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- Sun Jan 29, 2017 8:43 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: The Sealed Plates
- Replies: 34
- Views: 19183
Re: The Sealed Plates
This sealed portion business never did make a lick of sense. The weight of the gold plates with the dimensions given by Jos. Smith would be about 200 pounds. This from an article in the Ensign some time back. Hmm, 200-lbs. Most people could not even budge the thing, but no prob-lem-o for Jos. Smith....
- Sun Jan 29, 2017 7:48 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Great book that covers a lot of issues
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4183
Re: Great book that covers a lot of issues
Long ago, before we had computers, the first Diologue" book was published. One of the founders and editors, Francis Menlove, contributed the excellent article entitled "The Challenge of Honesty", and with that one article, the NOM movement was started - at least in my opinion. You can download the a...
- Sun Jan 29, 2017 7:28 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Tithing is mandatory, the rest is a choice
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2620
Re: Tithing is mandatory, the rest is a choice
For some of us who do not pay a penny of tithing anymore, it is easier to objective about it. We see two distinct groups evolving in the church; those who were born into the faith and converted whilst very young and impressionable, by those who they trust, that the church is true, infallible, and so...
- Sat Jan 21, 2017 9:40 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Inaugurational prayers
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4720
Re: Inaugurational prayers
These prayers seem silly to me as well. As if a god or a million gods are interested in watching over Donald Trump while a child somewhere in the world is dying of hunger every few seconds. Somewhere there is a teenage mother giving birth to a baby which will have a disease which will take both thei...
- Fri Jan 20, 2017 4:23 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: George A. Smith: Liar for Zion
- Replies: 19
- Views: 12837
Re: George A. Smith: Liar for Zion
It is difficult not to question almost any story from Mormon history before the invention of modern recording equipment. After all, every thing invented by every religion that has ever existed began with a story.....but it does not mean the story is true. For the most part George Smith was no differ...