Can Mormon garments protect you from physical harm?

Post by **_Scottie** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:09 pm

Did/do you beleive that your garments could protect you from harm? Have they ever?

Post by **_The Nehor** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:30 pm

No, they can't. Faith and obedience (i.e. keeping your covenants by wearing them) can and usually will.

Post by **_Scottie** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:33 pm

The Nehor wrote:No, they can't. Faith and obedience (i.e. keeping your covenants by wearing them) can and usually will.

You mean by avoiding accidents altogether?

Post by **_The Nehor** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:36 pm

Scottie wrote:
The Nehor wrote:No, they can't. Faith and obedience (i.e. keeping your covenants by wearing them) can and usually will.

You mean by avoiding accidents altogether?

Possibly, or lessening the severity of accidents. Either God divinely intervenes and causes a physical change to prevent or mitigate harm or he designs the Universe differently in the beginning in response to your obedience and then you benefit as some events are avoided.

_GoodK · Post by **_GoodK** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:39 pm

The Nehor wrote:No, they can't. Faith and obedience (i.e. keeping your covenants by wearing them) can and usually will.

What if the Roadrunner drops an anvil on my head?

Will faith and obedience coupled with the garments do anything for that? Or should I just keep my sign handy?

Post by **_The Nehor** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:43 pm

GoodK, the Roadrunner doesn't drop anvils on the Coyote. The Coyote always tries to get the Roadrunner with it and screws up. This is akin to the scriptures that talk about digging pits for others and then falling in yourself. False analogy.

Post by **_antishock8** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:52 pm

No, but a giant Nephite warrior will get your back, and only the righteous can see him.

Isn't it great? Isn't it marvelous?

Post by **_KimberlyAnn** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:00 pm

Can Mormon garments protect from physical harm? No, they can't.

But, the added pounds Mormons gain from eating too many funeral potatoes and ground beef/tater tot casseroles protect them from starvation on Fast Sunday.

Also, Mormon Standard Time (always thirty minutes late), protects Latter-day Saints from heavy traffic going to and from work.

With a big wink ;),

KA

_GoodK · Post by **_GoodK** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:19 pm

The Nehor wrote:GoodK, the Roadrunner doesn't drop anvils on the Coyote. The Coyote always tries to get the Roadrunner with it and screws up. This is akin to the scriptures that talk about digging pits for others and then falling in yourself. False analogy.

So you're saying the Roadrunner wears garments?

Post by **_The Nehor** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:56 pm

GoodK wrote:
The Nehor wrote:GoodK, the Roadrunner doesn't drop anvils on the Coyote. The Coyote always tries to get the Roadrunner with it and screws up. This is akin to the scriptures that talk about digging pits for others and then falling in yourself. False analogy.

So you're saying the Roadrunner wears garments?

Uhhhhh....wow....the mental gymnastics needed to reach this conclusion about what I said....that is amazing....

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