Shinehah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Now you have me wondering. > Was there anything about TSCC that I really > enjoyed? Youth outings in the 60s. No testimony crap, just fun at National Parks.
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Here's a link to The Church of the Eternal Water Slide: https://me.me/i/i-dont-know-which-religion-this-is-but-their-baptisms-1d03d160300d476f8226588e2d7119ce
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Darren Steers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I heard from a good, faithful friend that an > apostle told him that the actual number of adult > devout believers, that check all the boxes, is > actually 250,000. I wasn't in the room when this > was said though, but I trust the friend. That's half of what the song 'Woodstock' says was th
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I resigned at age 64 after a lifetime of being active and definitely believing in all the doctrine. I was not born in the covenant and did not serve a mission but I was a high priest for most of my adult life and I served as a temple ordinance worker in my early sixties. Right after this temple service I began to question the church. I didn't read the CES letter until after I resigned. It was my
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I resigned five years ago and have tossed most of that nonsense off of what I call my Mind Bus, a metaphor that put me in the driver's seat of my life in order to help me deal with lifelong anxiety disorder. I just finished several months of therapy to deal with this anxiety. Abuse as a young child and trauma as a teenager set me up for the anxiety, but my desire to live according to the tenets o
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I rarely get onto this forum, but I am curious about this new development. My wife went to the JRT last Friday with a friend. It was the first time since the JRT reopened, or perhaps since the film was changed. I don't keep track of this BS anymore. But she did say that it was no longer a movie; it was now more of a SLIDE SHOW . My first thought was WTF. She said it cut the total time down to two
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elderolddog Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think he'll regret it because I don't think > 'Christers' is going to catch on. > > The human mind appreciates shortcuts, nicknames. > Even those born in an attempt to vilify or make > fun of, can take hold and morph into a respectable > nickname. > > I join the crowd that says
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Amyjo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My take is it's a form of cowardice, based on the > anti-Mormon sentiment found online and elsewhere. > They don't want to face the music or wrath of the > anti- or ex-Mo movement, so by changing their name > they are basically 'moving the cheese.' > > It's a pawn move in a chess game, if you wil
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I don't get on here much at all but I am curious about the purpose of outlawing the name Mormon. Is this just a wild hair by Nelson or is it a shift in order to winnow the membership? The growth is almost down to nil. Are they moving in the direction of maintaining a solid core that will provide sustained income for the empire? I've been out for over four years and just don't give a rat's ass, bu
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I think he did mention one time something about Oscar McConkie as perhaps his grandfather, along with his relationship to Joseph Wirthlin. Oscar I think was a brother to Bruce. Personally, I would have remained Buddhist.
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I got an answer on my own. Thanks
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I've been listening to podcasts with Gina Colvin and Dan Wotherspoon and am unclear where Thomas Wirthlin McConkie stands in his faith. I'm migrating toward some level of dementia and sometimes don't grasp everything I hear. Please help me out here.
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Aloysius Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not to give the creators of the endowment any > credit, but I always thought these tokens made > sense (within thee mytholology) as a way of > ensuring that the "lord" through the veil was > really The Lord and not an imposter. > > Here's how I understand the rationale: > >
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Excellent point. Faithful members who attend the temple miss that entirely. "See, you are naked. Take some fig leaves and make yourselves aprons. Quick, hide!"
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Ha ha ha! Very good as usual Don.
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moehoward Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Tom, > My parents were almost identical to yours. My > mother got into the church more after my father > died but she was never pushy about it. Anyway, > back to you. > "Other than beliefs we get along great" . Not sure > if I really understand, beliefs are a big thing. > My fir
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It's the group manta, a post-hypnotic suggestion induced during your journey along the path toward the celestial kingdom - a fairy tale place just like the land of Oz. Follow the yellow brick road (yellow bricks representing the gold paid in tithing).
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gatorman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Go to both. It’s about the man not the church. > Give him the respect in death you gave him in > life. > > Gatorman I agree. A good man deserves your respect regardless of the funeral setting.
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elderolddog Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > C'mon! You can't tease us like that and then just > walk away!! > > Dish it out!!! I agree. Let's have the Paul Harvey 'rest of the story.'
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These two tokens depict the crucifixion of Christ in the temple during the highest (Melchizedek) ordinances of the priesthood that allows us into the presence of God? We dare not put crosses on our buildings because it supposedly celebrates the crucifixion. We berate those who wear crosses because it signifies the crucifixion. We also berate those who make the sign of the cross on their
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Simply answers: Married 47 years. Both retired. Other than beliefs we get along great. It's more my problem than hers. My issues are carried over from how I grew up in a dysfunctional home where my dad was inactive, smoked & drank. Mom didn't do church much because of my dad, but she did want to do church. When my dad died in 1975 mom went full tilt into Mormonism and became pushy toward me r
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Too bad it couldn't have happened when POTUS was in Asia.
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MeM Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > To me, Uchdorfs "Doubt your Doubts" is the worst. > It's just another way of saying "Don't use > critical thinking, don't consider facts or reality > - just do as I say." This is one that I literally did the ROFLMFAO. How can he, who I thought was one of the somewhat reasonable dudes, ac
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This is my biggest problem right now and is causing me a 10-wheeler load of anxiety. I know most of the facts about the church and its background, etc., etc. But she insists on sticking to her testimony. It all comes down to my facts vs her faith, two completely disparate things. I'm sure others on this board have to deal with this. How do you do it? How do you maintain a loving, sustainable r
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overit Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > triggers bad recollections of reciting the young > women's theme every sunday. > WE ARE DAUGHTERS of our Heavenly Father, who loves > us, and we love Him. WE WILL “STAND as witnesses > of God at all times and in all things, and in all > places” (Mosiah 18:9) as we strive to live the > Young Wo
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Steven Hassan differentiates between "Brainwashing" from his experience as a Moonie and "Mind Control" that is used, either intentionally or coincidentally, by the Mormon church. Mind control is more subtle but has the same effect over a longer period of time. That's probably the reason convert retention is so low.
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Becca Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thank you. I will check them out. > > I'm not sure what to call myself in terms of > atheist or not. Don't really feel the need either, > but no I do not believe in god for what it's > worth. Right now I call myself a "Not Really Anything." Also, this thread seems to relate to femal
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Also, the name you get is the same name for every man or woman throughout the world. It's not a name given to you and only you on that date.
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Brother Of Jerry Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > First of all, this was a thread from over half a > year ago asking if anyone could report on a > lecture that was about to happen back then. Gets a > little confusing. > > Second, the comment you felt so strongly about > that you had to resurrect an old thread is > seriously mislea
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Soft Machine Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The best answer I've seen to this is the > conspiracy very convincingly described in the work > by Craig Criddle at mormonleaks.com > > Basically, Sidney Rigdon and his acolytes came up > with most of the BOM in order to found a new > church but needed a person to "sell" it. >
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