm, you lied about my age.

It would seem to me that these examples tell the kids that it is okay to lie in order to personally benefit from something.

Is that really a good thing to teach?

[pam]

No. I'm 21.

Well we already know you lie. Your profile states you live in Afghanistan. I don't think Jenny Oaks Baker would go to Afghanistan to perform with a local choir.

And since the YouTube vid of your choir states it was filmed in Seattle.

[Str8Shooter]

"...yea, even that old serpent, who is the devil, who is the father of all lies..."

The adversary would like us to think they are teeny-tiny, but they really aren't.

And yes, I am one of those who is disturbed by people taking pictures in the Conference Center literally seconds after a living apostle of the Lord announced over the pulpit not to take pictures. It blows my mind.

Oh well. :)

[Finrock]

Good Evening Wingnut. I hope you're having a fine weekend! :)

There are two patterns for making decisions in life: (1) decisions based upon circumstance and (2) decisions based upon eternal truth. Satan encourages choices to be made according to the circumstances: What are others doing? What seems to be socially or politically acceptable? What will bring the quickest, most satisfying response? That pattern gives Lucifer the broadest opportunity to tempt an individual to make decisions that will be harmful and destructive even though they may appear most appealing when a decision is made.

With this approach there is no underlying set of values or standards to consistently guide decisions. Each decision is made for what appears to be the most attractive choice at the moment. One who chooses this path cannot expect the help of the Lord but is left to his or her own strength and that of others who want to help. Sadly, most of God’s children make decisions this way. That is why the world is in such turmoil.

...Making Decisions Based on Eternal Truths...

First, establish a set of principles by which you will guide every aspect of your life—in your home, in your Church service, in your profession, in your community. Many people try to compartmentalize their life and have a standard for Church and another standard for what they do in business and in other aspects of their life. I very strongly counsel you not to do that. There really is only one set of standards that makes sense. Those are the teachings of Jesus Christ, which signal to us the importance of faith, service, obedience, and integrity.

Second, don’t make exceptions to your standards. Never compromise them. One of the ways the Lord protects us is to give us guidance in life. One of the ways Satan tries to destroy us is to subtly lead us away from what we know is centrally important in our life. I lived in Washington, D.C., for much of my life, and I recall on occasion men coming to that city who had been elected as representatives of the government and who were members of the Church. Some of them used the teachings of the Savior throughout their careers and became great servants. Others early in their careers began to reason, “If we were better friends with others and were better understood, we would receive positions that would put us in a place where we could serve better.” They began to make small exceptions to the standards by which they knew they should guide their lives. Few even remember them. They lost because they made exceptions to standards. Don’t make that mistake (Source).

-Finrock