tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478273273186623663.post1664175840569317744..comments2024-03-12T12:03:26.474-07:00Comments on Scriptorium Blogorium: Hard Things FirstMichaela Stephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04163084369311708249noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478273273186623663.post-66186354143113578012009-09-15T11:51:53.875-07:002009-09-15T11:51:53.875-07:00You mean that is an actual military theory? Wow! ...You mean that is an actual military theory? Wow! That's so cool! <br /><br />Really, you are too kind. I bet that you could also find things just as good if not better in the war chapters. One of the things I do in my scripture study that helps me find some of the things I find is spending time thinking about why something has been included. Sometimes the purpose of inclusion is not immediately apparent, so I have to think about it for a while. I also try to notice things that don't make sense and then try to explain to myself why it doesn't make sense. Frequently there is a deeper principle at work. I also try to figure out WHY people do the things they do in the scripture stories and what beliefs are driving them. I try to see if I can come up with some circumstantial factors that might be influencing the course of the story.<br /><br />I'd love to give you more of what you want, but I can't really control what I find.Michaela Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04163084369311708249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478273273186623663.post-62666473553400631942009-09-14T18:25:29.618-07:002009-09-14T18:25:29.618-07:00Great comment Michaela. There is actually some mi...Great comment Michaela. There is actually some military theory that advises an attack on the strongest threat. It goes to show that military theory and spiritual principles in the Book of Mormon go both ways. In other words you can take a military principle like, "hold the high ground", and make a good spiritual principle as well. <br /><br />I've never met anybody else that noticed the concept you explained. Give me more!Morgan Deanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480320552458246756noreply@blogger.com