Comments on: My Cake Doctrine http://segullah.org/daily-special/my-cake-doctrine/ Mormon women blogging about the peculiar and the treasured Wed, 23 May 2012 16:56:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Blue http://segullah.org/daily-special/my-cake-doctrine/#comment-153484 Blue Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:01:08 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=3956#comment-153484 leslie, i've kept this unread in google reader ever since you posted it so i'd have a chance to respond. though i, like some of the commenters, am a pie person, i loved this thought of yours...and it has made me ponder why i'm still here. i've struggled with the family's forever thing because of my family of origin, and all the messes that families have created through time. and also because i don't presently have any guarantee that my DH will find his faith and be with me forever. i just can't grasp that whole concept yet. and my relationship with fathers has always been skewed because of my experiences with my dad growing up...and i'm still working on disconnecting the relationship i have with my dad from my relationship with my Heavenly Father is (got the intellectual part down...now just need the rest of it to follow). i think that the thing that gives me the greatest comfort is connected to the atonement, and the idea that the flames of life shall not hurt us, he only designs our dross to consume and our gold to refine. it gives me hope for myself. and my loved ones. and people i don't even know. for the whole world. i can't get my head around how it happens really, but i guess i have faith that it does and it is and it will. someday we'll all be like him, while being ourselves still. that's a happy thought for me. ♥ leslie, i’ve kept this unread in google reader ever since you posted it so i’d have a chance to respond. though i, like some of the commenters, am a pie person, i loved this thought of yours…and it has made me ponder why i’m still here.

i’ve struggled with the family’s forever thing because of my family of origin, and all the messes that families have created through time. and also because i don’t presently have any guarantee that my DH will find his faith and be with me forever. i just can’t grasp that whole concept yet.

and my relationship with fathers has always been skewed because of my experiences with my dad growing up…and i’m still working on disconnecting the relationship i have with my dad from my relationship with my Heavenly Father is (got the intellectual part down…now just need the rest of it to follow).

i think that the thing that gives me the greatest comfort is connected to the atonement, and the idea that the flames of life shall not hurt us, he only designs our dross to consume and our gold to refine.

it gives me hope for myself. and my loved ones. and people i don’t even know. for the whole world. i can’t get my head around how it happens really, but i guess i have faith that it does and it is and it will. someday we’ll all be like him, while being ourselves still. that’s a happy thought for me. ♥

]]> By: Cindy http://segullah.org/daily-special/my-cake-doctrine/#comment-153333 Cindy Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:48:23 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=3956#comment-153333 What a lovely idea to read about--each person's description of where their testimony is anchored. I'd have to say that mine is anchored deeply in the Book of Mormon, because the words there never fail to help me feel the spirit. Especially the last chapters in 2nd Nephi... What a lovely idea to read about–each person’s description of where their testimony is anchored. I’d have to say that mine is anchored deeply in the Book of Mormon, because the words there never fail to help me feel the spirit. Especially the last chapters in 2nd Nephi…

]]> By: Sage http://segullah.org/daily-special/my-cake-doctrine/#comment-153304 Sage Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:01:08 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=3956#comment-153304 Love this idea. Agree with all the comments. Recently, when I've attended the temple, I have felt how real the gospel is. Tangible. Even spirit is matter, just of a finer material. I love that. I love that Joseph Smith restored that knowledge. Our bodies are a gift from our physical, tangible God. This life is real! Love this idea. Agree with all the comments. Recently, when I’ve attended the temple, I have felt how real the gospel is. Tangible. Even spirit is matter, just of a finer material. I love that. I love that Joseph Smith restored that knowledge. Our bodies are a gift from our physical, tangible God. This life is real!

]]> By: mormonhermitmom http://segullah.org/daily-special/my-cake-doctrine/#comment-153064 mormonhermitmom Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:06:53 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=3956#comment-153064 I like that Heavenly Father is ...our father. He's a dad. He has kids. Some kids he's proud of, some kids he's aching for, but he loves them all. And the eldest brother looks out for the younger ones. I don't get the idea of an incorporeal, ether-like God. Some spirit, some essence, some idea made us? No way. I like that Heavenly Father is …our father. He’s a dad. He has kids. Some kids he’s proud of, some kids he’s aching for, but he loves them all. And the eldest brother looks out for the younger ones. I don’t get the idea of an incorporeal, ether-like God. Some spirit, some essence, some idea made us? No way.

]]> By: Paula http://segullah.org/daily-special/my-cake-doctrine/#comment-152931 Paula Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:34:05 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=3956#comment-152931 You are such a good writer. From your camel's sputtery hot breath to your plain, understandable comparisons of world religions. Wow. I'm a fan! You are such a good writer. From your camel’s sputtery hot breath to your plain, understandable comparisons of world religions. Wow. I’m a fan!

]]> By: Camille http://segullah.org/daily-special/my-cake-doctrine/#comment-152772 Camille Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:36:17 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=3956#comment-152772 I'm with Dovie. The glorious and tender mercies of the Atonement are life altering to me. And when they are truly applied, it's just miraculous on all counts. That, and the understanding I try to garner every day of a Father in Heaven who loves me. The intimate relationship we share is so sacred and so personal, and it baffles me that it's possible. I wish the world could feel what I feel when I speak to Him and I know He knows my name. My face. My fears. and my Faith. I could just go on and on. And now I need to go upstairs and eat some cake. dangit! I’m with Dovie. The glorious and tender mercies of the Atonement are life altering to me. And when they are truly applied, it’s just miraculous on all counts. That, and the understanding I try to garner every day of a Father in Heaven who loves me. The intimate relationship we share is so sacred and so personal, and it baffles me that it’s possible. I wish the world could feel what I feel when I speak to Him and I know He knows my name. My face. My fears. and my Faith.

I could just go on and on.

And now I need to go upstairs and eat some cake. dangit!

]]> By: eljee http://segullah.org/daily-special/my-cake-doctrine/#comment-152760 eljee Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:45:52 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=3956#comment-152760 I think my favorite doctrines have to do with eternal progression ("the glory of God is intelligence") and pre-earthly existence, as well as our concepts of heaven. I love the idea that we are here to become someone better, and that learning never ends. The concept of premortality has been a comforting one for me as our family has navigated the path of adoption. I think my favorite doctrines have to do with eternal progression (“the glory of God is intelligence”) and pre-earthly existence, as well as our concepts of heaven. I love the idea that we are here to become someone better, and that learning never ends. The concept of premortality has been a comforting one for me as our family has navigated the path of adoption.

]]> By: Faith.Not.Fear http://segullah.org/daily-special/my-cake-doctrine/#comment-152702 Faith.Not.Fear Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:53:14 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=3956#comment-152702 Sounds like a joyous feast to me -- dittoes all around! Sounds like a joyous feast to me — dittoes all around!

]]> By: Selwyn http://segullah.org/daily-special/my-cake-doctrine/#comment-152699 Selwyn Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:33:49 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=3956#comment-152699 My huge, gooey, belly warming chunk of pie is that my Heavenly Father loves ME,loves me unreservedly, always listens, and definately absolutely wants me to be truly happy. The next several slices are all about how He wants and works to make me happy - prayer, the temple, eternal families, and the long range vision He has that I'm trying to acquire. Pass the pie! My huge, gooey, belly warming chunk of pie is that my Heavenly Father loves ME,loves me unreservedly, always listens, and definately absolutely wants me to be truly happy. The next several slices are all about how He wants and works to make me happy – prayer, the temple, eternal families, and the long range vision He has that I’m trying to acquire.

Pass the pie!

]]> By: Strollerblader http://segullah.org/daily-special/my-cake-doctrine/#comment-152673 Strollerblader Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:10:18 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=3956#comment-152673 The pie part of the Gospel for me is that Heavenly Father loves us, listens to us, knows us personally (much better than we know ourselves), and that he has wonderful things in store for us, tailored just to who we are. The pie part of the Gospel for me is that Heavenly Father loves us, listens to us, knows us personally (much better than we know ourselves), and that he has wonderful things in store for us, tailored just to who we are.

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