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Posted by: Major Bidamon ( )
Date: May 16, 2011 10:40AM
The Spirit Bares Witness of ... the Catholic Church

I have a great family friend who has come to visit in wake of some tough times for our family.

She's Catholic and comforted us with her testimony concerning the power of belief in the Virgin Mary and the Saints. She had a "burning in the chest" when she was a teen, sitting in a Catholic Church, praying to the saints. God answered her through the Holy Spirit.

She's a great friend and someone I would lay down my life for. I accepted her support and did not criticize her sincere belief.

I did reflect though ... how would a TBM Mormon explain this spiritual manisfestation? Is Heavenly Father tricking this lady, is she being blinded by the "craftiness of men", or is she just imagining this "false message"?

Just makes it more clear to me that you can't trust your feelings.

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Posted by: anagrammy ( )
Date: May 16, 2011 11:33AM
Re: Maybe the Holy Spirit is an Equal Opportunity Burner

or maybe he is still progressing...

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Posted by: Lost Mystic ( )
Date: May 16, 2011 11:41AM
Re: Maybe the Holy Spirit is an Equal Opportunity Burner

lol! Equal opportunity burner! hehe

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Posted by: Leah ( )
Date: May 16, 2011 11:39AM
Re: The Spirit Bares Witness of ... the Catholic Church

LOL between the two I would chose the Catholic church, hands down.

Mainly because the RC leaves you the hell alone respects your privacy.

When my RC friends don't agree with something the Catholic church says they toss it in the circular file and that's the end of it.

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Posted by: Stormy ( )
Date: May 16, 2011 09:25PM
Re: The Spirit Bares Witness of ... the Catholic Church

Ah, the circular file..it holds many secrets.

stormy

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Posted by: holytheghost ( )
Date: May 16, 2011 11:46AM
Re: The Spirit Bares Witness of ... the Catholic Church

The spiritual part of us and the emotional part of us are so closely linked that it is possible to mistake an emotional impulse for something spiritual.
Boyd K Packer: The Candle of the Lord, Ensign, January 1983.

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Posted by: wine country girl ( )
Date: May 16, 2011 11:59AM
I get that same feeling in my chest when I am at the beach or walking in the vineyard.

Has nothin' to do with god or his heat-producing ghost friend.

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Posted by: Lost Mystic ( )
Date: May 16, 2011 12:05PM
Re: I get that same feeling in my chest when I am at the beach or walking in the vineyard.

I basically feel it anytime I am in tune with what is going on around me. I felt it at the beach this weekend, walking to my car from the casino, watching my kids play, watching a movie...

Anytime I am present, I feel it. It's not able to answer any questions I have...just kind of lets me know when I'm doing all right in life, or not taking things for granted.

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Posted by: bignevermo ( )
Date: May 16, 2011 02:53PM
i fell spiritual when i hear some of my reagge songs!!

just sayin!! :)

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Posted by: saviorself ( )
Date: May 16, 2011 01:12PM
Re: The Spirit Bares Witness of ... the Catholic Church

English Language Note:

The right word is "bear" witness:

Definition of BEAR
transitive verb -- to give as testimony <bear false witness>

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear?show=1&t=1305565815

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Posted by: Major Bidamon ( )
Date: May 16, 2011 01:19PM
Re: The Spirit Bares Witness of ... the Catholic Church

I have a burning testimonkey that you are the one true english speaker ;)

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Posted by: bignevermo ( )
Date: May 16, 2011 02:55PM
yeah and it was (rein in) instead of (reign in) in another thread

point is..did ya comprehend it even though it wasnt spelled correctley? :)

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Posted by: Major Bidamon ( )
Date: May 16, 2011 03:13PM
Re: yeah and it was (rein in) instead of (reign in) in another thread

amyn brather

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