07-29-2008, 09:58 PM | #71 |
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You'll recall that I originally commented because somebody chided Archea for mentioning that garments look best on the floor. There seem to be more than a few who place this in the "important" box.
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The scriptures teach that you're made from that dirt that's all over it.
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Yes, and I agree that's probably overstepping things. You'll recall I hope, that I wasn't being critical of anyone's opposing opinion on this.
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07-29-2008, 11:05 PM | #75 |
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I'll tell you the origin of the "no scriptures on the floor thing." I read it as a tidbit somewhere in a church blurb a while back and always remembered it.
When Joseph Fielding Smith was President of the Church, (or maybe it was when he was #2 or #3 but still one of the higher ups), during a conference talk, he mentioned one time when he placed his scriptures on the floor after reading them, and his wife asked him not to put them on the floor. He questioned that, and his wife repeated "please don't do that!" and he quickly responded with a "yes dear" and picked them up. The whole congregation laughed. From that point on, the "respect the scriptures" notion was sort of a light-hearted notion that stemmed from the people's love for their prophet and his stories. I can picture President Hinckley saying the same thing and my generation responding the same way. |
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*President Monson
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I was in a meeting (I'll need to pull up the notes to see to whom the quote was attributed and I'm sure somebody here knows the story) and was related that when an apostle was called to be an apostle he was asked by the prophet one question:
How do you treat your garments? The apostle asked why and was told that that is the universal indicator of the healthiness of one's spiritual being. If you treat your garments good, spiritually you are good. We were subsequently told to not allow our garments to touch the floor and to treat them with the utmost of respect. |
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I was told not to allow your garments to touch the floor in this meeting and not to allow your scriptures to touch as well. I took these instructions to heart and did not allow my garments to be on the bottom of my hamper as my hamper was holed in the bottom. To avoid this conundrum I've graduated to solid bottom hampers. |
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