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by Yobispo
Fri May 08, 2020 1:27 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: UT.gov: Back to Church RMN: Not Yet
Replies: 20
Views: 10534

Re: UT.gov: Back to Church RMN: Not Yet

Hagoth wrote- Also, Pres. Nelson has received an enormous outpouring of praise for proving himself to be a true prophet allowing people to have Sunday school at home. Regardless of what he says about when to go to meetings or not go to meetings it will be received as testimony-edifying prophesy. Ex...
by Yobispo
Fri May 08, 2020 10:39 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: RFM: Nothign Up My Sleeve...
Replies: 13
Views: 7612

Re: RFM: Nothign Up My Sleeve...

I thought RFM did a great job with this. It's a new angle, something we rarely get. And the BoM translation is the one thing that I've never seen a good explanation for. One thing RFM didn't mention was the pulpit-curtain trick he did in Kirtland. Remember how he dropped a curtain around himself (a...
by Yobispo
Thu May 07, 2020 4:25 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: RFM: Nothign Up My Sleeve...
Replies: 13
Views: 7612

Re: RFM: Nothign Up My Sleeve...

I thought RFM did a great job with this. It's a new angle, something we rarely get. And the BoM translation is the one thing that I've never seen a good explanation for. One thing RFM didn't mention was the pulpit-curtain trick he did in Kirtland. Remember how he dropped a curtain around himself (an...
by Yobispo
Wed May 06, 2020 11:20 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Intellectually malleability, you know, for church standing
Replies: 9
Views: 4930

Re: Intellectually malleability, you know, for church standing

I hope that the author never has to face himself in the mirror and repeat these words, "Oh no, it was all made up and I wrote what??"
by Yobispo
Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:37 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: RMN’s Bucket List
Replies: 10
Views: 6205

Re: RMN’s Bucket List

Don't forget that this will be the THIRD fast for the Coronovirus. They did one just for Italy on 3/11-3/12.
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by Yobispo
Thu Apr 02, 2020 9:56 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: No Book of Mormon, no gathering of Israel???
Replies: 19
Views: 9493

Re: No Book of Mormon, no gathering of Israel???

This April En-sun talk pisses me off for very personal reasons. There is a lot of damage in my family over the hurtful, shame-filled teachings that my DW was raised in. Now, when her uber-TBM mother reads this crap it sends her into mean mode and she breaks all the communication rules we have reques...
by Yobispo
Mon Mar 23, 2020 12:05 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: COVID-19 -- game in play
Replies: 44
Views: 27379

Re: COVID-19 -- game in play

In in NorCal. My best pal is a law enforcement office way up in the leadership (trying to be careful). He just told me he heard that looting has begun in SF. It's such a big, populated city with one of the largest homeless populations (not blaming here, just stating a fact) and I have to imagine ki...
by Yobispo
Sat Mar 21, 2020 4:03 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: COVID-19 -- game in play
Replies: 44
Views: 27379

Re: COVID-19 -- game in play

In in NorCal. My best pal is a law enforcement office way up in the leadership (trying to be careful). He just told me he heard that looting has begun in SF. It's such a big, populated city with one of the largest homeless populations (not blaming here, just stating a fact) and I have to imagine kin...
by Yobispo
Thu Mar 19, 2020 6:04 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Conference What Will The Prophet Say
Replies: 27
Views: 16555

Re: Conference What Will The Prophet Say

Hagoth wrote:
Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:47 pm
The simple truth that won't be said: "boy, I sure didn't see this coming!"
Just came to say - I love this place! Thanks Hagoth.
by Yobispo
Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:48 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Alex Boye's "American Prophet" (An Urban Musical)
Replies: 7
Views: 4993

Re: Alex Boye's "American Prophet" (An Urban Musical)

Minute 1:36 to 1:43, the guy helping people out of the wagon/cage. That looks like Rod Meldrum. That would actually make sense to me, he's a hustler with just enough delusion to think that this would be a good investment. I didn't see his name inthe credits, but I'll bet my last senum its him.
by Yobispo
Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:58 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Latest Lawsuit
Replies: 24
Views: 16522

Re: Latest Lawsuit

If it gets headlines, and then another gets headlines, etc... then I am happy for the press alone. Time to wash off the squeeky clean enamel.
by Yobispo
Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:34 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Thanks RFM, that never ocurred to me!
Replies: 24
Views: 23392

Re: Thanks RFM, that never ocurred to me!

A (completely non-comprehensive) list of useful things the seer stone could have shown Joseph Smith but didn't: This was an excellent list. It could have been continued into the future for continuing leadership if it worked: "Brigham, tell the stake president in Cedar City to calm the f*$#^% down a...
by Yobispo
Thu Feb 20, 2020 1:02 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Thanks RFM, that never ocurred to me!
Replies: 24
Views: 23392

Re: Thanks RFM, that never ocurred to me!

A (completely non-comprehensive) list of useful things the seer stone could have shown Joseph Smith but didn't: How do you feel about being tarred and feathered? Stay away from the Johnson farm. And their daughter. One day you might be tempted to start a bank. Don't. No matter how good Fanny Alger ...
by Yobispo
Wed Feb 19, 2020 11:32 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Cremation v.s. Burial
Replies: 38
Views: 37687

Re: Cremation v.s. Burial

Best funeral ever: I have a loose bunch of friends who build sailboats and expedition rowing boats. One of them died and his grandson suggested a Viking funeral. One of the guys built a yard-long replica of a Viking ship, filled it with tinder and gunpowder and poured the cremated remains on top. W...
by Yobispo
Tue Feb 18, 2020 6:42 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Cremation v.s. Burial
Replies: 38
Views: 37687

Re: Cremation v.s. Burial

My mom died in 2018, was cremated and wanted to be spread some day with my dad. He got sick shortly after her passing and died in 2019, almost 12 months later. Oddly, both from pancreatic cancer. Anyway, both of them thought that expensive caskets and gravesites were a waste. They wanted 2 things; t...
by Yobispo
Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:38 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Is there a better example to show that all of this is made up than the transfiguration of Brigham Young?
Replies: 12
Views: 7997

Re: Is there a better example to show that all of this is made up than the transfiguration of Brigham Young?

I recently discovered Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth on Prime video. I think I had to rent or buy it, but it was worth every penny and I will definitely rewatch. It's an old PBS interview from the 80s and at first glance looks boring and has terrible production quality. But if you haven't see...
by Yobispo
Wed Feb 05, 2020 9:21 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: The temple ceremony’s Egyptian origin
Replies: 28
Views: 19570

Re: The temple ceremony’s Egyptian origin

This is the best thread I've seen in a very long time. Awesome! Red Ryder is the first 2020 NOMinee for an award.
by Yobispo
Thu Jan 30, 2020 5:27 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Church to update the CHI
Replies: 6
Views: 3394

Re: Church to update the CHI

Whatever anyone says about the e-handbook, they'd be stupid to do paper handbooks in this day and age.
by Yobispo
Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:19 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Key Indicators?
Replies: 9
Views: 4179

Re: Key Indicators?

The phrase "key indicators" made me go into seizures. We had that beaten into us when I was a young bishop being trammeled by an SS Commander SP. Anecdote: in 2019 an old mission comp (super TBM guy with family connected to GAs in one of those GA-rich wards, and a dad in a high-profile church office...
by Yobispo
Sat Jan 18, 2020 12:18 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Church says it was an "error" that their Come Follow Me manual called the black skin curse a... black skin curse
Replies: 26
Views: 14844

Re: Church says it was an "error" that their Come Follow Me manual called the black skin curse a... black skin curse

This one is SOOOO egregious that I am almost forced to bring it up with my TBM family. They are force-feeding the gaslighting now.