tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528802866052283163.post2130563117722647827..comments2023-05-06T05:36:39.029-05:00Comments on At Home: Incremental RevelationAnnmarie SanSeverohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07442155383633417077noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528802866052283163.post-27849726043943534662011-02-16T21:30:46.049-06:002011-02-16T21:30:46.049-06:00I think you're doing it right Annmarie. At th...I think you're doing it right Annmarie. At the same time I do agree that caution is needed which it seems to me that you have used.<br /><br />There is a talk by Elder Richard G. Scott that is especially applicable here:<br /><br /><a href="http://speeches.byu.edu/reader/reader.php?id=11954" rel="nofollow">To Learn and Teach More Effectively</a><br /><br />Here is a small quote from that talk that I think is applicable here:<br /><i>Have you learned the enduring value of keeping a journal of the very important spiritual experiences or sacred impressions that the Lord has communicated to you? I do not keep a detailed journal of all the events each day, but I try to keep record of some very important matters. The spiritual ones are in a sacred password-protected journal that no one else can access. When I feel authorized by the Holy Ghost, I take some of the truths learned and put them in my family journal or share them in a public message. This is consistent with a principle that the scriptures confirm is true. Some personal matters are for our guidance and edification to help us grow and improve our character, our devotion, and our testimony. These things are not intended for other individuals. Much like a patriarchal blessing is tailored for the person to whom it is given, such matters should be kept reverently protected because of their inherent sacred nature. Any sacred matter that the Lord wants others to know, He can communicate to them directly through the Spirit if they are worthy and in tune.</i><br /><br />(This is the full version of the talk that he gave at BYU during campus education week. He subsequently gave a condensed version of that talk in the november, 2009 ensign called "<a href="http://lds.org/ensign/2009/11/to-acquire-spiritual-guidance?lang=eng" rel="nofollow">To Acquire Spiritual Guidance</a>")<br /><br />Thanks for sharing all of the insights that the Spirit has authorized you to share Annmarie. It definitely has and will continue to bless many lives.Michael Brinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812600449530923550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528802866052283163.post-80403793345775952412011-01-31T21:36:35.504-06:002011-01-31T21:36:35.504-06:00Thank you, Alison. I'm looking forward to read...Thank you, Alison. I'm looking forward to reading the talk. Just a cursory glance tells me it will be very helpful.Annmarie SanSeverohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07442155383633417077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528802866052283163.post-17295163819899287712011-01-31T21:32:26.163-06:002011-01-31T21:32:26.163-06:00I whole-heartedly agree that others can learn from...I whole-heartedly agree that others can learn from our own testimonies and personal experiences. With that being said, I also agree with "anonymous". Some experiences, especially those that involve others, are probably better shared in a more private forum. Blogs are great but sometimes they can cause hurt feelings when others may infer who the "un-named" person is. I hope this is helpful and doesn't come off as preachy. I love you and I am truly inspired by your strength. I thought I would share this talk with you as it might help with some of what you may be going through. http://lds.org/general-conference/2006/10/and-nothing-shall-offend-them?lang=engalisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450185281204981808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528802866052283163.post-40253826421346814002011-01-31T17:50:22.026-06:002011-01-31T17:50:22.026-06:00Thank you, Kimberly and Rene. Your words are genui...Thank you, Kimberly and Rene. Your words are genuinely encouraging to me.<br /><br />Anonymous,my blog is where I think through things and flesh out thoughts I've been having. Though I am always surprised when people find it helpful,I feel useful when some do. I've often shared things the Spirit has told me, though some very sacred experiences I've told no one, and as He continues to speak I will go on the assumption the Spirit is not offended. Surely if He was, He would be merciul enough to let me know so I do not offend Him again. If I've offended you in some manner, please feel free to email me privately and we can discuss it. My email is annmarieflorence@att.netAnnmarie SanSeverohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07442155383633417077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528802866052283163.post-40058487749757636442011-01-31T17:33:12.063-06:002011-01-31T17:33:12.063-06:00I do not agree with Anonymous! Sharing your testim...I do not agree with Anonymous! Sharing your testimony is a good thing. Listen to the spirit, it will tell you what to share and not share. <br /><br />You are one special person. (I have never met you and only found you after your story appeared on Meridian Magazine.) I have been a member of the church all my life (I'm 57) and I know that we benefit when you share. You cannot know the impact that your stories have been having in my life, and I am sure others. I have much to learn from you and hope to continue to learn. Your honesty and straight forward candor are what I find so refreshing. I look forward to the day when you decide to write your own book. I hope you keep writing, I for one anxiously look forward to every new post. You are helping me to look at the Gospel with a new perspective. <br /><br />You are truly an amazing woman whose viewpoint I value. The spirit will tell you what to write or not, I hope you do not feel like you have done anything wrong. President Monson encourages us to share the Gospel with our blogs and our posts. You can trust your heart to tell you what is right to share.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994141041136714292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528802866052283163.post-43882027864077010022011-01-31T16:05:26.338-06:002011-01-31T16:05:26.338-06:00I am quite surprised that you would share such per...I am quite surprised that you would share such personal spiritual insights on such a public forum. I heard once that if you do share something so sacred as a private revelation that is obviously specifically meant for you, especially one that you receive in the temple, no less one that you receive in the Celestial Room, that the spirit will not give you those experiences as often. Perhaps using a private personal journal would be a better format for your thoughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528802866052283163.post-5519192918785892942011-01-31T10:06:16.916-06:002011-01-31T10:06:16.916-06:00Beautiful post. Somehow I never think of Nephi as...Beautiful post. Somehow I never think of Nephi as struggling, I always imagine him having it all together, so it was good to be reminded that he too had to struggle and work while being slowly guided.Curlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06176883112936068271noreply@blogger.com