I doubt it. With all the sycophants striving to catch their eye, I suspect they are too busy basking in constant streams of how great they are to be lonely.
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Given their business model is based on taxing a few million people for 10% of their income, I’m not sure it takes much skill to be successful at it.
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I don’t feel quite as cynical in my belief that a driving reason for temple announcements and construction is to convey an illusion of growth. Take a look here: https://www.idahostatejournal.com/freeaccess/overwhelmingly-positive-church-officials-thankful-for-community-support-as-pocatello-idaho-temple-dedicated/article_3699caa8-ed38-5143-86b9-bc960d626e65.html A quote: “ The Latt
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dagny Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's becoming obvious they don't know what else to > do besides building temples. They figure that is > the hook/gimmick that other churches don't have. Sincerely, that is profound. I'd never thought about it that way. I think you are right.
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https://www.heraldextra.com/faith-2/2021/oct/29/lds-apostle-and-other-church-leaders-visit-dubai-site-of-future-temple/ Bednar: “The focus of everything we do in this Church is helping people to become yoked to and with the Savior through the covenants and ordinances of his restored gospel. Period. Exclamation point. End of sentence. That’s it. That’s all we do.” I have traveled on
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elderolddog Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is it appropriate to offer a gratuity? > No. Tips are included in the "all inclusive" fees charged for admission to the club. If you find the foot treatment exceptionally well done, a simple "Thank you, you're doing a great job" is sufficient.
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I can't stand Bednar. He's pretentious, arrogant, smarmy, and full of himself. There isn't a sliver of warmth in his weasel self. And that's why I hope makes it to Profit status very soon.
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Cold-Dodger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I gotta push back to this one... > > Bednar seems to be reiterating that the Book of > Mormon was never intended to be scrutinized as a > history book To say that he is preparing the > way to marginalize the Book of Mormon from this > evidence just doesn’t follow... > > tbms would
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Bednar, on what is apparently a week-long "ministry" (gag) trip to the Middle East, spent Friday in Jordan. According to one news/propaganda report, "Elder Bednar asked those in attendance to continue to study the Book of Mormon. “The Book of Mormon is not a book of history,” he said to those in attendance. “The Book of Mormon is a book about the future.” https://k
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Shouldn’t their stock portfolio be 100% highly profitable 100% of the time? You know, using that “prophet, seer, and revelator” person to further build up the kingdom? Seems an appropriate use of that talent.
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elderolddog Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If the holy mormon church were listed on the NYC > Stock Exchange, I'd start thinking about shorting > them. LOL Maybe Bain can get postured for a takeover.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/lost-golden-city-of-luxor-discovered-by-archaeologists-in-egypt/ar-BB1frL2E?ocid=BingNewsSearch I wonder why the LDS church doesn't think to unearth the BOM cities. They're more recent, so it should be easier.
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Has anyone had plates of Christmas goodies dropped off? Carolers? Goopy testimony-laden Christmas letters?
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Pfft. I still have my Pickett N4ES vector log log dual base exponential speed rule SLIDE RULE.
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If the “power of the priesthood” can’t vanquish COVID, what good is it? Over half a million people have died, and millions more are infected. Why doesn’t the prophet use his powers to squelch it?
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Marriott is a publicly held company. There isn’t a set of “Mormon owners.” Here are the largest stakeholders: https://money.cnn.com/quote/shareholders/shareholders.html?symb=MAR&subView=institutional
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And they found gobs of artifacts: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/15/world/bronze-age-warrior-germany-scn/index.html I wonder why the same can't be done at Cumorrah...
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So again ChurchCo announced new temples, eight this time. And weepy-eyed members are blathering about what a sure sign this is that the church is true in these the latter days. I have for a long time thought that in an era of stagnant growth, new temples are announced and built to stimulate revenue, but that is entirely speculative. Does anyone have any real insight into what goes on in th
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Call them back. Tell them you have changed your mind. You owe them no other explanation.
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$35 million: - Immunize 777,777 children, or - Drill 4,375 clean water wells in Africa, or - Build 290 schools in Africa, or - Build 700 small clinics in Africa But I'm sure it's a very nice book.
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In the age of internet everything, why have ANY General Conference sessions at all?
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The offense taken at the cross is false and another example of the Mormon superiority complex. They act offended to show they're better than those poor Catholic losers who worship idols because THEY have the Truth. How is a guy trumpeting his horn any less of an idol than a cross? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs_emblems_for_headstones_and_marker
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I have long thought that the LDS church is led by a bunch of unqualified pretenders who in the process of pretending to be "inspired" can do grave harm. I do not know the right way to deal with a murderer of even one person much less a serial murderer. But I'm guessing the church leader who passed on this advice is no more qualified than I am: "He says a church leader told
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I would think like most bureaucracies, ChurchCo has a pretty well developed succession plan in place. I'm betting there's a short list that is kept updated by the First Presidency. When someone catches their eye, he's added. When someone screws up, they're dropped. And my guess is we will see a non-Caucasian male this go around. The Lord is feeling the need to press even more vigorousl
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Monson's signature sure is crisp. He must be feeling better.
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Paragraph 3: http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/lds-leaders-attacked-in-africa/article_fd2193f6-9850-53e1-af13-12cc9998c9f6.html
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I love our cats. I love our dogs. I refuse to pick a favorite from among them.
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From D. Michael Quinn's "The Mormon Hierarchy: Wealth and Corporate Power," in quoting an email from Alan Blodgett of the Church Financial Department: "Why then doesn't the Church tell its financial story? I can only guess that Church leaders fear that individual members may not understand the vastness of Church resources and operations, and having this information might negat
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No doubt: Hard unsalted from a tub. On a hot baguette.
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"Room 104" is a new series on HBO that is much like the "Twilight Zone" series I remember from the early 60s. If you get a chance, you might want to watch this episode: https://www.advocate.com/television/2017/9/08/tonights-room-104-takes-mormon-missionaries-and-sexual-repression It wasn't meant to be funny, but for this Exmo and my significant other, we found it hila
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