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- Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:57 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Connection to Christianity Waning...
- Replies: 27
- Views: 14648
Re: Connection to Christianity Waning...
Unless, like most of Christianity, you believe in eternal consequences. There are a number of Christian Churches that speak of a loving God. Nothing is preventing us from holding more Christian views than the Brethren. Before rejoining the former Mormon Church I subscribed to a progressive Christia...
- Tue Nov 13, 2018 12:14 am
- Forum: Mixed Faith Relationships
- Topic: DW wants to see LDS Family Services - Feel like I'm at a breaking point
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13217
Re: DW wants to see LDS Family Services - Feel like I'm at a breaking point
Caution: LDSFS requires a confidentiality release that gives your bishop access to everything you talk about. Wonder how accrediting boards for the various therapeutic disciplines are able to rationalize this? Probably not a problem in Utah, but elsewhere it would seem to be at odds with their code...
- Mon Nov 12, 2018 2:29 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Elias and Elijah identity problem
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11093
Re: Elias and Elijah identity problem
Joseph Smith was not a biblical scholar, so we should cut him some slack as far as thinking that different spellings represented different people. Not having any divine insight, I know I could easily make that mistake. President Nelson could easily rectify this misunderstanding by declaring both the...
- Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:21 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Question about LDS Church
- Replies: 26
- Views: 16476
Question about LDS Church
Does the LDS Church (COJCOLDS) believe each person has the right to live a life of dignity with access to basic necessities in a safe and sustainable environment?
- Thu Nov 08, 2018 6:23 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Temple Clothes
- Replies: 35
- Views: 17174
Re: Temple Clothes
Speaking of copying the Masons and Masonic offshoots, what if the LDS Church, instead of spending all its time doing baptisms for the dead had put that enormous output of work hours into running and maintaining something similar to the Shriner's Hospitals? They could have all worn white within this ...
- Wed Nov 07, 2018 11:01 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Reefer Madness
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8646
Re: Reefer Madness
Michigan voted to legalize recreational marijuana. I'm guessing that the Michigan Elders will hold stake-wide seances to oppose this legalization.
- Wed Nov 07, 2018 1:30 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Reefer Madness
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8646
Re: Reefer Madness
But Jim Dabakis was cautionary in reminding people that the state (i.e. the political branch of the church) still has plenty of room to implement the law in a way that makes it difficult to impossible for suffering patients to get access to cannabis despite it's legality. For one thing, they have a...
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 10:37 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: John Hajicek vs. The Deseret News
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3879
Re: John Hajicek vs. The Deseret News
Doesn't that background by itself represent the justification to defame Mr. Hajicek? What if he used some of those documents in a non-faith promoting manner?FiveFingerMnemonic wrote: ↑Mon Nov 05, 2018 8:11 pmBut he was ordained by a Strangite priesthood holder as a young man, and grew up in Voree Wisconsin in a house on "Mormon road".
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 3:42 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Tithing Pays Off!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6931
Re: Tithing Pays Off!
Here is something fun I found with a Google search:
https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/m ... nns-story/ I think it might relate to the early days of NOM.
https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/m ... nns-story/ I think it might relate to the early days of NOM.
Re: Holy cow
Someone just bragged about spending 60 hours/week on the temple. Do you have any idea what this person's options for those 60 hours/week might be otherwise? It probably beats hanging around the River City Billiards Parlor day in or day out, or even going to Ethel's Beauty Parlor for the latest goss...
- Sun Nov 04, 2018 5:53 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Latest Smoke Signal
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1031
Latest Smoke Signal
UTE VILLAGE - Chief Trumpaloopa gathered village people to hear the latest state of emergency. "Seems a caravan of bad hombres is making its way to our peaceful village," Chief Trumpaloompa announced yesterday. It is thought that the bad hombres originated somewhere east of the Big Muddy. Not much ...
- Sat Nov 03, 2018 4:47 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: We pray upstairs
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6717
Re: We pray upstairs
Given that Valley Tan was made with wheat and oats, could we assume that barley and corn were in short supply for the early Utah Mormons? Malted whiskeys are made with barley and Kentucky whiskeys are made with corn. I would imagine the early Utah Mormons also tried making a distilled drink from sug...
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 11:38 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: My Exorcism
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7064
Re: My Exorcism
She was growling and rolling on the floor. Most likely possessed by Elder Boyd K. Packer's dancing bear avatar. I raised my arm to the square and commanded the evil spirit to depart. I command you by the power of the Royal Melchezidek Priesthood to return to a parallel dimension. I paid close atten...
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 5:02 pm
- Forum: The Coffee Shop
- Topic: In which tattoos are discussed
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7747
Re: In which tattoos are discussed
However, personally speaking I think tattoos are equivalent to wall paper. Over time they become dated reflecting time and current fads. Plus the tattoos are subject to bodily changes like wrinkling. Whatever you do, make sure the tattoo artist can spell. http://www.doseoffunny.com/wp-content/uploa...
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 4:52 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Swedenborg
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2159
Re: Swedenborg
Besides having used the terms Celestial and Terrestrial Kingdoms, Swedenborg also introduced the concept of Celestial Marriage.
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 4:49 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Bill Reel. Cruisin' for a bruisin?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4670
- Sun Oct 28, 2018 6:49 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: What would you expect if the church was true?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11161
Re: What would you expect if the church was true?
To me, what's done is done. Truth from this point on would be to fess up regarding inaccuracies and cease any further falsehoods. I believe the Church can be a force for good in the world and offer spiritual guidance for its members. I think something can be as good as gold even if it did not start ...
- Sat Oct 27, 2018 6:46 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: No More Pageants
- Replies: 23
- Views: 12007