This was a really good read and really resonated with me. I hope the church can learn from some of the mistakes it has made in properly teaching how to overcome pornography and how to remove the shame around it.
And seriously why are we so concerned about sex in movies and tv when violence and murder (which according to the BoM) is the greater sin?
https://exponentii.org/blog/sex-porn-men-and-general-authorities/
Wait -- the #ChurchofJesusChrist has a content section called #podcasts but no subscription method in sight? No #RSS feeds!? https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/collection/october-2022-general-conference-podcast?lang=eng
“…While perseverance and endurance are often virtuous and inspiring, they aren’t universally the right choice. We should also learn from those who quit wisely. We should learn the importance of perseverance from the pioneers, but we should also learn when and where to apply grit to our advantage.”
A very interesting read that puts things in perspective.
#WheatAndTears #Mormon #Pioneers #ChurchOfJesusChrist
https://wheatandtares.org/2023/10/12/hidden-lessons-from-pioneers-poker-players-and-mountaineers/
The classic story about #TheProdigalSon teaches that it isn't about competition or comparison, but about healing and love. Love for one does not diminish love for others. Reminds me of the thoughts at https://goodquestionblog.com/2023/07/27/if-we-love-everyone-is-our-love-not-worth-anything/
I am not sure about the certainty of mortal limited capacity for love.
I love the idea that if we are not humble we will probably humiliated. When we are prideful and defensive we are unable to learn and we are prone to err.
Great talk; now to hear from #JoniLKoch
I love his story about the archery merit badge and his son hitting the bullseye on the wrong target but getting the badge anyway.
Christ just needs us to try. He makes up the rest.
I didn't get to do much during the Saturday Afternoon Session, but we have things calmed down enough to do the evening session. I'm looking forward to the speakers.
Have they started letting teenagers join the Tabernacle Choir? Some of the men looked like they couldn't be more than 13.
#JoaquinECosta
Covenants are not transactional. They are transformational.
I want to be better in the morning like this brother, not looking at my phone first but starting with a prayer.
And that is a wrap for the Saturday morning session. I'm surprised I got what I did out of it with all of the things driving my anxiety this morning.
But I got to hear some good things. And I like sharing my thoughts around it.
I think I should get our downstairs TV hooked up between sessions 
I do think this is something that is misunderstood about the Church's ordinances for the dead.
It is something optional for those souls. It does not immediately make them members of our church. It gives them the option to become members.
Knowing something vs becoming something.
It is not a matter of what we do in this life, but who we are becoming.
Eternal progression is the goal of this life and eternity. From what I understand it is a mindset of eternal growth as we come to be more and more like #JesusChrist
It's interesting that #DallinHOaks is going through the end results of the final judgment.
It is good to hear some of the things the church is doing to help others. I wish I could do more to serve those around me. Since we just moved, we are pretty unfamiliar with things around here and we do not have any friends yet. Hopefully we can change that quickly and start building friendships.
The three oldest kids are attempting to play Conference Bingo while we watch conference. The only candy we had handy was M and Ms so we let them use that as markers.
The youngest, one year old, is pretty upset that she cannot have more M and Ms haha
