As you read the book of mormon with your brother make a list of issues to force him to study. Start with when Lehi left Jerusalem. 600 years before the birth of christ during the first year of king zedekiah. Point out that Jesus was born during reign of King Harod who died in 4 BC so Lehi left sometime before 604 BC. Then point out that Zedekiah didn't begin his reign until 597 BC. Hopef
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I predict 10 hours of hearing the philosophies of men mingled with scriptures.
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I like your list and think you did a very good job in being clear. For me I usually lead with dishonesty. The church tries to be so faith promoting that they say things that are not true. Exhibit #1 - Joseph Smith translation of BOM with plates in view (never happened). I hardly every try and tell people that the church is not true. TBMs just shut down and go on defense mode, so nothin
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At the end of my mission I fell in lust with a sister missionary. Apparently the feelings were mutual. Even though I was in a leadership position at the time, we had the opportunity to make out on several occassions. Where were our companions? I truly can't remember. Even though we didn't do anything that would get you disciplined if you weren't a missionary, these were very passionate a
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I had this thought today. If you didn't believe that there is a life after death, then the primary purpose of this life is to have children and provide for them to adulthood so they could do the same thing. That way life would be able to continue on. At least until a comet hits and destroys everything or some other catastrophic event. It then dawned on me. That is the exact same purpose of
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Houston Texas Spanish - 1982-1983
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I am the HPGL in my ward. Apparently Jesus feels that he wanted a full blown heretic and non-believer in this position. Or at least that is what the SP said. Jesus personally wanted me in this calling. He of course does not know I am a heretic and clearly doesn't have the ability to discern that either. I go because I love my wife. I like my neighbors. And my ward is only partly craz
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jtlang, I have never actually posted on this sight, but when I saw your post I felt compelled to jump in. I am in your wife's position in this conversation as to belief. I am not planning on resigning my membership, but I am the disaffected one and my wife is the TBM. And as my name says, I am an 8th generation mormon. This was not something I came to by chance or laziness. It would hav
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