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|    hlillywh45@gmail.com to Weedy    |
|    Re: Alas, my dear brethren    |
|    01 Sep 19 19:18:26    |
      On Friday, August 30, 2019 at 11:27:38 PM UTC-7, Weedy wrote:              If it were necessary to be wealthy or to be very learned to       > serve God, a great many people would be unable to do it. But, no, my       > dear children, extensive learning or great wealth are not at all       > necessary for the service of God. On the contrary, they are often a       > very big obstacle to it. Yes, my dear brethren, let us be rich or       > poor, in whatever state we may be, learned or otherwise, we can please       > God and save our souls.       > -- Excerpt from sermon of St. John Vianney              "O that cunning plan of the evil one! O the vainness, and the frailties, and       the       foolishness of men! When they are learned they think they are wise, and they       hearken not unto the counsel of God, for they set it aside, supposing they know       of themselves, wherefore, their wisdom is foolishness and it profiteth them       not.       And they shall perish. But to be learned is good if they hearken unto the       counsels of God."       (Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi 9:28-29)              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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