When I was growing up we had a weekly tradition that we called "Closure". It would take place on sunday and sort of finish off the week. What is closure? well, all 11 of us (a blended family) would gather in the living room after dinner on sunday. One by one each person was encuraged to share something they learned either that day in church, sometime over the last week, or even just their lifetime. Only if you wanted to. Once you were done, sharing would be passed to the next person. This was not a time to correct, debate, or lecture. It was simply a time to share what you had learned. Some times they were very brief, even one word. Partly because with that many teenagers you should know at least a few want to hurry up and get on with it, and also because thats just how some did it. Others would share longer thoughts.




I would like this to be a place where Closure can take place. Please share Something you have learned. If you are not an auther on the blog, but wish to share, just post what you have learned as a comment on my last post.

-Tali

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

O Say, What Is Truth?

I read this on the personal blog of Matthew Kastendieck, one of my blog followers. I couldn't have said it any better, and it really impressed me, as it's exactly how I feel:

D&C 93:24 says: “And truth is knowledge of things as they are, and as they were, and as they are to come;”

This grand principle is not generally known among mankind. In grade eleven, I had a teacher who defined truth as the accepted beliefs of how things are. She talked about how truth was subject to change as mankind learned more about the universe around them.

If this is the case, what principles ought we to build our lives upon? According to this definition, even truth cannot be relied upon because it may change.

I am grateful for the knowledge that truth is unchanging; it is more than a belief or opinion. While we do not have a perfect knowledge of the truth, God does. That is why we can trust in Him to guide us in this life.

In the tempest of changing opinions and beliefs in the world around us, we can always look to the lighthouse of God’s word, which guides us according to the absolute and unchanging truth.

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