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Next time you’re having a conversation about anything bothering her about the church that she specifically brings up, here’s what you do. Politely recognize and validate her question. Then confidently tell her to “give yourself permission” to question. Then drop the mic and allow her to contemplate ...

Thanks for clarifying Allie. When I was a ward clerk there was a couple going through the letter writing process. The bishop had to tell them a few times that their temple cancellations were denied. He seemed clueless as to any form of explanation. “Sorry, I don’t know. The first presidency needs mo...

OK, this was a weird ending to this conversation. Sister Ryder and I continued the conversation privately which resulted in a couple of google searches to read about this stuff including the church handbook of instructions posted in the OP. We discussed why it was problematic then half joking half s...

I’m not a Tax accountant but I think it would benefit both parties to put him on a stipend since he would no longer be considered a W-2 employee. It would save him from payroll tax withholdings as well as the church laying the employer portion. Although, considering the non-profit status of the chur...

Carolyn Pearson’s book “The Ghost of Polygamy” really put it in perspective for me. Sister Ryder ordered her book (with a quick note and signature as well) that was extremely effective at detailing the heartbreak of polygamy even in a the modern church. A true ghost that haunts every woman. Highly r...

Wherever I choose!
There is beauty in the unknown!
Starbucks
Costco on a Sunday
Donut church with Corsair

There’s so many places to go. A Mormon chapel is the least exciting of them all.

Thanks Pale for the response. It answers the question but creates more. That means that polygamy is still a part of the doctrine despite the efforts to distance. Makes sense considering D&C 132 is still around. The conversation I was having came to an abrupt end when the ladies shut it down stating ...

Does anyone know why a woman needs to cancel her temple sealing if she chooses to remarry in the temple after her husband she was previously sealed to becomes deceased? While the man does not? From the April 2022 handbook of instructions: 38.4.1.3 Sealing of Living Members after a Spouse’s Death Wom...

Red, did you ever have to explain why you stopped paying tithing to your wife? I did. As a new college grad I started working as an auditor working for one of the Big 4 accounting firms. I started auditing numerous churches and other non-profit entities which required audited financial statements b...

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Wed Mar 15, 2023 10:13 pm

Tattoo

Created adult content and posted on Reddit

Stole sheets from hotel

Frequent beers

I hear Moroni made an appearance in the tattoo?

He knew. I think this is an idea that is often overlooked and under researched. It possible could have changed the trajectory of the church had he been successful. He would have taken the money and plowed it into his next con assuming he had another one up his sleeve. Since it didn’t sell, he had to...

The handshake is the handshake. They probably should rework that whole thing such that it's no longer done at all or no longer secret. It’s pretty offensive to call it the patriarchal grip. It emphasizes the misogynistic characteristics of the church where the women (used to) harken into their husb...

I can look at the 10 years that are available via my membership account and spot the exact moment I said, wow, this is all bullsh*t! On February 5, 2017 there is a payment of $0.00 with the status "Reversed," in red. It is the only transaction that is not marked "completed." This should have been w...

We have a friend who recently waited outside with her 3 daughters and grandparents with temple recommend in hand. She stood in solidarity outside the temple with them while her oldest son was inside getting married. She let everyone know she was fully worthy and had a TR, but felt it more important ...

I was able to go back and get my history for the last 14 years…

$0

Yeah your right. I let my anger get the best of me.

“Ribeye Presidents”

Ha ha ha ha ha… Hold themselves to the same standard as the members? Never going to happen. They already closed the matter. Why does anyone think these men are ever going to be held accountable when they actively pay sexual abuse victims to keep quiet by paying monetary settlements and signing non-d...

The wife is still holding a calling in young women’s. From the feedback I see and hear, the youth program hasn’t really changed much. They still hold Wednesday night mutual and do regular activities. Every 4th(?) Wednesday is still joint activity with the Young Men. This last one they had a cake dec...

Love to hear from you Bishop. Why do you suppose so many people are needy? (Not always financially) It seems like the church wants people to be self efficient, yet at the same time wants them to be completely dependent on the church. This is the successful result of the system. The church is design...

The pattern I see in the church is that the narrative all starts out literal until evidentiary evidence ceases to exist at which point the narrative becomes symbolic or metaphorical. Examples of this include Book of Mormon translation, historicity, and authorship. Emergency plane landings in Delta. ...