I'm still waiting for the church to become a truly "global" organization, but stuff like this, coupled with the selection of three carbon-copy lilly-white upper-class Utahns to patch up the vacancies in the twelve, just shows to me how far from being a truly global organization it really is.
Something to ponderize there.
Zadok: I did not have a faith crisis. I discovered that the Church was having a truth crisis. Maksutov: That's the problem with this supernatural stuff, it doesn't really solve anything. It's a placeholder for ignorance.
I'm still waiting for the church to become a truly "global" organization, but stuff like this, coupled with the selection of three carbon-copy lilly-white upper-class Utahns to patch up the vacancies in the twelve, just shows to me how far from being a truly global organization it really is.
Something to ponderize there.
Maybe they wanted to make sure that the Q12 remains firmly controlled, for decades to come, by the YOUNG carbon-copy lilly-white upper-class Utahns to patch up the current vacancies in the Q12 now so that they'll have seniority over those 'diverse' selections that might be made by OLDER (never a real chance at prophtethood), foreign admittees to replace Monson, Hales and Nelson.
Maksutov wrote:What's the problem? Spreading the gospel, building the kingdom, and making a buck! What could be more American and Mormon? Joseph Smith himself would have approved, I'm sure, so long as he got a piece of the action. :lol: :lol: :lol:
I'm still waiting for the church to become a truly "global" organization, but stuff like this, coupled with the selection of three carbon-copy lilly-white upper-class Utahns to patch up the vacancies in the twelve, just shows to me how far from being a truly global organization it really is.
Something to ponderize there.
I see the new "ponderized" word achieving the same glory as interwebs and mavericky. I think it's at least worth considerizeing.
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"Faith is believing something you know ain't true" Twain.
Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win sorrow beyond what is given... Zeus (1178 BC)
- Whenever a poet or preacher, chief or wizard spouts gibberish, the human race spends centuries deciphering the message. - Umberto Eco - To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei
Yesterday, I had the wonderful privilege to speak in General Conference about a topic that is near and dear to my heart - the pondering of God's word in an extended and deeper manner on a weekly basis. I have been touched at the outpouring of support for my message. Please know of my heartfelt gratitude for the positive responses I have received from so many! However, I have also received some negative feedback. A week before my address, my son obtained the ponderize.us domain name and subsequently created a website to offer t-shirts and wrist bands to highlight and extend the ponderize message, which we have long talked about in our family. Although we didn't invent the term, as far as we know our use of it is unique. Because of the backlash he received in associating a commercial venture with a General Conference talk, he initially lowered his prices to cover his costs and then decided to keep prices as originally set and to donate the profits to the missionary fund of the Church. Ultimately, he decided to take down the website last night. The site will remain down. I was aware that my son was creating a website related to the topic of my talk. I should have stopped the process. I did not. That was poor judgment on my part. Of course, none of the Church leaders were aware of the site. I offer a sincere apology to any person who was offended in any way by the site. My message remains the same - overcome evil by choosing to elevate your thoughts by ponderizing God's word every day. Thank you, again, to so many of you for your kind messages of support and your willingness to accept the invitations given yesterday.
It is true that ponderize.us is registered to Ryan Durrant, but ponderize.org is registered to D Durrant and it was created on 9/4/2015. So was this really all his son's idea?
"We have taken up arms in defense of our liberty, our property, our wives, and our children; we are determined to preserve them, or die." - Captain Moroni - 'Address to the Inhabitants of Canada' 1775
Yesterday, I had the wonderful privilege to speak in General Conference about a topic that is near and dear to my heart - the pondering of God's word in an extended and deeper manner on a weekly basis. I have been touched at the outpouring of support for my message. Please know of my heartfelt gratitude for the positive responses I have received from so many! However, I have also received some negative feedback. A week before my address, my son obtained the ponderize.us domain name and subsequently created a website to offer t-shirts and wrist bands to highlight and extend the ponderize message, which we have long talked about in our family. Although we didn't invent the term, as far as we know our use of it is unique. Because of the backlash he received in associating a commercial venture with a General Conference talk, he initially lowered his prices to cover his costs and then decided to keep prices as originally set and to donate the profits to the missionary fund of the Church. Ultimately, he decided to take down the website last night. The site will remain down. I was aware that my son was creating a website related to the topic of my talk. I should have stopped the process. I did not. That was poor judgment on my part. Of course, none of the Church leaders were aware of the site. I offer a sincere apology to any person who was offended in any way by the site. My message remains the same - overcome evil by choosing to elevate your thoughts by ponderizing God's word every day. Thank you, again, to so many of you for your kind messages of support and your willingness to accept the invitations given yesterday.
Sounds more like a mea culpa that Durrant was directed by his superiors to make than one he initiated on his own.
DarkHelmet wrote: It is true that ponderize.us is registered to Ryan Durrant, but ponderize.org is registered to D Durrant and it was created on 9/4/2015. So was this really all his son's idea?
This explains everything, IMHO.
I have a question wrote:
After leaving professional basketball, Durrant worked as a marketing director with WordPerfect Corporation.
As another poster postulated, he threw his son under the bus. This was most likely his idea.
As soon as you concern yourself with the 'good' and 'bad' of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with, and criticizing others weaken and defeat you. - O'Sensei
I see the new "ponderized" word achieving the same glory as interwebs and mavericky. I think it's at least worth considerizeing.