tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70221553437545845452024-03-13T19:11:26.729-07:00The Meaning of VirtueAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-78079735382283478592011-08-11T00:02:00.000-07:002011-08-11T00:29:46.140-07:00A good example how to be both butt-kicking awesome, and all woman
Not exactly the premise of this blog, but fall to good to pass up, Charlotte Grey passed away recently at 98 years old. This sassy young lass was part of the French resistance and had a 5 million Franc bounty on her head.
Nicknamed the White Mouse because she seemed to always escape from Nazi traps.
So feminine was she that when escaping from pursuers on one notable occasion, she Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-34189584822100680552011-08-05T00:52:00.000-07:002011-08-06T01:20:31.958-07:00The Effect of the Sexual Revolution on Dating (even if you don't sleep around)Susan Walsh's blog has some interesting and highly scientific diagrams illustrating the effect of the Sexual Revolution. And while you might not agree with everything she has to say, she is dead on, in this instance.First of all, prior to the Sexual Revolution, men and women paired off like this. There were roughly as many women as men, and everyone paired off.The benefit of monogamy is that Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-67127043169918321252011-07-31T01:55:00.000-07:002011-07-31T02:01:09.209-07:00A quote I need to track downOne of the impetuses for this book, was a quotation I heard years ago. Or perhaps a visiting General Authority said it himself. The quote stated that pornography was created by Satan in order to destroy sealings, that is to say, temple marriages. Try as I might like, it has been elusive. If any one knows anything of this quote, help a brother out and tell me!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-5578170093143735852011-07-26T23:56:00.000-07:002011-07-27T00:01:44.646-07:00The Widow's mite41¶And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.42And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.43And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-14660531668039052102011-06-05T15:46:00.000-07:002011-06-05T15:57:28.842-07:00Transcendence vs LustA passage from my book, in progress.________________________________________________However, in the midst of our emphasis on the physical body, we have come very close to making a a common, but highly significant error, and as a consequence, missed out on the entire potential of chastity and virtue. We have spoken of love, lust and sex purely in terms of our physical bodies. The problem is, (Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-56360133961584537342011-05-15T19:43:00.000-07:002011-05-15T19:48:04.280-07:00The reason we are virtuousMy book on Virtue is making slow, if unsteady progress - mostly by leaps and bounds and then copious rest. Even so, this is the conclusion. If anything, I think I need more on how virtue is closely tied to intimacy. Virtue is more than merely an important commandment, or aspect of the Gospel – it IS the central goal of Gospel. It is God's Covenant with Abraham, and the uniting of families in Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-37079895000929302862011-04-24T20:45:00.000-07:002011-04-24T21:23:11.890-07:00Decline of marriage in graphical formI have stated before that marriage itself is in a decline but most of the time, people kind of yawn, and don't pay it much attention. I suspect part of this is because we have so many problems in society as it is that one more inspires a collective yawn, especially when it seems so distant. The blue line is the divorce rate in the United States per 1000 married women, corrected for the ordinary Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-61987577146594637772011-04-17T23:47:00.000-07:002011-04-18T00:07:35.407-07:00The current Marriage ClimateSomeone in conference might have mentioned something about young men getting married. And I totally support this, though I suspect Elder Packer's comment to the women as well deserves some emphasis, but not in this post. But what I wanted to do here, is point out how the law and courtroom climate we have, disincentivizes that. It does not help that so many of us have seen friends and parents Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-67108705935934398642011-02-27T18:17:00.001-08:002011-02-27T22:01:16.383-08:00Emotional PornographyMale porn is obvious - some near nudity and sexual innuendo at a minimum, and there you are. We might even be able to argue for a lower minimum.But what of something that does not look like that at all? We might justify ourselves for a very long time. A very long time in deed.Let's define porn as media(books, magazines, movies, etc.) related to mating, that is detrimental to real relationships. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-20001991418302470932010-10-27T12:04:00.000-07:002010-10-31T00:20:10.717-07:00Excerpt from the Conclusion of "The Meaning of Virtue"Life, being as it is, my book on the meaning of what virtue really is, goes by starts and jumps. But it is close to done! And the goal is to be done by Christmas. But I just discovered a wealth of material on narcissism...... later.But for now, this is the conclusion. Enjoy!Virtue is not merely an important commandment, or an important aspect of the Gospel – it IS the central goal of Gospel. It Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-61734415601135430062010-10-22T20:57:00.000-07:002010-10-22T22:53:10.961-07:00Is Casual Sex Destroying Empathy?There is an interesting article by Susan Walsh on her dating advice site - Is Casual Sex Destroying Empathy?A recurring theme in conversations about dating is the general lack of empathy between the sexes. Women feel that men just want to use and discard them, with little consideration of their emotional needs. Men feel that women focus on just a few alpha males, ignoring all the good guys Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-32552630216380072422010-09-26T14:30:00.000-07:002010-09-26T15:00:50.388-07:002010 Transhumanism & Spirituality conference in Salt Lake CityA little off topic, but....This Friday is the 2010 Transhumanism & Spirituality conference in Salt Lake City at the University of Utah on 1 October 2010. I am very excited and will be in attendance. I invite all of you as well! When: Friday, 1 October 2010, 9:00am to 5:00pm MDTWhere: University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Marriott Library, Gould Auditorium What: At the Transhumanism and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-48103218520032203742010-08-04T00:15:00.001-07:002010-08-04T00:45:55.375-07:00Whose company we prefer...Often times when I am getting some work done, such as grading papers, or cleaning up my room or desk, I have a little bit of television on. Technically, I watch most of it over my computer, but you get the idea. One thing has been troubling me a bit. In some shows some of the protagonists are not great people. Case in point, I watched a couple of episodes of "The Gates" while I got some grading Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-35600492404282783492010-06-28T00:01:00.000-07:002010-06-28T00:12:00.510-07:00First draft of the book is DONE!Late, late Saturday night I finished the first draft of "The Meaning of Virtue". There have been too many interruptions to count, but progress is happening!And since I am a bit excited by this, here is the beginning of the current draft of chapter 6. Enjoy!Thus far, we have spoken in bits and pieces about what is virtuous and what is not. Here, however, we are going directly to the root of the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-78339710194400109022010-06-18T21:20:00.000-07:002010-06-19T01:27:49.481-07:00Fathers Day and the End of CivilizationFor just a moment, let's think about what Men are good for, and let's look at what Society around us has to say.The Atlantic helps us celebrate with the articles, "The End of Men" and "Are Fathers Necessary?".A new video game is out called, "Hey Baby", where you as a woman can take FPS vengeance on anyone with the nerve to make a catcall. Video here.Women have recently become the majority gender Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-11933540516363262092010-06-14T01:04:00.001-07:002010-06-14T02:35:43.644-07:00chapter 5 teaserI am behind on blogging AND my book... but here is a teaser for chapter 5.Virtue is tied to our ability to feel. In deed, it is the worst offenders, rapists and abusers and murderers of the worst sort who have lost the ability to feel, to empathize with others, and their victims in particular. On the other hand, the ability of the Father and Son to comprehend all things we suffer, and they sufferAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-5919586079186014162010-03-07T22:56:00.000-08:002010-03-07T22:56:18.774-08:00Christ decended below all things"It is written of the Saviour that he descended below all things. If he did he descended in capacity. I will merely tell you what I believe on this point. I believe that there never was a child born on this earth with any less capacity than dwelt in the child that was born in a manger of his mother Mary. I believe, according to the natural ability which he received from his mother and from his Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-8805890271250412942010-01-14T11:55:00.000-08:002010-01-14T12:02:33.912-08:00Children mean SacrificeMuch of the trend towards self-centeredness in marriage is evident in attitudes toward children, and how much of the developed world avoids them. And in that vein, the words of Joseph Smith, the prophet: "The women of the latter-day saints are more beloved of the living God than any other women, because they are willing to bear His children." (The Prophet Joseph Smith by Truman G. Madsen) “the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-55818258853332885902010-01-11T22:30:00.001-08:002010-01-12T01:59:53.233-08:00Better to be a Pro-Family Slut, than a Anti-Family ZoramiteMind you, neither one is good. But let's compare it to the parable of the Two Sons."But what do you think about this? A man with two sons told the older boy, 'Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.' The son answered, 'No, I won't go,' but later he changed his mind and went anyway. Then the father told the other son, 'You go,' and he said, 'Yes, sir, I will.' But he didn't go. Which of the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-38252096145712533952010-01-08T22:42:00.000-08:002010-01-09T01:03:17.050-08:00The Increasingly Antagonistic War of the Sexes: The State of our UnionsThe University of Virginia National Marriage Project yearly puts out a report on marriage and divorce called, The State of Our Unions: Marriage in America. And things looks bad. Of course, what everyone seems to talk about, the divorce rate, is on a gradual decline. And that, by itself, is good. But the marriage rate is not only declining, it is doing so at an accelerating rate.First thing to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-8228702502248068312010-01-03T07:32:00.000-08:002010-01-03T07:32:44.889-08:00Mormons Honor Tolkien « MORMON SOPRANO"Nearly all marriages, even happy ones, are mistakes: in the sense that almost certainly (in a more perfect world, or even with a little more care in this very imperfect one) both partners might be found more suitable mates. But the real soul-mate is the one you are actually married to. (J. R. R. Tolkien, Letter to Michael Tolkien, March 1941)"PS. More on the War of the Genders coming soon!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-40434399269938248202009-12-27T20:29:00.000-08:002009-12-27T21:18:21.728-08:00The Increasingly Antagonistic War of the Sexes: DatingI read once that Lucifer's goal was to unite what God has separated, and to separate what he has put together. The war of the sexes has only festered hotter and hotter. Neither side is the sole guilty party, and I am very suspicious of anyone who lays blame more on one side than the other. This is not the ordinary antagonism that stems from "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" - from Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-28401339577100727542009-11-19T16:13:00.000-08:002009-11-19T16:13:29.104-08:00Some Counter-Intuitive Facts about Loneliness. | Psychology TodayAn interesting blog post over at Psychology Today on the effects of loneliness.--Loneliness “sets us apart by making us more fragile, negative, and self-critical.”--“When people feel lonely they are actually far less accepting of potential new friends than when they are socially contented.”--“Lonely students have been shown to be less responsive to their classmates during class discussions, and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-69487368600598660702009-10-28T12:18:00.000-07:002009-10-28T12:18:02.266-07:00Women in Siberia pushing for polygamyShort story - severe economic recession in Siberia prompts women to decide polygamy would be a solution to their problemsA study of polygamy in Russia Interesting.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022155343754584545.post-9586802903755323522009-10-23T16:56:00.000-07:002009-10-23T18:48:56.555-07:00The Purpose of MarriageA lot of the difficulties in marriage stem from a misunderstanding of what marriage is for, or why we have it. Divorce in particular is often predicated on this.Marriage is not primarily a social arrangement or something you do because you need someone. That just leads to unhealthy relationships and codependence.It is for emotional fulfillment, sexual fulfillment, self-fulfillment or fulfilling Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015621517120698733noreply@blogger.com4