Sunday, November 22, 2009

thought balls

"It is the plainest
and the most simple things
that edify us the most,
if taught by the Spirit of God,
and there is nothing
more important
or beneficial unto us."
-Wilford Woodruff



for the past month ive been going to the temple prep class. it isnt the first time for me--its actually my fourth--but i still think its important to go. today we talked about symbols. and even though ive heard the lesson before i learned something new. i found myself being taught by words that werent spoken. they came as thought balls: clear, succinct, deep, and profound. i knew it was Truth.

i left class feeling uplifted, edified, and enlightened. i was grateful.

6 comments:

Meags said...

LOL LOL LOL "fourth" - that cracked me up!!!

erwin said...

what does succinct mean?

Cami Rivas said...

1. Aren't I two of the four times?? *lol*
2. I liked how profoundly you felt inspired
3. Repetition is a principle of the gospel, so good job
4. Brother:

Main Entry: suc·cinct
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin succinctus having one's clothes gathered up by a belt, tightly wrapped, concise, from sub- + cinctus, past participle of cingere to gird — more at cincture
Date: 15th century
1 archaic a : being girded b : close-fitting
2 : marked by compact precise expression without wasted words (a succinct description)

Lynnell said...

1.yup, you sure are. and meagan, why is that funny!? i dont get it...
2.me too! it was the first time too...at least the first time i actually recognized i was being taught by the spirit. which made it even more special.
3.yeah, thats why im okay with going again...i figure if thats how the temple is (the same thing every time) and prophets can still learn then i better be able to still learn. :) and i did. :D

Rach said...

wow... i really like that quote nell. you got this in a temple prep class? and you took that class FOUR times??

Lynnell said...

no, i didnt get that quote from temple prep class. i did a search in lds.org and found one that expressed what i felt.

and yes, my fourth. once in my freshman ward, twice from cam in our centennial ward, and now for the fourth time in my current ward. :)