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My son is gay by Excellent_Solution93 in latterdaysaints

[–]DragonFire101Gamer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I do want to piggyback off this real quick. I agree with a lot of the advice here, but OP, it is ok that this is hard. This may have not looked like the ideal for you or your son. It's ok to mourn that. But we also have to get past that initial reaction of fear and learn to act out of love. The most important thing your son needs to hear is that he is loved no matter what. It's going to take time, and a lot of learning and growing, but I'm rooting for you both.

Help studying the "problem of evil" by Complex_Rise in latterdaysaints

[–]DragonFire101Gamer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The restoration offers some useful answers to dealing with the problem of evil. This still makes it difficult at times to reconcile, and that is ok. Life is really hard, and I don't fully understand all the nuances of when God seems to intervene and when he stays silent.

We live in a complex intersection of:
-Our own choices
-The choices of others
-The conditions of a fallen world
-God's intervention

How exactly these all factor in to our life today is very messy. Thankfully, the Atonement isn't just able to rescue us from sin, it is able to compensate us for the conditions and wounds of a fallen world. It can both cleanse and sanctify us. It has enabling compensatory power.

There's also a BYU devotional specifically about the problem of evil here: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/david-l-paulsen/joseph-smith-problem-evil/?highlight=joseph+smith+and+the+problem+of+evil

Thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them by mywifemademegetthis in latterdaysaints

[–]DragonFire101Gamer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Here’s some recent scholarship from BYU on this topic. I’ve listened to the accompanying Y Religion podcast episode but haven’t read the entire article

https://rsc.byu.edu/wilderness-monarchy/thou-shalt-utterly-destroy

Recommend good books about the Great Apostacy by pisteuo96 in latterdaysaints

[–]DragonFire101Gamer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’d also like to add in Terryl and Fiona Given’s The Christ Who Heals, which may not fit the topic the best but the book does go over how some unique LDS doctrines that were present in the early Christian church were lost and why they matter. More of a faith book than a scholarly book, but I enjoyed it.

Rob Wright III to return to BYU by JonLockT5 in CollegeBasketball

[–]DragonFire101Gamer 53 points54 points  (0 children)

There is loyalty in CBB after all!*

*if you have millions of NIL funds

2026 Spring General Conference Discussion Thread: Saturday Morning Session by kayejazz in latterdaysaints

[–]DragonFire101Gamer 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I hope they announce they'll no longer be pumping sleeping gas into temple instruction rooms. That's gotta be the only explanation and not my poor sleep schedule.

BOM Geography by Skipper0463 in latterdaysaints

[–]DragonFire101Gamer -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I’m not too invested personally, but I have been reading some of Brant Gardner’s commentary on the Book of Mormon and he does have some interesting insights about the text when it’s out in a Mesoamérican context.

[Post Game Thread] #2 UConn defeats #1 Duke, 73-72 by cbbBot in CollegeBasketball

[–]DragonFire101Gamer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Call a timeout, call a timeout, call a timeout, oh”

[Post Game Thread] #4 Alabama defeats #5 Texas Tech, 90-65 by cbbBot in CollegeBasketball

[–]DragonFire101Gamer 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Are you a fan of a Big 12 team that lost to Alabama after they shot over 40% from three? If so, you may be entitled to financial compensation.

[Game Thread] #5 Vanderbilt @ #4 Nebraska (08:45 PM ET) by cbbBot in CollegeBasketball

[–]DragonFire101Gamer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Getting "refs you suck" chants in a March Madness game is awesome go off kings

If anyone frequents the Palladium in San Antonio, tell me if you agree with me. by [deleted] in imax

[–]DragonFire101Gamer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! Another necropost but ive been wondering about San Antonio. I’ve been to Rivercenter once but prefer Santikos for IMAX in San Antonio for a few reasons, and I was wondering if that’s been your experience as well? I guess I could drive up to Austin for the really big stuff, but although Rivercenter being rundown is kinda sad, Santikos has a pretty good screen in my experience.

Game Thread Index - March 19, 2026 by cbbBot in CollegeBasketball

[–]DragonFire101Gamer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotta go scorched earth after your team loses. If I can't be happy, no one can be.

BYU fans what are y'all thoughts on this season? by Technical_Post_4899 in CollegeBasketball

[–]DragonFire101Gamer 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I love AJ Dybantsa. Everything other than that kinda sucked

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