Sunday morning NOMfrence

[didyoumythme]

Calling on Radio Free Mormon for a follow up podcast about miracles!

[w2mz]

That last talk could be boiled down to, crap happens. Just deal with it.

[nibbler]

That last talk could be boiled down to, crap happens. Just deal with it.

So, an above average conference talk?

[MoPag]

I can't stop staring at Emperor Palpatine 's hair.

[The Beast]

Bednar makes me exceedingly stabby.
Magic clubhouse rituals are how we show love for God. What about service?

[MoPag]

They are going to meme the hell out of this talk

[The Beast]

They are going to meme the hell out of this talk

The memes will exceed all that have come before...exceedingly.

[DPRoberts]

Cue the Bacharach/David hit tune

Promises, promises , I'm all through with . . .

[MoPag]

Oh please be a suck up!

[nibbler]

Took one for the team. Went on vacation to Hawaii, leaving his wife at home with the sick kid.

I'm just nit picking.

[w2mz]

My question: Are Hope and peace really only available through Christ and the atonement? Are any atheists at peace? Can they be at peace without the Mormon Jesus?

[Newme]

Thought: General conference unifies millions of people throughout the world.
That's powerful! Superbowl, world cup, holidays etc also serve to connect people with one another. I think many people really don't care so much what it is that connects them with others - the connection itself seems to be what's so craved. Unfortunately, there are multiple costs to try to belong.

What other organization can unify as much as religious ones?
Is it possible to have such powerful unity while not requiring herd mentality?

[MoPag]

+5 for saying meds are good for mental health

[MoPag]

+5 for promoting open mindedness

[Newme]

My question: Are Hope and peace really only available through Christ and the atonement? Are any atheists at peace? Can they be at peace without the Mormon Jesus?

I also don't believe in human sacrifice-scapegoating Jesus. To me, human sacrifice & shifting blame are both immoral and poor excuses of hope & peace. However, I believe that each of us craves to be and feel loved unconditionally. That type of pure love cannot be trusted for fallible, biased human beings. So, I believe deepest peace & hope are found through faith in God (however you define God).

I try to imagine God in place of when people worship Jesus. Jesus subconsciously serves as a personification of spirituality - human flesh easier to relate to than "spirit" or "intelligent design."

[Silver Girl]

Now we have proof that MPs will completely and deliberately ignore requests from missionaries who want to go home. Yep, lots of those wrecking balls out there in the mission fields.

Meanwhile, Darth Vader could learn from the message to widen his lens.

[DPRoberts]

Using himself as a bad example? You don't see that often.

Zwick +5

[Hagoth]

Zwick +10 for giving the best conference talk so far.

[MoPag]

Zwick did a good job. He actually had to think outside the Sunday school box to help that kid. And like DPROBERTS said, he used himself as a bad example. I'm giving him another +5

[MoPag]

Now wanting to help others is a miracle?