Sacrifice Talk 1/30/2022
“Sacrifice is the very essence of religion; it is the keystone of happy home life, the basis of true friendship, the foundation of peaceful community living, of sound relations among people and nations. … ( Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley [1997], 565). Chinese vs. American movies The Theme of Sacrifice: To Sacrifice is Human. Favorite Stories are about Sacrifice (Les Miserbales, The Tale of Two Cities, The Scarlett Letter, The Gift of the Magi, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Hunger Games,) Sacrifice - the word sacrifice means literally “to make sacred,” or “to render sacred.” the original use of the term was peculiarly religious, referring to a cultic act in which objects were set apart or consecrated and offered to a god or some other supernatural power. In a sense, what is always offered in sacrifice is, in one form or another, life itself. Sacrifice is a celebration of life, a recognition of its divine and imperishab...