What is this blog?

In 2008 I stumbled upon a blog organized by a woman who wanted to read The Bible each day through the year and then comment and receive comments about the reading assignment. I decided to join and I really enjoyed the experience of discussing the passages. I wanted to continue that. I thought I would start a blog that follows the LDS Sunday School lessons, not in any way replacing them, but just to offer a venue to comment on the readings for those who don't like to/get to comment in class or don't get to go to class at all, or just anybody. 2009 was my first full year with this blog, reading the Doctrine and Covenants (all archived in 2009). 2010 I did my best to discuss the Old Testament but fell off in the fall. 2011 is a review of The New Testament, but I was even less successful in continuing with that year, but I hope to fill those in during the year! During 2012 we discuss The Book of Mormon. I will post at least once for the week's readings. I will not post on General Conference weeks and will probably be behind your current reading due to our church schedule, but hope you can still find relevancy. Also, I probably won't proofread much, so please forgive me for errors, I'll be lucky to just get a post each week in. Feel free to comment on my current week or your class' current week. Enjoy! I do!

Thursday, February 12, 2009

The Gift of the Holy Ghost. Thurs, Feb 12th

I do not know everything. I have a small glimpse of the purpose of life and am still discovering my own purpose. The members of the Godhead know everything. Members of the LDS church believe that there are three seperate members of the Godhead, with three seperate bodies/beings, not all three in one personage. I think this is amazing. I think it is amazing that we have Heavenly Father, who is the master of all, the Father who sent His Son, the Father of our spirits, He is in charge. We have Christ who atoned for our sins, who died so that we may live spiritually and physically and experience joy. Then we have the third member of the Godhead who makes sure we know all of these things and more. There are a few reasons I can think of why there needs to be a third member, when the first two seem to have quite enough power to do whatever they need and we need. 1. The rule of witnesses - Heavenly Father needs two witnesses. 2. We need to have some degree of tangible proof of direction, guideance, an indication of love and the experiences of feeling true joy, which can only come by the designated vehicle of the Holy Ghost. I am so very grateful for this. I'm sure there are many more reasons. What do you think?

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