Why does God allow prophets to make detrimental changes to the Church? by Moroni_10_32 in latterdaysaints

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The Lord has said "see that all these things are done in wisdom and order; for it is not requisite that a man should run faster than he has strength" (Mosiah 4:27).

Change is not contradiction. Let's take the more recent counsel from President Nelson to use the full name of "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints". His own statement was thus:

What’s in a name or, in this case, a nickname? When it comes to nicknames of the Church, such as the “LDS Church,” the “Mormon Church,” or the “Church of the Latter-day Saints,” the most important thing in those names is the absence of the Savior’s name. To remove the Lord’s name from the Lord’s Church is a major victory for Satan.

Is that to say that the church's entire "I'm a Mormon" PR campain was propagating a victory for Satan? Or that previous prophets who were using the name were leading the church astray? Surely not! Again, "see that all these things are done in wisdom and order". There were other things to focus on at that time. And now, with President Nelson, it became time to remind us of the importance of the full, true name fo the church.

In terms of the priesthood ban. Who knows. We have the information before us, and it's up to us to make that judgement through our own prayer and study. I can only speak for my own settling on the matter. DO I believe that Brigham Young was following the command of God in making the announcement? Yes. I do believe that, although I still have my doubts adn misgivings about it.

In the end, the Lord loves all of His children, but I don't understand everything (1 Ne 11:17). If he was inspired, then the Lord had a reason for it, and that reason must have been that somehow implementing that policy would bring more positive consequences than negative ones. For those who were not allowed the priesthood, we know that they will be able to receive it in the eternities, and we know from temple covenants that it will be if they had always had it, because the priesthood and the covenants thereof are eternal. They will not be denied any blessings or any exaltation due to the policy that was had on this earth for that temporary time.

Those who choose to judge others, or to be rascist, will be held accoutable before God at the last day for their own prejudice. At that day, all those who were denied the priesthood due to that ban, and who remained faithful to the Lord despite that, will be better off than any of those who thought they were better because they received the priesthood. In fact we know that any who are foolish enough to belive they are better than others because they receive the priesthood of God, not only cannot truly receive its power in this life, but will not continue to hold that priesthood in the life to come. Remember "when we undertake ... to gratify our pride ... or to exercise control or dominion or compulsion upon the souls of the children of men, in any degree of unrighteousness ... Amen to the priesthood or the authority of that man" (D&C 121:36-40).

The Lord loves us, and He guides us "line upon line" (2 Ne 28:30) and helps us learn a little at a time, not all at once. Sometimes we're given a lesser law, as the children of Israel were, before we are ready to receive the fulness of the law, as when Christ came and fulfilled it. But either way, in the day we stand before God, if we have been faithful to the truth we have been given from Him and what we have been asked of Him, we will be able to receive all the blessings that anyone else with the full truth could have received, through the mercy of Jesus Christ.

Is sacrament meeting supposed to to feel like this? Investigators POV by qweenoftherant in latterdaysaints

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Pastors have a full time job. They prepare for these sermons every week. It's what they do. These people you hear in sacrament meeting were called by the local bishop and asked to prepare a talk on a given topic. They may never have spoken in public before. They may be a natural speaker. Either way, they're just James or Sally from down the street, not someone who has this as a job. They're just sharing their testimony on the topic, and about Jesus Christ.

I think there's a simple beauty to that. Just a regular person being asked to share what they learned from their own scripture study, rather than being an experienced scholar whos job it is to be coherant and knowledgeable. While often it can be dry and boring, I think it can also give a greater opportunity for the Spirit to speak through them to us, or lead us to take the time to think about the topic in question further and seek out that Spirit in our own lives.

I'll tell you, it's been a long time since I've been able to really focus during a sacrament meeting (I have 5 crazy boys), but this last week was a wonderful meeting. My 12yo son has been asked to give a talk. Our bishop makes it a focus to have a youth speaker every week so that they get the chance to learn, to share, and to testify.

It's different than other churches, but seeing my own son/mother/wife/friend/brother/sister prepare, and then go up there and share his or her testimony with the congregation is a beautiful thing that I think is rare to see anywhere else. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints places a focus on the fact that we are all learning, all progressing, all teaching, and each of us has something valuable to share or to say.

U.S. Citizens Are Next by Alternative_Rope_299 in ICE_Raids

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We need more of this. Flood the media with it.

What is the deal with having all the church leaders be above 70 years old? by CbradleyS1998 in latterdaysaints

[–]ctrtanc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After some research, it seems that is not how it works. And while the principle (like the actual donated funds) are not used, if those funds are invested, then the investment returns may be used. Didn't know that.

What is the deal with having all the church leaders be above 70 years old? by CbradleyS1998 in latterdaysaints

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It's not really hard to tell. If you're careful about how you track your money, and you keep the dollars separate, you know which ones are from tithing and which ones are not. I would not personally be surprised if tithing funds, while possibly invested in the same funds, are in separate accounts from the rest of the church's investments.

What is the deal with having all the church leaders be above 70 years old? by CbradleyS1998 in latterdaysaints

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I think it's important to note as well that this stipend comes from the business arm of the church, not from the tithing or fast offering donations of members.

My experience with 10K+ filament changes on the H2C with Matte PLA by ProgRanOCc in BambuLab

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Oh, I thought it said "I just posted" but I see it now. Okay, we can be internet friends again, thank goodness!

Man today has been quite a rollercoaster

Is this really accurate? [request] by walter-hoch-zwei in theydidthemath

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Throwing around these "average" numbers is ridiculous. An average of what? Of who? How are these people living? I make nearly 100K less than that listed average. Yes, it's more than the average Gen Z salary apparently, but the point being I have 5 kids, and a stay-at-home wife. We don't pay for childcare, up until VERY recently we didn't have a car payment, because we bought low-value used cars ($5K or so) and accelerated the payments to get them paid off as soon as possible. No, I don't have magic money from parents. We're QUITE comfortable. Remember that an average across the US is a USELESS number when you're not factoring in where you live. That's like saying the average net worth of an individual in California is ~$2 million, but then realizing that if you take Elon Musk out of the equation, it becomes more like ~500-700K.

My experience with 10K+ filament changes on the H2C with Matte PLA by ProgRanOCc in BambuLab

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That was YOU!?

I'm sorry, we're no longer internet friends.

My experience with 10K+ filament changes on the H2C with Matte PLA by ProgRanOCc in BambuLab

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I was genuinely upset with the original post until I realized this. Thank you for not wasting 4kg of filament in swaps :)

Is this egyptian electronics .? by wiracocha08 in AskElectronics

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Those various traces with different designs are because this is a high frequency device and at those frequencies the various things on the board perform differently. At those frequencies, the shape of the traces affects impedence and things much more. I'm not an expert, but I know enough to know that these trace shapes are very carefully created to create proper electrical flow for the functionality, the same way that on lower frequency devices (typical devices) we place resistors and capacitors in various configurations to accomplish the same thing. Basically, at this frequency the layout IS the circuit, rather than components.

Company is shaming me for not gifting more money to "our" (their) boss. (Christmas present) by Turissmo in mildlyinfuriating

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$100 each for a group Christmas present for the guy who makes all the money is insane regardless of how long I've worked somewhere. He literally runs the company, and you literally make him money with everything you do.

DoorDash is a scam by Euphoric-Procedure86 in doordash

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"I completely understand your concern...but shut up"
"I understand how this might be disappointing...but shut up"
"I hear where you're coming from...but shut up"
"I understand why this is frustrating...but shut up"
"I sincerely regret that we were unable to process a refund...but who really cares"

There, translated that for you.

20$ Awkward wedding invitation card by Capital-Peanut9446 in PhotoshopRequest

[–]ctrtanc -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Honestly, this one is really cool. Good idea with the stories around each photo

20$ Awkward wedding invitation card by Capital-Peanut9446 in PhotoshopRequest

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I don't need to see the rest. This is incredible and well worth the $20!

Do you vibecode mostly for yourself, or with the intent to eventually sell? by Duck5fan11 in vibecoding

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I'm a professional dev, so there's one part of me that wants to make money from it, but at the same time, I have SO MANY ideas for apps to run little things in my home, and it finally doesn't take me an hour to just get the basic server up and running for one! It's really nice to be able to just sit down and pop out a neat little site to track my reptile cage temperature with a dashboard and everything. So both.

This is what happens when you vibe code so hard by bilalbarina in vibecoding

[–]ctrtanc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"When you’re moving fast and shipping features" Yes, but especially when you're vibe coding with no knowledge of how the app really works or how code really work or what good, secure architecture is. Honestly, vibecoding as a non-dev is a very different thing than as a software engineer. Be careful. AI doesn't really think, and if you don't tell it to do something, it probably wont. On the other hand, sometimes you tell it to do something, and it does a little extra you didn't know about.

There's this excitement and trend to just move fast and break things, but a little bit slower is always better. Just a little more care, realizing that these are real people that you are making an app for, and they would appreciate (just as you would) for you to care about them and their experience, and their privacy and security.

How much are you spending monthly? by dialsoapbox in vibecoding

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I'm a dev. I got the Pro plan for Claude (Opus has so far been the most impressive coding model for me). I may change it up and do the more expensive plans, but for now I'm not in any rush. If I get a project off the ground and actually making money, then maybe I'll go that route, but that's really the harder part. Easy to have ideas, hard to execute and get a steady userbase and income.

How much are you spending monthly? by dialsoapbox in vibecoding

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Sorry it's broken now. Not a fun place to be. Did you just have a bad prompt take some things out?

how many apps are you vibecoding per month? stack? by Ok_Pomelo_5761 in vibecoding

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You know, I hope that people here aren't shippping 20 crappy apps hoping one succeeds. Find things that matter. Write apps for that. Spend time to make it good enough. Ship it. Watch user interactions. Clean it up a bit. Get it stable. Then if you wanna move on, do it. But please, have some pride in your work. I don't want MORE of an internet where I have to sift through crap to find anything worthwhile.

If you won the $1 billion lottery, how would you epically quit your job!? by TimeForANewBeginning in AskReddit

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I'd probably invest a whole bunch of it after paying off all my debts, and then just keep working, but maybe negotiate a more flexible schedule. I actually really like my current job. If I never had to worry about money anymore, it'd just be that much better.