I'm new to the world of blogging, so bear with me... I was instructed to create a blog for my Family Relations class, so here it is. For the sake of my classmates I'll tell a little bit about myself. I am from Taber, Alberta, Canada and this is my 5th semester at BYU-Idaho. This class will be going toward my Home and Family cluster. I'm the middle of 5 kids; 2 girls and 3 boys. I have one beautiful niece and two adorable nephews. I like to read, watch movies, play games (I'm slightly addicted to Blokus and Gilmore Girls), and spend time in Glacier Park or at the lake with my family.
When I think of the talk "The Challenge to Become" by Elder Oaks I am reminded of a particular seminary lesson. My teacher held up a picture of a convertible and then went on to say that a convertible is not the same as taking a regular car and tearing the roof off. A convertible can go back and forth. We as children of God need to be converted, not convertible. We are told in the scriptures that we cannot enter God's kingdom unless we are converted. We can't be flip-flopping back and forth between righteousness and wickedness. "No man can serve two masters." (see Matthew 6:24)
We are told that if we are rich, we should sell our belongings and give them to the poor. Instead, we tithe 10% and think that we're making an amazing sacrifice. Where does the money actually go? I've heard that in the Mormon Church, Canada's tithing money is being used to fund BYU, not going to the poor of Canada.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate how on your blog you are concerned about marriage and divorce, and how one should act around one's mate. Marital fidelity is a novel Christian value - Tertullian (approx. 160 – 220 AD) in his famous Apology said, “We share everything except our wives - you share nothing except your wives.” Even back then Christians knew that "wife sharing" and polygamy was wrong.