The following is a link that takes you to a top ten list of encouraging and Discouraging LDS Inc Stats for 2016 http://cumorah.com/index.php?target=view_case_studies&story_id=474&cat_id=8
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That's amazing information. Do you have other suggestions of topics I should research? This is mine boggling. I've only been an exmo for a little over a year and this stuff is just crazy to me.
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The oath of vengeance was referenced by John D. Lee in his confession of his involvement in the Mountain Meadows massacre. Lee stated, "I believed then as I do now, that it was the will of every true Mormon in Utah, at that time, that the enemies of the Church should be killed as fast as possible, and that as this lot of people had men amongst them that were supposed to have helped kill the
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I cannot believe the stuff that was originally in the temple! It's not even the same routine as joseph had setup. So much for revelation when he originally choreographed the damn thing. Haha. So scary before the 1990s.
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Do you know what the oath of vengeance is? This sounds interesting.
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So why did the church change Pay Lay Ale to the English Oh god hear the words of my mouth? Is there a reason? Only difference is that one is in Hebrew. Also, they got rid of the penalities? Is there a reason for that? Thanks.
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Do you guys ever just wake up after an hour of falling asleep and have an undying need to just go eat something sweet? Man, I have had thayne happen a lot this month. I need to start keeping some candy or ice cream for nights like this.
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So I found on Wikipedia that Joseph Fielding Smith was gay. Does anyone know anything about this or have any other references? Thanks. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Fielding_Smith_(presiding_patriarch)
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How old was JS when he first told the first vision story? I hAve heard that the church is refreshing the way they tell the first vision to its members. Anyways, I was hoping it was known how old JS was when he first spoke about it.
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So question, I havent been harassed or anything by the church and I've been gone for almost a year and a half. It's kinda weird because I was super active but I was wondering if I should still resign or just keep doing what I'm doing? My concern is that if I try to resign that then the harassment will come.
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