Loved the column as always. Nice to have someone point out just what is important and what to just let go. It only takes one crisis (usually) to figure that out. Enjoyed the laughs.!!
JennyPMarch 7, 2013
This was brilliant. And I laughed out loud twice!
It's been on my mind a lot lately... the need that is often felt to be "the right kind of Mormon." What the heck is the right kind of Mormon anyway? I'm certainly not equipped to make such a judgement. I love your perspective and wish I could clone it and pass it out at enrichment meeting.
L.T. ElliotMarch 7, 2013
The part about pinball vs. tightrope was EXACTLY what I've needed to hear.
Kimberly VanderHorstMarch 7, 2013
Hilarious as always, but insightful too (oh wait, also as always). Sometimes people look at me like I'm about to treat the slipper slope like a slip and slide when I say things like, "Does that even really matter?" or, "Do you think that effects our salvation?" or "Shouldn't we just pray as individuals and figure the details out for ourselves?" I mean, doctrine is doctrine, but all the fussy bits on the edges that people get so steamed about . . . well, I find it kinda funny, and then people glare at me for giggling at what I THOUGHT was someone making a joke in Sunday School. Note to Self: You're the only one who ever makes jokes in Sunday School.
Arden HansenMarch 7, 2013
Hurrah for rationality and perspective. Can we add to the list the tempests whether woman can wear pants or breast-feed their infants in church? Where is common sense and decency? How about this quote from Sir Francis Chichester, who sailed around the world ALONE: "After dealing for a long time with the basic facts of life, such as survival, one's values change completely as to what should or should not be taken seriously." in Gypsy Moth Circles the World. We all need this change of heart.
EliseMarch 7, 2013
Wonderful article. Brilliant comment, Rita!
RitaMarch 7, 2013
At more than 6 decades myself, I find that there are very few absolutes and many shades of gray. I am reminded of the quote by Rupertus Meldenius, "In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty, and in all things, charity." The essentials are found in the doctrine of Christ, which is quite clearly spelled out in the Book of Mormon and the Bible. The non-essentials are all the cultural and religious baggage we've, in our foolishness and humanness, have added to the pure doctrine. Everything else should be handled with charity (and forgiveness). Sounds like a good way to live.
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Helen AllredMarch 9, 2013
Loved the column as always. Nice to have someone point out just what is important and what to just let go. It only takes one crisis (usually) to figure that out. Enjoyed the laughs.!!
JennyPMarch 7, 2013
This was brilliant. And I laughed out loud twice! It's been on my mind a lot lately... the need that is often felt to be "the right kind of Mormon." What the heck is the right kind of Mormon anyway? I'm certainly not equipped to make such a judgement. I love your perspective and wish I could clone it and pass it out at enrichment meeting.
L.T. ElliotMarch 7, 2013
The part about pinball vs. tightrope was EXACTLY what I've needed to hear.
Kimberly VanderHorstMarch 7, 2013
Hilarious as always, but insightful too (oh wait, also as always). Sometimes people look at me like I'm about to treat the slipper slope like a slip and slide when I say things like, "Does that even really matter?" or, "Do you think that effects our salvation?" or "Shouldn't we just pray as individuals and figure the details out for ourselves?" I mean, doctrine is doctrine, but all the fussy bits on the edges that people get so steamed about . . . well, I find it kinda funny, and then people glare at me for giggling at what I THOUGHT was someone making a joke in Sunday School. Note to Self: You're the only one who ever makes jokes in Sunday School.
Arden HansenMarch 7, 2013
Hurrah for rationality and perspective. Can we add to the list the tempests whether woman can wear pants or breast-feed their infants in church? Where is common sense and decency? How about this quote from Sir Francis Chichester, who sailed around the world ALONE: "After dealing for a long time with the basic facts of life, such as survival, one's values change completely as to what should or should not be taken seriously." in Gypsy Moth Circles the World. We all need this change of heart.
EliseMarch 7, 2013
Wonderful article. Brilliant comment, Rita!
RitaMarch 7, 2013
At more than 6 decades myself, I find that there are very few absolutes and many shades of gray. I am reminded of the quote by Rupertus Meldenius, "In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty, and in all things, charity." The essentials are found in the doctrine of Christ, which is quite clearly spelled out in the Book of Mormon and the Bible. The non-essentials are all the cultural and religious baggage we've, in our foolishness and humanness, have added to the pure doctrine. Everything else should be handled with charity (and forgiveness). Sounds like a good way to live.
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