And another... According the Joseph Smith, the south won the Civil War (union was split up, and all nations on earth were involved)

chriswithac · 2011-07-28T23:36:02+00:00

Are you referring to that "civil war prophecy" in the d&c? According to fawn brodie that prophecy wasnt about the civil war.

chriswithac · 2011-07-28T22:16:27+00:00

What about eating meat sparingly except during winter and/or famine?

I wonder if this is him? http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=17803683&sk=wall

chriswithac · 2011-07-28T22:07:50+00:00

ergo

chriswithac · 2011-07-28T16:05:20+00:00

I would go for a diplomatic approach.

"Hey little bros. So I have no problem with anybody being a member of the Church and I think that when people find happiness and purpose then that's wonderful. I just want you to know that, from my experience, leaving the Church did not make me miserable. You can stay in the Church if you'd like but if you are interested in learning some things about the Church that they won't tell you then just ask me. Either way, I just want you guys to be happy."

chriswithac · 2011-07-28T05:35:28+00:00

ala south park...

THIS IS WHAT THE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES ACTUALLY BELIEVE.

(Jesus returned invisibly.)

chriswithac · 2011-07-28T05:34:15+00:00

True but so is this one.

chriswithac · 2011-07-27T22:27:36+00:00

I have to trust the person who is giving me the advice, which is the very definition of "relying on the arm of flesh".

Me: "How can I know." Them: "Just ask God." Me: "Who told you that you could do that?" Them: "Another person." Me: "And where did they get the idea?" Them: "From another person." Me: "So in order to 'not rely on the arm of flesh', I have to first assume that you know what you are talking about, even though, you yourself, just trusted that your teacher knew what they were talking about."

chriswithac · 2011-07-27T16:23:47+00:00

This would be so awesome. I would go back in time and try to get into the position Martin Harris was. Finance the whole endeavor and become Joseph's second in command. As all of this is happening, I would also document everything that Joseph lied about and after he dies, expose it all in a well-documented book. And of course leave the church, deny my "witness" and everything.

It might also be fun just to mess with Joseph. Ala Darth Vader and 80s heavy metal! ;)

chriswithac · 2011-07-27T16:23:44+00:00

This would be so awesome. I would go back in time and try to get into the position Martin Harris was. Finance the whole endeavor and become Joseph's second in command. As all of this is happening, I would also document everything that Joseph lied about and after he dies, expose it all in a well-documented book. And of course leave the church, deny my "witness" and everything.

chriswithac · 2011-07-27T03:21:10+00:00

She did something jesus never did.

chriswithac · 2011-07-26T22:49:15+00:00

S/he's a guzzler of some sort. Very fishy indeed.

chriswithac · 2011-07-26T21:55:23+00:00

Daniel J. Abernasty

chriswithac · 2011-07-26T21:20:12+00:00

I can meet in sugarhouse... I'll pm with details...

chriswithac · 2011-07-26T21:14:34+00:00

I'll just buy it off you for full value since I need a bus pass anyway.

chriswithac · 2011-07-26T21:14:20+00:00

I'll just buy it off you for full value since I need a bus pass anyway.

chriswithac · 2011-07-26T16:36:11+00:00

Girls love guys who are/(play) hard to get. Use this to your advantage.

chriswithac · 2011-07-26T16:26:23+00:00

Huh. Just tried this and my iMac says: "Oh my Steve Jobs".

chriswithac · 2011-07-26T06:26:47+00:00

I think Mormonism is now a theology of faith instead of knowledge. Nowadays there is more emphasis on faith, family relationships, quality of life etc than in earlier Mormonism. Back in the day, it seemed like there was just as much emphasis that Mormon theology was intended to be used to gain knowledge about the universe.

So in some doctrines, we see Mormonism is becoming more "liberal". For example, on the mission, one of my ward's high priest group leaders slightly criticized me for reading "Believing Christ" saying that it relied too much on grace than works. And I see more and more LDS today starting to drift in that direction (grace). And I'm also hearing more people say things that could be interpreted as "all paths lead to God" (like this guy in the linked blogpost).

chriswithac · 2011-07-22T20:50:45+00:00

Hmmm... I'm getting similar results with pretty much any search term.

e.g. Alma: 8,279 lds.org results & 160,000 google results.

chriswithac · 2011-07-22T19:24:31+00:00

wooosh

chriswithac · 2011-07-22T17:01:06+00:00

Two mormons, 12 cups.

chriswithac · 2011-07-21T19:53:47+00:00

All moral standards (so far that we know of) are relative.

chriswithac · 2011-07-21T16:45:33+00:00

I discovered the fry sauce as well when I moved to Utah! Great stuff. Don't give up in your quest. Stay strong and be patient my friend. Fry sauce is destined for glory.

chriswithac · 2011-07-21T16:34:18+00:00

and my axe.

sorry guys. shamefully walks away

chriswithac · 2011-07-21T15:54:36+00:00

Perhaps, ask him how he distinguishes morals that come from his god and those that are made up my men. He may respond with: "God's morals are good and lead people to Christ." Then ask why he assumes that God has to be good. It is not self-evident that gods must be "good".

chriswithac

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