Doctrine and Covenants 111:1

"I, the Lord your God, am not displeased with your coming this journey, notwithstanding your follies."
Doctrine and Covenants 111:1


This is really interesting. :)  I like the "coming this journey" part... I wonder if this particular phraseology has a different meaning than it would if it were the regular old "coming on this journey."  Maybe it is like coming this way, or *be*coming something... part of that eternal path to perfection. :)  However, besides the grammar, I also find the idea within the scripture to be fascinating.  Even though these men went out to Salem looking for the latest way to get rich quick, God used the journey to teach them.  I think God does this with all of us, no matter the journey.  We don't get to some point where the rest of our lives are messed up by one choice.  God knows the choices we make, and he incorporates it all into the plan.  Which, you know, is a REALLY good thing... so that our own follies and side journeys don't mess up our eternal potential permanently.  God gives us opportunities to learn wherever we are... and opportunities to come back to Him, and to the main path.  Not to say that he is always pleased with us, no matter what... I really don't think that he is ever going to be pleased when we purposely and knowingly do wrong or evil things... he knows that it hurts us, and seeing us harming ourselves isn't a fun thing... but he *does* offer us chances to learn and to become better even when we are doing something silly... and gives up every opportunity to find our way to the light.  He loves us, and takes even the smallest opportunity to teach us and guide us back to Him.