Not everyone here thinks the same as you, Redskittle. Advertise? No. I just thought some people here might be interested in knowing about it. And those who want to attend now have the information they'll need. I even entertain the thought that I might meet some local exmos there, which is why I asked if anyone were going to attend. Who knows? Maybe we can go out after & have a dr
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Aloysius, Consider yourself "counted out," for whatever that's worth. I'm not "telling" you to do anything. That would be silly. If I were to adopt your thinking, I would be ignoring: 1. Closeted gay Mormons who might need some support. 2. My friend who I care about, and would like to support, even though I would not do what he's doing. 3. My own daughter's d
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As a reminder for anyone who might be interested, my gay friend Scott Osmond (NOT ME) will be speaking at a Saturday night session of his local Stake Conference near Long Beach, CA. He's openly gay, and is still on the church records. He was invited to speak by the SP, and also has the approval of the visiting GA. (see my earlier post for details) It should be interesting to see what Scot
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I'm sure glad I get to choose what underwear I wear. Re losing weight, here's a success story: Last August, I noticed that my clothes were too tight. And someone I know told me he had lost 30 pounds over the previous year by eating healthy and exercising every day. He was my inspiration. So I set a goal to lose 25 pounds, which would get me down to my college days weight. I cut out
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Understood. I was actually surprised at what you wrote, and so I’m not surprised that you would like to take it back. We all have our own opinions, and they often evolve over time. I really do need to go, since my daughter will be there, and I really am very curious about what might be said. I will return and report.
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First, I’d like to apologize for the confusion about my original post. The entire post content was written by my gay friend. I only wrote the subject line. My friend is Scott Osmond of Long Beach. (Osmond cousin). He gave me his permission to copy his message, and to use his name. I sent Scott’s message to my family. Within hours, my daughter and her husband replied that they would li
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:-)
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Sorry for the confusion LW, it wasn’t confusing to me when I wrote it. I stated my opinion in another reply: I know the church is not true. And I would be happy to just let it go. But people I care about deeply are still involved. And I am not sure that this isn’t a good idea. So I am probably going to go to the meeting, and see what happens.
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Great idea!
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Sounds like nobody thinks I should go to the meeting. I’m torn, because I want to support my friend, and I’m also curious to find out what happens. BUT.... the Mormon church is not true, and so I do not care about their internal antics. I only care about my friend. And others who might be suffering. Thanks to everyone for your response.
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You are right. It is not me… It is a friend of mine. That’s why I wrote “friend” in the subject line.
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On Sunday, January 13, 2019 at 10:30am, my Mormon Stake President and former Bishop of my local word in Long Beach knocked on my door and asked to speak to me. Terror ensued that this was the inevitable and they were here to call a church court after nearly 20 years of inactivity. I had never met the Stake President before but he was very kind and after a few introductions, he got to the p
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He happens to be gay. He’s a high achiever academically and socially. I applaud him for both.
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I was living in the downtown Vienna Austria ward when I was 14 (mid-1960s) and became a teacher. Every week, my fellow teachers and I were tasked with washing little glass sacrament cups in the kitchen. Then we dried them and put them in circular tiered metal trays. We filled the cups with room temperature water and then carried them to the sacrament table. Eventually these were replaced by re
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Thanks! Looks like my family won’t be there tomorrow, maybe next week.
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Thanks everyone!
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Topping again. I hope someone in SLC/Utah County sees this.
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Thanks. I’m glad to be here.
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Topping again.
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Topping
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Could someone tell me where the meeting will be held this coming Sunday? I have someone who lives in Ut county, and would like to attend. Thanks!
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As an ex Mormon, and as a formerly closeted gay man, I read about David with great interest. After the mockery, and after the derision, perhaps there is now some hope for him and those he led astray, to lead honest lives.
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10+ IMO they are the ultimate child abusers for encouraging little 2&3 year olds to stand up in front of the ward and tell blatant lies.
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They already have all the money they need to survive. So they can do and/or say pretty much anything they want.
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35 Discovered that there were actually multiple versions of JS’ first vision. What a scam!
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Thank you, Eric. Not for leaving. For everything you’ve done to help us all. I’m a better person because of RFM. We’ll miss you.
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I just heard some gossip, admittedly 3rd hand, about a prominent LDS family in Simi Valley. He was the SP, and his wife recently announced to her family that she's lesbian, and was leaving her family and/or the church. Since you have to be married to be SP, he was released. Has anyone else heard about this? If so, I'd like to know that it's really news. If true, then congratulations
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Yay! Welcome to the world of true freedom.
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Hey guys, if you’re God, you’re magic. All your complaints go away if you’re God. The correct answer is B.
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Per 60 minutes last night. Which is greater? A) the number of grains of sand on the entire earth or B) the number of stars and planets observed thus far by Hubble telescope?
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