MormonTimes.com: Jerry Johnston: Selflessness invigorates spirit, body

Published: Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008 12:09 a.m. MDT
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For Latter-day Saints, there's a lot to "guard against" these days — pride, pornography, debt, obesity. And since I'm always willing to give advice, let me add one more thing.

We need to guard against mistaking things that "stimulate" us for things that "invigorate" us.

So many films, concerts and spectacles create a sensory overload. We leave them feeling drained. We're like washcloths wrung out and hung up to dry. And we think that's a good thing.

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Jerry, I told my wife this morning, as I was reading your article to...

Anonymous | Aug. 7, 2008 at 4:03 p.m.

JERRY,

You ought to know that so-called LDS "Selflessness" is...

Anonymous | Aug. 7, 2008 at 2:23 p.m.

JERRY JOHNSTON is my favourite writer.I just began reading and...

JUST A LEARNER | Aug. 6, 2008 at 5:35 p.m.

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