Comments on: Content in the Fire http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/content-in-the-fire/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ben H http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/content-in-the-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-64201 Ben H Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:04:35 +0000 http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/?p=3835#comment-64201 Beautiful post, Elizabeth! We need more people with an eye for literature talking about the temple! It's great to hear you talk about your experience. I really didn't know what I would think of the temple when I went. I was hopeful, but I was pretty sure it would be a very different thing from anything I had encountered before, and the Church is an institution built of human beings, even though they are generally doing their best to (and often do) act by the Spirit. As the day unfolded, somehow everything seemed very strange and very familiar at the same time. For me, I think it was crucial that I had spent a lot of time with the scriptures in the weeks and months beforehand. The temple brought together a whole constellation of ideas, I think the main ideas, from all over the scriptures, and put them together in a fresh way. It also did so in a way that seemed to highlight some of my favorite parts of the scriptures, including things that I had thought seemed neglected in my other dhurch experiences. It made the church as a whole a lot more interesting, and somehow both more timeless and more open to the new. Thanks for writing! Beautiful post, Elizabeth! We need more people with an eye for literature talking about the temple! It’s great to hear you talk about your experience. I really didn’t know what I would think of the temple when I went. I was hopeful, but I was pretty sure it would be a very different thing from anything I had encountered before, and the Church is an institution built of human beings, even though they are generally doing their best to (and often do) act by the Spirit. As the day unfolded, somehow everything seemed very strange and very familiar at the same time. For me, I think it was crucial that I had spent a lot of time with the scriptures in the weeks and months beforehand. The temple brought together a whole constellation of ideas, I think the main ideas, from all over the scriptures, and put them together in a fresh way. It also did so in a way that seemed to highlight some of my favorite parts of the scriptures, including things that I had thought seemed neglected in my other dhurch experiences. It made the church as a whole a lot more interesting, and somehow both more timeless and more open to the new. Thanks for writing!

]]> By: Tracy M http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/content-in-the-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-63238 Tracy M Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:42:52 +0000 http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/?p=3835#comment-63238 What a lovely post. Thank you. What a lovely post. Thank you.

]]> By: Ryan T. http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/content-in-the-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-61566 Ryan T. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:40:17 +0000 http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/?p=3835#comment-61566 Enjoyed your thoughts and feelings, Liz. Enjoyed your thoughts and feelings, Liz.

]]> By: Michelle Glauser http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/content-in-the-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-61513 Michelle Glauser Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:19:43 +0000 http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/?p=3835#comment-61513 Beautifully written. Thank you. Beautifully written. Thank you.

]]> By: Jared T http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/content-in-the-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-61510 Jared T Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:20:36 +0000 http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/?p=3835#comment-61510 Thanks, Liz. Congrats on your wonderful day! Thanks, Liz. Congrats on your wonderful day!

]]> By: Geoff J http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/content-in-the-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-61507 Geoff J Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:41:53 +0000 http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/?p=3835#comment-61507 <blockquote>Finally, the temple taught me about the beauty of the earth and the beauty of human life in God’s sight. Christ died for the beauty of the earth. In the temple, I dedicated myself to uphold that beauty to the best of my imperfect ability.</blockquote> Well said. It is a wonder that there aren't more full-fledged tree hugging environmentalists among us. I know Nibley was practically there. Perhaps his reverence for the endowment ceremony is why.

Finally, the temple taught me about the beauty of the earth and the beauty of human life in God’s sight. Christ died for the beauty of the earth. In the temple, I dedicated myself to uphold that beauty to the best of my imperfect ability.

Well said. It is a wonder that there aren’t more full-fledged tree hugging environmentalists among us. I know Nibley was practically there. Perhaps his reverence for the endowment ceremony is why.

]]> By: WVS http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/content-in-the-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-61502 WVS Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:53:39 +0000 http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/?p=3835#comment-61502 Way to go Elizabeth. And thanks. Way to go Elizabeth. And thanks.

]]> By: SC Taysom http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/content-in-the-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-61500 SC Taysom Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:45:24 +0000 http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/?p=3835#comment-61500 Just when I'm ready to abandon the bloggernacle, this comes along and, to quote Michael Corleone, pulls me back in. Just when I’m ready to abandon the bloggernacle, this comes along and, to quote Michael Corleone, pulls me back in.

]]> By: Christopher http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/content-in-the-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-61499 Christopher Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:27:34 +0000 http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/?p=3835#comment-61499 Liz, this is wonderful. Thank you. Liz, this is wonderful. Thank you.

]]> By: Ben http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/content-in-the-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-61492 Ben Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:24:34 +0000 http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/?p=3835#comment-61492 These are the posts that make my happy to be part of the bloggernacle. These are the posts that make my happy to be part of the bloggernacle.

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