Comments on: An Epistle to my Good Senses http://segullah.org/daily-special/an-epistle-to-my-good-senses/ Mormon women blogging about the peculiar and the treasured Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:52:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sara B http://segullah.org/daily-special/an-epistle-to-my-good-senses/#comment-17656 Sara B Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:18:26 +0000 http://segullah.org/small-epiphanies/an-epistle-to-my-good-senses/#comment-17656 I think that it takes so much more courage to bear your testimony to a family member than to a stranger. I admire you so much for having that courage. I believe that when you do bear witness to another of your own testimony, it finds it's place somewhere in that person's heart. Whether they show it or not. I think that it takes so much more courage to bear your testimony to a family member than to a stranger. I admire you so much for having that courage. I believe that when you do bear witness to another of your own testimony, it finds it’s place somewhere in that person’s heart. Whether they show it or not.

]]> By: rochelle http://segullah.org/daily-special/an-epistle-to-my-good-senses/#comment-17647 rochelle Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:42:53 +0000 http://segullah.org/small-epiphanies/an-epistle-to-my-good-senses/#comment-17647 I think that was beautiful. I don't think it was wrong to bear testimony. At least it strengthened yours. And you are right, we all have free-agency. I think the most important thing to look at is our motivation. Is it pure or is there a twing of selfishness? It's SUCH a hard question to answer sometimes and so tough to be always purely motivated. I think that was beautiful. I don’t think it was wrong to bear testimony. At least it strengthened yours. And you are right, we all have free-agency. I think the most important thing to look at is our motivation. Is it pure or is there a twing of selfishness? It’s SUCH a hard question to answer sometimes and so tough to be always purely motivated.

]]> By: Colleen http://segullah.org/daily-special/an-epistle-to-my-good-senses/#comment-17432 Colleen Sun, 23 Sep 2007 04:45:54 +0000 http://segullah.org/small-epiphanies/an-epistle-to-my-good-senses/#comment-17432 When Nephi describes the Liahona he tells us that "within the ball were two spindles". Are these two spindles in our life our mind and heart? Will we only progress in our journey when the two align? This is so hard to do at times but when it does happen we find peace. You have such a gift for expressing yourself, Brooke. When Nephi describes the Liahona he tells us that “within the ball were two spindles”. Are these two spindles in our life our mind and heart? Will we only progress in our journey when the two align? This is so hard to do at times but when it does happen we find peace.
You have such a gift for expressing yourself, Brooke.

]]> By: Emily M. http://segullah.org/daily-special/an-epistle-to-my-good-senses/#comment-17398 Emily M. Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:32:23 +0000 http://segullah.org/small-epiphanies/an-epistle-to-my-good-senses/#comment-17398 "I can't will my testimony onto someone else." I love that line. I tried so hard on my mission to do that... and at the end, having watched some people I loved leave the Church, and others stay strong, I came to that same conclusion: I needed to trust God. Thanks for this, Brooke. “I can’t will my testimony onto someone else.”

I love that line. I tried so hard on my mission to do that… and at the end, having watched some people I loved leave the Church, and others stay strong, I came to that same conclusion: I needed to trust God.

Thanks for this, Brooke.

]]> By: Aaron http://segullah.org/daily-special/an-epistle-to-my-good-senses/#comment-17305 Aaron Sat, 22 Sep 2007 03:35:01 +0000 http://segullah.org/small-epiphanies/an-epistle-to-my-good-senses/#comment-17305 "If you really want to make God laugh, tell him of your plans." That's what this eloquent post reminds me of. “If you really want to make God laugh, tell him of your plans.” That’s what this eloquent post reminds me of.

]]> By: Dalene http://segullah.org/daily-special/an-epistle-to-my-good-senses/#comment-17288 Dalene Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:24:37 +0000 http://segullah.org/small-epiphanies/an-epistle-to-my-good-senses/#comment-17288 Beautiful post. Thank you. A few years ago I was standing in the hallway of my children's elementary school talking with one of the teachers there who is also a friend of mine. I was lamenting over how hard it is as a parent to know a few things from experience but to have to watch your kids struggle because they haven't learned those lessons yet. I stated how frustrating it is we can't just make them know better now so they could be spared the pain and suffering of learning things the hard way. Another teacher, one who had had his own struggles and then returned to the right path happened to be walking by and he turned to me and said, "That was the other plan." I try to remember that when I get impatient or worried over someone I love--especially one of my children--who doesn't seem to be grasping the precepts that will lead them to happiness. Beautiful post. Thank you.

A few years ago I was standing in the hallway of my children’s elementary school talking with one of the teachers there who is also a friend of mine. I was lamenting over how hard it is as a parent to know a few things from experience but to have to watch your kids struggle because they haven’t learned those lessons yet. I stated how frustrating it is we can’t just make them know better now so they could be spared the pain and suffering of learning things the hard way.

Another teacher, one who had had his own struggles and then returned to the right path happened to be walking by and he turned to me and said, “That was the other plan.”

I try to remember that when I get impatient or worried over someone I love–especially one of my children–who doesn’t seem to be grasping the precepts that will lead them to happiness.

]]> By: Ray http://segullah.org/daily-special/an-epistle-to-my-good-senses/#comment-17275 Ray Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:59:51 +0000 http://segullah.org/small-epiphanies/an-epistle-to-my-good-senses/#comment-17275 Brooke- You are a very talented writer - I'm reading this at work and hoping that no one walks by my cube as I have no excuse on hand for my watery eyes.... By the way - President Kimball was a prodigious letter writer. After he died his family discovered file cabinets full of letters of testimony and encouragement to those struggling with doubt or repentance - you are in great company. Brooke-

You are a very talented writer – I’m reading this at work and hoping that no one walks by my cube as I have no excuse on hand for my watery eyes….

By the way – President Kimball was a prodigious letter writer. After he died his family discovered file cabinets full of letters of testimony and encouragement to those struggling with doubt or repentance – you are in great company.

]]> By: Jill http://segullah.org/daily-special/an-epistle-to-my-good-senses/#comment-17246 Jill Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:27:40 +0000 http://segullah.org/small-epiphanies/an-epistle-to-my-good-senses/#comment-17246 loved it! this morning on my family's website i found ramblings about passion and i added my own thoughts and i'm sure i rambled. but isn't that what i feels like when you are passionate about something. your thoughts can't get out fast enough and you wonder in the end if you made any sense to anyone. i guess that's when you realize something is truly important to you. thanks for sharing and letting me ramble. loved it! this morning on my family’s website i found ramblings about passion and i added my own thoughts and i’m sure i rambled. but isn’t that what i feels like when you are passionate about something. your thoughts can’t get out fast enough and you wonder in the end if you made any sense to anyone. i guess that’s when you realize something is truly important to you.
thanks for sharing and letting me ramble.

]]> By: Heather H. http://segullah.org/daily-special/an-epistle-to-my-good-senses/#comment-17231 Heather H. Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:27:47 +0000 http://segullah.org/small-epiphanies/an-epistle-to-my-good-senses/#comment-17231 Thanks for this beautiful reminder that we are on a journey, we each have to learn, over and over again how to reconcile our head and our heart and keep in tune with the spirit to know which to listen to and when. Thanks for this beautiful reminder that we are on a journey, we each have to learn, over and over again how to reconcile our head and our heart and keep in tune with the spirit to know which to listen to and when.

]]> By: Kalli Ko http://segullah.org/daily-special/an-epistle-to-my-good-senses/#comment-17154 Kalli Ko Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:14:01 +0000 http://segullah.org/small-epiphanies/an-epistle-to-my-good-senses/#comment-17154 Fantastic Post. "Patience is tied very closely to faith in our Heavenly Father". I would take it a step farther and say they are almost interchangeable at times. I often pray for the faith the have patience, and I wonder if I'm being redundant because truly they are often one and the same. Fantastic Post.

“Patience is tied very closely to faith in our Heavenly Father”.
I would take it a step farther and say they are almost interchangeable at times. I often pray for the faith the have patience, and I wonder if I’m being redundant because truly they are often one and the same.

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