Help for a friend here. My friend wants to have her name removed from the church membership roster at the Salt Lake City HQ. She called the ward her records were last in but they don't have it. They probably removed her, but how can she get in touch with HQ directly to ask or have her name removed formally? Is there an email or phone number? Many thanks.
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The children's mother made bad decisions, for sure. But regardless of that, she never gave up being a parent. She's struggling from the consequences of her poor decisions. For lack of a better phrasing this without being so blunt, you shouldn't impart your beliefs and values onto someone else's children. She does care about them and love them. Has your DH spoken with his daughter lately? How
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mkgmt17, I was not trying to offend you. What I am trying to say is, regardless of whether your stepdaughter's rights were terminated or not, no one can ever say she is not their mother. The love she has for her children are unrivaled. idk if you have children or not, but regardless of her severe abuse, mistakes and poor choices, she loves them. I wasn't trying to imply that blood relations has a
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Because you are now at the legal age of an adult, close the account you opened with your mom, open a new account and transfer your money into your new account. With college, give it a year. If you are going to BYU, knock out your general education requirements so that they all transfer into another university, and of course skip out on the religion courses.
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I loved Sacrament meeting because I always wonder what brand a type of bread I'm having :D
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I just hope the grandchildren will leave the church when they get older. mkgmt17's DH means well. DH's daughter should and is supposed to care about her children's welfare and outcome regardless. idk when mkgmt17's DH last spoke with his daugther, but they should talk. And dagny, idt a therapist can legally decide that people have to attend a church to care for kids. The point is, it is mkgmt1
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mkgmt17, as much as I do not like the LDS church, bottom line is that regardless of whether your DH's daughter is a drug addict or not, she is still their mother and will always have that right and title. She may have made some bad choices, but she does love them. Your DH has more of the say here because it is his daughter and his grandchildren. He's going to do what he believes will be best for
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Does she know you don't believe?
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Your ex sounds really immature. She destroyed your relationship with your daughters and doesn't care that you have their best interests in mind and wanted to play an integral role in their lives. She ruined everything.
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You're always welcome back :) I'm more than happy to talk with you about your transition. As some on here already know, I joined the LDS church just to see the temple. I'm not a believer in any way.
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And it came to pass that the Book of Mormon and religion proved to be false.
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I'm cheating the tithing system. I wouldn't dream of giving them anything more than a single digit sum a month and I already know I can get away it seeing that SLC HQ cannot disclose my tithing to my bishop because with them, I have that option. I just want to be polite about it.
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I was looking over "Most Wanted" people on the FBI site for please and came across this: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/jason-derek-brown I know he hasn't been the only Mormon to make news for behaving badly. I wonder what happened in his childhood that he would one earn the distinguish of being on the FBI Most Wanted list.
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BYU Boner, I went through with baptism just to get a TR and see the temple. I already know how to work the tithing system so that I can pay a single digit amount of money to the church HQ. Question is: how do I go about telling the church HQ in SLC politely not to disclose the amount of my tithing to my bishop? I don't want to be too forward about it. I want to say it just right. Everyone e
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BYU Boner, I went through with baptism just to get a TR and see the temple. I already know how to work the tithing system so that I can pay a single digit amount of money to the church HQ. Question is: how do I go about telling the church HQ in SLC politely not to disclose the amount of my tithing to my bishop? I don't want to be too forward about it. I want to say it just right. Everyone e
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pollythinks Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I remember once the Ensign bagged about a couple > (and their family) who had to sell all they > possessed in order to manage a trip to get to the > nearest temple (which was in another country than > the one in which they lived). The country the family was going to to see the temple was Russ
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If that is true, then your postulation must be correct which means more tithing money in the pockets of church leaders.
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I've entertained the idea of marrying my TBM friend and then leading him out the church.
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Hello shapeshifter (1) You need to give yourself permission to be happy. You don't need someone else's permission to be happy. So live the life you've imagined and live freely. (2) You don't need to shy away avoid stereotypical looking Mormons. Socialize with them. Just avoid talking about the LDS church. (3) Don't think about your future and your past religion into it. Get married and d
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I really feel for you. But it seems that you are taking it less harder than some other men who have lost their families over leaving the church. But have you ever reflected back and thought you should have been more firm with your ex regarding co-parenting? You do have a mature and healthy attitude about your daughters, though: having unconditional love, but not unconditional like. It's not fa
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That's a good possibility.
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I always have a heart for the men who leave the church, because it breaks up the family and it's not fair. Your husband lost his family - his rock, his pride, the meaning in his life. He needs to write a letter to them. Who knows, maybe it will lead to his family leaving the TSCC. Imagine what will happen with the next mass resignation. So many have already done it after learning JS was a con
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I'm sorry that someone did that to your husband. But at least you are having some humor about it. idk where you live out in, but maybe some illegal immigrants took off with it (and I'm not saying this to be funny).
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I would love to see and hear about. There is already a wave of apostasy in SLC so I heard. SLC is only 30% Mormon.
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It's between you and your husband. Talk to him. Are you inactive LDS or no-mo? If you're a no-mo, your husband must have understood that religion would not be a factor that would determine your happiness in your marriage or the family (unless you guys never talked about it before). If this is the case, tell that to your MIL firmly and politely. Your child - lay down the law.
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It happens to the best of us. My sister had an accident at home and let out the F word so loud, she wonders if our TBM neighbors heard it.
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Most likely the ones where membership is declining because they found out JS is a con man and the TSCC has defrauded them. So, Japan, Taiwan, Sweden, and England.
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I have thought about this before and I started thinking about it some more. Has anyone ever thought that JS was a sexualized kid who, later maturing, wanted to get it on with multiple women? I guess along with his thirst for personal glory, he wanted to throw polygamy in there somewhere to "legitimize" his behavior. Have you ever thought that Martin Harris plotted in this whole scam wit
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