From the fertile grounds of my iPod notes

When these are thoughts rather than quotes, they're mostly inspired by things I've heard in church or institute.

• Well, we'd have to be sober anyway.
  Well, we wouldn't have to be sober. But I'd rather be sober. [As I left Math Structures on Tuesday, I overheard two girls saying this.]


• You'd rather share the gospel than receive it? The world will try to take everything we have? [from Institute]


• Talk on wresting the scriptures
  Exegesis
  D&C 20:1
  Good Samaritan story = plan of salvation
  Don't read things that are not there
  Malachi -- fathers vs. Father
  Pilate--Behold the man
  Alma 40something atonement physically heals us?
  D&C 130 a law versus that law. I'm not sure what the interpretation is supposed to be
  KJV rather insufficient as a blackletter text
  Consider alternative interpretations.


• I'm not sure of the efficacy of this didactic method. No one wants to be compared to Laman and Lemuel. [My Institute teacher asked us if we were being like Laman and Lemuel.]


• Is signaling reality rather than an indication of reality? Is there only revealed preference? Do our preferences change as we signal them? Is love defined by our actions rather than signaled by them? A pattern of action rather than an objective reality? [Occasioned by my Institute teacher saying that if you want to love someone, you go do something for them.]


• Are we getting back to the McConkie Catholic Church=evil?
  Seriously, the dichotomy between the Church of God and the great and abominable church indicates that the borders just aren't that simple [Institute BoM class, discussing Nephi's vision]


• I'm not sure what the point of talking about the gates of hell being powerless is if that doesn't mean you won't be tempted


• Parallels between lot casting and random scripture search


• That doesn't even matter. You guys aren't gonna marry the Laurels, you're gonna marry the 14-year-olds. [Elizabeth Hutzler's boyfriend said this to the Priests quorum.]


• The whole gay/lesbian thing. [Elizabeth Hutzler said this while teaching YSA Sunday School.]


• Mills != meals
  sell != sale [Utah pronunciation...]


• I have a stupor of thought early in the morning at mission prep. How do we distinguish between the scriptural stupor and the normal kind?
  It's impossible to misinterpret the Book of Mormon? [I was in mission prep, okay?]


• Generally it's supposed to go somewhere, right?
  I think they're all important. [from Symphonic Chorale. Dr. Gentry asked one of the tenors what we should do musically during a phrase. This was his response.]


• Femininity != homosexuality [Bishop said, in response to a question about whether people were born gay, that some people naturally had more femininity than others. But that no one was born gay.]


• Color coordinated gum [Just an idea I had. Based on me seeing someone chewing gum.]