tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post3046438641181858793..comments2024-03-26T21:27:42.278-07:00Comments on Pure Mormonism: My Near Death ExperienceAlan Rock Watermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971243364867111868noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-89746131728899661742015-03-21T17:59:55.971-07:002015-03-21T17:59:55.971-07:00Your wish is my command, even though you KNOW I do...Your wish is my command, even though you KNOW I don't like it when people post anonymously!<br /><br />It so happens I'm working on my next post right now, and barring too many interruptions (like having to stop and fix Connie's dinner -what a slave driver!)it should be up by Sunday Morning.<br /><br />Now get back on here and give us a username!Alan Rock Watermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04971243364867111868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-37003735927182433222015-03-21T08:48:35.521-07:002015-03-21T08:48:35.521-07:00Rock I know you are still recovering, but I need s...Rock I know you are still recovering, but I need some new, heavy, weighty, sink your teeth into posts from you!! I mean really make the next one a doozy, okay just kidding...but not really, I just miss your posts I get so much from them, your brain works in ways that mine just does not and you just are able to get all this info on stuff and tell us about books to read or look into and you have facts and figures and etc, I do not know how you do it??? So get out and smell the sunshine do some push ups a little jogging and finger exercises, limber up that brain and start composing. Okay this is just getting annoying, will you just get well already!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-20205644217805105142015-03-21T05:09:25.407-07:002015-03-21T05:09:25.407-07:00Dear Rock,
Thank you for your prayers.
I, too, ...Dear Rock,<br /><br />Thank you for your prayers. <br /><br />I, too, feel it is important (for our own development) that we pray for our fellow saints to be receptive to the truth (from whatever source truth comes).<br /><br />Very sincerely yours,<br />LindaLindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-22998098675218126352015-03-20T20:04:08.191-07:002015-03-20T20:04:08.191-07:00Homeschool Mom,
Thanks for alerting me to your em...Homeschool Mom, <br />Thanks for alerting me to your email. I did indeed miss that one. That's a nightmare of mine, that I will miss some new reader's humble request, and then when they don't get a response from me, they think I'm too busy or stuck up or something to respond.<br /><br />So for anyone else who may have emailed me and not heard back, please try again.<br /><br />Vince, counsel taken on the Vitamin C. I do take it, along with teas and tinctures, but clearly I'm not getting enough. I will douse myself as you advise.<br /><br />Markin, those scripture cites are a good idea. Too bad I didn't think to mention them. Linda, prayers continue to be with you. We have become a stiffnecked people, and it helps to pray for our fellow Saints that they will be receptive to truth.Alan Rock Watermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04971243364867111868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-32479532392573362232015-03-20T16:12:42.571-07:002015-03-20T16:12:42.571-07:00Thank you MarkinPNW,
Yes. I have considered the s...Thank you MarkinPNW,<br /><br />Yes. I have considered the story in 1 Kings 13 & the Moroni 10:5, but I hadn't even thought about the 2 Nephi 28 reference.<br /><br />Actually Moroni 10:5 came to me as I was pondering about how to present this particular conference talk.<br /><br />I truly appreciate your suggestions. I am confident that I will teach according to the Holy Spirit, but it always helps to have more information to refer to as comments sometimes take the lesson places I hadn't considered. <br /><br />Thank you so much,<br /><br />LindaLindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-14192692430108154722015-03-20T13:20:02.164-07:002015-03-20T13:20:02.164-07:00Linda,
I was recently released from being a prima...Linda,<br /><br />I was recently released from being a primary teacher, and I know somewhat about lessons that don't follow the teachings of the Savior in the Scriptures.<br /><br />You might ask the question in a positive way, how do we know when a prophet is speaking as a prophet, and refer to 2 Nephi 28:31 and also Moroni 10:5. <br /><br />You could also bring up the story of the prophet in the Old Testament who chose to follow another prophet, instead of what the Lord had told him, and got killed by a Lion as a result. See 1 Kings 13.<br /><br />If approached prayerfully, these might give you ideas that will let you help the spirit teach correct principles to those who are receptive.MarkinPNWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-65175602557361161752015-03-20T12:05:58.500-07:002015-03-20T12:05:58.500-07:00Rock, I just wanted to give a heads up. My sister...Rock, I just wanted to give a heads up. My sisters live, I think, about an hour and a half from Carmichael and one of them was just recovering from bronchitis this last January. She just got diagnosed with pleurisy. I thought it was some old fashioned disease that people didn't get anymore! I was wrong! I guess it is common after a bad bout of bronchitis. She was in alot of pain, but is doing better. They have found out since that there has been alot of bronchitis and pleurisy in their area lately. She went through alot of frustration before she got the diagnosis. Just a head's up, Rock, and I will be praying that it stays far away from you.<br />Homeschool MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-58312531347124211362015-03-20T09:43:07.205-07:002015-03-20T09:43:07.205-07:00Rock,
Takes lots and LOTS of vitamin C. High dose...Rock,<br /><br />Takes lots and LOTS of vitamin C. High doses of it every couple of hours for a day or two. I am talking anywhere from 2-4 grams an hour. You can get big dosages at a Whole Foods type of place. Vitamin C cures all sorts of illnesses yet the recommended daily value is extremely low. It is an amazing vitamin that is used to destroy illnesses but needs to be replenished often because it gets destroyed in the process.<br /><br />- VinceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-50375751499517234382015-03-19T17:23:27.333-07:002015-03-19T17:23:27.333-07:00Thank you Homeschool Mom,
I truly appreciate your...Thank you Homeschool Mom,<br /><br />I truly appreciate your sympathy and your prayers. It feels really great knowing that there are kind souls praying for me.<br /><br />Thanks so much,<br />LindaLindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-69714938638471636242015-03-19T14:57:46.961-07:002015-03-19T14:57:46.961-07:00Rock,
I got your reference to Pollyanna! That ...Rock,<br /> I got your reference to Pollyanna! That is one of our favorite sayings in my family "Pills and bills! Just pills and bills!". I laughed when I saw Mrs. Snow on your blog. I think we may have watched too much Disney growing up!<br /> In the middle of your illness, Rock, I sent a rather lengthy email to you. I am just wondering if you ever got it or if it was lost in the shuffle. Let me know if you didn't see it and I will resend it. <br /> I hope your dumber-ness improves! I have been there before.<br />Still praying for you and Connie,<br />Homeschool MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-16719692156419203862015-03-19T14:33:51.212-07:002015-03-19T14:33:51.212-07:00Linda, I know how it feels trying to teach a less...Linda, I know how it feels trying to teach a lesson you don't agree with. I have struggled with it for years. I am afraid for me it only got worse as I realized more and more things about church doctrine I didn't agree with. I finally resigned from my YW's position because I felt the struggle was too much. I felt led for a long time to teach truth the best I could. I did and hope some of it fell on fertile soil. I will be praying for you also as you wrestle with the dilemma of your lesson. <br /> After a time I honestly began to feel a kinship with Martin Luther having to preach things I did not believe. <br />Prayers and God's blessings to you,<br />Homeschool MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-53754187404982633492015-03-19T14:10:48.025-07:002015-03-19T14:10:48.025-07:00Dear Rock,
Thank you for the suggestions for my R...Dear Rock,<br /><br />Thank you for the suggestions for my Relief Society/Laurel lesson. I've been praying about this lesson for almost 2 months as I had the lesson schedule and could see that 'follow the prophet' was upcoming.<br /><br />Also I greatly appreciate the fact that you would take interest in my welfare to offer to pray for me. I have a firm testimony of the power of prayer. So I truly appreciate your kindness.<br /><br />Very sincerely yours,<br />LindaLindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-75815697517780731302015-03-19T13:17:23.882-07:002015-03-19T13:17:23.882-07:00Well Linda, if you can find a way to address this ...Well Linda, if you can find a way to address this without too much controversy, you might venture that it's worth noting that we have no revelation from God saying that he will never let the president of the church lead the church astray.<br /><br />It's also of interest that even Wilford Woodruff didn't use the word "Prophet" when he made that statement. That statement of his has been changed over time. What he said was the Lord will never allow the PRESIDENT of the Church to lead the church astray. Big difference, if you ask me.<br /><br />Anyway, it's a good thing if you can give these students something to think about. God never made that promise. Wilford Woodruff did, and he did not claim to be speaking for God at the time.<br /><br />This could seque nicely into a discussion of "when is a prophet a prophet?" I think the young people are much more ready for this than the older adults who have been conditioned their entire lives.<br /><br />I'm praying for you on this. Looking forward to a report.<br /> Alan Rock Watermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04971243364867111868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-66362207940967836102015-03-19T08:25:28.334-07:002015-03-19T08:25:28.334-07:00Dear Rock,
So glad that you feel at least well en...Dear Rock,<br /><br />So glad that you feel at least well enough that you can sit at the computer and read the incoming comments. You really had us all VERY concerned there for a while. I understand that you are still ill and hope (and pray) that you and Connie will be completely healed very soon.<br /><br />Any parting comments about my upcoming Sunday Relief Society lesson on follow the prophet? I was just informed that the Laurel class of YW will be sitting in on my lesson, so this is an opportunity to gently teach the old but unexpressed concept of personal revelation. I could use some suggestions.<br /><br />Very sincerely yours,<br />LindaLindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-50801552699398526732015-03-18T09:40:57.373-07:002015-03-18T09:40:57.373-07:00Linda,
I just wish there were a "like" b...Linda,<br />I just wish there were a "like" button here. I would click on it after every one of these wonderful comments.<br /><br />I want everyone to know that I do read all comments, even old ones on older posts (I get a notification in my email box every time someone posts anywhere on my blog). I read and appreciate them all, even though I often don't have anything worth saying in response. Please know I "like" every one.Alan Rock Watermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04971243364867111868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-36404295330723094722015-03-18T06:54:35.101-07:002015-03-18T06:54:35.101-07:00Dear Rock,
After a long pause in your posts in the...Dear Rock,<br />After a long pause in your posts in the 'comments' section, all I can say is that is feels quite good to see your by-line on this page again. <br />I hope you and Connie are all better soon. You are in my daily prayers.<br />Linda<br />Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-56690109897337757202015-03-17T21:41:22.764-07:002015-03-17T21:41:22.764-07:00I see I misspelled the word "Here" as &q...I see I misspelled the word "Here" as "Hear" in the comment above. See? I told you I was getting dumber.Alan Rock Watermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04971243364867111868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-27107937986914997012015-03-17T21:38:53.622-07:002015-03-17T21:38:53.622-07:00Thanks once again to everyone hear who has express...Thanks once again to everyone hear who has expressed kind wishes. Connie and I are still not fully ourselves after that little adventure, and I seem to be more stupid than ever, which is saying something. My cognition is not what it used to be.<br /><br />Miquuel Aviero asked about the photo of the guy on his deathbed. That's Dave Bowman from the final scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey, where the last thing he sees is that baffling monolith which has appeared once again at the foot of his bed.<br /><br />For those who may be too young to get the Agnes Moorehead reference, that's a still from Pollyanna. Moorhead's character was obsessive about convincing all around her that she truly was sick and about to die. (She got better, thanks largely to Pollyana's optimism.)<br /><br />I don't know when I'll feel on my toes enough to write my next blog post, but I intend to get to it before this month is out. Thanks again for your continued prayers for both Connie and me. They are helping.Alan Rock Watermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04971243364867111868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-3202550646237998872015-03-17T15:07:28.523-07:002015-03-17T15:07:28.523-07:00So glad to hear you're doing better Rock! I...So glad to hear you're doing better Rock! I'll continue to pray for you and your family.<br /><br />You have such a wonderful family and wish you all the very best.<br /><br />I must say, I've never read such a humorous near-death experience. Where does the pic of the guy on his sickbed come from? This blog post of your return from hospital exceeded expectations. Please do continue, I'm sure we'd all love to read the articles you still have in mind to write.<br /><br />You mentioned how people have been praying for you who don't really know you. I've always felt we can pray for those we don't know, like unfortunate victims we hear about on the news. I know you a little more than that, of course. There was a lady I ran into on my mission who was panicking and worried and asked my companion and me to pray for her husband who was in hospital after a fall from a horse. So we did pray for him and his family. She stopped and pulled over while she was driving, so we didn't know where she lived. But a long time later, when I had a new companion, I met the man we prayed for and he was up again on his feet. He shared with us his near-death experience, where he met his dad or grandad (I can't remember very well) in heaven who grabbed him and demanded to know what he was doing there and told him to go back. He then pushed him and he fell, spiraling back down to earth, with his hand on his chin and finger on his cheek, like he was thinking, and with a serene smile on his face.<br /><br />I also read in the local newspaper that a woman lost her guitar and was, naturally, very upset over it. So I prayed for her. Then I read in the paper in one of the following days that her guitar was returned to her.<br /><br />So yeah, prayer works and you can pray for anyone! :)Steak Presedenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11145688976336741401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-45029988506663920382015-03-16T14:08:43.679-07:002015-03-16T14:08:43.679-07:00Dear Brother Waterman; Good to see a new post. So ...Dear Brother Waterman; Good to see a new post. So you have been ill; sorry to hear that and I hope you'll soon recover.<br />Thanks for the Toscano link; very interesting it seems, at first sight. All the best, and greetings from the Netherlands.R. Metzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15875261161185193692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-63527894385298058702015-03-14T19:56:25.572-07:002015-03-14T19:56:25.572-07:00Rock, so glad you are back and feeling better! I l...Rock, so glad you are back and feeling better! I look forward to reading more of your posts soon. Thank you for all you do, I just love your humour, quick wit and wisdom. God bless you dear brother! Margonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-7984554727587969512015-03-14T18:25:27.223-07:002015-03-14T18:25:27.223-07:00Rock,
Glad to have you back. You had many of us w...Rock,<br /><br />Glad to have you back. You had many of us worried. <br /><br />Love your musings on this blog.Irvenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17926122949198322768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-14857234985184094912015-03-14T18:06:05.909-07:002015-03-14T18:06:05.909-07:00Wish you the best, Rock.Wish you the best, Rock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-19516968032218328702015-03-12T21:28:32.903-07:002015-03-12T21:28:32.903-07:00I'm glad both of you have recovered from that ...I'm glad both of you have recovered from that illness - and I'm glad you are blogging again. (It was a scary thought to think there might not be more.)<br /><br />Love and hugs to you and Connie.Tonihttp://ljnsvoice.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342380624800894371.post-61490510159732764312015-03-12T21:17:08.329-07:002015-03-12T21:17:08.329-07:00A heartfelt welcome back, Rock. That you and Conni...A heartfelt welcome back, Rock. That you and Connie are on the solid road to recovery and that Amy held it together during such a trial is evidence of God's love for you. Kevinnoreply@blogger.com