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by nibbler
Sun Jan 14, 2018 4:50 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: New First Presidency
Replies: 49
Views: 28460

Re: New First Presidency

Counselors in the FP do not have to be apostles. How would it be if Nelson selected two nobodies from neither top quorums? True. I wonder though. If Nelson called two people from outside the Q12 would they even have to fill the vacancies in the Q12? If people outside the Q12 were called into the FP...
by nibbler
Sun Jan 14, 2018 4:39 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Elder Bednar's latest tithing story
Replies: 33
Views: 19469

Re: Elder Bednar's latest tithing story

Attended. Can confirm. The second story is closer to what I remember. From what I remember: At the time Bednar was serving as stake president and the "what more do you want?" guy was denied a TR by his bishop. The guy then took his complaints to his SP (Bednar) that only told the man to listen to hi...
by nibbler
Sat Jan 13, 2018 6:55 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Russ Nelson announces
Replies: 17
Views: 15301

Re: Russ Nelson announces

I'm going with: nothing really exciting but a way to get the membership buzzing. You stole mine. Members are now plastering it all over FB, mission accomplished. They'll tune in and it will be another meeting where the attendees already knew everything that was going to be said before anyone says a...
by nibbler
Sat Jan 13, 2018 6:25 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: New First Presidency
Replies: 49
Views: 28460

Re: New First Presidency

Does it really matter? What's the difference between Oaks or Bednar giving a talk as a member of the FP and giving a talk as a member of the Q12? Conducting conference? Mormon leadership reorganizations seem inconsequential. Help me out? Is it the tone from the top? As disaffected members why do we...
by nibbler
Sat Jan 13, 2018 6:13 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Why do Mormons give Trump the highest approval rating?
Replies: 30
Views: 16747

Re: Why do Mormons give Trump the highest approval rating?

Serious question: what is he doing that's so great (in the eyes of your average conservative)?
by nibbler
Sat Jan 13, 2018 6:07 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: The Hypocrisy of President Monson’s Funeral
Replies: 11
Views: 5128

Re: The Hypocrisy of President Monson’s Funeral

Reuben wrote:
Sat Jan 13, 2018 1:37 pm
Often the Spirit is repulsed by humorous experiences or jokes...
This part is crap. What kind of god is repulsed by humorous experiences and jokes?
The kind that calls humorless nonagenarians to be prophets?
by nibbler
Sat Jan 13, 2018 6:02 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Why do Mormons give Trump the highest approval rating?
Replies: 30
Views: 16747

Re: Why do Mormons give Trump the highest approval rating?

Further down in the study:

White, non-Hispanic Protestants (70% of all Protestants): 60% approval rating
White Catholics: 51% approval rating

Maybe the study is just showing that Mormons are more white than most religions
by nibbler
Thu Jan 11, 2018 9:31 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Blaming the Culture
Replies: 24
Views: 14004

Re: Blaming the Culture

What is the culture, a cult of personalty where the Q15 and any visiting GA or AA are kings.

The leaders have more power than anyone for setting the culture.
by nibbler
Thu Jan 11, 2018 6:50 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Question: Why did JS do it?
Replies: 32
Views: 21641

Re: Question: Why did JS do it?

sparky wrote:
Wed Jan 10, 2018 5:54 pm
It's not one thing he did. He didn't sit down one day and decide to start a church with all the insane crap it had by the end. He was savant BS'er from his ... line upon line, BS upon BS.
:lol:
by nibbler
Tue Jan 09, 2018 8:34 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: "I learn something new every time I go to the temple"
Replies: 30
Views: 19491

Re: "I learn something new every time I go to the temple"

1smartdodog wrote:
Mon Jan 08, 2018 11:53 am
What is a healthy navel?
Orange juice mixed with cough syrup?
by nibbler
Sun Jan 07, 2018 5:40 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: The new third hour curriculum
Replies: 12
Views: 7876

Re: The new third hour curriculum

So I thought I was up on the changes, but apparently I missed something. EQ Pres just said that the topic for the fourth Sunday will be determined by Salt Lake leadership, and it will be the same topic until the next conference. So between now and April conference we're going to have three EQ lesso...
by nibbler
Sat Jan 06, 2018 3:44 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: President Monson's Passing
Replies: 36
Views: 24729

Re: President Monson's Passing

The problem is that the current Apostolic Quorum would believe they are the Jedi Masters in their Jedi temple. The rest of us are literally flirting with the Dark Side if not actual Sith operatives If I follow... what we then would need is the fulfillment of a prophecy of a virgin birth where that ...
by nibbler
Fri Jan 05, 2018 11:46 am
Forum: Support
Topic: To the rescue
Replies: 5
Views: 3285

Re: To the rescue

During the lesson, the bishop told a story of a family he was warned about from the previous bishop as being fairly hostile to the church. The new bishop has been scared to go and try and meet them. But as part of his new rescue plans, he committed to go and meet this family since he's responsible ...
by nibbler
Wed Jan 03, 2018 10:59 am
Forum: Support
Topic: The Prophet is dead, Long live RMN !!
Replies: 17
Views: 14509

Re: The Prophet is dead, Long live RMN !!

Maybe I'm wrong but I think they'll go ahead and reform the First Presidency in a week or two. The two new apostles will wait until April though.
by nibbler
Wed Jan 03, 2018 7:35 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Why do they call bishops with young children?
Replies: 12
Views: 7134

Re: Why do they call bishops with young children?

After 15 years of that, they moved to escape the ward. He resents the people who dare to say no, and yet, they move away? Isn't that just a different way of setting limits? The other one moved out of town just to get out of his calling, Yeah, something is definitely wrong with a culture when people...
by nibbler
Tue Jan 02, 2018 9:09 am
Forum: Support
Topic: To Out Oneself or Not - Opinions on This Please
Replies: 21
Views: 12077

Re: To Out Oneself or Not - Opinions on This Please

Interesting analogy. If I were to share your story I'd anticipate someone saying that I had a testimony in the "wrong" things... even though the church continues merrily along placing focus on all the wrong things in correlated lessons at church.
by nibbler
Mon Jan 01, 2018 5:02 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Snufferites
Replies: 20
Views: 13010

Re: Snufferites

The power point slides on issues leading people away from the church had Denver Snuffer and Need "something more" on the same side. That's no mistake. Many people are straight up bored with the church. The church experience has been stripped to the bone, both temporally and spiritually. Temporally i...
by nibbler
Mon Jan 01, 2018 4:17 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Where's the beef?
Replies: 7
Views: 5981

Re: Where's the beef?

Maybe it's under Bednar's pickle.