tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32188945.post7304323123961128707..comments2023-07-18T03:14:31.911-06:00Comments on plainoldsarah stories: thoughtsplainoldsarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01923265173190890773noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32188945.post-15959110602709296582009-04-06T10:37:00.000-06:002009-04-06T10:37:00.000-06:00I'm glad you get a real summer break. Teachers ear...I'm glad you get a real summer break. Teachers earn their 3 months off, dangit!<BR/><BR/>I subscribe to Brigham Young's fake-it-til-you-make-it school of thought when it comes to purifying my motives. I think completely pure motives are very rarely (maybe never) achieved by sheer force of human will -- I think you go through the motions of serving because you're told it's the right thing to do and because you've covenanted to do so. If before serving you ask God to consecrate your imperfect service for the welfare of your soul (2 Nephi 32:9) he does the rest, over time -- gradually perfecting our natures, including purifying our motives, in spite of ourselves.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389656325499233438noreply@blogger.com