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StrawberryJam
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The significance of the bee?
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ParkerD
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Hi, StrawberryJam,
The best source I found for understanding why the idea of the “honey bee” or “deseret” became symbolic in the early days of the LDS church, (after doing a query on that subject), is to read the following source information and think about the ways that a “honey bee” and a bee colony show “self-reliance” and “community involvement for the common good” in the way they store honey, “work” industriously, and care for their “poor” by their God-given instincts. It is analogy, but carried too far could of course be taken on tangents.
lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=24109207f7c20110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=32c41b08f338c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD
Peace to you in your studies.
The best source I found for understanding why the idea of the “honey bee” or “deseret” became symbolic in the early days of the LDS church, (after doing a query on that subject), is to read the following source information and think about the ways that a “honey bee” and a bee colony show “self-reliance” and “community involvement for the common good” in the way they store honey, “work” industriously, and care for their “poor” by their God-given instincts. It is analogy, but carried too far could of course be taken on tangents.
lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=24109207f7c20110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=32c41b08f338c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD
Peace to you in your studies.
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benidict
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i dont know parker. i think this is a beautiful analogy. i think all of us could benefit spiritually from this type of lesson. makes sense. i know the Mormons in utah live this. just look at any new subdivision, and your church buildings are right in the center. id love to see some Catholic communities spring up like this. i know we have monasteries and the like, but i wonder if we as laymen/women started living like this, what the result would be?think about it. a subdivision filled with Catholics, with a small chapel or cathedral in the center…that would be sweet! Peace
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ParkerD
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Benedict,i dont know parker. i think this is a beautiful analogy. i think all of us could benefit spiritually from this type of lesson. makes sense. i know the Mormons in utah live this. just look at any new subdivision, and your church buildings are right in the center. id love to see some Catholic communities spring up like this. i know we have monasteries and the like, but i wonder if we as laymen/women started living like this, what the result would be?think about it. a subdivision filled with Catholics, with a small chapel or cathedral in the center…that would be sweet! Peace
Great to hear from you. Thanks for another sweetly insightful post. I hope the Lord is blessing you in your work and blessing your family also.
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benidict
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parker my friend. it is you who are giving the sweetly insightful post. i firmly believe that anyone, reguardless of their faith back ground would be greatly blessed by the wisdom you share. things are going very well. looking forward to putting my head into a snowbank when i finally encounter some snow…someday…been almost 2 years since ive seen some. temps are around 120 to 130 here. lol! so no snow this year either…family is doing great thanks for your blessing. Peace and grace to you and yours
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Pahoran
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What Parker said: it’s a powerful symbol of industry, co-operation and caring for one another.
It’s also a very ancient symbol of migration; the bee swarm moves out together, centered around its leader (the queen) to establish a new hive, which they then build as their new home. Consequently bees and beehives are used as symbols by migrating peoples in many parts of the ancient world. LDS scholar Hugh Nibley argued that the Jaredites in the Book of Mormon (whence the word Deseret) weren’t taking bees to the Americas (they are mentioned only in the Old World setting, and never in the New) but were simply using the bee as a mascot.
Regards,
Pahoran
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