That person is an anomaly, though. Most Mormon's say anything from a tea plant, which includes black and green teas. But "herbal tea" is OK because it's not actually a tea.
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southern idaho inactive Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > changed since 1991? 1991 was the year I went to > the Temple. It was rather creepy and screamed "I'm > in a cult". My TBM Baby Sister and TBM dad are on > the way to the Twin Falls Temple for her > endowments. How much has it changed since I went > in 1991? Even more cult li
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Stray Mutt Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > al-iced Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > ...it was > > probably the most beautiful building you would > > ever see. > > That's because they'll probably have very small > lives, never traveling to interesting places, > because the chu
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"What do I do when wife say's that she'll chose the church over our marriage" Goodbye.
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xtremewayz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thank you > President Monson and Hinckley for destroying > another life in the shadow of the restoration of > all things. > What exactly does Monson have to do with this? If they weren't Mormons, the RS Pres would have had an affair with someone else.
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bona dea Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Except the Bible is the mythology of real people > and helps us discover how they lived and thought. > It also contains some history although it is > embellished and it contains great literature. > Would you discount the Iliad or Odyssey because > they are fiction or mostly fiction It's importan
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Supposedly, they still get home teachers also. Although maybe my EQ president was making shit up to get us to do home teaching.
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bewarethetea Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 11. FINALLY a mention of Jesus, but it's used in > some creepy vow about the "law of sacrifice." To be fair, Jehovah is actually Jesus Christ in his premortal form. Although that makes this part make absolutely no sense: PETER: Satan, we command you to depart! LUCIFER: By what authorit
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Exdrymo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But wait. I thought it was too sacred to talk > about... It's going to be generic statements like, "The Temple is so wonderful." Or talk about saving the souls of loved ones or forever families. No one is going to say, "I love the bakers hat and green apron, they also come in handy when you bake a
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It's so peaceful when you read about people's heads being chopped off, or battles where every single person dies.
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You can get them in any color you like, as long as it's white and delightsome.
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Leap Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > When > members donate to the "ward missionary fund" that > money can be used to pay for missionaries who > cannot pay for themselves. Should be noted that the bottom of the tithing slip that says that "reasonable efforts" will be used to use donations as designated, all donations belon
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People who are saying, "careful, you might get ex'd" So what? He doesn't believe anyway so why not get ex'd?
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Of the 14 temple recommend questions, I lied for all but 4 of them. But two of them, I was truthful for reasons other than those TBMs would use. I was truthful for this question: "Have there been any sins or misdeeds in your life that should have been resolved with priesthood authorities but have not been?" No, I have done nothing that should have been resolved by priesthood auth
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11. Those boring as hell 60 bpm hymns have to go. 12. TVs in the foyer during football season (and World Cup season).
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Every week a member of the Bishopric lies, "I know this church is true . . ."
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Whatever the generation after Boomers (1971).
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madalice Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Heard it quite a few times in the early 70's. My > first marriage at age 18 was in the temple. > > My second one was in the court house. > > If #1 had died in a car accident, sorry to say, > I'd still be sealed to that sob. Oh wait, he's > still living. 40 years after the divorce, two >
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From the stories here about the living conditions in some foreign missions, I'd think that a stateside mission would be a blessing.
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No power? Kate Kelly's former Bishop just kicked her out of heaven and disconnected her from her parents and her husband. That's a pretty big power (if you believe in that stuff).
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Set aside the fact that the translation of the scrolls is wrong. They will always say that some of it is missing. The Facsimiles are printed alongside a translation of the Facsimiles. And that translation is 100% wrong. They didn't even address the Facsimiles.
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I swear that whoever wrote that essay got his ideas from Jake's Book of Abraham video. It even has the "translation" doesn't really mean translation part.
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slskipper Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For the simple reason that it would make the > missionaries come to view other cultures, people, > etc. as ultimately equals. The whole idea of > missions, and of Mormonism in general, is that > there is no way in heaven or earth that anybody > else can even come close to Mormons in being > spe
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1) College is intended to train kids and give them credentials so that their money making ability post-college is increased. For a relatively small number of people (including elite basketball players), going to college not only is not necessary to make more money, it's detrimental to making more money (because of the fixed first contract in the NBA, the most important thing for a player is to ge
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Can't be bothered to look it up, but the one about Zion being in Missouri has to be mentioned also.
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People in my ward don't think twice about calling before they come over. And my wife thinks it's great! She loves it! She thinks it's a sign of true friendship.
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He forgot reason 6: Joseph Smith was a con artist who used his position of power in the church for monetary and sexual gains.
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fidget Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ewww.. Poor guy doesn't realize that even the > church has shown pictures of Joseph putting his > head in a hat. > He admits the hat thing. Says it's natural to block light because he needed to see the stone.
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I don't believe Monson or Uchtdorf had pioneer blood (if they did, I'm sure someone would have mentioned it.) Are they disposable?
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Isn't it special when women post their opinions . . . especially when the church just told them that their opinions are meaningless.
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