tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post9121721245320959777..comments2024-01-07T05:28:45.522-08:00Comments on Thmazing's Thutopia: Svithe #145: In defense of misery, and in which remember that men may not always have joyTh.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-8404671911770947852009-02-16T09:27:00.000-08:002009-02-16T09:27:00.000-08:00.I like that. It sounds good to me. And it doesn't....<BR/><BR/>I like that. It sounds good to me. And it doesn't lessen our respect for others' misery.Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-84580832487094488202009-02-16T00:28:00.000-08:002009-02-16T00:28:00.000-08:00Joy - the emotion evoked by well-being, success, o...Joy - the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or <I>by the prospect of possessing what one desires.</I><BR/><BR/>Understanding the two verses as a whole, that men experience opposition in order to have an understanding, joy as defined in the first part can only be understood after experiencing misery. However, is it possible that the joy Lehi is discussing here is as described in the latter portion of this definition? We are that we might have joy - evoked by the prospect of having the greatest gift. Is it not possible to pass through this misery while experiencing the joy brought on by the understanding that the power of Christ's atonement is powerful enough and encompasses more than just some point in our future, after we pass from this mortality?necrodancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10542565281366117182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-82982274718350312752009-02-15T21:22:00.000-08:002009-02-15T21:22:00.000-08:00.Yes. Yes, exactly. It's so easy for us to lose si....<BR/><BR/>Yes. Yes, exactly. It's so easy for us to lose sight of the overall structure of eternity.Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-91551640126596044632009-02-15T19:21:00.000-08:002009-02-15T19:21:00.000-08:00I actually really like Elder Packer's comparison o...I actually really like Elder Packer's comparison of the Plan of Salvation to a three-act play, and feel it is particularly appropriate to this scripture. The second act is usually when all conflicts arise and things become difficult; nothing is harmonious until the final scene in the third act.<BR/><BR/>And, my word verification is "latte". Mmm, milk...FoxyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17950095008611661757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-56866836186694750822009-02-15T16:18:00.000-08:002009-02-15T16:18:00.000-08:00.I did not know that, but I am not surprised. I wo....<BR/><BR/>I did not know that, but I am not surprised. I wonder if they ever met. They were only a month different in age.Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-86177720246999375542009-02-15T15:31:00.000-08:002009-02-15T15:31:00.000-08:00:DLincoln was a great fan of Poe.:D<BR/><BR/>Lincoln was a great fan of Poe.Redoubthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16143918542041767727noreply@blogger.com