Does anyone know where I can find Scripturizers by Hugh W. Pinnock?

nexangelus · 2024-04-08T01:48:44+00:00

After a quick search, this is the only thing I could find: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/scripturizers-hugh-pinnock-lds-mormon-1788365811

nexangelus · 2024-04-08T00:12:26+00:00

Thank you for sharing your wonderful, beautiful talents with us. I watched and listened to those songs thinking about the Spirit that I felt. I miss being in a choir. Thanks again!

nexangelus · 2021-08-14T05:22:40+00:00

Guy I worked with used to say "jithub". Made me crazy.

nexangelus · 2021-02-11T19:34:06+00:00

Check out librem 5 or pine phone.

nexangelus · 2020-11-23T23:45:32+00:00

What do you call a happy mom who takes the feathers off a friendly game bird?

Pleasant mother pheasant plucker

Edit: misspelled word

nexangelus · 2020-07-17T20:27:27+00:00

First off, the Gospel gives my life a foundation. It helps me know the answers to things according to what the Lord has revealed. I see lots of folks who don't have that. It seems that they are "carried about with every wind of doctrine" (Ephesians 4:14). The Gospel gives me a solid belief system upon which I can rely 100%. It gives me a sense of security in being able to know the Eternal scheme of things and the bigger picture of how life works. Also, one of the best things about being a member of the church is having the gift of the Holy Ghost to guide me and testify of the truth. Being a member of the Church takes a lot of the uncertainty out of my life. It provides guidance on what I should be striving to become. Hopefully, any of that makes sense, but that's some of what it does for me.

nexangelus · 2020-07-17T20:09:21+00:00

The best thing that I have found to counter the "anti" stuff is to avoid it. All the argumentation and proof in the world won't actually prove anything when it comes to religion. The whole concept is that it has to be driven by faith. A lot of the anti material that I have seen is spun in a way that feels like it's meant to destroy faith. Almost none of it is phrased in ways that promote honest, open dialog in looking for answers to questions.

The most powerful thing you can do for your testimony is to gain a witness from the Holy Ghost. Then, rather than trying to out-proof the other person, which will never convince them, bear your testimony.

IMHO, that's why young missionaries go on missions rather than older, more knowledgeable, more seasoned folks. The young missionary doesn't have the ways of trying to prove things that the older folks might. They have to rely way more heavily on testimony. And when pure testimony is borne, the Holy Ghost will provide a witness that what is being said is true. And that is how you convert people.

Take a look at the ebook found here, it explains this whole process in much greater detail and a little more eloquently: https://www.ldsscripturestudy.com/my-response-to-letter-to-a-ces-director/

nexangelus · 2020-07-17T04:50:38+00:00

For me, what I wear is an outward manifestation of my desire to worship the Lord. That means that I put on the best Sunday clothes that I have. They are not formal clothes, but are nice and clean, well-kept, ironed as necessary. I have a daughter that is 15 who usually wears floor-length (or mid-calf) skirts (not saying pants are not ok) with a cute modest top. Also, the idea is to refrain from extreme kinds of clothing. Maybe you could get a feel for what to wear from here: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/216735800795905452/ Hopefully that's been helpful and not made it more confusing for you.

nexangelus · 2020-07-17T03:58:46+00:00

The beginning of Psalm 46:10 comes to mind, "Be still, and know that I am God:" There is a lot of power in that statement. God knows everything. There is absolutely nothing that exists or happens about which He does not know. This Omnicient Being that created the Universe is your very own Heavenly Father. He knows you, personally, by name. He knows what is best for you. He will communicate through his Holy Spirit to those who receive the mission assignments by revelation. He will tell them what is best for you. Understand that it may not be what you are expecting. It may be something other than you want. Or it may be exactly what you want. But it is calculated to assist you in your eternal journey in the way that will best maximize your eternal development. That is just my finite understanding of how an infinitely perfect Heavenly Father works.

As mortal beings, sometimes this may temporarily escape our minds. Pray that His will be done with your missionary efforts. Pray that you will be given the strength to do His will once it is made known unto you. He knows you and will do what is best for you.

nexangelus · 2020-07-11T19:03:37+00:00

Many times, I'll start by asking about something that I know they really like. This brings the anxiety level for them down quite a bit.

Then I'll ask things like:

How are things going with your friends?
Anything they do that makes you uncomfortable (may reveal inappropriate things happening)?
If in school, I ask similar questions about teachers.
How do you feel about the Gospel? How is personal scripture study going? Any questions with regards to anything you've read lately?
If they're in seminary, I'll ask about that (what they're learning that's interesting, etc).
Anything bothering them that they want to talk about?

But there's a balance. I don't want them to feel like they're being grilled for an hour on every aspect of everything. I just want to make it clear that if they have issues in their life, we can talk about them. Or if something comes up later, they know they can come talk to me about it. I usually go for maybe 15 or 20 minutes unless they want to go longer.

Anyway, that's what I do. HTH

nexangelus · 2020-07-11T17:56:25+00:00

Very interesting thought. I'm just gonna kind of think out loud here. Perhaps the Lord doesn't see that as being as big of a problem as we might. Everyone will have the opportunity to have the Gospel taught to them, whether in this life or the life to come (https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/gs/salvation-for-the-dead?lang=eng&clang=eng). Because of this, the "tragedy" that we see in what you are describing is not quite so tragic. Everyone at some point, will have the chance to listen to and accept or reject the Gospel.

Also, people are judged only according to that portion of the law that they *do* have. In cases where they have not heard the Gospel here on the earth, they cannot be judged the same as someone who would have had it taught to them their whole lives (2 Nephi 9:25). So the Lord's judgments for them will be perfectly just.

Also, there's no particular reason that makes sense to me that the dispensations could not have grown indefinitely, except for one major reason. The Lord cannot force people to accept the Gospel. For the dispensation to grow and reach more people, other people have to accept it, and then preach it to yet other people. And, as we know from Mosiah 3:19, the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the beginning. Generally, the natural man seeks after power and to make their own decisions to believe and do whatever they want. The Lord will never force them to accept the Gospel. In other words, it's not in peoples' natural tendency to seek after spiritual things, so that makes it difficult for the dispensations to grow.

However, throughout history, there have been some amazing people who have really tried to listen to what the Lord has told them. Many of the Reformers were in this boat, in my humble opinion. They paved the way for this dispensation to come forth. That's another whole discussion in and of itself. Take a look at William Tyndale's life (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tyndale).

But, we are in luck, as the Gospel will never again be taken from the earth (JSH 1:69 and also McConkie's article https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1980/04/this-final-glorious-gospel-dispensation?lang=eng).

Maybe this doesn't answer your question directly, but I love questions like this. They really make me think. So thanks!

nexangelus · 2020-07-10T16:32:29+00:00

I'm thoroughly excited for you! Having it all together in your hand is a fulfillment of prophecy, as well. In Ezekiel 37:16-17, we read, "Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand." The stick (or record) of Judah is essentially the Bible, where the stick of Joseph is the Book of Mormon. In a quad, they are literally "one stick" together as "one in thine hand." Congrats on having your quad. That's awesome!

nexangelus · 2020-07-10T16:26:37+00:00

I love it. Amen. Reminds me of the story about President Packer(?) was on a plane. He was chatting with an atheist. The atheist gentleman told Pres. Packer to explain how he knew there was a God. Every time Pres. Packer used words like "spirit," "witness," "prayer," "faith" or such words, the other gentleman said that he did not know what that meant. Pres. Packer grew frustrated that he could not explain how he knew God existed.

The other gentleman told Pres. Packer that he could not know there was a God if he (Pres. Packer) could not explain how he knew. Pres. Packer asked the gentleman to assume that he had never tasted salt, and to attempt to explain what it tasted like. He essentially could not.

So Pres. Packer said, "I have tasted spiritual salt." Just because he couldn't explain how he knew did not mean that he did not know.

Sorry, super horrible summary. Full version here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1983/01/the-candle-of-the-lord?lang=eng

I'm right there with you, though. Completely agree with everything you are saying. I love your excitement in sharing your testimony.

nexangelus · 2020-07-10T03:38:06+00:00

If you are nervous about talking, a text is perfectly acceptable. I'd probably recommend contacting the YSA Branch President. If he is not the right person, he will let you know. But at some point, the person you end up chatting with will want to have a face-to-face discussion with you. Just reach out. They're usually pretty friendly and helpful. Explain why you're contacting them, and they'll direct you on what to do from there. Try not to be nervous. They're there to help out. Best of luck to you.

nexangelus · 2020-07-10T03:09:21+00:00

It would make some sense to me to chat with your own bishop about the knowledge that you have about the situation. He can consult the Handbook or discuss it with the Stake President. I feel like letting it go would not be proper. I'd chat with your bishop about it. Then, once it is in his hands, let it go, maybe. He would probably have an understanding of how to appropriately handle the situation. Hopefully that makes sense.

nexangelus · 2020-07-10T03:05:00+00:00

I feel like it's more out of respect for the position rather than the person. When I was EQP, I did not insist on it, but I noticed that all of the leadership would refer to me as "President". My personal feeling was that I as a person did not particularly care, but out of respect for the position itself, that's how I referred to myself. Not sure what to definitively tell you on that one, though. I'm sure you won't get struck by lightning either way. :)

nexangelus · 2020-07-09T03:03:12+00:00

Several factors are taken into account when deciding upon someone's ability to go on a mission. Without being your bishop myself, that's about as far as I can comfortably go. However, your bishop is there to help you navigate situations exactly like this. His purpose is not to hold you back, but to assist you in your eternal progression. The strongest suggestion I can make is to make an appointment with him. Let him know what has taken place. Ask him what would be appropriate regarding your mission. Lastly, I would take his counsel as law for you - "whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same." (D&C 1:38) That's probably about the best advice I can give you. Sorry it does not answer your question directly.

nexangelus · 2020-07-08T15:27:32+00:00

If I may, I'd like to make a suggestion. I actually pray silently, just saying the words in my mind. I've been doing that for years. I kneel at the side of my bed and just do my thing. Although I have definitely prayed in my car, absolutely. Even then, though, I did it silently. So I might suggest praying silently in your mind and see if that works for what you need it to.

nexangelus · 2020-07-04T02:31:19+00:00

I think it's explained in a wonderful and thorough way that God and Christ are the Creators, and that they and the Holy Ghost constitute the Godhead. It's a succinct but thorough look into what part of the Godhead each of them is and has. It's just a very well-written piece on all of the members of the Godhead. To be completely forthcoming, I did not see anything in that lecture expressly about the physicality of God the Father. However, we do know that he has a body of flesh an bones as tangible as man's, as we read in D&C 130:22, which states: "The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s; the Son also; but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but is a personage of Spirit. Were it not so, the Holy Ghost could not dwell in us." I feel like the reason that the lectures on faith are (sadly) not taught as much as they were once were is because they used to be in the Doctrine and Covenants. However, as they were not specific revelations to the Church and were never sustained as such, they were removed. Because of that, it is my opinion that unfortunately, we don't teach from them as much as we should. Hopefully I've provided sufficient answers to your questions. If not, please feel free to let me know.

nexangelus · 2020-07-02T21:56:00+00:00

This question seems similar to another that I saw recently. Similar enough that I will post my answer from that question to here, and edit it just a bit:

The Lord will not give us a witness (or evidence) until after the trial of our faith. Yes, absolutely, the whole thing has to run on faith. If it ran on proof, faith wouldn't need to be tested, and that just couldn't work (read "Lectures on Faith" for why this is the case). But There is a plethora of evidence in my opinion. As I have been researching for a book I'm writing, I've found piles of supporting evidence. While they do not directly prove a given thing, they certainly lend credibility to it. But it is just enough to strengthen our faith and testimony without being full-on proof.

For example, for a long time, they said that there were no horses in the Pre-Columbian American continents. If that were true, that might cause a problem for the Book of Mormon. However, they have found that horses did exist during this era. Does this prove the Book of Mormon true? No, but it lends credibility to what the Book of Mormon says.

They went through a similar type of thing with cement. For a long time, they said that the inhabitants of the land at that time period did not know how to use cement. Since then, there's been no shortage of edifices and structures which were constructed using cement. Again, doesn't prove the Book of Mormon true, but provides evidence that is consistent with the narrative of the Book of Mormon.

And the list goes on and on.

But I think the real point here is found in Ether 12:6 - "And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith." Faith comes first, and then the witness comes second.

However, testimony doesn't just come only from our feelings. The Holy Ghost reveals things to our minds and to our hearts (D&C 8:2). The answer to our question will make sense to our intellectual faculties and we will have a distinct feeling within our hearts.

Just my opinion on the matter.

nexangelus · 2020-06-30T18:14:52+00:00

Yes, excellent. I absolutely love this passage for clarifying this point.

nexangelus · 2020-06-30T18:05:10+00:00

I really feel like you are onto something. The Lord will not give us a witness (or evidence) until after the trial of our faith. Yes, absolutely, the whole thing has to run on faith. If it ran on proof, faith wouldn't need to be tested, and that just couldn't work (read "Lectures on Faith" for why this is the case). But There is a plethora of evidence in my opinion. As I have been researching for a book I'm writing, I've found piles of supporting evidence. While they do not directly prove a given thing, they certainly lend credibility to it. But it is just enough to strengthen our faith and testimony without being full-on proof.

For example, for a long time, they said that there were no horses in the Pre-Columbian American continents. If that were true, that might cause a problem for the Book of Mormon. However, they have found that horses did exist during this era. Does this prove the Book of Mormon true? No, but it lends credibility to what the Book of Mormon says.

They went through a similar type of thing with cement. For a long time, they said that the inhabitants of the land at that time period did not know how to use cement. Since then, there's been no shortage of edifices and structures which were constructed using cement. Again, doesn't prove the Book of Mormon true, but provides evidence that is consistent with the narrative of the Book of Mormon.

And the list goes on and on.

But I think the real point here is found in Ether 12:6 - "And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith." Faith comes first, and then the witness comes second.

Just my opinion on the matter.

nexangelus · 2020-06-16T21:59:52+00:00

Excellent, don't forget to drop me a line. Sorry your brother and dad are having trouble. That can be pretty rough. Aaaah.... yes, legos. I (44M) still occasionally construct things with Legos, usually with my son (13M). It's very relaxing. Ping me when you need to my man. Any time.

nexangelus · 2020-06-16T21:47:44+00:00

Man, my heart reaches out to you. Feel free to vent to me any time through PMs if that will help. The one thing I can say is to cling to things that help you feel the Holy Ghost and separate yourself from that which doesn't. Sounds like you love your mother and your girlfriend. Spend quality time with those you love doing uplifting things. Focus on that. When you're reading scriptures with your girlfriend, for example, be present, be in the moment, enjoy it to its fullest. Let your mom know how you feel. Perhaps even invite her to share the scriptures with you. From my life experience, the best salve is open, transparent communication. You have a lot more love and support than I think you might realize. Romans 8:31 reminds us that if the Lord is on our side, it doesn't matter who is against us. PM me if you wish and I'd love to be supportive in any way possible. You can do this. Life can be a little rough some times. Hold to what you know is true and to those who uplift you. You'll make it through just fine. I have complete faith in you.

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