As I have read through some of the threads recently, particularly the GC thread and some others, I'm reminded of the quote from Elder Holland that is getting so much run about God only having imperfect people to deal with and how that must be frustrating for him. But it has also made me think about the Mormon view of the Plan of Salvation and the Pre-existence...the notion that we are all here to be tested etc...and I have to wonder and ask...in this context, or really any other, is this a success or a failure on the part of God?
With so much anger, frustration, and down right vitriol that I read in various forums and blogs (and it isn't just here), I just wonder if this human experience that we're all having is actually a big failure...and perhaps it was destined to fail all along...it sure feels that way sometimes.
Every time I read the classic internet tough guy macho bullshit god is an asshole stuff, I often wonder what he must think of this entire experience and, if there is anything on the other side, if we'll all ever think it was worth it.
Right now, hard to imagine. Then again, as the Priest in Rudy says...I only know two truths, there is a god and I'm not him.
Taking the long view of this...the mormon long view (sorry to do that), we really had no idea what we were getting into.