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by A New Name
Thu May 13, 2021 8:36 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Garments and Temple recommend interview
Replies: 36
Views: 13101

Re: Garments and Temple recommend interview

Old vs. new wording of question 13 of the Temple Recommend: (All CAPS indicate words removed in the current question) “13. a. Do you keep the covenants that you made in the temple? b. Do you wear the garment BOTH DAY AND NIGHT as instructed in the endowment AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COVENANT YOU MA...
by A New Name
Tue May 11, 2021 1:31 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Forced Turning Point
Replies: 156
Views: 45531

Re: Forced Turning Point

Bishop, print out the below and keep in your top right drawer for emergencies.
by A New Name
Mon Apr 19, 2021 4:01 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: New Tomb for Joseph Smith discovered
Replies: 5
Views: 2172

Re: New Tomb for Joseph Smith discovered

They should let Geraldo Rivera open it!
by A New Name
Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:06 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Forced Turning Point
Replies: 156
Views: 45531

Re: Forced Turning Point

Bishop Graey, I was a bishop from 2001 to 2006. I just PM'd you my e-mail address
by A New Name
Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:04 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Forced Turning Point
Replies: 156
Views: 45531

Re: Forced Turning Point

Funny enough we just had this question come up in our bishopric meeting last Sunday. Believe it or not, the handbook says the presiding officer receives the bread and water first (Section 18.9.4). No idea why it needs to be that way, but it's in there. The reason is that the presiding officer makes...
by A New Name
Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:54 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Forced Turning Point
Replies: 156
Views: 45531

Re: Forced Turning Point

græy wrote:
Mon Apr 12, 2021 6:09 pm
I'm really not big on titles. I'll have to work hard at getting people to drop the bishop thing.
The hardest part for me was calling somebody and then introducing myself a "Bishop New Name"

Repeat after me" Hello Sister Smith, this is Bishop Graey calling, is your husband home?"
by A New Name
Mon Apr 12, 2021 9:38 am
Forum: Support
Topic: A New BYUtv Show will have LGBTQ+ Characters
Replies: 5
Views: 2206

Re: A New BYUtv Show will have LGBTQ+ Characters

It is only a matter of time that a collage sports team will refuse to play BYU because of its LGTBQ policies. That will get national news, and other teams will follow. It happened with Wyoming and the Blacks/Priesthood ban in the 1970's, and look what happened with that!
by A New Name
Fri Apr 09, 2021 3:51 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Forced Turning Point
Replies: 156
Views: 45531

Re: Forced Turning Point

Obispo Graey I never asked about masturbation once in 5 years as bishop. But where I got caught up was when a YM I had interviewed for a mission went to the SP and when specifically asked, admitted to having problems with his little factory (BKP's words, not mine!). The SP then called me, and told m...
by A New Name
Wed Mar 31, 2021 12:27 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Forced Turning Point
Replies: 156
Views: 45531

Re: Forced Turning Point

When your SP started asking questions about repentance and mercy, I knew it was a "pre-bishop" interview. And yes, I was numb for a couple of weeks after being called as Bishop. I talked to a friend, (former companion) that was SP at the time, and told him I didn't believe the BofM was historically ...
by A New Name
Wed Mar 31, 2021 10:30 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: What are you watching right now?
Replies: 53
Views: 42587

Re: What are you watching right now?

Played GeoGuesser on the Dumb Map: Game finished, well done! You got 24,983 points in total. Being an engineer, I play this game to exactness. Some may say I cheat, but I still have fun. I open the game, and then another window with google. I then start googling signs, street names, anything I see ...
by A New Name
Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:08 am
Forum: Support
Topic: The Rainbow " Y "
Replies: 39
Views: 10605

Re: The Rainbow " Y "

These students have no right to trespass and do what they did regardless of what point they wanted to make. Actually, they did have a right, as spelled out in the land agreement with the federal forest service. The Feds gave the land to BYU with the stipulation that it must be open to the public li...
by A New Name
Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:25 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Search Engine Optimization
Replies: 8
Views: 2619

Re: Search Engine Optimization

Must have been a fluke. I just googled New Order Mormon and LDS Inc did not have any hits on the first or second page.
NOM was first, and then a bunch of posts about what a NOM is.
by A New Name
Wed Jan 13, 2021 5:15 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Ricky Gervis is LDS???
Replies: 3
Views: 1678

Ricky Gervis is LDS???

I just finished listening to RFM's podcast "Christians v. Pharisees" with Peter Bleakley. It was very good. But listening to Peter's English accent, all I could see in my mind was RFM interviewing Ricky Gervis. Pete has the same voice, cadence, and somewhat snarking attitude at Ricky. I loved it!
by A New Name
Wed Jan 06, 2021 1:30 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Attending my Daughter's Temple Wedding?
Replies: 36
Views: 10767

Re: Attending my Daughter's Temple Wedding?

You daughter could have a civil wedding if she wanted, with a sealing the next week. In choosing not to, she has already chosen to exclude some family and friends. It was her choice, not yours.
by A New Name
Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:31 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: The Best Two Years?
Replies: 39
Views: 11860

Re: The Best Two Years?

Great two years, and I'm glad I went. Concepcion Chile mid 70's. Learned Spanish, ate great food, had mostly good comps, met a lot a great people. Had a great MP. Did not have stupid rules like they do today, so I actually had fun. Saw a lot a great places in the southern Chile. I learned how to stu...
by A New Name
Fri Oct 02, 2020 3:37 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: When having "Prophet Skills" could really come in handy.
Replies: 2
Views: 1642

Re: When having "Prophet Skills" could really come in handy.

We could have use "Prophet Skills" this year with COVID 19!
by A New Name
Wed Sep 30, 2020 10:33 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Another blow to John Gee
Replies: 14
Views: 7550

Re: Another blow to John Gee

It's hard to imagine how BYU could possibly bridge the chasm between this state of affairs and Holland's fantasy of the "Harvard of the West." Perhaps he should set his sights a little lower and try giving Ringling Bros. Clown College a run for its money. That was great!!! BYU is at best the "Liber...
by A New Name
Mon Sep 21, 2020 10:34 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: The Americans
Replies: 2
Views: 2165

Re: The Americans

The 5th season was the slowest. Season 6 ends with a bang, with Elizabeth killing more people in one season than Tony Soprano did in the entire show! :lol:
by A New Name
Wed Sep 16, 2020 5:15 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Suicide
Replies: 14
Views: 7260

Re: Suicide

recent blog post https://thehotflashfiles.com/when-a-chi ... nca3FFJJCw by my sister on her daughter's depression and suicide attempt.
by A New Name
Mon Sep 14, 2020 9:33 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Another blow to John Gee
Replies: 14
Views: 7550

Re: Another blow to John Gee

But the comment of the day, week, month, who knows, belongs to Dan's favorite contributor, Lou Midgely, who has these words of warning for Jana Riess and her ilk, who he blames indirectly for having the book banned, and some shadowy secular deep Mormon state, rather than Gee's own shoddy research: ...