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by slavereeno
Thu Nov 02, 2017 1:48 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Trying to do the math
Replies: 19
Views: 15751

Trying to do the math

I have been wanting to ask this for a long time... 4th Nephi... Year 35 Nephi keeps the record Year 100 Nephi dies his son Amos starts record year 190 Amos dies (having kept the record for 84 years?), his son Amos II keeps the record year 305 Amos II dies, his brother Ammaron keeps the record year 3...
by slavereeno
Thu Nov 02, 2017 1:03 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello Everyone
Replies: 13
Views: 8889

Re: Hello Everyone

Just love her and be honest and open with her. Yes, this! Of all the things I have tried to make this better, those are the only things that really have an impact, thanks K. The middle way is not fun, but necessary for so many of us. This is what I am finding :( Thanks for the welcome. I should wat...
by slavereeno
Thu Nov 02, 2017 11:49 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Baby and the Bathwater
Replies: 24
Views: 16939

Baby and the Bathwater

I am feeling torn. Part of me wants to resign Today and shout the why from the rooftops. Another part of me can see some of the good and doesn't want to throw that out just yet. I am interested in thoughts on the baby and the bathwater aspects of the church. How can I get the baby and reject the bat...
by slavereeno
Thu Nov 02, 2017 10:58 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello Everyone
Replies: 13
Views: 8889

Re: Hello Everyone

There are number of us in the Valley who get together for lunch from time to time; you might find a good way to not feel so isolated in your disaffection from the Church. Thanks! I will see if I can steal away would love to meet some NOMs IRL Hey, you are definetly not alone. It would be great to h...
by slavereeno
Thu Nov 02, 2017 10:29 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Declining convert baptisms
Replies: 45
Views: 32957

Re: Declining convert baptisms

I am in a Queen Creek AZ stake, and the baptism number for the entire stake in 2016 was 9. We had been seeing upwards of 30 or so before IIRC. Of those 9, three of them were re-baptisms anyway. When I got released in Sept we were up to something like 7. Wards and Stakes keep splitting and there is l...
by slavereeno
Thu Nov 02, 2017 8:50 am
Forum: Support
Topic: A positive experience
Replies: 7
Views: 3267

Re: A positive experience

I have had those too, great Sundays that are about love, service, etc. where the music is great. DW is very musical and I love so much of the music.
by slavereeno
Wed Nov 01, 2017 3:03 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello Everyone
Replies: 13
Views: 8889

Hello Everyone

I have been lurking here for a while, reading Idontknowanymore's intro and some of the responses there. In fact I have already purchased, and read Lamborn's Standing for Something More. In a nutshell, I am in my 40s, born in the covenant, served a mission in Spain, temple marriage, 5 kids one of the...