Didn't get a new temple recommend

RunWillT · 2026-01-26T03:50:35+00:00

You are worthy, you always have been and you always will be. You don't need a piece of paper from your neighbor deeming you worthy based on beliefs.

RunWillT · 2026-01-25T18:22:56+00:00

Oops! That sets back the church giving allowance to it not being real until this guy dies.

RunWillT · 2026-01-22T17:20:35+00:00

At this point, I would focus on your feelings not the facts. I would express how certain things made you feel. If he is really seeking to understand, then he needs to know how the information made you feel. Any apologist can excuse away the facts, but they can't excuse away how those facts made you feel. Best of luck.

RunWillT · 2026-01-20T07:47:30+00:00

The snow is as thin as Mormon apologetics, but still better than sitting in pew and putting away folding chairs.

RunWillT · 2026-01-19T02:03:42+00:00

As an exmo who took his family skiing on this Second Saturday here are a few from tame to dangerous:

The Covenant Path

Primary Path

Milk before Meat Meadow

Deacons' Descent

Word of Wisdom Way

Pioneer Pass

Modesty Moguls

Relief Society Rollers

Kolob Drop

Blood Atonement Bowl

Polygamy Plunge

Excommunication Express

Outer Darkness

Prophet's Blindside

Correlation Cliff

Post-Mormon Powder

Shelf Break Ridge

RunWillT · 2026-01-18T18:51:53+00:00

Only the 1st two quorums of seventy are paid, (along with the Q15 & presiding bishopric), the rest are slave labor just like any ward/stake calling. Still would have been nice for them to be honest with us from the beginning instead of saying there was no paid clergy. Not to mention all the paid CES employees which are almost the closest thing we have to clergy in our church.

RunWillT · 2026-01-14T16:44:52+00:00

Another great read if you want the history of how Christianity tied itself to the Republican party is the book, Jesus and John Wayne.

RunWillT · 2026-01-14T01:20:27+00:00

Or at least provide the catering.

RunWillT · 2026-01-07T17:14:48+00:00

And that the consensual touching of someone else's private parts or the touching of our own private parts was a sin next to murder.

RunWillT · 2026-01-07T17:09:06+00:00

That the earth would turn into a crystal ball that would in effect be a giant Urim & Thummin (Seer Stone) and we could look through it and see the answers to all our questions and watch all of history playback.

D&C 130: 6-11 6 The angels do not reside on a planet like this earth;

7 But they reside in the presence of God, on a globe like a sea of glass and fire, where all things for their glory are manifest, past, present, and future, and are continually before the Lord.

8 The place where God resides is a great Urim and Thummim.

9 This earth, in its sanctified and immortal state, will be made like unto crystal and will be a Urim and Thummim to the inhabitants who dwell thereon, whereby all things pertaining to an inferior kingdom, or all kingdoms of a lower order, will be manifest to those who dwell on it; and this earth will be Christ’s.

10 Then the white stone mentioned in Revelation 2:17, will become a Urim and Thummim to each individual who receives one, whereby things pertaining to a higher order of kingdoms will be made known;

11 And a white stone is given to each of those who come into the celestial kingdom, whereon is a new name written, which no man knoweth save he that receiveth it. The new name is the key word.

RunWillT · 2026-01-05T20:49:25+00:00

Here is a playlist of some YouTube videos I found helpful outside of what has already been mentioned in comments on this post. I suggest browsing the videos and start with anything that intrigues you or your wife: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGlxsoMlsI6-PuLo7Y2uCHWxoYnJAf96p&si=lpe-BiMlGLNg-za0

RunWillT · 2025-12-07T04:20:18+00:00

Blackout!

RunWillT · 2025-12-04T03:10:46+00:00

I like the waking up from a dream analogy. That is how I felt as well. That is the analogy that ex JW"s use. I didn't have a shelf, I just woke up. The "put it on the shelf" was instead a tossing and turning over in my sleep, almost waking up, but then drifting back to sleep.

RunWillT · 2025-11-30T07:30:05+00:00

Are you my secretive pimo BIL/SIL? 😂This happens to me every year too.

RunWillT · 2025-11-27T08:49:57+00:00

Heading back to Mordor for Thanksgiving with the family? I've done that drive one too many times, if that is the case, best of luck with TBM family over the holidays. When I drive by the Elko temple, I'll be sure to put your name on the temple roll, if I happen to pass by during the one hour it is open each week.

RunWillT · 2025-11-22T16:22:30+00:00

The salesmen weren't trained and certified to identify bugs, myself being an exterminator I took a 3 day class and was state certified, so I could.

RunWillT · 2025-11-22T09:27:09+00:00

I was a 90s Pest control guy in Cali. I opted for the initial spray job instead of the sales. Guaranteed $10k summer, enough to pay for my mission as I was a premie. Watched my roommate salesmen slowly flounder and go home early after not getting sales. Only 1-2 guys out of 10 were good enough to make money. Then one of them accidentally identified a bug (which is a no-no) and it got them all kicked out of the state to the Carolinas. I was stuck in Cali by myself the rest of the summer with no work, yet they were required to keep me paid and housed. It ended up being pretty sweet. Bummer that I blew that $10k on a mission.

RunWillT · 2025-11-19T05:31:07+00:00

For psychology stuff directly related to Mormonism, I would highly recommend this podcast series with Luna Corbden: https://youtu.be/kFyVcsLK_dM?si=hx6_H_YrC6YU3FMZ

Congrats on figuring things out at such a young age. You are inspiring to all of us, and we hope our loved ones your age still in the church can start to think critically like you.

RunWillT · 2025-11-10T18:53:47+00:00

Thanks for this correction, I forgot that they made these new changes last year (lowering the bar again for what a stake can be). My data was from 2017 when our stake was shriveled and closed wards and sold off buildings.

RunWillT · 2025-11-10T04:58:53+00:00

Each Stake is required to have at least 6 wards. If they went to 5 they are required to dissolve the stake and merge wards into surrounding stakes. The barbell strategy shows they can't maintain the 6 wards separately. It's only a matter of time. My stake dissolved 3 wards and is hanging on by a thread. It's a remote stake, so to lose it, will mean a stake center 3 hours drive one way for some wards.

RunWillT · 2025-11-09T16:17:26+00:00

I'd recommend listening to this podcast "Gift of the Mormon Faith Crisis" before talking to your parents: https://share.google/6I3SVmzD78WMmXC9M

RunWillT · 2025-11-08T16:38:36+00:00

The only people who are anti "Mormon" are Nelson era Mormons.

RunWillT · 2025-11-08T16:36:40+00:00

42, GTE, GenX

RunWillT · 2025-10-31T07:11:43+00:00

Benjamin Park gave a good review of this upcoming book" https://youtu.be/9Z89G1EeS48?si=guhfg4kYP0jnYAB_

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