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Footnote
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The Latin BEATUS is the basis of the English "beatitude", meaning "to
be fortunate", "to be happy" or "to be blessed". TG
Blessings
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Define Blessed or Blessedness
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Blessed in this context means that one
will enjoy pure joy.
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Blessed are:
§ “those who are
spiritually needy, who feel so impoverished spiritually that they reach out
with great yearning for help”
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they that mourn: for they shall
be comforted.
§ “they that
mourn” relates to those who mourn over their sins:
§ I
never realized that this one meant those who mourn over sin, but if that is the
case, I can relate. I have felt the sorrow, guilt, grief and pain that comes
from sin and the relief or comfort that comes from the healing and cleansing
power of the atonement.
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the meek: for they shall
inherit the earth.
§ “Godfearing,
righteous, humble, teachable, and patient under suffering. The meek are willing
to follow gospel teachings”
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they which do hunger and
thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
§ The Greek word
that was translated as “filled” also means “to feed or fatten an animal in a
stall” and connotes the idea of eating until completely satisfied.
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the merciful: for they shall
obtain mercy.
§ This is one of
the many times the Savior taught that the way we treat others affects how God
will treat us
§ I had a super
special and sacred experience with this one. Learning how to forgive my ex for
not being present in my children's life was an all consuming project for
months, and finally I learned how and it has to do with Mercy. I can't expect
to have mercy for my sins if I want and expect someone else to be held
accountable for theirs. We are all sinners and all need mercy too much to
demand that someone else gets justice. It is enough that someone already paid
that price and that he can heal all wounds.
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the pure in heart:
for they shall see God.
§ If something is
pure, it is not polluted or tainted by things which do not belong to it.
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the peacemakers: for they shall
be called the children of God.
§ I love this one. My parents emphasize this for us when we
were growing up as irritable teenagers that were always at each other's
throats. A peace maker is someone who tries to make everything right after or
during contention, even if someone else is the source of that contention. I
feel like I almost error on the side of too much for this one. It is good to be
a peace maker, but that doesn't mean to be a doormat either.
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they which are persecuted for
righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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ye, when men shall revile you,
and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against
you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward
in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
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