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I'm getting a little tired of always hearing people say the good thing about Mormonism is the social network. It's time to look a little further!

In an article written by Mr. Dieter Uchtdorf, declaring that in the Mormon world, you need to be committed. He alluded to a story of a couple of boys working up the courage to jump off a cliff into a lake. Once one boy started to go, there was no going back. He yelled out, "I'm committed!"

I really like this article for some reason. I like to hear about people's passion. I see great value in a person being committed to a cause and believing in it.

The question was asked, "Will I dive in, or just stand at the edge?"

This should ressonate with everyone on this board. Everyone hear seems pretty decided but at one point, you made the decision to jump. Whether it was to stay in the church or to get out, your decision required courage and commitment. I am willing to recognize the church and their leadership for this. They ask their followers for commitment. But the congratulations goes to the committed members- the ones who take the leap into the world the leadership has created.

Well done.

I mean "here", not "hear"

I blame my iPhone. I can't edit it!

Oh! Here is the link to the article. I'm not very committed to this thread.

http://LDS.org/liahona/2011/07/brother- ... d?lang=eng

Commitment is not always a good thing. Sometimes our commitments (even to seemingly good things) can destroy us.

It's always nice when the commitment is to an organization that is upfront about little things like finances and the process by which opportunities to serve are opened.

What about the commitment of the members? Sure there are problems with the organization but there is something to be said about the people themselves.

Yeah, being committed to the wrong thing can be destructive.

I guess my point is that being committed shows resolve and purpose.

zeezrom wrote:http://LDS.org/liahona/2011/07/brother-I'm-committed?lang=eng

Page Not Found

Oh my.

Did you know you can't link to this page on www.LDS.org? You have to have an account to share it. I have an account but that won't work here.

Is this how all pages at LDS.org are?

Why?

Anyway, go to the home page, down on the right, you will see a link called, "Brother, I'm Committed!" click on that.

I'm looking forward to see what the defenders have to say on this thread!

Simon,

I'm also waiting for a critic to say, "Oh brother, not this topic again! [eye roll]".

Testing this link, Zee. Let's see if this works:

http://LDS.org/liahona/2011/07/brother-im-committed?lang=eng

Interesting...got the same result you did, Zee.

However, it does look like it's pretty simple to link to it by going to the front page. It does have a link to the front page on the Page Not Found page.

I wonder if there is some kind of error in the web programming.

the world the leadership has created

There is no evidence of this.