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Tag: accountability
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This morning I attended the baptism of my sweet little neighbor Marianne. She is eight; the age which we consider 'the age of accountability'. She was able to make the choice for herself to be baptized as she now is aware of her agency to make choices and to experience the consequences of those same choices. I would appreciate your comments about baptism! http://simplymormon.blogspot.com/2008/08/baptism.html ... Read More
Clear your mind. You are going to have a vision. Find a time and place where you can relax. Perhaps close your eyes if it helps. Please envision your best life. Notice what you see, hear, smell, move, who you know, etc. For many of you, you won't have to make up a thing. The vision will be something you already know, that has been built up beginning in your youth. You can start jotting down notes of as many things as you can acknowledge. The vision I have for... Read More
Our 2nd Article of Faith states: "we believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's trangressions." http://scriptures.lds.org/a_of_f/1 The 2nd Article of Faith is based on our belief that each person is accountable for his/her own choices; we have been given the ability to make choices, and have to be responsible for them. No, Adam is not to blame for the poor choices I've made in my life!!! and it's my privilege to make another choice which is to repent, and ch... Read More
I did not make these 9 items up. This is from a book by Hal Urban titled Life's Greatest Lessons pp34-6. We're free to choose our character -- the type of persons we become. We're free to choose our values. We're free to choose how to treat other people. We're free to choose how to handle adversity. We're free to choose how much we'll learn. We're free to choose what we'll accomplish in life. We're free to choose our own belief system. We're free to choose our own purpose. We're free to ch... Read More
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