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In my COMM 250 class I am keeping a journal of things I've learned in this class. Here is my 2nd post.
This week the class had a discussion board where we talked about learning by the spirit. For those unfamiliar with the LDS faith, learning by the spirit is when God gives you that gut feeling within yourself telling you to do something.
To me this topic is generally a very broad and usually there are no wrong answers. Here is my answer
“Go to all 3 meetings of church, read your scriptures and pray on your knees every morning and night. Understand it takes one to know one, so before arguing my simple answer, first answer—do you even do this?”
A student responded by mentioning an LDS leaders speech “Elder Robbins in the recent general conference said ‘to be and to do are inseparable. As interdependent doctrines they reinforce and promote each other. Faith inspires one to pray, for example, and prayer in turn strengthens one’s faith.’ I think this explains it perfectly!”
The talk mentioned by this student was indeed very interesting. I particularly liked when Elder Robbins explained there is a difference between “doing” something and “being” something. For example it is rewarding when a parent says to a child “good job on doing the work required for an A+”, yet it is even more rewarding when the parent say’s something more like “good job for being a hard working A+ student”. It is a lot easier to fill a to-do list, than it is to fill a to-be list.
My teacher responded to my original comment with “Well said, Robert; some perceive that seeking the spirit applies only when they're actually doing the class work. Your observations relative to seeking the spirit in all of our life.....including our class work, will enhance learning through the spirit! Thanks!”
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