Everyday for the last week or so I’ve said goodbye to the people working in my office thinking that I would see them after Christmas. But then the next day I’ve found a reason to go back to do something. Today I will take the day off.
Yesterday was fulfilling. The Stone’s closing was fun. To see how excited they were felt very satisfying. I want to send *** one of our Christmas books and a thank you for referring them.
I went to the office and got into a wonderful flow because before I knew it 3pm had come and I needed to get home.
I picked up Jenn from work and we went to the airport to get Caleb + ***. We decided to eat at P. F. Chang’s, which was a little more than I expected to spend but was a place I could pick to override the disagreement’s between others on where we should go.
After P.F. Chang’s we drove kind of aimlessly around downtown, and I thought that was the most fun part. We went up Capitol Blvd and drove Crescent Rim over to Americana, then down to the skate park that’s under the overpass. We did a loop around that then retraced our steps and drove the other way on Crescent Rim up to the train depot. We got out and walked the loop around the Koi Pond and Kae was able to take some photos. I liked walking through the park at the train depot in the dark.
Today we have a couple of things planned. This morning I will take the kids to Top Golf, and then run a couple of errands. This afternoon we will go to *** + ***’s for Christmas Eve. They are preparing everything, which is very generous. If I have any extra time in the day I’ll work on delivering more books.
And that will be today.
Come Follow Me
Mosiah 3: 5-10 continuing the theme of Christmas in the Book of Mormon, this verse also emphasizes the detail of an omnipotent being subjecting themselves to mortality. What stands out most to me from this section is the very last line of verse 10. “And all this that a righteous judgement might come upon the children of Men.”
The question that comes to mind is “why judgement”. Aside from an already determined belief, is there something inherently human in the concept of justice? The answer to that question seems obvious. Every human being seems to have an instinctual sense of justice. First for the rights of themselves, but following a close second, the rights of others, especially those that are close to them.
From an anthropological point of view, it makes sense that if human beings are born with an instinct for justice, than so their gods might also be endowed with the attribute as well.
From the perspective of faith, it seems to me that the attribute, or instinct, or concept (I’m not sure the best word to use) of justice is something that permeates all of creation. An eternal truth, an absolutism independent of anything else. I believe justice is built into the fabric of all existance. I may not understand all of the finer points or nuances, but they are there.
A reflection of this idea is found in D&C 130: 0-21. Another popular word that denotes this is the idea is ‘Karma’.
A concise restatement would be to say that the rules are baked into the universe itself. They are not passing or arbitary.