Comments on: The Mormon Miracle http://mormonconversations.com/the-mormon-miracle/ Discussions on faith, religion, Mormonism, and other important topics Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:11:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: ponderingpastor http://mormonconversations.com/the-mormon-miracle/comment-page-1/#comment-548 ponderingpastor Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:08:20 +0000 http://ongofu.wordpress.com/?p=275#comment-548 You've completely ignored the gifts of the Holy Spirit in this post. Ephesians 4:11-13 is one example. Pondering Pastor You’ve completely ignored the gifts of the Holy Spirit in this post. Ephesians 4:11-13 is one example.

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]]> By: Margaret http://mormonconversations.com/the-mormon-miracle/comment-page-1/#comment-547 Margaret Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:01:42 +0000 http://ongofu.wordpress.com/?p=275#comment-547 This is getting into the heart of Mormonism. There is a lot of difference between action taken based on emotion (or our own feelings) vs allowing (or waiting for) the Holy Ghost to guide us. When we act on our own wants and emotions, things often don't turn out very well. We are disappointed. It's a learning process. We have to learn how to recognize the difference between our emotions vs what the Lord wants. It takes patience. We need to be willing to wait for the Spirit to guide us. Then we can be confident the outcome will be what the Lord wants. His timetable is not always the same as ours, and sometimes things we want are not what He knows we should have. On the other hand, sometimes the things we are given are so much better than anything we could have imagined. It is really worth the wait and effort it takes to do it the Lord's way. Rusty mentioned that the Spirit is accompanied by an increase in knowledge, understanding and conprehension.. I have experienced this, sometimes directly from the spirit after prayer and sometimes from the teaching of others, even as recently as 2 days ago. There is still so much I don't yet know and understand, and I hope I have many more of these experiences. They bring such joy! Please come to a sacrament meeting sometime! You'll find a group of ordinary people, in all stages and walks of life, who do their best to teach, bless and support each other. Bishops are humble men. Somehow they seem to love the people and do what needs to be done. They serve as the Holy Ghost directs them. What it takes to run a Ward (congregation) is love and willing hearts. For some it's very natural to serve, and for others it takes courage until they learn how much the Lord loves his children and helps them. Then it gets easier and they feel so blessed. This is getting into the heart of Mormonism. There is a lot of difference between action taken based on emotion (or our own feelings) vs allowing (or waiting for) the Holy Ghost to guide us. When we act on our own wants and emotions, things often don’t turn out very well. We are disappointed.

It’s a learning process. We have to learn how to recognize the difference between our emotions vs what the Lord wants. It takes patience. We need to be willing to wait for the Spirit to guide us. Then we can be confident the outcome will be what the Lord wants. His timetable is not always the same as ours, and sometimes things we want are not what He knows we should have. On the other hand, sometimes the things we are given are so much better than anything we could have imagined. It is really worth the wait and effort it takes to do it the Lord’s way.

Rusty mentioned that the Spirit is accompanied by an increase in knowledge, understanding and conprehension.. I have experienced this, sometimes directly from the spirit after prayer and sometimes from the teaching of others, even as recently as 2 days ago. There is still so much I don’t yet know and understand, and I hope I have many more of these experiences. They bring such joy!

Please come to a sacrament meeting sometime! You’ll find a group of ordinary people, in all stages and walks of life, who do their best to teach, bless and support each other. Bishops are humble men. Somehow they seem to love the people and do what needs to be done. They serve as the Holy Ghost directs them. What it takes to run a Ward (congregation) is love and willing hearts. For some it’s very natural to serve, and for others it takes courage until they learn how much the Lord loves his children and helps them. Then it gets easier and they feel so blessed.

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