tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post6993330255804277471..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: Can a Secular Relief Society Work?Jeff Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776493593387402607noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-33650955082771851392013-03-28T15:12:08.460-05:002013-03-28T15:12:08.460-05:00Jeff, your story illustrates how Marxism is a sata...Jeff, your story illustrates how Marxism is a satanic imitation of the gospel. Marxism's ideal, or promise is "from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs" which is strikingly close to the United Order, and the scriptural accounts of saints "having all things in common." But your story, and the whole history of communist countries, puts the lie to that.Bookslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077778974473538408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-65329872559964975792013-03-28T12:20:05.829-05:002013-03-28T12:20:05.829-05:00I just recently finished another read through of t...I just recently finished another read through of the Work and the Glory. I often think about the needs of the homeless where I live and wonder if they could ever perform a work like Nauvoo or cross the plains. <br /><br />Similar conditions, but the Spirit is central to all of that. I keep hoping I'll find a way for a small group to band together and lift themselves out of poverty like the saints have done over and over.marroncitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00298384263348802202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-55093736537610271102013-03-28T01:03:25.552-05:002013-03-28T01:03:25.552-05:00Interesting you would speak of Relief Society, or ...Interesting you would speak of Relief Society, or a similar network. While passing some time today I went to the library and picked up some magazines from 2012 to read. There was an article about the disease AIDS in rural China (I have an awful memory due to illnesses so please forgive me for not having details). The article was a follow up from a doctor who went into rural China about 10 years ago to find out why AIDS was rampant. Very sad; many orphaned by it; people starving because they could no longer work; no medicine to combat the disease. The doctor worked very hard to get help and education to the people with the disease and about the disease to as many as possible. I thought about the very same thing - a network like the church can provide. It was an eye opener, and made me even more thankful for what I have. Thanks for the update about this young man and his family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-79459241700256918452013-03-28T01:01:56.568-05:002013-03-28T01:01:56.568-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com