Lord of The Rings and the New Testament

So, great things happen if you keep a light and yet serious “relationship” with your teachers… I had an AWESOME Spanish professor this semester. It was an online class, and we meet virtually twice a week to ask questions and listen to lectures. On the final week we had quite the interesting conversation. It started with his dog whose name is “Frodo” and I commented on how “Epic” I thought it was.. Then we talked about how we are all (Me, Dillon, and his roommates) in love with the Lord of the Rings series. Then he mentioned that Tolkien was a Catholic and wrote the Lord of the Rings as somewhat of a parallel to the New Testament. Here was a crappy copy of our conversation.

He (Sr. Swenson asked me about each character and who I thought it was in the New Testament)

Gandalf the white; we believe to be a representation of the resurrected Christ

hobbits are pride and Frodo is charity

hobbits are us trying to overcome everything this life

Samwise the Holy Ghost a close companion but who will leave you when you lose your way but will come back when you are ready for him

Legolas James    Gimbly- John

The white city  the temple?

What about Lord Elrond?

Gollum is regret, or consequence

Elrond writings of the prophets or the law of moses

Éowyn then she might just have to be a doctrine she could be diligence

i love the prophesies from the bible, Book of Mormon and the latter days... the way God comes about doing things is just so incredible

and he IS God so He will choose great ways to come about it but (: still

I have a testimony of My Heavenly Father, and that He works in mysterious ways. I know the prophesies of our Father will happen on His own time and in ways He wants... Many of His prophesies have happened already. and THESE are the LAST days. i know that He is pleased with me and i am ready to be His hands in this world, to be the one to further His message.

 i love you guys and hope you can all feel what i feel in my heart right now!

Courtney