Well, seeing as how my last post was one side of my literary addiction, I've decided to do this on another facet of said addiction: gospel literature. Right now I'm just finishing up a book entitled Things as They Really Are by Elder Neal A. Maxwell. I was reading some quotes by Elder Maxwell and decided that I should finally read one of his books (since apart from the Maxwell quote-book, I have six of his many books), so I started with this one. While this whole book was wonderful I thought that I's share some of my favorite parts.
"It is not well for man to pray cream and live skim milk." This one is actually President Howard W. Hunter (Ensign, November 1977, p. 54). and...
"Discipleship is not simply surviving and enduring; discipleship is a pressing forward, a creative Christianity. Discipleship does not wait to be acted upon, but instead acts upon men and circumstances to make things better." (p. 100)
Elder Maxwell uses beautiful language and helps me to look at things a new way. I love what he says here about a "creative Christianity." Life isn't just about doing church stuff on Sunday's and living a different life the rest of the week. It's about striving constantly to do better and re-create ourselves like unto Christ.
Whether you're LDS or not, even Christian or not, we can always strive to live a more morally creative life where we constantly strive to improve ourselves.
Oh, and on the first quote, I really love milk so this hit me, maybe not as meaningful to others, but I thought it was good.
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2 comments:
love the quotes ... creative Christianity and cream vs skim milk. love it. thanks for the reminder lil brother.
...magga cammarra...
I love that quote (also a milk lover)...right now I'm reading a book I stole from mom "Peculiar" by Mary Ellen Edmunds...some valuable insight there. (I'll return it next time I see you Mom! - Oh and Jodi? I'll return your Bytheway book, too...)
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