tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post113033263937439213..comments2023-11-02T07:25:45.884-05:00Comments on Mormanity - a blog for those interested in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Remember the Captivity of Our FathersJeff Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776493593387402607noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-1130395458440751542005-10-27T01:44:00.000-05:002005-10-27T01:44:00.000-05:00Anonymous, I have to disagree. America was a Briti...Anonymous, I have to disagree. America was a British Colony. It won it's freedom through the blood, sweat, and tears of the colonists.Civicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338951712091038588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-1130388545035034282005-10-26T23:49:00.000-05:002005-10-26T23:49:00.000-05:00This was a very insightful post. It made me think...This was a very insightful post. It made me think.<BR/><BR/>I think that the goal in "remembering the captivity of your fathers" Isn't neccesarily the captivity, but the liberation that took place in miraculous ways due to the direct intervention of God. The ealry prophets are encouraging their people to remember how God rescued us from our captivity. I think that is what they are trying to drive home by that phraseBradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137736800774891196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-1130387186911514892005-10-26T23:26:00.000-05:002005-10-26T23:26:00.000-05:00My direct Jewish forefathers escaped Europe in the...My direct Jewish forefathers escaped Europe in the early part of the 20th century. Not all their cousins and aunts/uncles did. They died in captivity.Bookslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077778974473538408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-1130374674904959232005-10-26T19:57:00.000-05:002005-10-26T19:57:00.000-05:00Our (fore) fathers were relatively free, we are th...Our (fore) fathers were relatively free, we are the ones who are captive!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-1130359205901656542005-10-26T15:40:00.000-05:002005-10-26T15:40:00.000-05:00Americans today would do well to remember the capt...Americans today would do well to remember the captivity of our fathers.Civicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338951712091038588noreply@blogger.com