Of the bishops I have known, only two of seven could I characterise as decent men, let alone "fine men". Two were narcissistic sociopaths. One was merely narcissistic. The other two were dreary bores. Narcissists only account for 4% of the general population. Does the incidence increase further the higher up the food chain one looks?
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Wow! Keep up the good work. Hadn't thought of this side of things before
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One of my friend's TBM dad says before he even heard of the gospel, he had dreamed Nephi's vision of the tree of life. That one still gets me a little
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Or when someone wore his garments and was in a plane crash and subsequent fire and wasn't burnt on the portions of his body covered by the garments
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Interesting. The exodus passage especially
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Interesting thought...
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I don't think the evil (moral and psychological evil) of the morg can be overestimated. It screws over every aspect of your life. Leaving is like walking outside of a box and finding the sky is blue and the grass is green after being told the opposite your whole life. Your therapist sounds awesome. Give her a high five from me. A saying comes to mind: "before you diagnose yourself wit
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That MP wife's is obscene! So, young person stressed bc away from home, following stupid rules and teaching lies. Surprise! They get depressed. Obviously the answer is drugs not deprogramming. Hate the morg
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Now that I have left TSCC (and resigned-Yay!) I would love to help others see the light, especially missionaries. Do you think this is possible? Can missionaries be freed of their brainwashing? Could I unconvert any? Any tips or stories on how to do it??
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As I was leaving the church, I totally freaked out. I thought anything bad happening to me was because I was cursed for leaving, I thought I was doing the wrong thing. But this was all the brainwashing cult techniques. Really, now I am completely fine. Life is not perfect, just like it wasn't before I left the church. But now I have freedom, self determination, self respect, and self efficacy.
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Leading a state and church against the equal rights amendment. What an a-hole
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Big hugs. I don't know what to say, but I feel for you and your situation. It's not fair and it's more proof of the terrible fruits this false church bears. Stay strong and vital. Your example will have more influence than you know.
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I know! He seemed so lovely, like a cross between yoda and my grandma! Well cast, TSCC
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Modern: Spencer kimball. Anti women, anti feminism, anti blacks, that miracle of forgiveness and you're better off dying than being sullied by rape. What an arsehole Early: Brigham young for all the obvious reasons and Joseph smith second only bc b young outdid him with sheer scale of atrocities Boyd k packer gets a dishonourable mention for being an eminently Detestable apostle for his v
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Never forget the earrings edict. What was that all about anyway?
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Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance Stages of grief I've been spending a lot of time on here lately. DH says it is a good thing and will naturally decrease as I move on. I didn't come on until the depression stage and it has really helped. He had been telling me to join for a month. I'm not fully in acceptance, but I can feel the change and see it in my posts. I think you ha
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?!?!?!
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Healing and justice are two separate goals. I wish you both
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I agree with all you say, father of a victim, except quatre does not have a duty to anyone but herself. Of course ideally quatre could do all the above, but the priority is to make sure she is safe and okay and then does what she, as the victim feels is best for her. A victim of rape only has a duty to herself, and should not feel pressured to do anything for others. While of course this criminal
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Does Walmart really sell ouija boards?? I don't know why, but I find that funny
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He could be the next prophet
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The imagination
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Golden! I love it!
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Did they change the script?
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Are they any different/better?
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He once lived on a planet similar to earth and through his faithfulness got to become god after further growth and development in the eternities. That is why he is such a loving and empathetic god bc he knows what we're going through. One point i never understood was if Heavenly Father had been the Christ on his planet or not. There seemed to be debate about that " deeper doctrine"
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The spirit just witnessed to me that this is true. I am surprised but I will make the required changes to bring my life into harmony with this revelation. To whom shall I make out the cheque?
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What's his secret to success? Edit- i am being facetious
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I saw the light and stopped attending TSCC last year. I got a letter from the ward rs pres to come see the new temple presentations that were truly inspired of god. I didn't, but I'm curious now to know what changed this time. Does anyone know?
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The spirit is also strong with Shera I cried for half an hour when anakin turned to the dark side Neo and trinity are also true for sure. If you've never tasted salt you couldn't understand
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