I hate it. I think it was a factor in my leaving. I had a lot of struggles and thought that god would have had to have been sadistic asshole to be doing those things on purpose.
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"Beer, Pizza, Football. Such a better way to spend Sunday than 3 hours at church!" Really pissed of my cousin. I guess it isn't so subtle though.
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And, AAFES checks the ID of the person paying for the groceries not allowing a non-service member to make the purchases. Maybe one of the missionaries is a dependent. If he is listed as a college student then he still gets the privileges of dependents. I went to the PX as long as I could. Better prices in my experience, no tax, and I didn't have to go to Wal-Mart.
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What the hell was I thinking when as an 18 year old I joined the cult? I honestly don't fully understand it.
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There are windows. The architecture is really really out of place though. It is a unique building so why not integrate it to the local architecture. The only thing they did was not make it white, and this is because of local outcry. Supposedly it is the pinkish brown color of the Sandia Mountains it has as its back drop.
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You are still ok in my book.
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If they are from Germany, they most likely aren't religious. My good friend is German, was baptized, goes to church on holidays, and calls herself Catholic. Neither she nor her parents believe in god. She considers it part of her "culture" to do the church thing. Call the agency, invite the kids over for a German dinner, SOMETHING, do not look the other way.
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I snuck a huge coke bottel that was heavily spiked with rum into a huge church dance. It was halloween. A harbor cruise had been booked around San Diego Bay, and people came from as far away as Phoenix. Some guy smelled it on me and demanded I share or he would rat me out.
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Plus, what can a 5 year old do to help at the grocery store? I was with my 7 year old niece recently and would never let her out of my site. I wouldn't go to church that day if I were you.
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I just googled "pew presidential polls 2012" (Pew is a research group that conducts pools) The site at the very top of the results page is an official church site!!!!! How does that relate to what I searched for? I know there are "pews" in church, but come on. How can they do this? How much does this cost? How loudly can they scream CULT?
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I think I could stumble my way through the signs and tokens if I needed to. I am sure many here can. Has anyone ever asked a TBM hypothetically what is going to happen when we are able to pass the sentinels standing guard at the gates to heaven? If they know what is really in our hearts what is the purpose of the handshakes? I have meant to find a good time to ask this to some of my TBM
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No, none of them are believable. Instead of concentrating on, "What is the meaning of life?", try concentrating on, "Why is that important?". I never understood why it was important, never asked it myself, and saw plenty of others living happy lives without ever questioning.
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I've had several people ask me about mormonism re. Romney. People care.
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I want to go!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll raise my hand during the meeting and ask questions!!!!!!!
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I read a story in the Ensign on my mission. It was a bout a German mormon soldier not killing an American mormon soldier because he was mormon. My missionary companion thought I was horrible when i said my loyalty would be to my country over some enemy fellow church member.
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I thought about this all day. I don't think I have any authorities. I mean, I respect the law and the enforcers of the law. I have people that I look up to and see as experts in certain fields. I want to emulate some of them. But I don't give them any power over me and have no problem questioning their moves.
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I think are awesome.
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Yes and No. First it depends on what level of self interpretation is allowed. I was never specifically asked if I masturbated. I knew the bishop didn't want me to and I knew that I didn't really believe that I shouldn't. I felt I was living the law of chastity even with masturbation. A very good friend was getting married. I told this friend that I didn't have a reccomend and wouldn'
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Holy Hell garments were hell in Okinawa. I DID sometimes forego them even before leaving mormonism. Standing guard at the gate at Camp Hansen for 3 hours at a time, anything to stay a little cooler was gladly done. I never had the military tactical ones. We were "excused from wearing them during boot camp because the sacredness of the garments may be compromised by the rigors of the tr
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In a high school team that would not be allowed. Those kids shouldn't get to have it both ways. I am willing to bet that if there is ever a game on Sunday those kids won't be there. Those kids should get a certain number of absences per season. Then when they exceed those they get to sit out of the next game. An absence is any practice that isn't completely attended.
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Bring her home anyway but; I went to the Philippines. It is a dirty, smelly, bug infested, open sewers,tropical disease riddled, other kind of diseases that I thought were done with(polio), 3rd world country. Window screens were required in all apartments. This rule was kept strictly. Mosquito nets were also available. The private health care establishment was decent. I thought I had d
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Ergo! I love that word.
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Awesome! Love it. When I first saw the report on Harry, I thought people shouldn't judge so harshly. He is a young single man on vacation. Let him be. This is good stuff and I expect nothing less than this unabashed outright declaration of non-conformity from military members around the world.
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It's just a mini that was announced a few years ago. Looks like there is a lot a red tape, and it is way out in a suburb. The mormon church claims 36,000 members. That is .o5% of the population. I am sure the temple worthy #'s are dismal. The next closest temple is in Switzerland. They must be doing this for the few members who are there.
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I've heard of mormon "docking" Erect penis in a vaj but no movement. It isn't sex if there is no movement.
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Not quite... Not Iraq or Afghanistan but very much a Marine. My job is directly related to my schooling and my veteran status. I'd been going to school for interior design. Left school for now because it wasn't teaching me what I wanted to do. I work for a general contractor who is the son-in-law of someone I worked for while working for the VA. I am learning how to apply my designs and
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I love my job and know that I have it because of my own hard work, networking, and faith in MYSELF. We should say stuff like this more often. I say combat the ridiculous; "I give all glory to god. I have this only because of god." If we said something like this to a TBM I am sure they would be very offended.
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Mormons for sure claim them as one of their own. Most of the stuff I found says they are all members but that can mean so many things.
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+1 Or "I give all the credit for my success to god. Without him I'd be nothing." How very sad.
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Very nice post. I think that shutting out people is the number one thing I regret. I first did it to my family. I let the Sabbath thing get one over on me. My nevermo family did things on Sunday and I wouldn't join them because it didn't fit the rules. After I joined the Marines I severely limited myself to the people I made friends with. I have some very close friends still, that I m
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