These episodes were recorded weeks ago, well before the excommunication letter was sent.
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http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19771015&id=oh1OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QhMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6904%2C3033393 Image of the article: http://i.imgur.com/rBJQGYJ.jpg Text of the article: SALT LAKE CITY- The man who cast the first vote in modern history against a leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been excommunicated and fired as chapel janitor.
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They want to believe. They meet nice people who seem to have ward friendships. So they don't really research it because, hey what harm can come from joining.
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madalice Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It wouldn't surprise me if it's for real. > I noticed the last 20 years that the PoGP was very > seldom talked about, quoted, or used as scripture > reference. You must not have been around when Gospel Doctrine teaches the Old Testament. Check out the manual for the class: https://www.lds.org/manual/ol
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donbagley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My brother told me that they approached him on the > street and claimed that he could wear sweatsuits > to church and never pay tithing if he didn't want > to. They didn't know that he had served on a > mission himself. You don't have to pay tithing in order to be a member. You only need to pay tith
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squeebee Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If you never attend tithing settlement, why pay at > all? Even if he doesn't attend tithing settlement, he may still have to do recommend interviews where he has to declare himself a full tithe-payer.
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roland Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How will they know you are a full tithe payer if > they do not know your yearly salary? Also while in > he morg we decided that a full tithe was AFTER > family expenses, not before, and certainly not pre > tax (gross) income as this is how it was done in > the 1800's. We saved a @#$%& load doing i
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I think it depends on the Mission President. While I've definitely seen stories here and on other Exmo boards about Missionaries being told that if they leave to go to a funeral, they won't be welcomed back. I've also seen stories that say that Missionaries are allowed to go home for a short amount of time and that time is just added to the end of the Mission. The church won't pay for the trip ho
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That's a lot closer to the True Order of Prayer, at least.
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It may also depend on how busy and active your ward is. My ward has a lot of members and my impression is that a lot of people don't have callings simply because there are not enough jobs to go around.
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dogzilla Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yeah, well, no reason for the women to have any > need for exercise. > > :: roll eyes :: In my ward, women's volleyball season happens right after the end of the men's basketball season.
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MCR Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This isn't creepy. It's a question. The question from "member" to "neighbor" was just a question. "Neighbor" repeating it to OP is creepy, though.
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visiting Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > O..M..G..! > > I would be pissed if that happened to my kid! It > certainly feels that they were targeting a select > few. Totally unnecessary. They were definitely targeting a few. If you check out the whole gallery, two girls are wearing nearly identical outfits. One was 'shopped to cover the
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The ironic thing about the WoW is that, as OP said, alcohol kills the bacteria in beverages. You know what else kills bacteria? Heating water. The WoW banned the only things safe to drink in 19th century rural America.
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travis Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My joke to friends in the wine industry is " As > far as my Mormon family is concerned, we may as > well own a brothel." That's truly how they see > our wine making venture. > Actually, the ban on wine has a specific exception if you make your own wine. ;-)
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I guess Mormon Think has a special place in my heart. I fondly remember reading their article on the Book of Abraham for the first time during EQ and being completely shocked.
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exodus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It sounds like you are initiating the divorce. If > there are still feelings and you really want to > save your marriage, then I'd recommend doing the > following: > He may be initiating the *divorce*, but she ended the *marriage*. Key difference.
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An observer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There are rumors Mitt Romney may run again in > 2016. I can't even imagine he'd be stupid enough > to try that again, but if he does, it will be a > huge public embarrassment. I don't think > historical or religious issues in Mormondom reach > enough of the public to embarrass them on a very &
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White Cliffs Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > More attention to racial doctrines in the LDS > scriptures, probably referring to Lamanites in the > Book of Mormon. > > Even without DNA evidence, 2 Nephi 5:21 is > ridiculous and embarrassing. Old news. No one cares about it anymore.
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Easter and Christmas both celebrate the life of Jesus, not his death. July 4th celebrates the birth of the country, not those who died protecting it (that would be Memorial Day). New Year's celebrates a new year, not the old year.
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I really don't get the love for the CES letter. I realize it's a good document, but it's not original. There's nothing in there that's not in, for example, http://www.Mormonthink.com
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I guess Angus Young (of AC/DC) is secretly a Mormon missionary also? https://www.google.com/search?q=angus+young&es_sm=119&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=QrB_U8i5J8iPyATvwYHgDg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1377&bih=737
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alyssum Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ...Um, exactly how do "hot drinks" translate as > "wine?" our interpretation of the wow is weird. > It doesn't there's a specific part of the WoW for wine--you can only use it for sacrament and only if you grew the grapes yourself. That's not to say the WoW is interpreted weirdly, bu
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See also the depiction of the Temple ceremony in the 1875 book Wife No. 19. In particular, page 370, seen in this scan: http://imgur.com/a/QOFj2 But note that it says only the men get cut, the women go home and cut their garments in the same way.
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libor_nli Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sometimes I can't help myself: Genesis 38:9-10, > Matt 18:8-9 > > That's all I've got. While Genesis 38 is commonly used as an anti-masturbation section, it has nothing to do with masturbation. It's closer to anti "fucking your dead brother's wife, then pulling out" then being about masturbat
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Not a pulpit, but this past Sunday School was bad. The lesson was "learning from history" and the instructor began by talking about the US Civil War and the fact that they do reenactments in the South. He asked for the reasons for reenactments and got the answers he was looking for, "to learn from past mistakes." Then one lady raised her hand and said, "we fought the C
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If all they will do is ask people if they view pornography websites or "anti" website, people will keep on doing what I did to get a Temple recommend two months ago--lie through their teeth.
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summer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You can't even be baptized without paying tithing > (or at least promising that you will.) Baptism is > the saving ordinance. IIRC, Baptism only gets you to tier 1. You need temple marriage for tier 3.
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To get to tell celestial kingdom, you need to be sealed in the Temple. To do that, you need a recommend, which requires you to be a full tithe payer. I suppose you stop tithing right then, one may think you've already paid your way to the CK. But some would argue that if you lose your recommend, you're no longer worthy of CK, though I don't know if that's official doctrine.
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You're wrong about the Book of Abraham. It's still taught in Sunday School as per of the Old Tesament classes.
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