I enjoyed reading it, but for your target audience, I think it would be more effective if you could edit it down. Once TBMs identity it as "anti," most will stop reading. If you can get to the meat (not the milk, ha, ha) earlier, and maybe get the J. Reuben Clark near the beginning, you might plant some thoughts.
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I agree. The first time I read that essay, I was amazed. They came right out and admitted their “prophets” don’t receive revelation from God. “Church leaders believed that a revelation from God was needed to alter the policy, and they made ongoing efforts to understand what should be done. After praying for guidance, President McKay did not feel impressed to lift the ban.” Base
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Yeah, I spent two years as a full time missionary, a couple more as a stake missionary, and decades of "every member a missionary." I'm finished with being a missionary--even an anti-LDS missionary.
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No. I believe (and also hope) that when I die, that's it--game over.
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Well, he'll be happy to know that I didn't leave for any of those reasons--I had much better reasons.
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We've all seen how well polarization works in the political arena.
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D&C 132:39 "David’s wives and concubines were given unto him of me"--"given" is the key word here. Apparently, the "lord" considered those women property.
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Everything about the story of Korihor makes my head hurt. Joe, or Oliver or Sidney or whoever came up with that gem must have been really tired or really drunk at the time.
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I agree. Lying seems easier, but there's no need to stoop to their level. Just let them know that you're not interested--not now, not ever.
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A significant moment in my journey away from religion was one day when a close friend of mine died suddenly and unexpectedly. I didn’t feel any instinct to pray on behalf of her husband and children. Instead, I immediately turned my energy towards doing something practical to help them (I helped them retrieve belongings, coordinate getting her car back home, and I sat with them when they planne
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Agreed. I don't know that there is a god. I don't know that there isn't a god. One thing I DO know is that I'm done with organized religion.
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The New England style steeple that was added a few years ago to the LDS chapel near me looks so ridiculously out of place, I could believe that it was done by an avant-garde artist trying to make an obscure statement.
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Yeah. As much as I'd love to see TSCC collapse, it's not going away. The most recent events will push some fence-sitters away, and may scare away some potential converts (well, the few who will hear about it), but it's not going to be an epic event. The days of rapid growth for the LDS church are long gone, but the decline is likely to be gradual.
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I've wondered if Wellsville ever looks at the replies to his posts.
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It's because the church is true--the spirit of prophecy has revealed what teachings you need in the future.
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Science is flawed only when it disproves the BOM. If there is a shred of scientific evidence that supports the BOM, we must embrace that.
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Or at least that's the conclusion many people commenting on this article are jumping to: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/11/131120-science-native-american-people-migration-siberia-genetics/ Maybe I should read National Geographic and pray to know of its truthfulness.
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D&C 137:10 teaches that children who die before they are eight go directly to the CK. On the other hand, I was always taught that the purpose of this life (or at least one of the main purposes) is to prove myself by overcoming Satan's temptations. So, if you die very young, you don't have to prove anything, and you still get the greatest reward. Sure, that makes sense.
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It looks like this question has been answered: http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,1284469,1284469#msg-1284469
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The PoGP at lds.org still has the facsimiles: https://www.lds.org/scriptures/pgp/abr/fac-1?lang=eng
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If there is a god, you're probably right. The problem is that every book that claims to teach us about god (bible, BoM, Quran, or whatever) all describe a pretty horrible being.
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The god described in the Bible is not only insecure, but also jealous, vindictive, spiteful, petty, angry and mean.
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Now that you no longer pray to have every meal nourish and strengthen your body?
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Remember, the essays aren't scripture. Nor is OD 2...or anything BY ever said...or anything Mark E. Peterson ever said. And the racist stuff in the scriptures doesn't mean what you think it does. Stop focusing on those little "flecks" and just obey.
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You forgot one regret from Saturday: not cleaning the chapel.
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Stalin was a monster responsible for the deaths of millions, but he was nowhere near as bad as the "god" of the Old Testament.
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I doubt that the reported membership will ever decline for several reasons. For one thing, there will always be more babies born into TSCC than members who die (remember, if you're not active, you're still alive, by their calculations, until you're 110 years old). Another factor is that the overwhelming percentage of people who leave the church don't formally resign, so baptisms will always far o
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Here's how I assume most TBMs would rank my former callings: 1) 1st Counselor 2) Executive Secretary 3) Ward Clerk 4) SS President 5) Gospel Doctrine teacher 6) many others
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It's much like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dp2Zqk8vHw
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Before I answer, do I have the option of being murdered first? As I recall, that's the choice I'm supposed to make. ;)
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