Further Light and Knowledge

http://www.ldsliving.com/story/65712-ma ... ion-attack

So this poor guy was at a zoo in Guatemal when two lions got loos and attacked him. I thought the Lard protected missionaries? Or does Satan have dominion over zoos like he does the water? I just need to know. I won't go to unholy zoos any more

_________________
I would be agnostic, but I have a commitment problem.

No, the lord controls lions - at least inside their dens (see Daniel et al). I don't know though. Maybe once they get out of their dens, all bets are off.

_________________
The apple cannot be stuck back on the Tree of Knowledge; once we begin to see, we are doomed and challenged to seek the strength to see more, not less. ~ Arthur Miller

There's a punchline in here about lions, lambs and fleecing. Not sure how to put that one together though.

God works in mysterious (random!) ways.

I actually do admire his positive attitude about this, but he needs to be careful, because it almost sounds like he wanted to get mauled by the lions in order to have a good story to tell. He should probably refer to it as his tragedy or accident, rather than his adventure.

There's a story about a donkey having a conversation with some guy in the OT. If that story was really true, then wouldn't it make sense that animals would be able to know what humans were saying - if they could, at times, even talk with humans?



. . . I reckon the monkey stealing his camera beforehand wasn't enough foreshadowing . . . er, I mean holy spirit warning his ass to STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM THE GODDAMN LIONS YOU ASSHOLE!

_________________
It's good to talk about these things and to sort out the messed up mindfuck we were in.
- SIMS

If you are dumb enough to climb into a lions' den, all bets are off, missionary or not. Same with Pentcostal snake handlers. If you hold a rattlesnake, you will probably be bitten regardless of what it says in the Bible.

http://www.watchmanmag.com/0801/080114.htm

M.P.

_________________
Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

~Albert Einstein

History is not history unless it is the truth.

Abraham Lincoln

On the upside, he didn't have to wade through the rest of his mission and came home a hero or survivor. Even if he's a really dumb hero survivor.
(I know that wasn't a nice thing to say. I will repent of it shortly.)


I attempted to read through it, but had trouble focusing on the article long enough to find out why he was in a lions cage to begin with.

“Accidents happen. We don’t plan them. They just happen,”

No kidding!
How about planning not to be in an enclosed space with a dangerous animal?

_________________
Said in a hushed whisper: My temple name was (pause for effect) Joan.

okay, I managed to re-read it to discover that the guy wanted a good photo of the missionaries and the lions and climbed up the cement wall.

Note to MTC leaders: teach prospective missionaries not to do stupid things to get photographs.

_________________
Said in a hushed whisper: My temple name was (pause for effect) Joan.