tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post8256175138617165373..comments2024-01-07T05:28:45.522-08:00Comments on Thmazing's Thutopia: If, by their fruits ye shall know them, then this is Satan's Book of Mormon commentaryTh.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-24185606951788784782010-10-27T14:21:29.422-07:002010-10-27T14:21:29.422-07:00Whoa. Duly noted!Whoa. Duly noted!The Weedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402140616200621802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-70663842190354873212010-10-01T19:58:07.286-07:002010-10-01T19:58:07.286-07:00.
It's out in a box in the garage waiting to ....<br /><br />It's out in a box in the garage waiting to be disposed of. That's a pretty dang good idea though, hollowing out. Not the sort of thing any crook's apt to grab.<br /><br />What book is yours?Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-10683090077758621072010-10-01T15:48:50.661-07:002010-10-01T15:48:50.661-07:00This post is pretty old, but I just barely discove...This post is pretty old, but I just barely discovered it, so I'm commenting.<br /><br />So--did you think of a way to dispose of it?<br /><br />We got a similar book as a wedding present. I wasn't terribly excited to receive it, but I pulled it out to give it a good-faith reading. I sat on the couch flipping through it with my wife until she couldn't restrain her opinion ("This is rubbish!" is probably pretty close) and it's been hiding in a corner ever since.<br /><br />Our current plan is to us an X-acto knife to hollow it out and make it a safe, but we've never gotten around to that. It's hard to be motivated because we don't really have any valuables to stash.Schmetterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10188647121762378788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-91645370120618121472010-05-01T23:06:49.519-07:002010-05-01T23:06:49.519-07:00.
You might check out this cool wiki. It's st....<br /><br />You might check out this cool wiki. It's still young but the idea has much potential.<br /><br /><a href="http://feastupontheword.org/Home" rel="nofollow">http://feastupontheword.org/Home</a>Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-11403853185677059792010-04-30T15:53:36.332-07:002010-04-30T15:53:36.332-07:00Maybe I should write my own doctrinal commentary o...Maybe I should write my own doctrinal commentary on The Book of Mormon, it could be a good way to qualitatively measure what I understand and believe, and maybe even learn some of what I don't.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129474643689687677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-40943427053579199372010-04-22T08:33:07.711-07:002010-04-22T08:33:07.711-07:00.
Reading the whole thing was a good use of my ti....<br /><br />Reading <a href="http://byustudies.byu.edu/PDFLibrary/29.2Voros%20ac19508f-8247-45fd-adb2-1478fd9bd656.pdf" rel="nofollow">the whole thing</a> was a good use of my time. It lays out their sins pretty clearly.Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-74566718940760809742010-04-22T08:10:24.430-07:002010-04-22T08:10:24.430-07:00.
Wow. They nailed it. That's exactly right. ....<br /><br />Wow. They nailed it. That's exactly right. Perhaps if I didn't wait six months since last opening it to rail on it I might have been as coherent as well. Thank you.<br /><br />I particularly liked this line:<br /><br />".... brothers McConkie and Millet have produced a commentary for the spiritually deaf."Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-8081497528473991582010-04-22T04:49:13.250-07:002010-04-22T04:49:13.250-07:00BYU Studies 29:2
Review by J. Frederic Voros, Jr...BYU Studies 29:2<br />Review by J. Frederic Voros, Jr.<br /><br />(I have selected a few sections from a longer review of the Volume 1 and Volume 2 of the series. He had some positive things to say as well, but generally it is a negative review. I copied these bits from a PDF, and all the punctuation fell out, so it might look a little funny.)<br /><br />. . . The entire work is suffused<br />with the McConkie style grandiose rhetorical and cast in the<br />cadences of finality . . .<br /><br />(After quoting a section) Note that in keeping with the authors' view of the proper role of a scriptural commentary, neither of these passages communicates any new content about the Book of Mormon; they are in that respect typical of the entire work the authors don't speculate, they don't<br />explicate, they don't ramify: they preach. <br /> You could do much worse for a pair of preachers the authors frequent attempts to turn the stirring and pointed phrase often succeed: "It is in the flames of difficulty that the tempered steel of faith is forged ease does not call forth greatness." . . . But in driving home scriptural truths McConkie and Millet often try too hard to turn the intensity of a verse up a notch . . . (a few quotes) . . . This approach may be valuable for those who find scriptural truths too quietly expressed but the contemplative reader may after several pages at this volume begin to feel that brothers McConkie and Millet have produced a commentary for the spiritually deaf. <br /><br />Another danger of their hortatory approach is the resultant tendency to reduce all matters of belief faith love and hope the inner mystical questions to mere prescriptive formulations. . . .<br /><br />Other passages are more troubling than puzzling. A frequent theme of the work is the foolishness and wickedness of the unrighteous those who reject the glad tidings of the restored gospel.<br /><br />"Little imagination is necessary to determine the source of that spirit which is offended by the desire of God's children to become like their eternal father."<br />"It is a simple matter to discern the source of that spirit which protests the announcement that more of the word of the lord has been restored to us."<br />The unidentified source of these nonmembers spirits is evidently the devil. Assigning diabolical motives to all who disagree is the ultimate act of ecclesiastical chauvinism. It is repugnant to the character of Joseph Smith and to the teachings of Jesus. It is false and wrong to imply that God’s love or approval are reserved for Mormons and that those who reject Mormon doctrine are Satan inspired. How can it be a "simple matter" to penetrate the heart of a fellow human and judge his or her motivation? Is this the judgment with which we would be judged? <br /><br />It is uncharitable at best to revile and accuse any who lack or reject the greater knowledge we have been given. But it is worse to issue a condemnation so sweeping that it might well include<br />Christians such as G K Chesterton, C S Lewis, Malcolm Muggeridge and many others who have defended the doctrine of Christ's vicarious sacrifice for human sin. . . .<br /><br />Doctrinal Commentary of the Book of Mormon will be read and appreciated by many Latter Day Saints, but I would not expect it to be popular among those whose minds and spirits are challenged by the Book of Mormon. If you enjoy novel insights, scriptural exegesis, or attention to implication skip this one. But if you value categorical assertions of ultimate truths, if you see mostly darkness without the walls of Zion and light within, if you believe grace is for Mormons who keep all the commandments, then this is your set.<br /><br />http://byustudies.byu.edu/showtitle.aspx?title=5918Andrew H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01447530562656745764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-46578401380008706572010-04-21T21:56:43.501-07:002010-04-21T21:56:43.501-07:00See, now you're thinking like a marketer!See, now you're thinking like a marketer!Moriah Jovanhttp://b10mediaworx.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-10441244528942611232010-04-21T21:32:09.779-07:002010-04-21T21:32:09.779-07:00.
Sure. I think I'll just sell my monkey'....<br /><br />Sure. I think I'll just sell my monkey's paw at the same time. Bundle 'em up for greater value.Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-41370612216944737352010-04-21T21:28:18.103-07:002010-04-21T21:28:18.103-07:00What to do with it? I'm not in the habit of di...<b>What to do with it? I'm not in the habit of disposing of books. Any suggestions?</b><br /><br />eBay.Moriah Jovanhttp://b10mediaworx.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-24808833646954937692010-04-21T20:54:53.825-07:002010-04-21T20:54:53.825-07:00Cut it up and burn it?
Let the kids color pictur...Cut it up and burn it? <br /><br />Let the kids color pictures in it, then cut it up and burn it?<br /><br />Cut the center of the pages out and use it to hide something? I'd suggest pot, but I guess that doesn't really work.<br /><br />Ooh, how about giving it to the Jehovah Witnesses next time they come around? Actually, never mind...that wouldn't be charitable and might even count as anti-missionary work.<br /><br />Wrap it in brown paper and mail it back to the publishers (or authors)?<br /><br />Just a few thoughts...Satsukinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-31338141202226656852010-04-21T20:27:16.394-07:002010-04-21T20:27:16.394-07:00That was the most awesome book review I have ever ...That was the most awesome book review I have ever read.Erin aka- absent-minded secretaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07006072541390397026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-61804697485342895892010-04-21T20:21:51.297-07:002010-04-21T20:21:51.297-07:00.
What to do with it? I'm not in the habit of....<br /><br />What to do with it? I'm not in the habit of disposing of books. Any suggestions?Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-21939828969271216812010-04-21T19:48:22.631-07:002010-04-21T19:48:22.631-07:00I'd never really considered that it was this b...I'd never really considered that it was this book that killed our good habit. But you are right. This book managed to take all the enjoyment out of reading scripture. Stupid book.Lady Steedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12439183959591664777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-17940020611854433162010-04-21T12:31:38.709-07:002010-04-21T12:31:38.709-07:00So I suppose that you'd be less than thrilled ...So I suppose that you'd be less than thrilled to learn that this multi-volume work is cited quite a number of times in the official CES Book of Mormon Seminary Teacher Resource Manual.<br /><br />On Monday I chose not to use an unnecessary quotation about Mormon taken from volume IV. In contrast, this morning having the kids read the words of George A. Smith, James E. Talmage, and Spencer W. Kimball served to expound on and enlighten the scriptural discussion we were having.'Philenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-72133244911176938322010-04-21T10:41:33.417-07:002010-04-21T10:41:33.417-07:00Dude. Now THERE's a review that doesn't mi...Dude. Now THERE's a review that doesn't mince words. Good luck getting back in the BoM study groove.Satsukinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-29063376527781176412010-04-21T10:14:48.863-07:002010-04-21T10:14:48.863-07:00Goodness gracious. Um. Wow.
You're hard to ag...Goodness gracious. Um. Wow.<br /><br />You're hard to agitate, especially to this respect, so--<br /><br />Wow.Moriah Jovanhttp://b10mediaworx.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-15568711419017772352010-04-21T10:04:18.356-07:002010-04-21T10:04:18.356-07:00Wow. Strong words.
If you're looking for new ...Wow. Strong words.<br /><br />If you're looking for new ways to do scripture study, one thing I've been doing is reading conference talks, then reading the Book of Mormon chapters referenced in the talk. It tends to make for a more thematic approach.Katyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771780464356547742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-85889828443111587872010-04-21T09:51:52.983-07:002010-04-21T09:51:52.983-07:00HI-Larious.
I often grab books of this sort when ...HI-Larious.<br /><br />I often grab books of this sort when I can find them cheap-but they have to really grab me to grant more than a simple perusing. Thanks for the heads up to save myself the buck or two when I see it at the DI next.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.com