Comments on: Testimony As Another Language

By: Travis

Travis — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 05:00:48 +0000

I missed that F&T meeting, but I heard it was really good. Very heartfealt, very humble, and honest. It’s too bad that is some church environments, to be that honest is looked down upon (like we’re supposed to know everything with every fiber of our beings, or something like that).

By: David J

David J — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 08:17:21 +0000

At least it’s not the parable of the bicycle again.

LOL! Thanks Bret, that was a good one.

By: Bret

Bret — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 04:49:33 +0000

David,
At least it’s not the parable of the bicycle again.

By: David J

David J — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:42:04 +0000

Many people speak the same language but say things very differently.

Rusty, there’s a wonderful book on this phenomenon called After Babel. It basically runs through language theory and how people can be using the same words but mean something completely different. It’s requisite for anyone that does translation work.

That’s an interesting analogy. My ward, sadly, has been plagued with analogy-mania to the point that nobody can speak in straight prose anymore. Everything is a foundation, or a beehive, or a motorcycle (!) or what have you. I like a good analogy like this one.

By: Bryce

Bryce — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:04:27 +0000

So when you read your scriptures in another language, what then? ^^

By: Bob C.

Bob C. — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 07:39:12 +0000

Very true. Losing a language and losing faith happen about at the same pace if you’re not practicing…