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What is a Kronut? Kronut is an hybird version, combining goodness of Croissant & Doughnut. Though they look very much like doughnut, they are crisp and flaky unlike latter. This is because of incorporating butter into prepared dough, resembling puff pastry process. Also Kronuts are blessed with an pastry cream filling which makes them soo special and unique than normal doughnuts.
This procedure is done in three days
First day knead the dough
Second day, prepare pastry dough by incorporating butter.
Third day fry the doughnut
This recipe yields 8 Kronuts
Source is from BootLeg Cronut
For pastry
Make an fine cut over the dough and place the doughnuts for the size proofing. Once their size doubles, refrigerate them for an hour. Start preparing your glaze and filling
Actually they are called Cronuts (ie Cro from Croissant and Nuts from doughnut). Since the founder has trademarked the name, it is unusual to use the original name. Mr. Dominique Ansel is that proud founder and it is said that people thrive in lines before his bakery to get an sweet munch of this kronut. When Swathi Iyer announced the challenge, I was scared because of my previous disastrous attempts with puff pastry making at home. However she was kind enough to provide me tips. With no perfect videos, I just went on with suggested recipe step-by-step. And yes, got an awesome result. So, thanks to Swathi and Reeni for suggesting this godly recipe.
As the procedure for making kronuts as an whole was complex, I went on with an simpler glaze and simple filling. I made strawberry filling and icing sugar glaze. One drawback with these Kronuts is that they have an very short shelf-life. So better to finish them early :) :)
This procedure is done in three days
First day knead the dough
Second day, prepare pastry dough by incorporating butter.
Third day fry the doughnut
This recipe yields 8 Kronuts
Source is from BootLeg Cronut
Ingredients requiredFor making dough
- 2 cups all purpose flour/maida
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup + 1 tbspn powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup milk
- 31/2 tsp active dry yeast
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tbspn unsalted butter
For pastry
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter
For strawberry cream filling
- 4 tbspn unsalted butter
- 8 tbspn icing sugar
- 1 tsp strawberry essence
- Pinch of red orange colour
For glaze
- 1/2 cup icing sugar
- 2 tbspn of milk
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- Oil (for deep-frying)
- Powdered sugar (for rolling kronuts)
- Parchment papers, few
- Extra flour, for dusting
Start by preparing the dough, mix flour with salt and sugar, keep aside. Heat milk along with butter and simmer till it dissolves, keep aside. Add yeast to lukewarm water, keep aside. Beat the eggs, keep aside. Now, we are going to combine all ingredients ie flour-sugar, milk-butter, yeast, egg and knead till we get firm dough.
Wrap them up in plastic and keep aside for atleast one hour till it doubles in size. Refrigerate it overnight.
Next day, remove them thirty minutes ahead. Start preparing butter layer for pastry dough. Add finely chopped pieces of butter on parchment paper. Keep another parchment paper over it and lightly roll on all sides, till they smudge together. Now remove the topmost paper and you can adjust the shape to an neat looking square. Refrigerate them immediately or atleast for an hour so that they are firm and dont turn messy.
To the prepared dough, start rolling them over floured surface, till they resemble ten-inch square roughly. Place the five-inch butter layer over them. As the pic follows, fold one side of dough towards butter and do so anti-clockwise till you get an folded parcel of dough-butter
To this parcel, roll them with help of an pin to an rectangle that is 20 * 10 inch. After doing so, fold right side of the dough towards the centre. Repeat with other side, so that it now resembles a book to be opened. Refrigerate them at once. Traditionally, they were rolled over an tiles which was refrigerated in order to provide cooling effect. Here I refrigerated the rolling pin and extra flour used for dusting to provide the same. Kindly go through this link for more precise details.
After an hour, remove the dough and repeat the abovesaid four steps, refrigerate. Repeat this four-stepped-process for atleast four times. (Sorry, no pics for repetitive procedure)
Next day, when you roll out the dough for the fifth time, the kronut is ready for frying.
Here for doughnut size, I used 31/2 inch and 11/2 inch caps as prescribed in source recipe.
Make an fine cut over the dough and place the doughnuts for the size proofing. Once their size doubles, refrigerate them for an hour. Start preparing your glaze and filling
For glaze, just mix icing sugar, milk and essence, leave aside.
For filling, cream up butter and sugar. Add in essence and colour, beat well and refrigerate for few minutes.
Alternatively heat oil in broad pan/kadaai and deep-fry kronuts on simmer flame. You can test the oil by sprinkling flour, if it foams up, kronuts are ready to get fried.
Drain and keep aside
Roll them over powdered sugar sideways.
Fill in strawberry cream over pastry bag and pipe them inside the kronut. I did in four times on each kronut, pointing towards every direction.
Now dip them over the glaze.
All done.
Set to eat!!!
Enjoy!!!!!!! Happy Baking :)
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The Book of Mormon, an Interpretive Guide to the New Testament
Dennis LargeyReprinted by permission from The New Testament and the Latter-day Saints (Orem, Utah: Randall Book Company, 1987), 129—48.
The Lord, through his living prophet, President Ezra Taft Benson, has caught our attention with repetitive admonitions regarding the blessings of and our responsibilities toward the Book of Mormon. In the October 1986 general conference, President Benson called God's gift of the Book of Mormon "more important than any of the inventions that have come out of the industrial and technological revolutions" and "of greater value to mankind than even the many wonderful advances . . . in modern medicine." He also made the charge that "every Latter-day Saint should make the study of the [Book of Mormon] a lifetime pursuit. Otherwise he is placing his soul in jeopardy and neglecting that which could give spiritual and intellectual unity to his whole life."1
In the recent First Presidency Christmas Message, President Benson, again speaking of the Book of Mormon, said that we should know the Book of Mormon better than any other text.2
In light of President Benson's statements and persistent charges to read the Book of Mormon, this year our challenge is to find where we can appropriately incorporate the message of the Book of Mormon into New Testament study. The intent is not to overshadow the first testament of Christ, but to magnify it through providing inspired commentary.
Does the New Testament Need Book of Mormon Clarification?
The eighth article of faith of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints states that "We believe the Bible as far as it is translated correctly." Joseph Smith wrote, "I believe the Bible as it read when it came from the pen of the original writers. Ignorant translators, careless transcribers, or designing and corrupt priests have committed many errors."3
In a vision Nephi learned that, when the Bible would first go forth from the Jews to the Gentiles, the record would be pure and would contain "the fulness of the gospel of the Lord." However, in the bands of the Gentiles, many plain and precious parts and also many covenants would be taken away. This deliberate effort would be to "pervert the right ways of the Lord" and "blind the eyes and harden the hearts of the children of men." Nephi then beheld that this incomplete record, missing precious parts and the plainness it once bad, would cause an "exceedingly great many [to] stumble."
The angel then revealed to Nephi God's plan to alleviate the stumbling: Jesus would manifest himself and minister to the seed of Nephi. The Nephites would write "many things" which would be "plain and precious," the record would be "hid up" and come forth unto the gentiles by the gift and power of the Lamb. The second record (the Book of Mormon) would therefore restore plain and precious gospel truths which had been taken from the first record (the Bible) (1 Nephi 13:24—40).
Nephi's revelation has significant application for Latter-day Saints. Failure to incorporate the gospel plainness of the Book of Mormon into New Testament study is failure to understand one of the central purposes of the book's existence.
It would be impossible within the scope of this paper to explore all the doctrinal contributions and insightful expansions available to those who read the New Testament by the light of the Book of Mormon. The intent, therefore, is to explore three areas which demonstrate the power of combining these two testaments.
First, we will compare and contrast a study of the gospel with and without Book of Mormon commentary.
Second, we will show, through selected examples, the corrective and explanatory contribution the Book of Mormon makes on various doctrines and issues, some of which are only briefly referred to in the New Testament.
Third, we will show how the Book of Mormon combines with the New Testament to confound false doctrine.
I. A Study of Gospel Doctrine with Book of Mormon Support
First, and most important, the Bible and the Book of Mormon are testaments of Jesus Christ and the gospel he preached. The first four books of the New Testament bear the descriptive introduction: "The Gospel According to . . . " The word gospel is not defined in the New Testament in any detail. The resurrected Christ appeared to his Nephite disciples and in conversation with them gave us one of the most definitive statements concerning the gospel in all scripture.
Behold I have given unto you my gospel, and this is the gospel which I have given unto you—that I came into the world to do the will of my Father, because my Father sent me.
And my Father sent me that I might be lifted up upon the cross; and after that I had been lifted up upon the cross, that I might draw all men unto me, that as I have been lifted up by men even so should men be lifted up by the Father, to stand before me, to be judged of their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil.
(3 Nephi 27:13—18)
According to Jesus, then, the foremost elements of his gospel center in his redemptive mission in rescuing—mankind—from both spiritual and temporal death. The Atonement, enabling repentance, remission of sin, resurrection, and universal judgment, constitutes the core of gospel truths. As stated, parts of that core were eliminated.
In making a search from the Gospel of Matthew to the Book of Revelation one can find sixty-two passages that make direct reference to Jesus' sacrifice for the remission of sin. Of the sixty-two passages, fifty-six refer to the Atonement or the effects of the Atonement but are not sustained with definitive explanation. In other words, no scriptural passage precedes or follows to explain the doctrine. Combining the content of New Testament scripture related to redemption from sin, we learn that justification, sanctification, propitiation, intercession, reconciliation, and mediation come through Jesus Christ who offered himself, through the shedding of his blood, as a sacrifice for the sins of all those who believe.
In contrast, the Book of Mormon expands and defines doctrine and terminology which the New Testament briefly mentions. For example, while Paul referred to the intercessory role of Jesus in the offering of himself, Abinadi added that the Resurrection empowered Jesus to make intercession, in that he "ascended into heaven, having the bowels of mercy; . . . standing betwixt them and justice; having broken the bands of death, taken upon himself their iniquity and their transgressions, having redeemed them, and satisfied the demands of justice" (Mosiah 15:9).
While Paul stated that "Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believeth" (Romans 10:4; italics added), Lehi explained that "by the law no flesh is justified." But the sacrifice of Christ answered the "ends of the law" efficacious only for "those who have a broken heart and a contrite spirit; and unto none else can the ends of the law be answered" (2 Nephi 2:5, 7; italics added).
With clarity unparalleled, King Benjamin added that "his blood atoneth for the sins of those who have fallen by the transgression of Adam, who have died not knowing the will of God concerning them, or who have ignorantly sinned" (Mosiah 3:11).
While Paul taught that men are justified by the blood of Christ, which will save them from wrath, Amulek explained the doctrine of justification by teaching that the intent of Jesus' sacrifice was to initiate a plan of mercy which would overpower justice and enable men to have faith and repent. The result of this, Amulek continued, is that mercy can satisfy justice and encircle the repentant person in the arms of safety (thus saving him from the wrath Paul mentioned), while be that exercises no faith unto repentance is exposed to the whole law of the demands of justice" (Alma 34: 15—16; see Romans 5:9).
While the apostle John spoke of Jesus as the propitiation for our sins, Alma defined propitiation by using the synonym appease: "And now, the plan of mercy could not be brought about except an atonement should be made; therefore God himself atoneth for the sins of the world, to bring about the plan of mercy to appease the demands of justice, that God might be a perfect, just God, and a merciful God also" (Alma 42:15; see 1 John 4:10).
Interestingly the word justice is not mentioned in the New Testament, and neither is the word plan indicating a plan of salvation.
Luke recorded that the Master sweat great drops of blood in Gethsemane (see Luke 22:44). King Benjamin added that the anguish that caused our Lord to bleed from every pore was due to his suffering for the wickedness and abominations of his people (see Mosiah 3:7). With only the New Testament as a guide, the Christian world looks predominantly to the cross for the remission of sins. The Latter-day Saint, knowing the words of King Benjamin and having a further witness of the Savior's suffering recorded in the Doctrine and Covenants, believes the suffering began in the Garden of Gethsemane and was consummated on the cross (3 Nephi 27:13, 14).
Paul recorded that death and sin entered the world through Adam, and life through Christ (see 1 Corinthians 15:16—22). Lehi, in one chapter, enumerated conditions before and after the Fall; the necessity of opposition; the wisdom of Adam's fall; the freedom of man to choose between two enticing forces; the role of Satan; and Jesus' role as the great Mediator (see 2 Nephi 2).
Can one understand the redemption of man without the true doctrine in relation to the Fall of man? Other than the doctrine that Adam's fall brought death and sin and Christ brought life, a study of the Atonement from the New Testament will be in isolation from the Fall. Interestingly, Lehi, Jacob, Abinadi, Alma, King Benjamin, Aaron, Amulek, and Ammon all either make reference to, or offer doctrine and explanation concerning, the Fall while teaching the Atonement.
The New Testament message on the Atonement is largely descriptive of his atoning mission but not descriptive of the atoning doctrine. The New Testament tells us that there was an atonement for sin; the Nephite record explains with clarity and depth why one was necessary.
The Book of Mormon passages quoted are not isolated verses but are references embedded in masterful discourses which tie the doctrines of salvation together into what Amulek terms "the great plan of the Eternal God" (Alma 34:9).
Contributions to Our Understanding of the Resurrection
The Atonement of Jesus Christ offers redemption from physical death through the Resurrection. There are 104 references to the Resurrection in the New Testament. Of the 104 references, 79 are in context with either prophecy before the Resurrection, apostolic witness after the Resurrection, or the storyline of the New Testament. Therefore, there are 25 references we look to for doctrinal explanation.
From these verses we learn the following: (1) Jesus would rise on the third day (John 2:19) with a body of flesh and bone (Luke 24:36&150;39); (2) his resurrection would bring the resurrection of all men (1 Corinthians 15:22); (3) Jesus was raised for our justification (Romans 4:25); (4) each will be resurrected in his own order (1 Corinthians 15:23); (5) Jesus' resurrection will bring the resurrection of the just and unjust (Acts 24:15); (6) just as the sun, moon, and stars differ in glory, so will the resurrected bodies of men (1 Corinthians 15:39—42); (7) the second death will have no power over those worthy to come forth in the first resurrection, (Revelation 20:6); and (8) the Resurrection brings a lively hope (1 Peter 1:3).
Almost in every case the Book of Mormon acts as a second witness to the New Testament doctrine on the Resurrection and then goes beyond to offer additional insights. For example, if one wrote down all doctrine gleaned from the New Testament on the subject of resurrection, one could then add the following information from the Book of Mormon: Details concerning the resurrection of the just and the unjust (2 Nephi 9:10—19); the fate of the spirit were it not for an infinite atonement (2 Nephi 9:7—9); a definition of the resurrection of damnation (Mosiah 16:11); specific qualifications to achieve the first resurrection (Mosiah 15:21—24, 18:9); the necessary relationship of resurrection to universal judgment (3 Nephi 27:13—18); information on the space of time between death and resurrection (Alma 40); the inseparability of the spirit from the body after resurrection (Alma 11:45); and a clear definition of what resurrection is (Alma 11:44; 40:23).
The Universal Judgment
Having discussed redemption from sin and death we now come to our third element of gospel study&151;the universal judgment.
From New Testament passages we learn that God will judge all men through Jesus Christ (John 5:22; Romans 2:16); according to their works (Revelation 22:12); on the appointed day (Acts 17:31); when every knee shall bow and tongue confess to God (Romans 14:11). Those who are worthy to be on the right hand of God will have right to the tree of life; they can enter the Holy City (Revelation 22:14) and can sit down on the throne of Christ (Revelation 3:21). Those found on his left hand will depart into a lake of unquenchable fire to be tormented day and night forever and ever (Revelation 20:10), which is the second death (Revelation 20:14).
Here the Book of Mormon again offers significant insight regarding a central gospel doctrine. Information unique to the Book of Mormon includes what the souls of men will confess at the judgment bar (Mosiah 16:1; 27:31); the fact that we will be judged not only according to our works but also according to the desires of our hearts (Alma 41:3, 5); that mankind will be judged from scriptural records (2 Nephi 29:11); a definitive statement concerning the second death (Alma 12:16—18); and that bell is as a lake of fire and brimstone, in that the unjust are "consigned to an awful view of their own guilt, which doth cause them to shrink into a state of misery and endless torment, from whence they can no more return" (Mosiah 3:24, 27; italics added).
The purpose of this comparison is not to cast any disfavor upon the New Testament but to show how the records can and should work in concert. Ezekiel prophesied that the stick of Judah and the stick of Joseph are to become one (Ezekiel 37:15—19). We have seen them become one under one cover with one footnoting system in our new editions of the scriptures. The challenge now is to use them as one. Nephi was told by an angel that "the words of the Lamb shall be made known in the records of thy seed, as well as in the records of the twelve apostles of the Lamb; wherefore they both shall be established in one; for there is one God and one Shepherd over all the earth" (1 Nephi 13:41).
The two testaments of Christ complement each other. The messages and sermons were given to different audiences for differing reasons, thus the varying content. Elder Neal A. Maxwell said: "Imagine, for a moment, where we would be without the New Testament's matchless portrait of the Savior. . . . Granted, much doctrinal fulness came later in 'other books' . . . but it remains for the New Testament to provide the portrait of the mortal Messiah." Elder Maxwell then went on to say: "Wonderful as the New Testament is, it is even stronger when it is joined with the other books of scripture."4
Occasionally at lectures or forums, time is given at the end for questions and answers. Often during these sessions and dialogues the most significant learning takes place. Here explanations are given, elaborations are made, and terms are defined. The New Testament constitutes some of the greatest literature known to our world, yet with the myriad of misinterpretation and brevity on important subjects, a question-and-answer period which elaborates concepts and defines terms would be of significant worth. The Bible contains many doctrinal statements that are pronounced, but not sustained with further discussion. The Book of Mormon comes to support the Bible by providing the sustained discussion, as would a questionand-answer period.
For example:
And Zeezrom began to inquire of them diligently, that he might know more concerning the kingdom of God. And he said unto Alma: What does this mean which Amulek hath spoken concerning the resurrection of the dead, that all shall rise from the dead, both the just and the unjust, . . . to stand before God to be judged according to their works?
(Alma 12:8; italics added)
Alma then gave not only a description of the elements of judgment, but a chronological order of events (see Alma 12:9—37).
Consider the depth of the doctrine Abinadi offered the questioning priests of Noah, recorded in Mosiah 12—17. Amulek sought to answer the Zoramites' question, "whether the truth be in Christ," and by so doing restored plain and precious truth (see Alma 34). Alma's answers to the concerns of his wayward son Corianton makes available information on the spirit world, the law of restoration, and the interaction between the justice of God and the plan of mercy, that are unrivaled for clarity and plainness of language (see Alma 40—42).
Perhaps Mormon, aware of the Savior's definition of the gospel (3 Nephi 27:13—18), and knowing the stumbling that would take place as plain and precious parts of the gospel were extracted by the great and abominable church (1 Nephi 13), searched the records available to him and then incorporated into his abridgment sermons that taught the gospel so plainly that no one could possibly err.
Alma invited his Zoramite listeners to
cast about [their] eyes and begin to believe in the Son of God, that be will come to redeem his people, and that he shall suffer and die to atone for their sins; and that he shall rise again from the dead, which shall bring to pass the resurrection, that all men shall stand before him, to be judged at the last day according to their works.
And now, my brethren, I desire that ye shall plant this word in your hearts, and as it beginneth to swell even so nourish it by your faith.
(Alma 33:22—23)
The seed, identified by Alma as the redemptive act of Jesus Christ, permeates the pages of the Book of Mormon. It was an intentional act by the great and abominable church to take out plain and precious gospel truths (see 1 Nephi 13:27) and it was an intentional act to replace them through the Nephite record (see 1 Nephi 13:35).
II. Additional Areas of Helpful Commentary
Example 1: The Book of Mormon offers interpretive commentary on New Testament passages.
When Jesus came to John the Baptist to be baptized, "John forbade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee . . . Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness" (Matthew 3:14—15). The New Testament student might be left puzzled inasmuch as there is no explanation offered as to what it means to fulfill all righteousness.
The prophet Nephi was blessed with a vision of the ministry of Christ. In the vision he was shown the prophet that would baptize the Savior. Years later, in one of his final sermons, Nephi discussed the baptism of Jesus and taught his people the meaning of Jesus' words to John:
And now, if the Lamb of God, he being holy, should have need to be baptized by water, to fulfil all righteousness, O then, how much more need have we, being unholy, to be baptized, yea, even by water!
And now, I would ask you, my beloved brethren, wherein the Lamb of God did fulfil all righteousness in being baptized by water?
Know ye not that he was holy? But notwithstanding he being holy, he showeth unto the children of men according to the flesh he humbleth himself before the Father and witnesseth unto the Father that he would be obedient unto him in keeping his commandments. . . .
And again, it showeth unto the children of men the straightness of the path, and the narrowness of the gate, by which they should enter, he having set the example before them.
(2 Nephi 31:5—7, 9)
Example 2: The Book of Mormon restores words and phrases lost to the New Testament text.
Matthew 5—7 contains one of the most powerful sermons ever given—the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus repeated many of the same teachings to his people in the Americas. In comparing discourses, the Book of Mormon account contains additions which clarify to whom Jesus was speaking as he taught various segments of his sermon. The Beatitudes were for those who would come to Christ. To "Blessed are the poor in spirit;" the Book of Mormon adds, "who come unto me, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 5:3; 3 Nephi 12:3; italics added). In the New Testament the clarifying phrase "who come unto me" is omitted. It is not a blessed condition to be poor in spirit, as the Matthew account portrays; however, if one finds oneself poor in spirit, and as a solution to that condition comes to Christ, as the Book of Mormon suggests, his is the kingdom of God.
The Matthew account has Jesus telling the multitude to take no thought for their physical provisions. This seems in conflict with good sense and not in harmony with other words of the Master. In the Book of Mormon account we read that Jesus turned from the multitude, or the general audience, before he gave these particular instructions and "looked upon the Twelve whom he had chosen" (3 Nephi 13:25). The meaning then becomes clear: those who were to devote themselves to full-time service, as the presiding twelve, would have their daily needs taken care of by the Lord whom they served.
Example 3: The Book of Mormon expands upon doctrinal concepts briefly mentioned in the New Testament.
The apostle Paul described himself as the apostle of the Gentiles (Romans 11:13). In his epistle to the Romans he referred to the Gentiles as being a wild olive tree, to be grafted into the natural tree (i.e., Israel), to partake of the root. He told the Gentile audience that the natural branches were broken off because of unbelief and warned them that since "God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest be also spare not thee . . . For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in" (Romans 11:21, 25; italics added).
Here again there is no sustained discussion concerning his reference to the fulness of the Gentiles. By way of commentary, in 1 Nephi 15:7 we read: "And they [Laman and Lemuel] said: Behold, we cannot understand the words which our father hath spoken concerning the natural branches of the olive-tree, and also concerning the Gentiles." In reply, Nephi taught:
Behold, I say unto you, that the house of Israel was compared unto an olive tree, by the Spirit of the Lord which was in our father; and behold are we not broken off from the house of Israel?
And now, the thing which our father meaneth concerning the grafting in of the natural branches through the fulness of the Gentiles, is, that in the latter days, when our seed shall have dwindled in unbelief, yea, for the space of many years, and many generations after the Messiah shall be manifested in body unto the children of men, then shall the fulness of the gospel of the Messiah come unto the Gentiles, and from the Gentiles unto the remnant of our seed.
(1 Nephi 15:12—13; italics added)
Here Nephi not only answered his brothers' questions, but also gave the New Testament student a definitive statement of interpretation to Paul's reference. In the latter days, the fulness of the gospel would come to the Gentiles, and the Gentiles would then take it to the house of Israel. This would cure the blindness, for as Nephi further taught, "They shall be brought out of obscurity and out of darkness; and they shall know that the Lord is the Savior and their Redeemer, the mighty One of Israel" (1 Nephi 22:12).
While the New Testament refers to the house of Israel and the Gentiles, the Book of Mormon restores the importance of the genealogical distinctions and shows their interrelationship in the gospel plan. For example, the Book of Mormon uses the term gentile 110 times. Sixty-four percent of the time the context of the Passage concerns Gentiles living at or after the time of Restoration. Chief among the latter-day Gentiles was to be a man who would be named after Joseph of old (see 2 Nephi 3:15). Joseph Smith opened the dispensation of which Paul spoke to, the Ephesians: "In the dispensation of the fulness of times he [will] gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth; even in him" (Ephesians 1:10).
Through the instrumentality of Joseph Smith the gospel is restored, Israel is gathering to Christ, and the Gentiles are being adopted, or grafted into the natural tree. Thus the Book of Mormon shows continuity in God's plan, connecting dispensations, proving to the world that he is active in its behalf, for he is the same God yesterday, today, and forever.
Example 4: The Book of Mormon serves as a corrective lens in reading difficult passages.
A good example of how the Book of Mormon helps in understanding difficult passages can be seen from a passage in Hebrews:
For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
(Hebrews 7:1—3)
Here we are left with the impression that there was a man, a king, with no father, mother, genealogy, beginning, or end. In Alma 13, we have an expanded discourse on Melchizedek and the clarification that Paul was not referring to a man but to the high priesthood: "This high priesthood being after the order of his Son, which order was from the foundation of the world; or in other words, being without beginning of days or end of years, being prepared from eternity to all eternity, according to his foreknowledge of all things" (Alma 13:7; italics added).
Example 5. The Book of Mormon contributes key insights concerning the Jews who crucified Christ as well as the spiritual destiny of the Jewish nation.
The Nephite prophets offer us insight into the character of those who crucified their king. Nephi said: "The world, because of their iniquity, will judge him a thing of naught." Jacob taught that it was expedient that he come among the Jews, among those who are the more wicked part of the world, and "there is none other nation on earth that would crucify their God." Priestcraft and iniquity would be the causal factors, that they at Jerusalem would "stiffen their necks . . . that he be crucified." King Benjamin added, "They shall consider him a man, and say he hath a devil, and shall scourge him, and shall crucify him" (1 Nephi 19:9; 2 Nephi 10:3—5; Mosiah 3:9).
Nephi prophesied that, because the Jews would turn their hearts aside, they would "become a hiss and a by-word, and be hated among all nations." The cure would be to turn their hearts back to their Messiah and then would the covenant the Holy One made with Israel be remembered, that is, that all the people of the House of Israel would be gathered in (1 Nephi 19:14—16).
How Would Judah Return to Christ?
After giving the parable of the wicked husbandmen, Jesus alluded to Psalms (18:22, 23) as an interpretation for his listeners—which consisted of the chief priests and scribes: 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner. Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whosoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder." After he quoted this prophecy, the chief priests and scribes "sought to lay hands on him" (Luke 20:17—19). They supposed that the parable had been spoken against them.
The Book of Mormon prophet Jacob also quoted these verses and related them to the Jews:
And now I, Jacob, am led on by the Spirit unto prophesying; for I perceive by the workings of the Spirit which is in me, that by the stumbling of the Jews they will reject the stone upon which they might build and have safe foundation.
But behold, according to the scriptures, this stone shall become the great, and the last, and the only foundation, upon which the Jews can build.
And now my beloved, how is it possible that these, after having rejected the sure foundation, can ever build upon it, that it may become the head of their corner?
(Jacob 4:15—17; italics added)
In answering the question (how the Jews will return to Christ after rejecting him), Jacob restored to us the allegory of the ancient prophet Zenos. The allegory not only concerns itself with the Jewish remnant, but portrays God's dealings with all the house of Israel in gathering them after apostasy (see Jacob 5:177).
The Book of Mormon provides commentary on Judah's past and also its future. The Savior stated: 'The fulness of my gospel shall be preached unto them; And they shall believe in me, that I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and shall pray unto the Father in my name" (3 Nephi 20:30—31).
III. The Book of Mormon Confounds False Doctrine
The last item in this examination is yet another role the Book of Mormon plays. Joseph Smith, in his search for a true church, resorted to the admonition of James, "to ask of God" (James 1:5), because the ministers in his area" understood the same passages of scripture so differently as to destroy [his] confidence in settling the question by an appeal to the Bible" (Joseph Smith—History 1:12). Without additional light, gospel truths taught in the New Testament were intermingled with the precepts of men, doctrines differed, priests contended, and confusion reigned.
Lehi, in blessing his son Joseph, restored to us a prophecy made by his progenitor Joseph who was sold into Egypt: "Wherefore, the fruit of thy loins shall write; and the fruit of the loins of Judah shall write; and that which shall be written by the fruit of the loins of Judah, shall grow together, unto the confounding of false doctrines . . . " (2 Nephi 3:12). It was to be the combined effort of two records that would counteract the wresting of scripture.
Undoubtedly Mormon's reading of the small plates influenced his abridgment of the large plates. He would have known the prophetic commission of combining testaments to confound false doctrine. He would also have read Nephi's vision where Nephi beheld that the record that would proceed forth from the mouth of a Jew had been altered from its purity, causing confusion among the Gentiles (see 1 Nephi 13:29).
How would he fulfill his responsibility, so that the last record (the Book of Mormon) would powerfully establish the truth of the first record (the Bible), confound false doctrine, and restore what was lost? Within the enormous library of plates, of which Mormon states he could not write "a hundredth part" (Words of Mormon 1:5), how would he know what was needed or what to include? A statement made by his son Moroni indicates a principle upon which Book of Mormon abridgers must surely have relied in their selection process. After describing the corruption of latter-day churches, Moroni spoke directly to his latter-day audience: "Behold, I speak unto you as if ye were present, and yet ye are not. But behold, Jesus Christ hath shown you unto me, and I know your doing" (Mormon 8:35).
The implication is that those responsible for the major work of compilation saw our day and, thus aided, selected what was needed, based upon what they saw. With this thought in mind, it is interesting to ask ourselves why certain parts of the Book of Mormon were included. For example, why would the abridger give us Alma 31, a story about an apostate people who would go to a particular spot once a week to offer up a repetitious creedal prayer which proclaimed God to be a spirit forever? The Zoramites believed they were "elected" to be saved, while others were "elected" to be damned. The belief in predestination to heaven or hell by the Zoramites predates Calvin and exposes this belief as a doctrine of the devil.
Through story, prophecy, and sermon, the Book of Mormon denounces paid clergy (Alma 1:3, 20:2 Nephi 26:31); infant baptism (Moroni 8); systems of religion that deny miracles, revelation, and prophecy (2 Nephi 28:4—6; 3 Nephi 29:5,6); systems that preach salvation based exclusively upon the law (Mosiah 13:27—37); being saved by grace alone (2 Nephi 25:23); and the philosophy that mercy can rob justice (2 Nephi 28:7, 8). The Book of Mormon also denounces religion that restricts God to a single book of scripture (2 Nephi 29).
Numerous additional points could be made. Paul spoke of charity (1 Corinthians 13); Mormon gave us a formula on how to obtain it (Moroni 7, 8). John saw the New Jerusalem and described it, (Revelation 21); Ether and Jesus told us where it would be built and who would build it (3 Nephi 21; Ether 13). While the New Testament tells of an apostle who would tarry until Jesus returns in his glory (John 21:20—23); the Book of Mormon contains a whole chapter on the nature of translated beings (3 Nephi 28). Again this information comes to us as an answer to a question. Mormon inquired of the Lord, the Lord responded, and Mormon recorded the answer for all to be enlightened. While Paul taught about election and predestination, doctrines which cause many to stumble (Romans 8, 9), Alma taught that men were "called and prepared from the foundation of the world according to the foreknowledge of God, on account of their exceeding faith and good works; in the first place being left to choose good or evil; therefore they having chosen good, and exercising exceedingly great faith, are called with a holy calling" (Alma 13:3).
In Acts 8, we read about Philip and his meeting with the eunuch. The Ethiopian was sitting in his chariot reading the book of Isaiah. The Spirit told Philip to approach him and Philip responded by running to the chariot. As he heard the man read from the book of Isaiah, he asked: Understandest thou what thou readest?" The eunuch answered, "How can I, except some man should guide me?" (Acts 8:29—31).
He then asked Philip to join him. The particular passage was from Isaiah 53: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth . . . Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture and preached unto him Jesus" (Acts 8:32—35).
The dialogue between Philip and the eunuch ended at this point. Philip identified the suffering servant as Jesus, but what else he said concerning this precious chapter is not told us. In Mosiah 14, Abinadi, in defense of his preaching concerning the condescension of God, quoted the entire fifty-third chapter of Isaiah to the wicked priests. The next chapter Abinadi devoted to the interpretation of his quote. In his commentary he revealed who constitutes the seed of Jesus Christ, and who it is that will declare his generation (Mosiah 15:10—13).
In short, as Philip in this story was to the eunuch, the Book of Mormon prophets are to us. We have a host of men to guide us in the interpretation of the sacred scripture.
To the reader of the New Testament aided by the Book of Mormon, the gospel drama unfolds prior to Matthew's declaration of the genealogy of Jesus. In approximately 550 B.C., Nephi taught the doctrine of Christ and proclaimed his name as the only name whereby man can be saved (2 Nephi 31:21). During the year 124 B.C., King Benjamin gave his people a new name, the name of Jesus Christ (Mosiah 5:8—12). Jesus is the God of Israel; his doctrine was taught before his birth. The characters in the messianic drama were known hundreds of years before their mortal births. King Benjamin taught that the Creator of all things would be called Jesus Christ, and his mother's name would be Mary (Mosiah 3:8). Nephi was told by an angel not to write a portion of his vision concerning the end of the world, because that stewardship belonged to an apostle whose name would be John (1 Nephi 14:18—22, 24—25, 27).
The story of Jesus is a two-continent story. He is actively concerned with both areas of the world, for as Mary and Joseph were making preparations for the advent of Jesus' birth in the manger at Bethlehem, Jesus was speaking to Nephi, giving comfort and instruction: "Lift up your head, and be of good cheer . . . on the morrow come I into the world, to show unto the world that I will fulfill all that which I have caused to be spoken by the mouth of my holy prophets" (3 Nephi 1:13).
The Lord said to Nephi: "I speak the same words unto one nation like unto another. And when the two nations shall run together the testimony of the two nations shall run together also" (2 Nephi 29:8).
In view of what has been presented, the following suggestions are made concerning study of the New Testament in conjunction with the Book of Mormon.
First, we should seek to fulfill President Ezra Taft Benson's directive and know the Book of Mormon better than any other text. If we do so, we will always have available to us the magnifying and corrective lens of the Book of Mormon as we read the Bible. Many of the plain and precious parts of the biblical text have been restored. However, that restoration is of no effect unless we personally restore those precious truths in our own study. Perhaps the command and understanding Joseph Smith had of the Bible can be attributed to the fact that he first translated the Book of Mormon.
Second, when reading and studying a particular standard work, either personally or in one of our Church classes, we should incorporate the contribution of the other standard works where appropriate. The depth of our knowledge comes from the depth of our witness. With the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price we are three—deep in backup testimony and clarification when studying the Bible. As teachers of the New Testament we keep waiting witnesses on the wings of our teaching stage to strengthen the concepts presented. Thus, the 500 who saw Jesus after his resurrection in the old world (1 Corinthians 15:4) are joined with 2500 who both saw, heard and touched the Master in the land Bountiful (3 Nephi 11). The raising of Tabitha by Peter (Acts 9:40) is joined by the raising of Timothy by Nephi (3 Nephi 19:4), and so forth. Is it not common in the work of the Lord to call forth as many witnesses as one can to prove the truth of a righteous claim? Witnesses express themselves differently, even though they are speaking about the same events. Some have seen more, or were present longer, or were present in a different capacity. The people in Ammonihah rejected and ridiculed Alma and his message, but became astonished at the words of Amulek, "seeing that there was more than one witness that testified of the things whereof they were accused" (Alma 10:12; italics added). It was the second witness that astonished the people.
Third, consider our Bible-believing brothers and sisters across the congregations of Christendom who have inherited the creeds and doctrines passed down over the centuries by those disadvantaged by the loss of revelation, prophets, and priesthood. Many doctrines of men have been incorporated with Jesus' teachings forming the various sects of our day. We should be ambassadors of the plain and precious parts of the gospel. By knowing how to use the Book of Mormon as a missionary tool, we can disperse the darkness of false doctrine and restore to our investigating friends precious truth not available from any other source.
Many who know the gospel and then go inactive do not, for the most part, join other churches. Perhaps one reason is that scripturally they know too much. Stop and think how much understanding of the gospel comes from the Restoration. It would be difficult to listen to a sermon about Jesus' "other sheep," where the one preaching identifies the other sheep as Gentiles. It would be difficult indeed, especially knowing that the Savior visited the Nephites in America and personally said to them, "Ye are they of whom I said: Other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring" (3 Nephi 15:21).
A relative of the writer once attended a Protestant service, where the minister made a most interesting statement in the course of his sermon. He said: "Adam fell that men might be, and men are that they might have joy" (2 Nephi 2:25). The member approached the minister afterwards and said, "I'm interested in that quote you used." The minister asked, "Are you a Mormon?" "Yes, I am." The minister then took him to his office and took down a copy of the Book of Mormon from his bookshelf. He said, "There is a lot of good stuff in here! I just don't tell them where it comes from."
There is a lot of good "stuff" in the Book of Mormon, and Latter-day Saints are most fortunate to know where it comes from. Having God's gift of the Book of Mormon and knowing of its truthfulness bestows upon every member of the Church a responsibility, for, as Lehi said: "Wherefore, how great the importance to make these things known unto the inhabitants of the earth" (2 Nephi 2:8).
1. Ezra Taft Benson, "The Book of Mormon—Keystone of Our Religion," Ensign, November 1986, pp. 4—7.
2. First Presidency Christmas message, Satellite Broadcast, December 1986.
3. Joseph Smith, Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, comp. Joseph Fielding Smith. (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1976), p. 327.
4. Neal A. Maxwell, "The New Testament—A Matchless Portrait of the Savior," Ensign, December 1986, pp. 21—24.


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My friend and wedding coordinator Joelle said to me that if she were to get married all over again, she'd don a pink gown. And she's not alone. We saw it in the celebrity world in both 2011 and 2012 with a handful of pretty high-profile weddings; actresses Reese Witherspoon and Jessica Biel wore shades of pink during their weddings to Jim Toth and Justin Timberlake, respectively (though notice they're both "JT" ... but I digress), and Anne Hathaway also rocked a hint of pink when she married Adam Shulman in September.
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Lightning Mid-Season Report
Place in Conference: 7th
Injured Players: Fredrik Modin, Rob DiMaio
Team Point Leader: Vaclav Prospal is leading the team in points with 44 on the season, and is tied with Fredrik Modin in goals scored with 17. Playoff hero, Brad Richards is leading the team in assists, tallying 29. Pavel Kubina holds the lead in penalty minutes, at 64.
Current Situation: The reigning Stanley Cup Champions started the season very shaky. They obviously lacked the confidence they had back in 2003-04. The first four games wins alternated with losses. Soon enough, the Bolts went through a six game losing streak which was the worst slump since 2001-2002. Bouncing back, goaltender John Grahame set a franchise record with 9 consecutive wins as the starter. Coming of a 10-1-1 run, the team struggled, winning 2 of 8. However, their last two games were won in one goal decisions: 2-1 over the New York Islanders and 1-0 over the New York Rangers.
Strengths: This team has struggled in every area. At the beginning of the season, the losses were blamed on the defensemen, whose placement was horrific. Then the power play was abysmal. After that, the offense ran dry. Now, the power play is struggling, the penalty killing abysmal, the defense in the wrong places at the wrong times, the offense as dry as the Sahara, and the goaltending – well apes probably would do better. This team has an impressive offensive line up (on paper that is), but the goals aren't clicking; the stars can't seem to find the back of the net. All of this is very disappointing to Lightning fans.
Weaknesses: The weakness would be the goaltending of the Stanley Cup Champions. John Grahame has been given every opportunity to snatch the No. 1 goaltending job. How well he is performing, that all depends on how positive you are. He started the season off well, a 5-2 victory over Carolina. After backup Sean Burke pulled a groin, Grahame's play plummeted. Around that time, Torts said "If the goalies like it or lump it, they are going to be held accountable just like everybody else in that locker room. All we are looking for is good, consistent goaltending. Not great, just good. I don't think we've gotten that yet." John Grahame came back from the skid and won nine consecutive starts, breaking a franchise record. His GAA is still below 3.0, but for how long, only time will tell. In response to the 4-3 loss against the Canadiens, Tortorella said: "We can't have four goals go in our net on 10 (scoring) chances." Burke started this season wonderfully; being played in relief of John Grahame, he stopped 4 of 4 shots against him, against the Bruins, and then winning against Pittsburgh. Things took a
turn for the worse once he pulled his groin, stepping on a puck during practice on October 29. Usually solid, he had a slip up against his former team, the New Jersey Devils, allowing 6 goals on less than 20 shots. Other games, he has been tough to beat, such as against another of his former teams, the Phoenix Coyotes; he allowed only one goal, and none on a five on three penalty kill. His goals-against average also rests at just below 3.0. *Note: Sean Burke allowed one goal against NYI, and Grahame had his second shutout against NYR, in back to back games.
Needs: The team definitely needs more consistent goaltending. Tortorella said. "And if he plays well, he's going to go again. This is what we have. And I'm not up here trying to rip anybody apart, but let's be (expletive) honest about what's going on here. And it's getting old. We're going nowhere, nowhere until that situation is straightened out." As for trades, trading isn't an option. With just above $700,000 under the cap, that just is not going to happen. "We are going to get better with the people we have right here. We are staying within our organization and going to get better that way in all positions and all facets of the game," Tortorella said. "I have total belief in the way our system is and the people in that room. So it's a tremendous challenge, but wherever there is a challenge it's a great opportunity."
Expectations in Second Half: With the way this team has played so far this year, they'll be lucky if they make the eighth playoff berth. The rest of the season is going to be as shaky as the beginning. If they make the playoffs, they will end up squaring off with the Ottawa Senators, which can only mean doom. The Lightning has failed to defeat the Senators since
March 1, 2003. Tampa has only won five of the past 29 meetings since 1998-1999 regular season, and only two of the past 17. They will easily be dethroned as champions.
6 Responses to Lightning Mid-Season Report
I personally think TB is on a Stanley Cup hangover. I am sure they will get their act together and at least make the playoffs. With that being said if they make the playoffs as a 7th or 8th seed, its going to be a tough matchup for the #1 or # 2.
Even though Ottawa has done a great job with TB in the past, this would be a tough matchup for the Sens. Ottawa will have to play great hockey to beat TB and TB would have to play great hockey as well to beat Ottawa. Also TB would be a hard matchup for the # 2 seed which would probably be Philadelphia.
I think this years playoffs are going to be really unpredicatble especially when you could see a team like TB as a bottom playoff seed. Should be interesting.
i wouldn't be so quick to say that the sens are going to crush the lightning, they're defending cup champs.. it is the playoffs, anything can happen
Tampa Bays reign as Stanley Cup Champions ended pretty much when they hoisted the trophy.
They weren't a bad team, they just got lucky.
The fact of the matter is, that the strongest teams usually run out of gas and lose out before their time.
Tampa Bay – Calgary was a bit of a fluke.
I think that Tampa Bay is a shadow of the team that won the cup now, so I wouldn't bet on seeing them in the finals this year, that's for sure.
The Flames however, also got lucky. But they had Kipper, who was unbeatable, a very strong D, and a Team Spirit that couldn't be matched by anybody else.
Oh yeah, and Darrly Sutter.
I think the Flames chances of a return is more likely, but I think Alberta, and Canada will be more likely represented by Edmonton in the Finals this year if they make a deal for a bonafide Goalie.
One thing I do know, is that it's over for Vancouver…
I'm a huge Canucks fan, and I was just conjuring a trade in my head that I thought would help both Tampa Bay and Vancouver. Rumors are circling around Vancouver that Jovanovski is on his way out. He is an unrestricted free agent at the end of this year, and speculation is that he is wanting to sign in Florida. He has his offseason house in Florida, and his wife is from there. Since both teams are struggling right now, how about:
to Van : Brad Richards
to TB : Ed Jovanovski
Or maybe a package involving those two players. I know that the TBay power play has been struggling lately, and Jovo would definitely help that out. Also, Vancouver has been lacking in the first line center department. Morrison hasn't come through so far this year, and the first line hasn't been firing on all cylinders of late. Richards would dramatically change the look of the first line:
Naslund – Richards – Bertuzzi
With Prospal having such a wicked season, and Lecavalier having another Vincent Lecavalier season they have some wiggle room loosing one of their top centers. Both salaries are also fairly similar. Richards is bringing in about $3.2 mil this year with a significant raise no doubt comming in the off season (probably near the $5 $ 5.5 mil range.) Jovo is making $3.99 this year, but is an unrestricted free agent at the end of the year. He is also up for a pay raise (probably near the $5 to $5.5 mil range.) Obviously this trade would have to be a sign and trade, because there is no way that TBay is going to trade Richards for Jovo if he's not signed.
Well that's my two cents. Let me know what you think.
Jovo's Florida home is about 5 hours from tampa, not much point in him going to the lightning, plus, being a former panther, there's still some built-in angst, probably. his wife is from south florida, only makes sense he'd go back to the cats!
I highly doubt that trade will ever happen as well because both Tampa Bay and Vancouver are both looking for goaltenders. Also, with Morrison, Richards, and H.Sedin at center, there'll be a problem in ice time, and also break up Vancouver's already talented offense. Tampa Bay needs a goaltender especially someone like Theodore or Aebischer, as Tortorella has already expressed this to the media. Richards is too valuable to traded away, there'd have to be much more in return than Jovanovski and a few other mediocre players even if his contract expires at the end of this season.
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My second trimester is finally here. I can't begin to tell you how I have longed for this milestone! This risk of a miscarriage at this point is so small. What a relief to be here. :) Since the last time I wrote, I have heard the baby's heartbeat (something I do at home frequently these days) and our little one has begun making an appearance in my tummy. Well, at least all the organs that have been pushed up and out as a result of our little one have begun making an appearance. ;) All the same, my jeans won't button, my shirts are getting a good stretch, and my sister grins wide every time she sees me. My energy is returning, along with my appetite (or should I say my appetite and THEN some!) and I feel all around great. We have our stroller picked out and at home - a good blend of teals, browns and creams - colors we love if this baby is a boy or girl.
The baby is now a good 3 1/2 inches, from crown to rump, making it a little larger than a lemon. I can distinctly remember hopping in the car with some friends a few weeks back and happily stating that the baby was the size of a lentil bean, which was SO big. ;) Now look where we are. I love it. In just a few short (okay, unbearably long) weeks, we'll know what this kiddo is. Jut keeping my fingers and toes crossed that our baby is healthy!


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- Living well: You need to choose a completely healthy way of living, otherwise you will never get freedom from emotional troubles. Do not think much about past incidents, rather you should look forward so that you can go ahead. You should develop only positive mentality in order to discharge your duties in a perfect manner. Remain happy and keep everybody happy, and then only you will be able to get the actual essence of life. Healthy eating and good habits are also needed so that your life can become more lively and refreshing.
- Have proper communication: If you think that your friends or family members are pretty reliable, then you can openly communicate with them. This would help you to get mental relief and relaxation. If you open up your emotions and share them with anybody, then you will feel relaxed and your mind will be calm at all times.
- Have counselling: It is not always possible to share all your secrets with your loved ones, and this is the reason you have to look for the most reliable option. You can go for thorough counselling, and this can help you to get rid of depressing thoughts and other mental troubles. In this case, you have to look for the best counsellor in your locality so that you can disclose all your hidden secrets.
Premarital Counseling-विवाह के पूर्व वर/वधु के बारेंमे क्या जानना जरुरी है?-By Dr. Deepak Kelkar(MD) HD
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder that causes anxiety. It is also called anxiety disorder. The main characteristics of this disorder are uncontrollable, unpleasant thoughts, which are continuing. OCD causes the mind to get stuck on a specific thought or inclination. For instance, you may repeat a task forty times to ensure that it has been done properly. You will not be able to get it out of your mind. OCD is characterized by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behavior patterns.
Some obsessive thoughts include:
- The fear of being defiled by germs or soil and also of contaminating others.
- The fear of losing control and hurting yourself or others.
- Having sexual or brutal thoughts on the mind.
- Extreme focus and devotion to religion and religious activities.
- A sense of fear of losing or not having things you need.
- Having the assumption that everything would go fine.
- The person will become very superstitious.
Some compulsive behavior patterns include:
- Inordinate double checking on things like locks, apparatuses and switches.
- Over and over monitoring of friends and family to ensure they're safe.
- Counting in the head, mumbling nonsense words without meaning.
- Devoting a lot of time for washing and cleaning.
- Praying without reason and taking part in religious ceremonies.
- Accumulating junk material.
Here are some common ways to deal with OCD:
- Regular exercise: Exercise is the best natural remedy to prevent anxiety, which leads to OCD. Exercise checks your OCD symptoms. It makes your nerves stronger, and hence you can focus your mind out of obsessive thoughts by yourself, when they arrive. Get at least thirty minutes of exercise regularly.
- Connect with friends and family: Social isolation is one of the common early symptoms of OCD. Social isolation can lead to OCD as well. Therefore, you must always stay connected to your friends and family so that you never get lonely and anti-social. Share everything with family.
- Sleep sufficiently: Lack of sleep or troubled sleep may lead to anxiety disorders. You need to sleep enough to be away from obsessive thoughts.
- Perform relaxation techniques: Simple practices like yoga, meditation, pranayama help you grow spiritually, relax your mind and keeps OCD away from you.
- Tackle your fears: Instead of avoiding fearful thoughts, let them flow and tackle them face to face. This will help you overcome the fear. Adopt measures so that you can focus on other things and ignore the obsessive thoughts. Distract yourself away from the obsession.
OCD is a harmful disorder, and you should take all measures possible to keep away from it.
Bipolar disorder is the medical term for extreme depression and mood swings that are abnormal or too frequent. The mood swings may go from depression to mania, where the symptoms may border on suicidal behaviour, and other such dangerous tendencies. Find out more about Bipolar Disorder with this article.
- Main Symptoms: The major symptoms of Bipolar Disorder are hypomania and depression. The patient may swing between these two states on a sudden basis. The dramatic mood swings do not have a set routine or pattern and can strike at any given time. The patient may be in a certain kind of state for a prolonged period like many weeks and months, or can even be in a certain state for a matter of days, before the next mood strikes. While hypomania is a very severe outcome of Bipolar Disorder, many people do not recognise it as a problem until it gets out of hand. This state can actually make a person feel high on energy where the patient may also achieve all-time highs in terms of productivity and a sense of wellbeing. This state can switch to a state of depression and hopelessness within a matter of days or weeks.
- Types: Bipolar Disorder can be categorised into many types, depending on the level and severity of the mood swings. To begin with, Bipolar Disorder I has full blown cycles of ups and downs in the mood of the patient. The up mood never really manifests into full fledged mania. This is a more mild form of the disease, and the symptoms are often missed. Rapid Cycling is another form of Bipolar Disease where a patient may experience at least four or even more episodes of major mood swings within a period of 12 months. Further, Mixed Bipolar is a form of the disease where the depression and elevation may come together or in rapid succession of each other. Cyclothymia is another mild form of this mood disorder and comes with subtle changes in one's mood.
- Diagnosis and Treatment: While the diagnosis is done by a clinical psychologist or a psychiatrist with the help of an examination of the symptoms, the treatment includes long term counselling and therapy as well as medication for more severe cases. The drugs and therapy aim at making the mind more stable with psychotherapy. Drugs like lithium or benzodiazepine can also be prescribed to control sleeplessness and hyperactivity as well as hostility and suicidal tendencies.
Talking and discussing things are the foremost methods used by psychiatrists when it comes to treating this disease. Persistent mood alterations must be run past a specialist in the field. In case you have a concern or query you can always consult an expert & get answers to your questions!
Addiction can be considered as a behavioural change where a craving for something specific intensifies to such an extent that the consequences are ignored. Addiction controls the brain by diverting it in such a way that it registers only pleasure and does not give any importance to other standard drives like motivation and learning. In general, breaking up an addiction is difficult, but it is not impossible and with strong determination, addiction can be broken.
Effects of Addiction
In general, people are subjected to addiction will not have self-control over what they do. If addiction is not treated or diagnosed on time, it may reach harmful proportions. Addiction is not only related to consumption of drugs and alcohol. It may include other habits too, that cannot be controlled. Sometimes even having a particular craving for a fruit or a vegetable can be termed as an addiction. Among other things, the most harmful can be the usage of drugs, sexual pleasures and other effects that over a period of time can become uncontrollable.
How a person can get addicted?
A human brain registers all types of pleasures in the same way they register a joy from a psychoactive drug, sexual encounter, monetary rewards or a satisfying meal. When any of these things happen, the human brain releases a neurotransmitter dopamine in the nerve cells. If these habits become regular, the enzymes will be released in high quantities leading to the addiction problem.
Drugs usage leads to addiction within a short period of time. Consumption of almost all types of drugs, starting from nicotine to heroin leads to a powerful surge of dopamine in the nucleus accumbency leading to high addiction. Addiction is not exactly a disease, but it is a condition that can occur at any age. It is likely to occur more during the young age where the required maturity is yet to be gained. So it is advisable to be careful during your adolescent period as this is the time when you are more vulnerable.
Various medical tests can diagnose addiction. People subjected to addiction can be treated easily by proper medications and therapies. If addiction is in the initial stage, it can be quickly addressed by counselling process, and if it is severe, then the counselling sessions along with certain medications are needed to curb the addiction habit. In case you have a concern or query you can always consult an expert & get answers to your questions!
A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, defined by a persistent and excessive fear of an object or situation. The phobia typically results in a rapid onset of fear and is present for more than six months. The affected person goes to great lengths to avoid the situation or object, to a degree greater than the actual danger posed. If the feared object or situation cannot be avoided, the affected person experiences significant distress. With blood or injury phobia, fainting may occur. Agoraphobia is often associated with panic attacks. Usually a person has phobias to a number of objects or situations.
Phobias can be divided into specific phobias, social phobia, and agoraphobia. Types of specific phobias include those to certain animals, natural environment situations, blood or injury, and specific situations. The most common are fear of spiders, fear of snakes, and fear of heights. Occasionally they are triggered by a negative experience with the object or situation. Social phobia is when the situation is feared as the person is worried about others judging them. Agoraphobia is when fear of a situation occurs because it is felt that escape would not be possible.
It is recommended that specific phobias be treated with exposure therapy where the person is introduced to the situation or object in question until the fear resolves. Medications are not useful in this type of phobia. Social phobia and agoraphobia are often treated with some combination of counselling and medication. Medications used include antidepressants, benzodiazepines, or beta-blockers.
Specific phobias affect about 6–8% of people in the Western world and 2–4% of people in Asia, Africa, and Latin America in a given year. Social phobia affects about 7% of people in the United States and 0.5–2.5% of people in the rest of the world. Agoraphobia affects about 1.7% of people. Women are affected about twice as often as men. Typically onset is around the age of 10 to 17. Rates become lower as people get older. People with phobias are at a higher risk of suicide.
Almost all digestive complaints/problems have psychological origin. If stress is handled properly the stomach/abdominal/ digestive problems will be taken care of.
Everyone forgets things once in a while, but for some people this forgetfulness can be a sign of a bigger problem. People who cannot remember important information about their life may be said to be suffering from dissociative amnesia. This can cause memory loss of specific events and themes or make the person forget a majority of their identity and history in general. This dissociative disorder can be mild or be severe enough to affect the daily functioning of a person.
Lost memories cannot be brought back with treatment but treatment can help a person suffering from this disorder reconnect with people and feel secure in their surroundings. The treatment of this condition must be customized to the person's symptoms. Some forms of treatment for dissociative amnesia are:
- Psychotherapy: This is also known as talk therapy as it largely involves conversations between the patient and doctor. It is the main form of therapy used to treat this condition and can also act as an umbrella for many other types of therapy.
- Cognitive behavioral therapy: Cognitive therapy focuses on changing the person's behaviour. It focuses on thinking patterns and feelings that are harmful to the person self-image.
- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Dissociative amnesia is often associated with traumatic events. In such cases eye movement desensitization and reprocessing is used to address symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorders such as nightmares and flashbacks.
- Dialectic behaviour therapy: People who have suffered from abuse or trauma may have severe personality disturbances which may include dissociative amnesia. In such cases, dialectic behaviour therapy may be used.
- Family therapy: Dissociative amnesia is often a recurrent condition and affects not only the life of the patient but that of his or her family as well. Hence therapy for the entire family is often necessary.
- Creative therapies: Cognitive therapy includes art therapy, music therapy etc. This allows patients to explore different ways of expressing their thoughts and feelings.
- Meditation: Meditation and practising relaxation techniques make people more aware of their internal stress levels and equip them to better handle their symptoms.
- Clinical hypnosis: When being used to treat this disorder, hypnosis allows a person to express thoughts and emotions they may have hidden form their conscious minds. Through hypnosis the patient can achieve a different state of consciousness through relaxation techniques, concentration and attention.
- Medication: Dissociative amnesia cannot be treated through medication but antidepressants and anti-anxiety medication can help deal with the disorder by calming the mind.
Depression or clinical depression is a very common, yet serious mental disorder. It causes extreme symptoms that impact how you feel, think, and handle everyday activities, for example, sleeping, eating or working. One must demonstrate symptoms for at least two weeks to be diagnosed with depression.
Psychological weakness to depression is a tendency to concentrate on one's negative state of mind and to think about it regularly. It appears to have a contagious impact, where this vulnerability to depression can rub off and make you more prone to create depressive side effects yourself. Here are a few ways in which depression can be contagious:\
- The negative psychological group of three: There are three fields in which depressive thinking is negative. Discouraged people see themselves, others and their future through dim and dark glasses. Eventually, you start to agree with the person undergoing depression. Their bad mood can bring you down to their emotional level.
- Negative energy: Just walking into the same room as the person in depression can sink your energy levels. Now and again you avoid conversations with them. You might feel like your positivity is being drawn out which also makes you vulnerable.
- Being socially isolated: The depressed patient might never want to leave the house and prefers to stay in, alone. There are times when the person that is with them, tends to isolate himself or herself, as well. Taking them to social gatherings can be a challenge. Other people in the patient's life tend to stay away since the dark cloud tends to appear contagious to them also.
- Learned defenselessness: There is a depressive phenomenon named "learned powerlessness." When individuals are genuinely depressed, attempting to do anything feels overwhelming. For instance, for quite a long time, one might have shared household responsibilities, In the end, however, one tends to have forgotten his capacity and responsibility to see what should have been done and deal with it. When this pressure is put on the other person, he or she feels tense and is more prone and vulnerable to depression.
- Submissive and dominant interactions: An episode of depression and misery is usually activated by a prevailing dominant-submissive interaction. This may include being told what to do or a decision in which someone is dominated and tends to give up on what he or she wanted. For instance, your hostile relation with your boss gets you fired. This can act as a trigger to your already existing negative environment.
Since depression is a very common mental disorder, one should look out for signs and symptoms in themselves as well as around them. For patients undergoing depression, it is beneficial to see a psychiatrist or a therapist to vent out their negative emotions since therapists are trained to handle such an environment. In case you have a concern or query you can always consult an expert & get answers to your questions!


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Editorial Maxwell/Gunter AFB 6-10-08
People make a place and our community is much richer because of the people who come through Maxwell/Gunter Air Force Base each year. They impact our community beyond the $1.8 billion dollars they contribute to the economy and more than 6,000 secondary jobs directly attributable to their presence.
They volunteer their time and talent in the community, and expand our cultural diversity, helping all of us.
Their top leader, Lt. General Stephen Lorenz, will turn over command of Air University next week to Lt. General Allen Peck. We thank Lt. General Lorenz for his exceptional leadership here. He actively worked to better connect civilians with the military and helped this facility make a difference in our community and the world.
This is the intellectual and leadership center of the Air Force and we are fortunate Montgomery is its home. World leaders are trained here every year.
We will say goodbye to Lt. General Lorenz and many of our military friends and neighbors this summer and welcome new ones. We appreciate your dedication and service to our region and our country, and making the world a better and safer place.


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text: FOSS Patents: Motorola can't enforce standard-essential patents against Apple in Germany while appeal is pending -- huge victory for Apple, bad news for Google Via XDA So, my take: It's okay for Apple to patent interacting with a lockscreen in intuitive ways, but Moto can't enforce their patents on cellular operation. BS, plain and simple. I'd cry out about the idiocy of European courts, but this is no worse than the reaming manufacturers are receiving at the hands of Apple over here. This is only a lower court decision, but as the article mentions it is unlikely things will go better down the line. End result: Moto has been told by the court that if they do not accept Apple's licensing terms that Moto could instead be fined and otherwise penalized. Thoughts?


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Kelli Costa, who owns Gallery Seven with her husband Nick Johnson, points to a large number of picture frame samples hanging on the wall behind her. Oftentimes, she said, these frames are discontinued and no longer of use to the gallery.
A few years ago, Heidi Kupferman, an art teacher at McCarthy-Towne Elementary School in Acton, who teaches grades K-6, asked if they would be willing to donate the discontinued samples to her class. Costa and Johnson agreed.
Then, Costa said, Kupferman approached them with the idea of having an exhibition of the art 68 second-graders had created with those discarded frame samples. Again, Costa and Johnson agreed.
The result is "Our House is a Very Fine House." Using recycled frames from Gallery Seven, the McCarthy-Towne second-graders designed and built low-relief sculptures of the facade, or front, of a house.
The artwork will be on display at Gallery Seven, 7 Nason St. in Maynard, beginning Saturday, March 10, in conjunction with ArtsNight Maynard, and will run until Saturday, April 14.
"We're really excited to see all the creativity from the kids," said Costa.
How can I use that?
Art teachers, Kupferman said, look at materials and think: How can I use that in an art project?
She had done many different types of mixed media sculptures with her students in the past, and was always on the lookout for recycled materials to use in her own and her students' work.
The students used all kinds of materials in their facades including wood, nails, natural bark and even re-purposed rulers and pencils.
"The more material they get to work with and the more things they get to manipulate with their hands, definitely, the better," Kupferman said,
Special architecture unit
The project, Kupferman said, was part of a special unit on architecture at McCarthy-Towne. It combines elements from the study of historical homes in Acton, called "Acton Long Ago." In this unit, Kupferman said, students examine the history of Acton and Boxborough and visit and examine images of actual historical homes. By the time they get to her class, they have a background in homes and facades.
The unit involves making collages of homes -- the low-relief sculptures that will be displayed at Gallery Seven -- and later, clay models. The students also design a floor plan, with the help of a special guest teacher. Kupferman said her husband, architect Jeff Kehm, gives a lesson to the students about designing floor plans. Students visualize the home's interior as well, and come up with a story about their home.
"So, it's connected with literacy and connected with the community as well," Kuperfman said.
The floor plans and stories will be organized in a binder for guests to look through while examining the structures on the walls.


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We are invited to attend en event honoring National Day of Prayer. This is an interfaith program, and Pastor Gage will be among those offering prayer. It will be held at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 6, at the Ogden Tabernacle, 2133 Washington Blvd.
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Perhaps the biggest influences on the quality of teaching and learning in schools today are Curriculum and Pedagogy. These, by definition, must be able to provide students with all that they need to survive in the world. By this, I mean they must be provided with knowledge, skills, morals and attitudes; and strategies to comprehend themselves and others, to be able to build relationships and to connect with the wider world, as demonstrated in the Australian Curriculum.
In her article Beyond Four Walls: Experiential and Situated Learning (2009), Johnson explained how excursions and incursions are significant and important in supporting students in their general learning and in their social and emotional learning as well.
The social theorists, Lave and Wenger, believe that enhanced learning takes place in context, with social interaction (Johnson (2009)
When we look at these approaches, we see that our pedagogical approach must enable a community of practice, in this case – social learning. Students and teachers need to be involved in sharing ideas, exchanging knowledge, questioning, critically examining, helping and even challenging each other continually in an ongoing process. This inspires all to be more open and can change peoples' ways of thinking.
As educators we constantly ask how we can keep all of our students engaged for the maximum achievement of outcomes. How do we get them involved? First, we must know our students. Their background, their prior knowledge, their culture, their experiences. What do they have to offer?
This leads to extending the community of practice to beyond the walls of the classroom and beyond the school fence. Who has some knowledge or skills that will benefit the community of practice?
When we look at this information, and combine it with the requirements of the curriculum we can start to ask bigger questions about just what the students need.
When thinking about excursions, we open our community of practice to specific individuals and organisations who have knowledge and skill sets that we need to enhance our knowledge and understanding by introducing these. This is used to actively engage and involve students to encourage the taking place of more powerful learning.
This is best accomplished with meticulous planning, not just of the physical aspects but of what the students actually need to learn from the experience. Therefore the teacher needs to be very well prepared before the day and the students must be prepared as well.
Just as important as preparation is the follow-up. Students must be able to reflect on the activity and its relevance to their current learning. When the learner takes action following an excursion and begins incorporating it into the learning of the community of practice.
Pedagogy and curriculum, enabled by a community of practice, create a process whereby students engage in learning to make connections between learning and experiences.
Johnson, J. (2009). Beyond four walls: experiential and situated learning. [online].Teacher (198), 18-20. Retrieved from http://search.informit.com.au/fullText;dn=173862;res=AEIPT


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London, May 14 (PTI) A leading London school is formulating plans to bring in gender-neutral uniform options that would allow boys to wear skirts.
The move by Highgate School in north London comes as many school principals in Britain warn they are struggling to deal with growing numbers of children questioning their identity as boys or girls, The Sunday Times reports.
"This generation is really questioning [if we are] being binary in the way we look at things," Adam Pettitt, headmaster at Highgate, told the newspaper.
At present, Highgate schoolgirls can wear grey trousers, dark blue jackets and ties but boys cannot choose the grey pleated skirts that girls are allowed and have to wait until they are 16 to wear earrings.
The pupils are being consulted on a mix-and-match dress code that would not be called a girls or boys uniform.
"We are asking them, should it be called uniform number one and uniform number two," said Pettitt.
He added that if some boys wore skirts, then "if [as a result] they feel happier and more secure in who they are, it must be a good thing."
Parents will also be consulted before a decision is taken.
However, some former pupils of the school are opposed to the changes.
"They write in and say if you left children to their own devices they would grow up differently and you are promoting the wrong ideas," Pettitt said.
Next month, his school will hold a conference titled The Developing Teenager for dozens of schools.
One topic for discussion is how teachers should handle the growing pressure from children to scrap "old fashioned" ideas of male and female.
Figures show a surge in the number of young people ? mainly girls ? in the UK seeking help to change gender.
More than 2,000 under-18 were referred to the Gender Identity Clinic (GIC) at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in north London last year, against around 100 when it opened eight years ago. PTI AK KJ