tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899492.post299430885948680058..comments2023-10-12T04:30:39.080-04:00Comments on Reclaiming My Inner Pioneer: Other Circumstances May Necessitate Individual AdaptationAlicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02784160644947020521noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899492.post-89294394829366699692010-02-21T18:57:56.517-05:002010-02-21T18:57:56.517-05:00I love your last paragraph.I love your last paragraph.Jules AFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06336241065496752673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899492.post-71557267012791719552010-02-18T19:19:32.674-05:002010-02-18T19:19:32.674-05:00I agree completely; the only "ideal" is ...I agree completely; the only "ideal" is what gets you where you need to go. It's like the whole "working on the Sabbath" parable in Matthew, when Jesus asks, is it better to let your livestock die, simply because of some arbitrary date on a calendar, or is it better to actually follow the Spirit and do the right thing? Or, I mean, I'm paraphrasing here, but you get the idea.<br /><br />It's funny how we can become so distanced from the original cultural ideals responsible for some of our "rules" today. We impose rules on ourselves, sometimes, without really understanding why. The other day, some people I was with were joking about their heritage ("you can tell you're Irish if...", that kind of thing) and I mentioned that I'm descended from pioneers. My friend asked, "pioneers of what?" Some things seem so obvious, within our little Mormo-bubble, that really...aren't.C.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08086277404490573891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899492.post-69217546250499179882010-02-17T20:06:07.006-05:002010-02-17T20:06:07.006-05:00I think that is totally true. I often talk about t...I think that is totally true. I often talk about this with my husband - how what works for most does not work for some. <br /><br />I believe that a lot of what we take as rules/norms for our church are grounded in the pioneer culture it was settled in.Natalie | Make Today Greathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12261037297913033651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899492.post-27223597675226209682010-02-13T15:33:54.717-05:002010-02-13T15:33:54.717-05:00Salt H20-
I should have been more clear in my pos...Salt H20-<br /><br />I should have been more clear in my post, I agree with you 100%- the problem is cultural not doctrinal. Too often we get culture and doctrine mixed up.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02784160644947020521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899492.post-8345192182673180242010-02-13T15:22:06.449-05:002010-02-13T15:22:06.449-05:00Brings to mind winter in Provo in 1969. My levis ...Brings to mind winter in Provo in 1969. My levis worn under a long skirt, partly because it snowed a lot and was d**d cold, and partly because I could not understand why female students, who have to walk or ride a bike everywhere on a very large campus, should be expected to freeze below their (to the knee) skirts. Definitely a rule written by men.wordsfromhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201989298085513727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899492.post-6095236598446344092010-02-11T18:25:07.269-05:002010-02-11T18:25:07.269-05:00This is one of the many reasons I love the LDS chu...This is one of the many reasons I love the LDS church- we believe in personal revelation. <br /><br />It's the culture of the church we fight, not the teachings itself when our gender roles are somewhat reversed. <br /><br />I think generation X and the "I ME" generation are going to make some significant changes to LDS culture, not doctrine. <br /><br />Just like when BYU coeds were told they had to wear skirts to class, old fads will be replaced with more reasonable expectations.Salt H2Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530132008817346271noreply@blogger.com