This is my Favorite Pixar Short.
My First thought is that of the Law of Chastity. There is no need to be running around without any Feathers(Clothing) to cover our body. We should maintain modest dress standards no matter what the occasion is.
The second point is that we should always show 'Brotherly Kindness' to those around us. Just because someone thinks Different, Acts Different, Believes Different, and is simply DIFFERENT from us, doesn't mean we should whisper rumors back and forth, and we should also probably not peck at their toes.
A third item on the agenda is that we should have Patience. Just because someone or something cause us some level of discomfort now, doesn't mean that making them go away will immediately make everything better. Sometimes God will let us struggle a bit before He sends help. Sometimes we have to figure out how to fix the problem on our own. We have several options with this clip. The little birds could have flown somewhere else and not been bothered by the big bird. They could have sat farther apart from each other in the first place. They could have spread out on one of the other wires. All the other birds could have flown away when they realized that the wire was going to project them into the air. God gives us many options, but we have to make our own choices.
Lastly I wish to point out that all of the birds are blue. I personally believe that the big bird is either the little birds Mom or Grandma. If this was the case, the little teenager birds were well animated. However, just because they think they are so clever as to run away from Mommy and talk amongst themselves, Mommy still knew what they were doing, and Mommy always knows best.
Notice, Mommy didn't lose any feathers.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Armor of God - Three of Six - Feet Shod with the Preparation of the Gospel of Peace
If ye are prepared ye shall not fear.
Having your feet shod pretty much means your wearing your shoes.
With the Armor of God they would probably be more like War Boots.
Your feet control the Movement of your whole body on the battlefield, and if the are not prepared for the charge you will find yourself stepping on rocks and things and they will hurt so much that the enemy won't have any need to actually fight you.
The Book of Mormon speaks of being "Steadfast and Immovable"(1 Nephi 2:10), which means you are steady and diligent in keeping the Commandments. A youth leader once told me that sometimes you need to be "Steadfast and Movable", meaning that the Gospel of Peace, is a Gospel of Progression. You must be Steadfast in keeping the Commandments, but still able to Move about the Spiritual battle when the Lord calls you to do something.
You cant stand around if you truly live the gospel, you have to use your feet to "go about doing good" and help others. Stationary targets are also much easier to hit on the battlefield.
In the Book of Mormon the are two main peoples, the Nephites (good guys) and the Lamanites (bad guys).
The Lamanites were a people "dwelling in tents, and wandering about in the wilderness with a short skin girdle about their loins and their heads shaven; and their skill was in the bow, and in the cimeter, and the ax."
Enos 1:20
They had a lot of wars between each nation and at one point the Nephites showed that by Preparing themselves with the Gospel, they had no need to fear their enemy.
In a particular battle the Lamanites charged forward to try and defeat a Nephite army,
"But in this thing they were disappointed, for the Nephites did not fear them; but they did fear their God and did supplicate him for protection; therefore, when the armies of Giddianhi did rush upon them they were prepared to meet them; yea, in the strength of the Lord they did receive them."
3 Nephi 4:10
The best ways of Preparing yourself to Live the Gospel and keep the Commandments is to Read the Scriptures, Pray to God our Heavenly Father, and to Go to Church. These will give you that extra Strength you need to withstand the trials of mortality.
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Having your feet shod pretty much means your wearing your shoes.
With the Armor of God they would probably be more like War Boots.
The Book of Mormon speaks of being "Steadfast and Immovable"(1 Nephi 2:10), which means you are steady and diligent in keeping the Commandments. A youth leader once told me that sometimes you need to be "Steadfast and Movable", meaning that the Gospel of Peace, is a Gospel of Progression. You must be Steadfast in keeping the Commandments, but still able to Move about the Spiritual battle when the Lord calls you to do something.
You cant stand around if you truly live the gospel, you have to use your feet to "go about doing good" and help others. Stationary targets are also much easier to hit on the battlefield.
In the Book of Mormon the are two main peoples, the Nephites (good guys) and the Lamanites (bad guys).
The Lamanites were a people "dwelling in tents, and wandering about in the wilderness with a short skin girdle about their loins and their heads shaven; and their skill was in the bow, and in the cimeter, and the ax."
Enos 1:20
They had a lot of wars between each nation and at one point the Nephites showed that by Preparing themselves with the Gospel, they had no need to fear their enemy.
In a particular battle the Lamanites charged forward to try and defeat a Nephite army,
"But in this thing they were disappointed, for the Nephites did not fear them; but they did fear their God and did supplicate him for protection; therefore, when the armies of Giddianhi did rush upon them they were prepared to meet them; yea, in the strength of the Lord they did receive them."
3 Nephi 4:10
The best ways of Preparing yourself to Live the Gospel and keep the Commandments is to Read the Scriptures, Pray to God our Heavenly Father, and to Go to Church. These will give you that extra Strength you need to withstand the trials of mortality.
NEXT POST : Shield of Faith
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