The 13th Article of Faith says “We believe all things.” Does that mean that to be a good Mormon, you must believe in Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the Tooth Fairy, and Santa?
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https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2025/07/04/lds-branches-shut-down-beijing/
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45 years ago, Trans American flight 209 made an incredible emergency landing. Both pilots were disabled due to illness, so a passenger was at the controls.
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Canadians celebrate the 4th of July on the 1st, because they use a metric calendar.
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They painted themselves in the corner with blacks being denied the priesthood and temple ordinances, and now they act like it never happened, and disavow their own doctrine.
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They *might* be baptizing more people than ever, but is the church growing? One number that they could report, if they chose to, is the number of people attending sacrament meeting every week. With all of the people leaving the church, and converts who quit showing up almost immediately after baptism, I seriously doubt that weekly attendance is increasing. As a former ward clerk, I can assure
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It’s easy for TSCC to ignore “revelations” received by “prophets.” Just look at the 2015 policy on children of same sex couples. In January of 2016, Rusty declared that the policy came directly from God, but three years later, it was removed. God changes his mind, don’t you know?
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I don’t see the appeal of being a casual Mormon. If you want to go to the CK, you have to be all in. If the telestial kingdom is good enough, you don’t need mormondumb at all.
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#3 Sail On Sailer #2 Heroes and Villains #1 Surf’s Up A couple of random memories: The first time I saw them, they were on a bill with Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. They opened with “Wouldn’t it be Nice.” 50 years ago, they were touring with Chicago. The concert was in a football stadium, and in the middle of the show, a helicopter landed behind the stage. Elton John (who was i
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I was still (for the most part) a TBM the first time I visited a nudist resort. It was a small step for me towards recognizing my own sense of mortality.
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When I was a TBM, I wasted so much time trying to explain that scripture…to myself.
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The 2nd Article of Faith: We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s transgression. God scolding Eve (in Genesis 3:16, and part of the pre 1990 endowment): “I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.” So…no men will be punishe
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I’ve noticed that since I no longer believe in eternal punishment or eternal rewards, I actually care more about my fellow human beings.
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“Even” The Lord’s chosen representative even Russell M. Nelson Our Lord and Savior even Jesus Christ
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Of course. Why would anyone lie about that?
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Many years ago, I heard a Mormon bishop say that he wouldn’t accept tithing on lottery winnings. I bet the leadership in SLC would be more than happy to accept it.
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You call a teenage boy “Elder,” tell him he has more divine power than the pope, tell him he is a choice spirit among the billions of God’s children who was held back to do a special work in the final dispensation, and it sometimes goes to the kid’s head. That’s not meant to excuse the behavior of certain people that all of us who served a mission sometimes had to deal with. And spea
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I’m glad that criminal justice investigations these days often have access to video surveillance, data collection, and/or DNA. Eye witness are very often unreliable. I put people who “see” Jesus in the same category as people who “know” because they “feel the spirit.”
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If I only had faith in things that are verifiably false, I could still be a Mormon.
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The discussion about Michelle Stone made me wonder something. For those of you who grew up in LDS families, when did you learn that Joseph Smith was a polygamist? My wife and I had completely different experiences when it came to Joe’s polygamy. We both grew up in active Mormon families, but I knew that JS had been a polygamist since I was fairly young. My wife didn’t discover that uncomfo
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Maybe it’s time for an American Mormon prophet.
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If the Roman Catholic Church followed the example of God’s One True Church, there would be no need for a conclave-the Cardinal with the most seniority would automatically be made pope.
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The angel took the rocks to heaven, along with the plates. Otherwise, we wouldn’t need faith.
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I hope you now engage in evil speaking of the Lord’s anointed.
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I remember in the 70s, serious, studious members had the Journal of Discourses proudly displayed on their bookshelves. I remember seeing them in the homes of Stake Leaders, Patriarchs, seminary teachers, etc. My how times have changed.
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Topping
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“The Three Nephites changed a lot more tires on secluded highways too.” The last time I had a flat tire, I called AAA. Maybe if I was still a member…
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When I served my mission, there were only 16 temples worldwide (76-78). While I was in the LTM (before the MTC), we were expected to go to the Provo temple every P day. It’s really embarrassing to admit this, but I felt so removed from the “world” when I was in the temple, that a couple of times after the session, I would peek out the window to see if everything still looked the same ou
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How is God supposed to know not to kill anyone in my house?
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