tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post2801320080807194494..comments2024-01-17T03:54:39.225-05:00Comments on Hieing to Kolob: And You Thought Tom Cruise Was Whacked-OutBored in Vernalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14016611721544251941noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-88185939772569011172009-03-13T06:56:00.000-04:002009-03-13T06:56:00.000-04:00If you could tell me some wacked out things about ...If you could tell me some wacked out things about this vlogger, i'll be amazed. You know, the title of your blog I find quite inappropriate, since the only strange things you know about this guy is that he has probably watched Bucky O'Hare at some point in his life, he sometimes has to itch his nose, and isn't shy about it, and for all you know, he has a retarded child that doesn't understand that daddy is making a video and they mustn't move... but if you ask me, and every other non-biased person, you'd see he's owning your mormon ass. He shows that you are in-fact the wacked out ones, and there is plenty more where that came from. You can do this picking on the person thing rather than picking on your doctrine as much as you like but it'll only make your cognitive dissonance last longer. Come on, just wake up and smell the coffee. You know you can't find fault with his points. Miriam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-10419002921473555122008-09-11T13:15:00.000-04:002008-09-11T13:15:00.000-04:00Biv - I so appreciate your response. I love the re...Biv - I so appreciate your response. I love the reference to Hebrews. One of the things I admire so much about what you do is that you don't let the "issues" of the church get in your way of searching after God and spiritual things. I am a "seeker" as well and as I read your response I realize that I have let that go to some extent the last few months. You have inspired me to continue on that quest. <BR/><BR/>I hope you do write a post about how you are able to navigate your concerns and yet remain active in the church. Some of the things I would love to know is how you approach your concerns about the church with your children and husband, and especially within your ward and callings. Is it something you talk about? And if so how do you go about it? I totally understand if that's too personal and not something you want to post about. For me Mormonism is in my DNA, it's a huge part of my relationship with my husband and extended family and I really want to find a way to stay fully active without feeling like I have to close down the "thinking" part of me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-75792723118687672862008-09-11T08:34:00.000-04:002008-09-11T08:34:00.000-04:00Minnie, thanks for reading my blog! There's this ...Minnie, thanks for reading my blog! There's this scripture that says: "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." (Hebrews 10, the whole chapter is amazing, it keeps me sane sometimes.)<BR/><BR/>I feel like when I was brought to the Mormon Church 29 years ago I fell into the hands of the living God. I have had some encounters with Deity that cannot be interpreted. I don't know what they mean, or whether they consist of just emotion, or what. But for some reason they bind me to this Church. Often nothing makes sense and all I can do is pick at the little strings that don't seem to be attached anywhere. <BR/><BR/>The only testimony I have is that I love this work. Joseph Smith was enigmatic, passionate, conflicted. Something in him stirs my soul. I want to know everything there is to know about God, Jesus, and spiritual things, and this is the place I've been put to do it. <BR/><BR/>I haven't written a blog post on "how I do it" yet, but let me think about that and maybe I'll come up with something. Namaste.Bored in Vernalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14016611721544251941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-72484616703646042672008-09-11T01:10:00.000-04:002008-09-11T01:10:00.000-04:00biv - I have been a member of the extended "blogge...biv - I have been a member of the extended "bloggernacle" for the better part of the past year and have read your blog frequently. I have to say that you have become someone I really respect and admire. As I attempt to reconcile my TBM days with the "angst" I now feel about many issues in the church I look up to you as someone who seems to have been able to continue full activity in the church even with the angst. Sometimes I wish I could just spend an hour talking with you to get advice on how you do it. I've read a lot of your previous entries and haven't seen anything in detail about how you do it. If you have written about this, could you guide me to your post? Thanks for all you do. I love your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-25588094825663069252008-09-10T09:24:00.000-04:002008-09-10T09:24:00.000-04:00I am starting to really like you.DavidI am starting to really like you.<BR/><BR/>DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-30877184667135787182008-09-10T09:23:00.000-04:002008-09-10T09:23:00.000-04:00I wanted to use another analogy that would have be...I wanted to use another analogy that would have been better, but would have sounded like I was being a jerk. It had to do with a greased animal. <BR/><BR/>DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-40176389006522486862008-09-10T09:17:00.000-04:002008-09-10T09:17:00.000-04:00David, a lot of my blog is angst over that very th...David, a lot of my blog is angst over that very thing. Maybe you haven't read many of my past posts, or checked out the older version of HTK. Don't worry, I feel your pain.<BR/><BR/>But this guy??? Let's not make it any weirder than it actually is.Bored in Vernalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14016611721544251941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-58182497791227696982008-09-10T09:09:00.000-04:002008-09-10T09:09:00.000-04:00Instead of shooting the messenger, why don't you t...Instead of shooting the messenger, why don't you try looking into what he has to say? There is credibility in spite of his odd delivery. Could you take his facts and discredit them for me one by one? I have found a lot of what he has to say in Church archives. A lot of it is Church doctrine. Joseph Smith said that there were Quakers that lived on the moon. What was he smoking? Just because a live Prophet trumps a dead one does not erase a life time weird Prophecies. How much of what Hinckley said in his tenure as Prophet will be trumped by the next Prophet? Prophets can cannot say that what comes from the mouth of a Prophet and printed in the ensign is scripture and then act like it never existed. Why don't you spell out to me what is to be ignored and what is Church official Doctrine. One of the problems is things seem to be doctrine until they are proved wrong, then it is only a mans opinion. The Church is at times like trying to climb a greased pole. <BR/><BR/>David <BR/><BR/>DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-89737358035427121682008-09-10T07:55:00.000-04:002008-09-10T07:55:00.000-04:00Full Disclosure:This post may prove once and for a...Full Disclosure:<BR/>This post may prove once and for all that I really am <B>not</B> a very good Christian.Bored in Vernalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14016611721544251941noreply@blogger.com