Mormons have explained to me that "fulness" only means "all the basics," not "everything there is." And the BoM does say that the fulness of the gospel (Jesus' doctrine) is faith, repentance and baptism. 3 Nephi 11:31-40. Hmmm.... that passage also quotes Jesus as saying that anyone who says that there is more to Jesus' doctrine than that is of the devil....
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D&C 84:85 says: "Neither take ye thought beforehand what ye shall say " George Q. Cannon (First Presidency) said: "We are commanded to be subject to the direction of the Holy Spirit when we arise to speak; for if we speak as we should do, it is not we who speak, but it is the Spirit of God which speaks through us. On this account, the Elders of the Church do not, at least as
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It doesn't sound authentic - too many damning statements in one sentence. Sounds like something made up by a virulent "anti-Mormon".
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on slavery in early Utah. 179 pages. Very well done. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1909.pdf "Slavery and Sovereignty in Early Territorial Utah" by Nathaniel R. Ricks. Although it is a BYU history thesis, the author does not pull any punches, and tells it like it was. (Full disclosure: the author is my TBM grandson)
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D&C 21:4-5 commands the church to "give heed unto ALL words... For his word ye shall receive, as if from MINE OWN MOUTH..." . This idea was the basis for conferring the same reverence on succeeding prophets, in the common expressions "when the prophet speaks, the debate is over (or) the thinking has been done." Also in the often cited statement by Wilford Woodruf
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You've already had great advice, and I will add only a couple of thoughts. My law degree was earned over four years of night school; passed the bar on the first try in '74 while teaching full-time at the local community college. One of the other college teachers (history department) had a law degree. I asked him (after I was well into law school) why he didn't practice. He said he got
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Lots of people have found themselves in your situation. Some couples can work it out, some end up divorced. For some suggestions see http://packham.n4m.org/spouse.htm "Married to a Mormon!"
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"Follow The Prophet" is in a minor key, IIRC. Also "We Three Kings" (is that still in the hymnbook?)
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Which is actually in violation (almost always) of the commandment at D&C 20:46, 50, which says that a priest (teenage boy) should NOT bless the sacrament unless there is NO ELDER present! If any elder is present, the priest is not authorized to bless the sacrament.
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My 55-yr-old TBM son in Utah had a third stroke last week (that is not the funny part!). He was found at home completely disoriented, taken to the hospital and held overnight for tests and observation. By the next day he was recovered and was sent home. Here's the funny part: his TBM mother (my ex-wife) e-mailed the family to report on his condition. She commented: "He recovered
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Flat Lander Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There is an interesting article in the Huffington > Post about the COJCOLDS PR campaign and > resignations from COJCOLDS. > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fred-karger/mormon-c > hurch-tries-to-re_b_739652.html
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See my recipes for sourdough bread (including how to make a sourdough starter) at http://packham.n4m.org/sourdo.htm and http://packham.n4m.org/sourdrec.htm - my white and delightsome sourdough French won a blue ribbon at the county fair.
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nolongerin Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > AmIDarkNow....I don't know how any of us can ever > verify that our names are no longer on the > membership rolls. I suspect we can't, and I > suspect that in some way, they are still there, > just marked a little differently. You can indeed verify, by telephoning Confidential Records at 801-240-
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at http://packham.n4m.org/leaving.htm "Leaving the Mormon Church: How To Get Out". Let's hope this continues to work! Please, everybody - report back results!
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The 10th commandment against coveting another man's possessions. They are listed there, in this order: 1. house; 2. wife; 3. slaves; 4. oxen; 5. asses; 6. any thing "that is thy neighbour's". (Exodus 20:17) At least the wife comes ahead of the slaves and the cattle.
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"Contradictions in Mormonism" at http://packham.n4m.org/contra.htm (it's a rather long list!)
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http://packham.n4m.org/blacks.htm (Be sure to read the whole thing!)
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