"I got unbaptized. I delivered a resignation letter to the church so I am no longer a member. I just don't believe in the whole Joseph Smith story, I can't believe in him as a prophet any more than I can believe in Warren Jeffs. The bizarre stuff with the teenage wives is just too much for me to handle. I don't believe in this church any more than I believe in Santa Claus, and I don't be
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> "well because of the content of the book and the spirit of it I would hope someone would say 'I've done something wrong and I should return the book'" Given that the opening chapter deals with supposedly righteous people stealing an ancient book of scripture and NOT giving it back, I would guess the content of the book should lead them to keep it.
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I sent my DNA sample into 23andme.com, as well as my wife's and my brother's. Theirs is a service meant to help you learn as much as possible about your DNA and it allows you to contact people it detects are related to you (much like an ancestry service). Their service is at least as entertaining as it is informative. They tell you about a whole slew of traits, whether you carry certain genes,
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In the above linked 1975 Ensign article by Spencer Kimball, just the opening paragraph is amusing in and of itself. "Brethren, it is a great thrill to think that we are part of a congregation of 225,000 men and boys. Some of you are a little darker, some of you have slant eyes, but you are all men and brethren, and we love you." Aww, he loves them. I'm surprised there's no "
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Say what you just said here to a video camera, show their literature. Send them a letter thanking them for their literature and stating that you decided to issue an open reply, which you posted on YouTube. Provide them the link. Offer to take down the YouTube video when they acknowledge in writing that you will never hear from them again.
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I read that it was made by the creators of South Park and that the theme is going to be some missionaries who leave the MTC full of world-saving knowledge (or so they think) only to be sent to Africa, bewildered by their inability for their totally irrelevant gospel to solve real world problems like poverty, disease, and civil unrest.
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It is not a spoof. I scanned the original document. It has no redactions, it wasn't addressed to anyone other than "Dear Stake Members". It is a generic letter mailed to all stake members, and I received it because my wife is a member, though we have never set foot in any building of this stake. I have it here. The stake used genuine pre-printed letterhead. The text appears to hav
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I think in the state of Utah at least, state law prohibits a notary for charging more than $5 for a notarial act, or for refusing a reasonable request to make a notarial act. In practice, free notary is easy to find... I go to America First Credit Union... I have never been charged for at least the dozen times I had something notarized.
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I would figure having BYUTV in SD over HD to be better overall. Less dish bandwidth consumed, more remains for things people actually want to watch. You might notice the picture incredibly blocky and blurry - that's cause they compress it to cost them as little as possible to run. A channel consumes nationwide bandwidth even in markets where the channel is not offered (aka "hidden"
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I have experimented with the so-called herb Salvia divinorum... I am of the mindset that it causes many of the experiences we normally associate with spirituality and dreaming to be brought into the conscious awareness while one is awake. I am convinced that in our brain, for everything we see, hear, or feel, one part of it is making every possible connection it can to identify it, and another p
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Me (resigned) and Wife (we haven't gone to church in years) Me: You got two letters in the mail. One's from Jesus, and one's from America. (Referring to the bold print visible from afar: one's from the church, one's from a credit union. I hand her her mail and walk across the room.) A few minutes later: Me: So what is the letter? Is it an invitation to come back to church? Her:
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