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Good stuff here and I don't mean to jack it with a stupid story, but I'm embarrassed to say that I once believed that the earth was no more than maybe 8 or 9 thousand years old. I even spouted that piece of wacked wisdom in a memorable conversation about 30 years ago to a co-worker I was ever so sl...

There actually is some truth to the idea that human memory has gone down over the generations. Maybe not actually going down, but due to the need for memory to be good for much of human history, various techniques have developed throughout history to make the most of human memory. Things like poetr...

I'm sure if McConkie were alive to defend himself he would have a perfectly good explanation for this issue that would show his part to have been one of complete innocence and that he himself was a victim of the fiasco.

His great uncle Joe was equally as good at spin.

Apparently LDS recognized the shakiness of Genesis genealogies. Just wanted to mention something I learned awhile back regarding the ancient genealogies and how they possibly were kept. As we know, most of the Biblical stories were passed down by rote memory long before they were committed to lambs...

It seems to be a question that even the Savior contemplated.

Luke 18:8
"....Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?”

I see turbulence ahead. It should be interesting.

When we left the church, Mrs. Palerider and I set up a scholarship fund at our local town college that specifically targets young impoverished single mothers (or fathers) who have little children at home and are trying to further their education and need assistance. The school keeps us updated as to...

For a very brief time the Partridge sisters were married and living with Joseph after their second 'sham' wedding that Emma approved of. But he married a lot of women who lived with him although I'm not sure if they were still living with him at that point or not. By the statement "living with him"...

I may be misinformed but I thought Emma was the only wife that actually lived with Joseph. I know he had two orphaned sisters that he and Emma cared for for awhile and he ended up marrying one or both but I didn't think they stayed in the Smith home much after that. I probably need to brush up on th...

When my son made the quiet comment one time that he really didn't want to go do baptisms for the dead with his friends, I realized that something might be going on. I took him aside and asked what was going on and he indicated that he had had a problem with exciting himself. Remembering how difficul...

"...so please don’t think I’m trying to say that Mormons in general try to shame rape victims or purposely think less of them." Mormons in general, no, but not necessarily their beloved leaders. David O. McKay said, “Your virtue is worth more than your life . . . preserve your virtue even if you lo...

hmb wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 04, 2020 6:14 am

WHAT? Santa is a lie???

Albeit a white lie.

As I recall, Joseph Smith ingrained this tactic in Mormon culture by threatening the women he approached with the destruction of their reputation if they should refuse his advances and not remain silent about it.

A fine tool every honest prophet of God should keep at his disposal.

Holland would say that it is true that God can cure all problems, but that doesn't mean that he will cure all problems. My point exactly. This is what he SHOULD have said but he didn't. Church membership and it's so-called priesthood doesn't cure alcoholism, drug addiction, cancer, pedophilia, spou...

So I read this excerpt from a talk by Elder Holland. He's going on about how much he is giving for the church and that members should be like him. Willing to give their lives for the church and believing in the Savior. All good and well except for coming across as a bit of a braggart. But then he th...

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Mon Nov 30, 2020 5:15 pm

I use to shoot archery in competition. One arrow out of six in the bullseye did not get me anything. To win they all had to hit the bullseye. Anything kess was failure.


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Great analogy.

This sounds like some thoughtless ignoramus in the Bishopric (or clerk following orders) trying to give ward members an easier way to get their blessings by paying their tithing. How considerate.

And yes, I'm pretty sure it's a federal offense to use a mailbox for other than official uses.

Unfortunately, DW has taken this practice to heart and refuses to apologize for anything in life ever. She has even quoted Oaks' "the church does not seek or give apologies" statement when we talked about it once. Doesn't she realize that the church is a "do as I say, not as I do" kind of organizat...

Yep....this is the "We're going to aggravate you into full activity" method Mormons use to offload their guilt about missionary work. It reminds me of the pre-pandemic time our ward decided they were going to contact EVERY member on the ward roster. Even the ones who had requested "no contact" just ...

And therefore may not be concerned about political turmoil because he would consider it a sign that the end is getting near. If fact, the worse things get the more validated 2nd Coming watchers feel in their end times expectations. Unless it effected the markets to a point where his $140 billion va...

As much as Nelson has mentioned the 2nd Coming and the gathering of Israel lately I would have to say that he buys into much of what the right uses to keep themselves believing. He won't offend them because he's actually with them, except for a few stray cows who want to usurp his power. Whoever mad...