Comments on: Friday Forum: John 12:46: “I am come a light into the world” : Happy Hannukah http://www.millennialstar.org/friday-forum-john-1246-i-am-come-a-light-into-the-world-happy-hannukah/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:51:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bored in Vernal http://www.millennialstar.org/friday-forum-john-1246-i-am-come-a-light-into-the-world-happy-hannukah/comment-page-1/#comment-44149 Bored in Vernal Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:02:46 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/?p=4256#comment-44149 Floyd, I love that, too. We are lighting the candles and saying the blessings in Hebrew this year, to go along with the Hebrew class we are taking. I would love to keep up the tradition and especially to link it with the Restoration as you have done. Would you share your scripture references with me? bored.in.vernal at gmail Floyd, I love that, too. We are lighting the candles and saying the blessings in Hebrew this year, to go along with the Hebrew class we are taking. I would love to keep up the tradition and especially to link it with the Restoration as you have done. Would you share your scripture references with me?
bored.in.vernal at gmail

]]> By: JA Benson http://www.millennialstar.org/friday-forum-john-1246-i-am-come-a-light-into-the-world-happy-hannukah/comment-page-1/#comment-44131 JA Benson Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:38:30 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/?p=4256#comment-44131 Floyd the Wonderdog- What a beautiful thing you did. May we borrow your idea for next year? May I ask where you got the Star of David for the top of the tree? I looked for that all over the internet and did not find one. Jie Jie made a lovely blue and silver angel out of sparkly pipe cleaners. It came out very nicely. Geoff- I am sorry I need to remember to emoicon (?) my comments. :) I hope you understand I am sarcastic and a tease. I know you do not know a lot of the time I am not completely serious. My mistake. As for the article, it is interesting how we human beings have a tendency to white wash history. This tendency can be also a LDS one too. Floyd the Wonderdog- What a beautiful thing you did. May we borrow your idea for next year? May I ask where you got the Star of David for the top of the tree? I looked for that all over the internet and did not find one. Jie Jie made a lovely blue and silver angel out of sparkly pipe cleaners. It came out very nicely.

Geoff- I am sorry I need to remember to emoicon (?) my comments. :) I hope you understand I am sarcastic and a tease. I know you do not know a lot of the time I am not completely serious. My mistake.

As for the article, it is interesting how we human beings have a tendency to white wash history. This tendency can be also a LDS one too.

]]> By: Geoff B. http://www.millennialstar.org/friday-forum-john-1246-i-am-come-a-light-into-the-world-happy-hannukah/comment-page-1/#comment-44069 Geoff B. Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:59:20 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/?p=4256#comment-44069 Cool Floyd. Joanna, I want to be clear that I'm not anti-Hannukah, not by a long shot. Just interested in history. Cool Floyd. Joanna, I want to be clear that I’m not anti-Hannukah, not by a long shot. Just interested in history.

]]> By: Floyd the Wonderdog http://www.millennialstar.org/friday-forum-john-1246-i-am-come-a-light-into-the-world-happy-hannukah/comment-page-1/#comment-44067 Floyd the Wonderdog Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:11:47 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/?p=4256#comment-44067 My daughter is in the MTC. I made her a Hanukkah celebration that revolves around the light of the restoration. I sent her a paper menorah to put up. The shamash is labelled "Light of the Restoration". Each day she opens an envelope with a different theme of the restoration. For example, the first day is "The First Vision". The envelope for this day contains a paper candle labelled "The 1st Vision" and readings about the first vision. The readings are approved materials for missionaries, such as Preach My Gospel, the scriptures, conference addresses, etc. Then there is a section on "Missionary Application and Personal Dedication". After all Hanukkah is the festival of dedication. On the first day the reader is asked to "consider your testimony. What should you be doing to strengthen it? What do you need to do to better maintain it? How can you best share it?" The candles are: 1. The First Vision 2. The Book of Mormon 3. Restoration of the Priesthood 4. Restoration of Christ’s Church 5. The Creation 6. The Fall 7. The Atonement 8. The Temple Ordinances Of course there are gifts. And we've sent enough for her whole district. The first day they will get the traditional dredels and gelt. I was concerned that they get presents that wouldn't be a problem to transport to their mission and would be semi-useful to missionaries. One day is blank cards on a ring for vocabulary words. The last day is Plan of Salvation cut-outs. I also sent a tiny Hanukkah bush with silver and blue ornaments and a star of David on top. My daughter is in the MTC. I made her a Hanukkah celebration that revolves around the light of the restoration.

I sent her a paper menorah to put up. The shamash is labelled “Light of the Restoration”. Each day she opens an envelope with a different theme of the restoration. For example, the first day is “The First Vision”. The envelope for this day contains a paper candle labelled “The 1st Vision” and readings about the first vision. The readings are approved materials for missionaries, such as Preach My Gospel, the scriptures, conference addresses, etc. Then there is a section on “Missionary Application and Personal Dedication”. After all Hanukkah is the festival of dedication. On the first day the reader is asked to “consider your testimony. What should you be doing to strengthen it? What do you need to do to better maintain it? How can you best share it?”

The candles are:
1. The First Vision
2. The Book of Mormon
3. Restoration of the Priesthood
4. Restoration of Christ’s Church
5. The Creation
6. The Fall
7. The Atonement
8. The Temple Ordinances

Of course there are gifts. And we’ve sent enough for her whole district. The first day they will get the traditional dredels and gelt. I was concerned that they get presents that wouldn’t be a problem to transport to their mission and would be semi-useful to missionaries. One day is blank cards on a ring for vocabulary words. The last day is Plan of Salvation cut-outs.

I also sent a tiny Hanukkah bush with silver and blue ornaments and a star of David on top.

]]> By: JA Benson http://www.millennialstar.org/friday-forum-john-1246-i-am-come-a-light-into-the-world-happy-hannukah/comment-page-1/#comment-43999 JA Benson Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:17:20 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/?p=4256#comment-43999 Oh dear! Oh dear! Oh dear! I suppose Geoff you tell little kids there is no Rudolf the Red nosed Reindeer. Well as always, the Jews are a complicated and God works with imperfect dysfunctional beings. It is a wonder God gets anything done. I have embraced my Jewish ancestors, as I do not have to be buttoned down or rational anymore, after all I am not English. Oh dear! Oh dear! Oh dear! I suppose Geoff you tell little kids there is no Rudolf the Red nosed Reindeer.

Well as always, the Jews are a complicated and God works with imperfect dysfunctional beings. It is a wonder God gets anything done.

I have embraced my Jewish ancestors, as I do not have to be buttoned down or rational anymore, after all I am not English.

]]> By: Geoff B. http://www.millennialstar.org/friday-forum-john-1246-i-am-come-a-light-into-the-world-happy-hannukah/comment-page-1/#comment-43997 Geoff B. Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:05:38 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/?p=4256#comment-43997 Joanna, you may find this article interesting: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/opinion/11brooks.html?_r=1&ref=opinion Joanna, you may find this article interesting:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/opinion/11brooks.html?_r=1&ref=opinion

]]> By: Joyce Brinton Anderson http://www.millennialstar.org/friday-forum-john-1246-i-am-come-a-light-into-the-world-happy-hannukah/comment-page-1/#comment-43976 Joyce Brinton Anderson Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:15:02 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/?p=4256#comment-43976 Ok, this sounds like so much fun. When I get my act together, we will do this. Not this year, I just managed to get the Halloween stuff (all two of it) down on Monday. So behind the times this holiday. Ok, this sounds like so much fun. When I get my act together, we will do this. Not this year, I just managed to get the Halloween stuff (all two of it) down on Monday. So behind the times this holiday.

]]> By: JA Benson http://www.millennialstar.org/friday-forum-john-1246-i-am-come-a-light-into-the-world-happy-hannukah/comment-page-1/#comment-43974 JA Benson Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:38:32 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/?p=4256#comment-43974 Yeah Geoff- Do you know anyone for Tex? He is kinda picky :) Yeah Geoff- Do you know anyone for Tex? He is kinda picky :)

]]> By: Tex http://www.millennialstar.org/friday-forum-john-1246-i-am-come-a-light-into-the-world-happy-hannukah/comment-page-1/#comment-43966 Tex Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:10:46 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/?p=4256#comment-43966 I had a mission companion who loved the scripture D&C 88:49 "The light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not; nevertheless, the day shall come when you shall comprehend even God, being quickened in him and by him." The Light is Christ and that is apparent from other times that phrase is used in the D&C. In light of this post I couldn't help but think about how many among the Jews and at times the Nephites did not understand what the law was pointing to but in time all will know. I had a mission companion who loved the scripture D&C 88:49 “The light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not; nevertheless, the day shall come when you shall comprehend even God, being quickened in him and by him.” The Light is Christ and that is apparent from other times that phrase is used in the D&C. In light of this post I couldn’t help but think about how many among the Jews and at times the Nephites did not understand what the law was pointing to but in time all will know.

]]> By: Geoff B http://www.millennialstar.org/friday-forum-john-1246-i-am-come-a-light-into-the-world-happy-hannukah/comment-page-1/#comment-43965 Geoff B Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:00:27 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/?p=4256#comment-43965 Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match... Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match…

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