tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800938683262569469.post5249029352659679471..comments2024-03-14T01:11:49.757-06:00Comments on chasing the long white cloud: Discernment and the Ministering of Angels: A ResponseTylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08502527563795165435noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800938683262569469.post-43548776195780080132009-01-08T12:50:00.000-07:002009-01-08T12:50:00.000-07:00I first read the book quite a few years ago and th...I first read the book quite a few years ago and this quote especially struck a chord with me, especially since I'd become so enamored of Neal A. Maxwell's intellectual discipleship on my mission in New Zealand where the Polynesians also taught me a lot about serving out of love and compassion.<BR/><BR/>I guess it was the time for me to learn that lesson: serving with mind and heart aren't Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08502527563795165435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800938683262569469.post-39637196204314317122009-01-06T22:53:00.000-07:002009-01-06T22:53:00.000-07:00.Well, like you said, "in terms of faith and disce....<BR/><BR/>Well, like you said, "in terms of faith and discernment, [thinking]'s a very important part." I hadn't heard that Hafen quote before but it makes me stand accused.Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800938683262569469.post-90491308109666600312009-01-05T17:10:00.000-07:002009-01-05T17:10:00.000-07:00Adam:I'm glad you feel like you can talk about suc...Adam:<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you feel like you can talk about such spiritually intimate things here. It's good to have someone to chat with them about. Thanks for the inspiration.<BR/><BR/>Th.:<BR/><BR/>I noticed earlier today that you've been thinking angels. Perhaps our inspiration comes from a mutual source...<BR/><BR/>Whatever the case, I agree that thinking is only half the battle, although in Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08502527563795165435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800938683262569469.post-63732675208674502712009-01-05T16:15:00.000-07:002009-01-05T16:15:00.000-07:00.Tyler --- I agree we need to think more about dis....<BR/><BR/>Tyler --- <BR/><BR/>I agree we need to think more about discernment. Myself, I <I>think</I> "about" it a lot, but that's about it. I need to actively work on cultivating it. And if you don't mind me dropping a link, <A HREF="http://thmazing.blogspot.com/2009/01/two-brief-svithey-thoughts.html" REL="nofollow">I've been thinking about angels too</A>. Let's let God out of that box.Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800938683262569469.post-41897394880766810742009-01-02T18:37:00.000-07:002009-01-02T18:37:00.000-07:00Thanks for the response, Tyler, even if the venue ...Thanks for the response, Tyler, even if the venue did (appropriately) change. I love your comment:<BR/><BR/>"As Adam also alludes to, there is a way (perhaps more powerful than a physical manifestation) to spiritually discern the difference between angels that may appear to us and, what's more, to sense the presence of unseen hosts, whether good or bad."<BR/><BR/>I've also had experiences that Adam K. K. Figueirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332366019568841848noreply@blogger.com