Comments on: What’s Most Important to You? http://mormonmatters.org/2008/09/19/whats-most-important-to-you/ A weekly podcast exploring Mormon culture and current events. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: SilverRain http://mormonmatters.org/2008/09/19/whats-most-important-to-you/#comment-36821 SilverRain Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:09:41 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=1917#comment-36821 I think the most important thing to me isn't listed: it is where God wants me to be. The other things (personal revelation, ordinances, living prophet, etc.) are vital, much like the various ingredients of a cake, but the essential thing is God's will and my understanding of it. I think the most important thing to me isn’t listed: it is where God wants me to be. The other things (personal revelation, ordinances, living prophet, etc.) are vital, much like the various ingredients of a cake, but the essential thing is God’s will and my understanding of it.

]]> By: Ray http://mormonmatters.org/2008/09/19/whats-most-important-to-you/#comment-36280 Ray Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:49:04 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=1917#comment-36280 The cosmology - the "big picture" - is what captivates my mind; the personal revelation that accompanies the cosmology is what captivates my spirit; the fact that we individuals at the local level (warts and weaknesses, notwithstanding) are who really run the "practical church" is what captivates me. Above all else, the "rightness" of my experiences grounds everything else. The cosmology – the “big picture” – is what captivates my mind; the personal revelation that accompanies the cosmology is what captivates my spirit; the fact that we individuals at the local level (warts and weaknesses, notwithstanding) are who really run the “practical church” is what captivates me. Above all else, the “rightness” of my experiences grounds everything else.

]]> By: Gary http://mormonmatters.org/2008/09/19/whats-most-important-to-you/#comment-36242 Gary Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:31:24 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=1917#comment-36242 With the exception of the saving ordinances, I don't see anything on the list that is unique to the LDS church. Although others do not claim to have prophets, they do have leaders that give inspired counsel, and that counsel is not any different from the counsel that we get from our leaders. In response to your question, I think social support and edification would be at the top of the list of reasons to remain active and committed. I can get the others in other ways. Theoretically, I could get the same social support and edification elsewhere, but it would take many years to build up that level of social connection, and I could never duplicate the family connection because my family members are also fully committed to the Church. With the exception of the saving ordinances, I don’t see anything on the list that is unique to the LDS church. Although others do not claim to have prophets, they do have leaders that give inspired counsel, and that counsel is not any different from the counsel that we get from our leaders.

In response to your question, I think social support and edification would be at the top of the list of reasons to remain active and committed. I can get the others in other ways. Theoretically, I could get the same social support and edification elsewhere, but it would take many years to build up that level of social connection, and I could never duplicate the family connection because my family members are also fully committed to the Church.

]]> By: Rigel Hawthorne http://mormonmatters.org/2008/09/19/whats-most-important-to-you/#comment-36117 Rigel Hawthorne Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:12:33 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=1917#comment-36117 The most important reason that I feel to physically attend church is for witnessing to Jesus Christ (and to myself) that I have taken His name upon me. The service and personal spiritual experiences are blessings that flow out of that commitment. Being Mormon brings the meaning of that witness to me in a clear and personal way relating it to all the other unique aspects of the religion. The most important reason that I feel to physically attend church is for witnessing to Jesus Christ (and to myself) that I have taken His name upon me. The service and personal spiritual experiences are blessings that flow out of that commitment. Being Mormon brings the meaning of that witness to me in a clear and personal way relating it to all the other unique aspects of the religion.

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