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Comment on YOU'RE BETTER THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE

Rebecca Talley — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:24:20 GMT

Wow, Ronda, amazing article. You should submit this to the Ensign. It's powerful and so true.

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Cindy Beck — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:40:03 GMT

Ronda,
Great article! What you've said is so true ... Satan loves to whisper words to make us feel inferior, and to damage our self-esteem.

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Comment on SACRAMENT MEETING REVERENCE

Angela — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:34:44 GMT

In the Chapel, People gather to hear the Spirit of the Lord. If we really care about others, we would call or drop by their home. It is the Lord's house and his time. We have the rest of the week. He only gets 1 hour.

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Anna — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:23:20 GMT

I think we do have a problem with reverence.

There are reasons for leaving the chapel (such as taking out a crying or misbehaving child) but other than that, it isn't that hard to sit for an hour, unless you have a medical problem.

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Michelle E. — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:35:11 GMT

Wonderful article! I too believe there is a problem with revernce in our chapels and I am not perfect at it either, but I am definitely going to begin improving mine and setting a better example. As primary chorister, when we have a reverence problem in Primary I often have the children sing "Reverence is Love" or I will quietly play it on the CD player since my pianist is fairly new and doesn't know all the songs. I think I will try singing that song to myself as I enter the Chapel as well to remind myself to be reverent.

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Ronda Hinrichsen — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:52:59 GMT

Great comments. Thank you for your input!

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Jennifer Ricks — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:38:43 GMT

I also like this quote about reverence by President L. Aldin Porter (from "Come to the Temple" in the October 2004 New Era; President Porter was president of the Salt Lake Temple at the time): "Reverence is more than silence. Reverence is, among other things, a respect for sacred gifts." He also said, "What we learn and feel in the temple is largely determined by how reverent we are." I would add that what we learn and feel in all our meetings is determined by how reverent we are. These thoughts on reverence also make me think of Psalms 46:10, "Be still, and know that I am God."

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Cindy Beck — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:29:34 GMT

Ronda,
Excellent article. Reverence can be a major problem sometimes, and the atmosphere in the chapel sets the tone for the whole meeting.

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Linda — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:25:30 GMT

I also think that reverence is a problem within our chapels. Not only are we not taking the time for ourselves to be reverent, but we are infringing on others rights. This is something we as a people need to work on.