NOM

Wondering how many NOMers are in the UK? Just moved here with my fam and wondering if the church is much diff here than the US? I’m curious but hesitant to enter a chapel to the extent that they would never leave me alone once knowing my fam and I are here. Listened to the MS episode on the British r ...

Allegedly Fiona Givens' official relationship with BYU was terminated. It's lightly discussed in this article but no real info is provided. Can you anyone confirm whether this is true, and provide more info? https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2021/05/08/latter-day-saints-are/?fbclid ...

This is great work, and very well written. Nice job jfro! I don't know why, but the potential Dartmouth Armenianism connection that Richard Behrens connects with the Smith family fascinates me. In short, Behrens provides pretty solid evidence that Joseph lifted most of his deeper theological ideas ...

It's been a while since I've posted here, since I've successfully disconnected from Mormonism as the wise RedRyder once said I would... Anyways. My DW and I moved from Utah Valley in 2015. I'm considering a faculty job at UVU that would objectively be a decent move, career wise. However, my DW is ...

2bizE wrote: ↑Mon Dec 07, 2020 11:44 am I’ll be honest, I’ve haven’t ever looked at any TITS on YouTube before.

I would consider myself pretty uninformed when it comes to theology. But from brief readings from respectable Christian theologians, such as Paul Tillich, these folks do deep dives into trying to understand God, with the maintained assumption that God is there but mostly a mystery to us. I could be ...

Theology doesn't work well in "unhealthy organizations" (i.e., cults).

So is the proc an actual proc to be framed like the family one, or was it just setting up a video to show? I don't think they make frames that big. It's going to be like the missing portion of the Abraham papyri. You start unrolling it on the kitchen table, and it will roll through the living room ...

I haven't been following GC at all. What's going on? Was this logo part of the special announcement for this "unprecedented" GC? If so, aren't some TBM's really struggling with the substance coming from SLC right now??? I just can't imagine myself as a TBM and taking all this in w/o some head ...

I love this resource! Actually sent it to one of my old BYU prof's who often takes subtle jabs at people on FB who challenge the church and leave the church. Not cool, and potentially harmful to current students going through faith crisis. Sent it to her/him through facebook messenger and they ...

“I don’t know why we have prophets if they can’t tell us what the Book of Mormon means...”

My favorite line of the episode! Great work RFM and Bill.

https://www.ksl.com/article/46655480/60-people-treated-for-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-after-provo-meetinghouse-leak My DW has a friend who’s family was in the chapel when this happened. The friend recently posted on social media how the incident has caused serious neurological problems for 2 of her a ...

stuck wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:59 am Hell, I had nightmares about Injun Joe when my parents took me to Tom Sawyer at his age.

Injun Joe!!! He haunted me too after I watched that as a kid

If you are interested in church, why not tryout some other churches? You don't have to go for truth, just go for the experience. Consider it culture, like visiting an art museum or going to a play. Living in West Virginia, I always stuck me as funny the ideas Utah people get about church out in the ...

I know it's a process. Does anyone have any suggestions? I guess just keep going slow. The good thing is now she seems to be more open to listening to the other side. She wanted to study come follow me with her about the priesthood recently and I relented. When we were done she said do you have ...

My DW and I have been talking about the concept of attending the Mormon community again for the good that can be taken, not at all for the truth. We both value our growing up in the church, but now being informed, see no reason for us or our kids to participate. Anyways, I was a bit nostalgic ...

The person who came up with the theory pointed out that there was water erosion all over the sphinx, except for the head. I forget his complete argument, but he convinced me that the theory had merit. And I can totally see a vain pharoah having his head/face carved into it. Fascinating! I didn't ...

When I was a TBM, I always wondered whether temptation/evil desire originated from the natural man within or externally from SATAN! or one of his minions. Did as much research I could on it back in the day and could not come to a conclusion whether evil originates inside you or without... Seems ...

I predict in the historic April 2020 Conference, females will be allowed to assist in some way with the sacrament. My old TBM self asked my McConkie’ite mother about this nearly 8 years ago. There appears to be no scriptural authority against women preparing, blessing, and passing the sacrament. ...

Another update: I've gone as high as 13mg in edibles, still no effect other than a good night's sleep. I’ve tried edibles only once — about 3.5 decent sized brownies. 3.5 because I wasn’t feeling anything after the first so I went for it. Wow. I was high as a kite very quick. It was a Sat night my g ...