tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17606441.post114011247932246283..comments2023-03-03T04:21:29.559-07:00Comments on Teach them Correct Principles, an LDS doctrinal essays blog: That Men May Bemathonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730907784707608183noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17606441.post-1148405498429657992006-05-23T11:31:00.000-06:002006-05-23T11:31:00.000-06:00Interestingly, I was reading in a forum the other ...Interestingly, I was reading in a forum the other day how evil Mormons missionaries use deceptive tactics to gain converts. I myself was once a missionary, and if some of the claims were true, then I was disappointed in the missionaries who used them. I believe in being 100% truthful, and I know the Church does not condone dishonesty to gain members.<BR/><BR/>But when I read this latest commentJ2A2K (darth_ender)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05153860844659759674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17606441.post-1148377087485799512006-05-23T03:38:00.000-06:002006-05-23T03:38:00.000-06:00I do not know if this helps but I found some resea...I do not know if this helps but I found some research while surfing that reveals in-depth studies into the archaeological claims in the BOM. <BR/><BR/>Hope this helps.<BR/><BR/>http://mormonarchaeology.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17606441.post-1142992393167478212006-03-21T18:53:00.000-07:002006-03-21T18:53:00.000-07:00I have a hard time seeing what you are getting at....I have a hard time seeing what you are getting at. Many of your comments are a tad, shall we say, patronizing. Are you telling me I am lacking in my spiritual understanding? Should I "read and re-read" 2 Nephi 2 and get to the temple a bit more often, and then rewrite this essay? Though neither reading from Nephi or increased temple attendance is unwise, I am getting the vibe that you are J2A2K (darth_ender)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05153860844659759674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17606441.post-1142885453910439352006-03-20T13:10:00.000-07:002006-03-20T13:10:00.000-07:00Look to 2 Nephi 2 and read and re-read that chapte...Look to 2 Nephi 2 and read and re-read that chapter as well as regularly attend the temple to completely understand the fall and the setting in which it took place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17606441.post-1140502684386148952006-02-20T23:18:00.000-07:002006-02-20T23:18:00.000-07:00I should have incorporated some quotes into my art...I should have incorporated some quotes into my article. Church leaders have expressed their belief in the distinction between sin and transgression. For instance, Joseph Fielding Smith said, "I do not look upon Adam’s fall as a sin, although it was a transgression of the law." This of course does not make it wrong, and Church leaders absolutely can err. I tend to side with them on this one. This J2A2K (darth_ender)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05153860844659759674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17606441.post-1140502554028050792006-02-20T23:15:00.000-07:002006-02-20T23:15:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.J2A2K (darth_ender)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05153860844659759674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17606441.post-1140478599255094682006-02-20T16:36:00.000-07:002006-02-20T16:36:00.000-07:00I agree that God never sets anybody up for failure...I agree that God never sets anybody up for failure. However, he knows what we need to do so we can grow. We all had to choose to come to this life. We all had to choose to have mortal bodies that will die. We all had to choose to sin. <BR/><BR/>As an additional thought, I once heard from my mission president that in the pre-existence, we all sustained Jehovah to be our Savior. We then sustainedmathonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730907784707608183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17606441.post-1140458797858126212006-02-20T11:06:00.000-07:002006-02-20T11:06:00.000-07:00I believe that the transgression of Adam and Eve w...I believe that the transgression of Adam and Eve was sin. They willingly were obedient to Satan and fell to temptation. They then needed baptism in order for redemption of their sin. We often tend to think that Adam was perfect. Yet we know that there was only one who was perfect. I believe as is spoken in 1 John that sin truly is trangression of the law. Adam knew he had disobeyed because he Rob Osbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266829157497500984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17606441.post-1140454261326187162006-02-20T09:51:00.000-07:002006-02-20T09:51:00.000-07:00I wonder if what needed to happen was a choice on ...I wonder if what needed to happen was a choice on our part to participate in the plan. God know there were risks associated with participation, and would not force anyone to participate in the plan of salvation without making a choice. A way of knowing the consequences and choosing to take them on. I have a feeling that each of us here chose to partake of the same fruit in a symbolic way.Eric Nielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530011180028252442noreply@blogger.com