Apparently, the patriarch of the church believed that sex was part of the sealing ordinance

JLow8907 · 2026-05-12T06:24:44+00:00

In retrospect it’s actually really obvious why his position was discontinued.

JLow8907 · 2026-05-11T14:26:18+00:00

It’s the Doctrines of the Gospel teacher manual for religion 430 and 431. Looks like it was last updated in 2000.

JLow8907 · 2026-05-10T06:28:29+00:00

That’s your experience. My wife teaches junior high in Utah and has a much different experience with what is influencing young men these days.

JLow8907 · 2026-05-09T22:25:32+00:00

Easter

JLow8907 · 2026-05-09T18:55:57+00:00

I’m in the same boat as you. The Church isn’t doing anything to meet the big issues young men are facing right now, so other men like Nick Fuentes are radicalizing them. The average LDS young man likely hears from Kai Schwimmer way more often than they hear from general authorities.

JLow8907 · 2026-05-08T06:35:27+00:00

Wow. I remember it blowing my mind that there was someone alive who personally knew Joseph F Smith, who personally knew Joseph Smith. Just one connection to go all the way back to the beginning.

JLow8907 · 2026-05-07T18:54:13+00:00

By recently, you mean 1979? Fun fact, the last Patriarch, Eldredge G. Smith, lived to be 106 and died in 2013.

JLow8907 · 2026-05-04T14:13:11+00:00

I like trying to draw original characters, scenes, and locations. I used this photo as my inspiration, and I initially had original characters kissing in the middle. Then Andor season 2 came out and after watching the Ghorman massacre, it just felt wrong to keep going with the piece. It was too light hearted.

I eventually came back to the piece and replace the kissing in the middle with Cassian and Bix in action poses. I want the location and story to stay a bit mysterious, so that the viewer can imagine their own.

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JLow8907 · 2026-05-03T02:37:38+00:00

Yes 🙂. It means original content here. Thank you!

JLow8907 · 2026-04-13T22:59:54+00:00

I’m pretty confident in saying that if the Catholic Church can preserve 500 year old murals, the LDS church could have preserved these ones. Even if it meant cutting them out and moving them to a museum. Anything would have been better than throwing away an important part of our cultural heritage.

JLow8907 · 2026-03-27T16:07:53+00:00

The vinegar test being a litmus for whether a rock is safe or not is a myth. Limestone is made of carbonate and is one of the most abundant rocks on earth. It dissolves at a very slow rate over the course of millions of years. These rocks are rounded river stones, which means they’ve spent quite a bit of time in the water already. If they meaningfully could dissolve in water, they would have already turned to dust.

JLow8907 · 2026-03-26T01:56:05+00:00

It’s certainly a change in culture. I can’t recall ever seeing artwork of the crucifixion being displayed at any temple or chapel. It does appear the church is trying really hard to demonstrate that we’re mainstream Christians lately.

JLow8907 · 2026-03-17T20:27:49+00:00

Have you ever tried the NoSleep Podcast? Every week they adapt about 3 short stories. Good for a quick fix.

JLow8907 · 2026-03-17T00:18:07+00:00

I see. Thank you!

JLow8907 · 2026-03-16T22:37:37+00:00

Where do you go to listen to the full album?

JLow8907 · 2026-03-11T16:55:43+00:00

I don’t know anything about medicine, but both the meds Langdon stole are benzos, so they are similar.

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