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   Message 28,837 of 30,222   
   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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