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Purpose of Life

This has been a week of amazing posts in the blog world. I promise to have an original Peacewriter piece up later in the week, but for today I had to share this amazing post by Juliane over on Molly Mormon's Evil Twin.

Juliane shares a video of an amazing man who serves his neighbors with the kind of selfless love that others merely write about. This man has figured out the purpose of his life. Watch the video and read Juliane's remarks.

If you need a dose of perspective today, here it is.

I have to say, this is better than any message I have ever heard from any pulpit anywhere in my entire life.
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Feminist Mormon Housewives: Just One of the Many

I read this post over on Feminist Mormon Housewives today and I felt inspired to share it. It makes me sad that this young mother, a young woman with four small children, heard this message from the place that should provide her with the spiritual uplift she needs. I hope she continues to weave her own original and beautiful tapestry. I simply love the way she words her point without attacking her faith. Read on here...
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Not Really Happy?

Happiness is not, cannot be measured according to one’s righteousness.
It just can’t be.

I overheard a faithful Latter-day Saint bemoan her own economic struggles, and openly question why an acquaintance that had left the fold was prospering. She wondered why her lot was so tough, and the other family was obviously prospering. Where were her blessings? Why were they getting all of the blessings?

I am one of those people according to Elder Glen L. Pace in his classic talk They’re Not Really Happy (Ensign Nov. 1987) who has traded “telestial pleasure for celestial happiness and joy.”

I have let the faith of my youth. I suppose I have changed my address to General Delivery, the Great And Spacious Building.

Is that really how God works?
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