What is the take away from this story told in SM?

[_Socrates]

Must a higher power be worshiped? Must a higher power want to be worshiped?

Yes. Yes.

H.

Why? Why?

[_just me]

Respectfully, can we keep this thread about what the Mormon interpretation is of these types of stories and events?

[_LDSToronto]

Yes. Yes.

H.

Why? Why?

Oh wait, I meant No. No.

H.

PS Socrates never asked 'why'.

[_Scottie]

I guess it depends on the higher power in question.

The God of Mormonism appears to give preferential treatment in accordance with how much fervor you worship Him.

The scriptures are replete with passages that say you must worship God. He has been known to destroy entire cities because they don't.

So, I would say yes.

But then again, perhaps the higher power is a big kid with a magnifying glass and we are just ants to be burned at his whim. While worship amuses him somewhat, it won't save you when he gets in one of his "moods".

[_zeezrom]

Must a higher power not be cruel?

If a higher power wants me to worship it, it should be worthy of worship.

The Christian God is not worthy of my worship.

Scottie,

Do you expect him to be everywhere at once? We should cut him some slack. He's got a lot of balls in the air.

[_Socrates]

I am also disturbed because it seems to be saying that the rest of the unit was full of people not worth saving.

Were those other people in the unit worth saving?

[_Scottie]

Do you expect him to be everywhere at once? We should cut him some slack. He's got a lot of balls in the air.

So you are saying that God answers all prayers......... as long as He's not too busy with other things?

If God can't be everywhere at once, He did a piss poor job relaying that. The scriptures sure seem to think He can be.

[Guest]

I am also disturbed because it seems to be saying that the rest of the unit was full of people not worth saving.

Were those other people in the unit worth saving?

Has anyone seen my hemlock? I need it for something...

H.

[_LDSToronto]

Do you expect him to be everywhere at once? We should cut him some slack. He's got a lot of balls in the air.

So you are saying that God answers all prayers......... as long as He's not too busy with other things?

If God can't be everywhere at once, He did a piss poor job relaying that. The scriptures sure seem to think He can be.

Of course he answers all prayers. It's just that most of the time his Magic 8-ball is stuck on "No".

H.

[_just me]

I am also disturbed because it seems to be saying that the rest of the unit was full of people not worth saving.

Were those other people in the unit worth saving?

Wow. What do you think the point of this story was? What is a Mormon supposed to learn or whatever from stories of this nature?

If it is that the entire unit was full of evil scuzzballs that deserved to die then I am left wondering why this god has left so many other OBVIOUSLY evil scuzzballs alive. I also have to wonder at a god who maimes a person so that he won't die two days later. There's gotta be a better way.