NOM

This will certainly satisfy many or most believers. The angular art style seems designed more to obscure just how nutty the whole process looks. In addition, Joseph Smith allegedly used the seer stone to find lost things. But seriously, did it ever work? Also, does the seer stone work now if Russel...

No mention whatsoever that the church claimed the Native Americans were the literal Book of Mormon descendants, no mention that the Saints felt they knew a LOT about the 'Indians' because they were Lamanites. Am I wrong or is this just a complete rewrite of Mormon history? If they are going to talk...

I've only seen meme's of his usual hate-speech against anyone who doesn't fit his straight, hetero, cis mold... But there's also other harmful mental health stuff in it too. If you're into that type of torture, go ahead and read the entire thing here: https://devotional.byuh.edu/node/1788 Holy sh!t...

Thank you!

Why should you always take two Mormons on a fishing trip? Because if you only take one he'll drink all the beer. A man died and went to heaven. When he arrived at the Pearly Gates, St. Peter welcomed him and took him on a tour. They came upon a group of people living around a gorgeous cathedral. "Th...

I could imagine that in the short term there will be a few bishops and stake presidents who deny recommends to couples who marry civilly but don't have a "good" reason to do so. A bride who just wants a ceremony that includes her younger siblings or maybe wants something that looks nicer than the te...

I can't believe RMN didn't claim revelation here. This would have been a fairly safe one, whereas the other policy/doctrines/programs he's been making the revelation claim on just make him look stupid! I think he may have learned his lesson by calling the SSM policy a revelation and making such a b...

What is pornography? How does it differ from nudity or art? All art is porn. It makes you feel good. Seriously, the logical fallacies in the church's anti-porn crusades are destructive. When I was on the high council, I remember the councilor in charge of the addiction support group explaining how ...

In the middle of a financial crisis, Lorenzo Snow states in Conference: "....I plead with you in the name of the Lord, and I pray that every man, woman and child ... shall pay one tenth of their income as a tithing....” Teachings of Lorenzo Snow manual: https://www.lds.org/manual/teachings-of-presi...

I think it can be either helpful or harmful. Maybe even both at the same time. I have been around people who constantly talked about the devil. It did actually give them a scapegoat that was not an actual person, but I think it can be abusive to tell people they are in "Satan's grasp." Overall, I th...

crossmyheart wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 26, 2019 8:53 am

Kishkumen wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 25, 2019 3:44 pm

lots of diverse families in those photographs.

yeah- diverse... did you notices the blatantly posed one of the tattoo on his forearm?

It caught my eye. I wonder who gave the go ahead for that one. BYU airbrushes the tattoos off pictures of their athletes.

Why would the Prophet be afraid of that? He should be chomping at the bit to take on doubters publicly. Elijah was always going toe to toe with King Ahab, Alma and Amulek took Zeezrom on publicly, Jacob bested Sherem, there are all kinds of stories of prophets in the scriptures winning public debat...

The hero worship is such that Nelson's entitlement is not only supported by his followers but also justified. They want their prophet to be arrogant and self-righteous. I am so sorry about the things I said when I believed. I would have spouted the same crap they did. The thing that gets me is that...

Here's another "NOM thought" that was quite nagging for me as a believer: The fact that in mormon theology, humans are actually much better off if they never hear about mormon ism on earth. It's going to be obvious that mormon ism is "the way" once they're dead, and they get to easily punch their t...

The termination of the POX is not the only news. Has anyone read much about the protests against the honor code? I thought the Instagram account was heartbreaking: https://www.instagram.com/honorcodestories/ I never had a run in with the HCO during my time in Provo. That's not to say I always obeyed...

All I can say is that the Q15 must be downright evil. They don’t stop hurting people because they are hurting people. No, they only stop hurting people when they get bad press over it. . . . G. D. Homophobes. I could not say it any better. It was enraging at the time the policy rolled out, the way ...

I'm happy a small change has occurred. Like Alas said, gay people will still get exed in most places. Although this will give some cover for bishops and SPs who want to look the other way. DCs were mandatory for apostasy. They are not for fornication. Still I can't believe that they pretty much igno...

moksha wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:05 am

It seems likely that many of the Elvis sightings since the 1980s have been due to the Three Nephites emulating the king.

I think it's Alma.

I faced that situation as a clerk. I was miserable. Hang in there and do what you need to in order to stay mentally healthy. If talking to the bishop gets you released, that may be a tender mercy. It was for me.

Good luck in the job interview.

I just listened to a podcast in which a literalist apologist takes on all the pastoral apologists who say that the BoM could be "true" even if the events did not occur. You can find it here, but I don't recommend spending the time: http://www.ldsperspectives.com/2019/02/20/historicity-book-mormon/ ....