We missed those who were not there. If you could not make it, please read and do #1 below:
#1 We discussed Cassia's question while we cross-country skied last week: "What hope do we have? If the Youngbergs, who are good skiers, still fall; and people like David (in the Bible)who knew so much still fell - what hope do we have for making it through alright?"
In class we talked about vines and how when a plant is connected to it's vine - it grows. When a plant gets disconnected it starts to decay. Unlike plants, because of the atonement, we can reconnect to our Vine whenever we have lost connection. But no matter how much we know - if we disconnect from the Vine because we put anything else in front of Him, we have no hope for growth or for reaching our potential.
The Great Divorce is about some of the things that entice us to put them in front of God. As a class, we wrote out the enticements and the way to overcome them for each person in the book. If you were not in class, I am asking you to do this on your own for the following people:
Enticement Remedy
The Frightened Ghost:
The Cynic:
The Grumbler:
Painter:
Robert's Wife:
Pam:
Ghost with the Lizard:
Sarah Smith and the Dwarf:
Example: Enticement Remedy
The Bishop: Power, Position, To appear smart and new Take time off to connect with God and check his motives.
Everyone: Please do the following for next week:
#2 Read: It Isn't a Sin to be Weak
#3 Read: On Certain Blindness in Human Beings
#4 Watch: On Being Wrong
#5 Write: A quote and discussion question below
What some need to catch up on from other weeks:
#6 If you haven't done so - write your thoughts on perfectionism or wholeness - If you are stressing out about the "essay" - just write what you have learned so far about one or the other - don't worry about making it professional or essay-ish. It doesn't have to be perfect ;-) Even a paragraph of your thoughts would be alright.
#7 If you didn't read Guidepost 5 last week - read it this week. We will be discussing it in class. Keep working on your gratitude goal this week.
Note: If you are behind in class and didn't attend yesterday - you have 7 things to do this week (8 if you still have to finish The Great Divorce), so get started early.
If you are all caught up and came to class yesterday - you just have 4 things to do this week.
Please be sure you check them all off before Friday. We want to inspire one another, not set the bar low for each other about what is expected in this class. I know everyone feels very busy right now. It's that time of year. But as much as I LOVE you all, I'd rather not mentor a class where the bar is set low. <3
This is Cassia (My phone died, and I don't have access to a charger rn).
ReplyDeleteAnyway, here's a quote that I loved:
"And true realism, always and everywhere, that of the poets: to find out where joy resides, and give it a voice far beyond singing."
The chapter talked a lot about finding joy in simple things. How can we do that? Is it possible to find joy in mundain tasks?
Guidepost #4
ReplyDelete"I'd like to experience more happiness, but I want to LIVE from a place of gratitude and joy."
My question is about Joy and Happiness. Is their a hard line defining these two words or do they intermix? When reading and I come across the word happiness I wonder if they mean happiness or if they mean joy?
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“Restoring what you cannot restore, healing the wound you cannot heal, fixing that which you broke and cannot fix is the very purpose of the atonement of Christ. …
ReplyDelete“I repeat, save for the exception of the very few who defect to perdition, there is no habit, no addiction, no rebellion, no transgression, no apostasy, no crime exempted from the promise of complete forgiveness. That is the promise of the atonement of Christ.”
President Boyd K. Packer, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “The Brilliant Morning of Forgiveness,” Ensign, Nov. 1995, 19–20.
Question: Is it a weakness to feel inadequacies? How do we overcome Satan's power and reach for Christ's never-ending love? How do you completely change your mind to think so? Are there steps?
“Restoring what you cannot restore, healing the wound you cannot heal, fixing that which you broke and cannot fix is the very purpose of the atonement of Christ. …
ReplyDelete“I repeat, save for the exception of the very few who defect to perdition, there is no habit, no addiction, no rebellion, no transgression, no apostasy, no crime exempted from the promise of complete forgiveness. That is the promise of the atonement of Christ.”
President Boyd K. Packer, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “The Brilliant Morning of Forgiveness,” Ensign, Nov. 1995, 19–20.
Question: Is it a weakness to feel inadequacies? How do we overcome Satan's power and reach for Christ's never-ending love? How do you completely change your mind to think so? Are there steps?
"As we are meek and faithful, God offers grace, not forgiveness as the remedy for weakness." -Wendy Ulrich
ReplyDeleteQuestion: How can we learn we are wrong? How can we help others see when they are wrong?
" We cannot grow spiritually unless we reject sin, but we also do not grow spiritually unless we accept our state of human weakness, respond to it with humility and faith, and learn through our weakness to trust in God."
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Question: Why do we fight trying to be happy?
How can we be more open to other ideas?
"The spectator's judgment is sure to miss the root of the matter, and to possess no truth. The subject judged knows a part of the world of reality which the judging spectator fails to see, knows more while the spectator knows less; and, wherever there is conflict of opinion and difference of vision, we are bound to believe that the truer side is the side that feels the more, and not the side that feels the less."
ReplyDeleteHow do we tell what side is the "more or the less"
So, I'm going to do mine and Adam's here ok? OK great...
ReplyDeleteAshley...
Question: How can we learn to accept our weakness's and still make them strengths?
Quote: "I err, therefore I am."
As you can probably tell, I really liked the TED talk:D
Adam...
Question: How can we grow while living in perfectionism, and how can we let go of it?
Quote: "Wow! I don't know. Maybe I'm wrong."
My question is on the Kathryn Schulz Ted Talk and the Guidepost 5 in Gifts of Imperfection. Especially in the TED Talk, it talks about how people don't wanna be wrong. Which is true. And it talks about how we should look at things objectively. But there are a lot of things for me at least, and maybe this is just me, that I believe, not because I know they're right, but mostly because I hope they're right and I'm pretty sure they're right. The Gospel is a good example, and it goes back to faith. I know a lot of people who think it's silly to believe in God, and in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, but should we look for ways to be wrong in every subject? Because the scriptures say that if we believe in Jesus Christ, we'll be able to be saved. So I guess I'm asking, should we try to believe in Jesus Christ, even if we don't know or can't logically explain that He lives? And to go along with that, should we try to believe in other things that we hope are true, but we can't explain that they are logically? Sorry. I could've condensed that.
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ReplyDeleteQuote: "Saying a sin is really a weakness leads to rationalizing instead of repenting. Saying a weakness is a sin can result in shame, blame, despair, and giving up on God's promises."
Question: "Is there a difference between having patience and being tolerant?"