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by Oliver
Wed May 12, 2021 11:58 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Keys To Sexuality
Replies: 18
Views: 5948

Re: Keys To Sexuality

Apparently this meme is 7 years old, but it's new to me and seems to apply here. Just replace Jesus' face with whoever is trying to control your sexuality. Mom, is that you? https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/020/852/forgot_to_ask_thumb.png That meme is creepy to me. It would lead to ...
by Oliver
Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:50 am
Forum: Support
Topic: God vs Evolution vs middle land
Replies: 20
Views: 11945

Re: God vs Evolution vs middle land

I think no one knows And this is probably the most important thing to know about God (or whatever). A personal experience is just that. Anyone who tells you what God wants YOU to do should be ignored, because it always turns out that God wants you to part with your money . Or, as is the case of ear...
by Oliver
Wed Apr 18, 2018 4:36 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: How to get out of cleaning the church...
Replies: 27
Views: 17341

Re: How to get out of cleaning the church...

My 2 cents on this... Growing up, I lived up the street from a couple whose job was custodian of several church buildings. He was a good man who was severely injured in a car accident when he was in his 20's. The custodial job didn't make him rich. But the job helped him to afford a modest home and ...
by Oliver
Mon Nov 20, 2017 1:00 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Elder Ballard: "There has been no attempt on the part of the Church leaders to try to hide anything from anybody"
Replies: 58
Views: 38824

Re: Elder Ballard: "There has been no attempt on the part of the Church leaders to try to hide anything from anybody"

I have to chuckle. Seems to me that if inspiration and revelation truly were imbued in the 15 (past and present) they would have simply remembered Matt 5:37. Such communication would have provided precise and unambiguous answers to the questions now plaguing the church. Come to think of it, the miss...
by Oliver
Fri Apr 28, 2017 2:21 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: What was your first crack
Replies: 33
Views: 22285

Re: What was your first crack

Whew! The first hairline cracks started on my mission. The disconnect between obedience and success was very stark. Plus, there was a continuing, nagging feeling that what I was representing wasn't all above board. After my mission, things like Fawn Brodie's book, the Hoffman affair, historical and ...
by Oliver
Fri Apr 28, 2017 1:53 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Explain your avatar choice
Replies: 109
Views: 56526

Re: Explain your avatar choice

My avatar is a reflection of my user name which was the new name I was given when I received my endowment many years ago. So if anyone here received their endowment in the St George temple early December, 1977, well then, Hi there! Hi! And what the . . . I thought I was the only one with that name!...
by Oliver
Fri Apr 28, 2017 11:49 am
Forum: Support
Topic: What mission did you serve in
Replies: 83
Views: 49172

Re: What mission did you serve in

Started out as the Idaho-Pocatello mission. Mission HQ was later moved to Boise so it became the Idaho-Boise mission. Served from 78-80. Yep, I'm approaching ancient of days status! :shock: I struggled internally everyday trying to rectify what I was doing with the nagging feeling that I was inappro...
by Oliver
Sat Dec 03, 2016 8:40 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Deseret news article on doubt
Replies: 28
Views: 11462

Re: Deseret news article on doubt

Geez, this article tees me off. It brings back memories of my mission. If you had doubts, weren't having success, it was all on you. Same with callings post-mission (bishopric, stake presidency, high council). It dredges up the guilt I felt when I finally realized what a tool I had been and the sham...
by Oliver
Wed Nov 30, 2016 2:02 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: "We don't practice Mormonism anymore."
Replies: 14
Views: 7473

Re: "We don't practice Mormonism anymore."

My reply has been "We bought a jeep". That usually ends it right there.
by Oliver
Wed Nov 30, 2016 1:59 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Small exercise challenge for month of December
Replies: 20
Views: 8247

Re: Small exercise challenge for month of December

Count me in. This may finally get me back on track. I've been a lug since I had my knee surgery...
by Oliver
Thu Oct 27, 2016 2:20 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Explain your avatar choice
Replies: 109
Views: 56526

Re: Explain your avatar choice

My avatar is a reflection of my user name which was the new name I was given when I received my endowment many years ago. So if anyone here received their endowment in the St George temple early December, 1977, well then, Hi there!