Dangers of Disobedience
December 17th, 2021 by G.
Disobedience always is dangerous, but the most dangerous type is when you think you are being more virtuous than the apostles. This ends in you being more Christian than Jesus.
Not to the same degree but there are also dangers in being more virtuous then the mass of the Saints. One way to get around those dangers is to laugh at yourself when you are being sanctimoniously extra righteous. Be extra righteous, but also laugh at yourself.
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December 17th, 2021 07:51:38
E.C.
December 17, 2021
It’s hard to be sanctimonious when you’re chuckling at your own absurdity.
This is my greatest argument for how God can be humble and also glorious – he weeps, but he also laughs.
IAW
December 17, 2021
I promise to laugh at you as well.
IAW
December 17, 2021
On a more serious note (sort of):
I always loved how President Gordon B. Hinckley had such a self-deprecating sense of humor. Knowing the prophet didn’t take himself too seriously actually helped me appreciate his prophetic role even more.
Bernard Law Bookslinger
December 18, 2021
As the prophet once said, and I think rightly, …