Birthday Swine

Happy Birthday to ME! Opening my scriptures I wondered what gift the Lord had prepared. My favorite - chastisement.

3 Ne 14:6 Give not that which is Holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet and turn again and rend you later. 

My definition of swine has always turned to those opposing the church. My time on Quora has lead me into some conversations with the "opposition". Turns out they do trample my ideas and turn to rend me. Ouchie.

Then I discover that the D and C expands swine's definition. To include me, gosh darnit.

D&C 41:5-6 He that saith he receiveth (my law) and doeth it not, the same is not my disciple, and shall be cast out from among you. For it is not meet that the things which belong to the children of the kingdom should be given to them that are not worthy, or to dogs, or the pearls to be cast before swine.

Anyone who receives the law but doesn't do it - all of them are swine. Oh my heart groans at the number of times I've done just that. Shall I detail the times in callings, counsel, covenants? I shall not. I shall curl in a ball on my bed and feel bad about it.

Does getting promptings count as receiving the law? Yes? Oh, more groans and moans. Oh how many times was I to reach out, follow through, say. I curl in a tighter ball and feel bad.

I'm sorry for being piggish, porcine, swinish, piggy, smug, boorish, disgusting. I'm sorry for all the times I have been a swine.