My Bed
Yesterday in church, somebody told about a workshop at last week's youth conference in which the speakers gave a list of about ten things, with instructions to get rid of two of them. The list included items like:
- a living prophet
- testimony
- job
- gift of the Holy Ghost
- scriptures
- priesthood
- bed
- family
- friends
13 Comments:
Only two? I'm thinking the bed and family are the only ones not on the butcher block.
In the end, they had to cut all but two. And let's be clear...they were not left with "family" and "bed." Nor "friends," for that matter.
I don't get snarky at church much these days, because I really like the people. This was just a perspective that honestly would never occur to me. Give up my bed? Shee-yeah.
Guess which 5 I'd give up? I mean GAVE up?
Bleh.
I can see how your beautiful bed is non-negotiable. Well, I can't actually SEE it; what is meant is that I understand.
Are these people living in reality? Being serious? I can pick something there to give up, but then I wouldn't be at a religeous conference.
I wouldn't give up my bed either! I love my bed and my bedroom.
I'd give up the "church stuff" so fast! Oh wait, I already did!
Friends and Family are vastly more important ot me than the chuchy stuff and I can find love and enlightenment and happiness in my interactions with others.
Oh that was me, Hope. I'm not trying to be anonymous, just absent - minded.
I think this is an important insight into the Puritan roots of Mormonism. Anything comfortable is assumed ot be sinful. Since leaving the church, I have been amazed at how many things classed as sinful are actually essential to our progress. Two other examples are skepticism and teenage rebellion. But rest and pleasure are probably the best examples IMO.
I'm thinking those youth would have better off had the speaker given up his speaking job, but that's just me.
5 down, 4 to go. I could give up the bed as I can sleep on the floor in a sleeping bag justy fine, but why?
Well, at least the speaker didn't ask the youth to give up sex. That would have been tragic.
I'm thinking those youth would have better off had the speaker given up his speaking job, but that's just me.
;)
"Aaaaaaah! Been wanting to do this since I woke up this morning"
I say that each and every night unless I am not in my own bed, then I get all Goldilocks-cranky and whiney. I have to have MY pillow and MY sheets and MY side of the bed or I just can't get a good nights sleep.
It looks to me like you have your priorities in perfect order!
-Lori
My bed or a living person-who-claims-to-be-a-prophet-but-really-doesn't-know-if-we-believe-X-or-Y ??? Hrmm. Hard choice.
-Lis
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