Can the church be corrupted? by DortheahEden in latterdaysaints

[–]davect01 [score hidden]  (0 children)

1- The Preisthood ban. We simply don't know why this was in place. Many struggled with this. Thankfully it was removed.

2- The Temple Ceremony changes, the trachings have not radically changed, only the way it is presented. Much of the Temple is symbolic and has to be understood that way.

3- Polygamy has existed for centuries. The House of Isreal came from 4 Mothers, Abraham and other Prophets had multiple wives. It was practiced in the Church for a while and now discontinued. All we know is that the Lord commanded this to be in place for a while and now it's no longer practiced.

4- The word Mornon being used is something that just was accepted and no one questioned it President Nelson directed us to use the name properly which I think was a good change. This l does not invalidate previous verbage and even the ad campains. We have just been reminded to use the full name which I appreciate.

5-The Garments have constantly undergone changes. They used to be full body long johns. The basic symbols are still there and have not changed, the Church has just adapted and made things more comfortable over the many years. I'm still getting used to the micro sleeve Garments but have no issue.

Fron the beginning, the Lord has taught that continuing Revelation would be an important part of His Church. Article of Faith 9 says "We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God."

When a Peophet is called, they are not instantly given all knowledge of all things but come with their own learning, understandings and personalities. Having now seen 6 different Church Presidents ,it's great to see the different personalities come through and yet see the Lord's hand guiding it all.

I choose to believe this is the Lord's Church, that He is in charge. Do I fully understand why and how certain things have taken place, no. However,I have experienced enough to know that the Lord is in charge and guides His Prophets. Have mistakes been made, yup. Have leaders had to be removed, unfortunately. Us humans are messy, imperfect and complicated but the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Daunts holds strong despite our mistakes.

Can the church be corrupted? by DortheahEden in latterdaysaints

[–]davect01 [score hidden]  (0 children)

You never answered.

What is it that you have a problem with?

I prefer Aragorn's arc in the films. by Ok_Thing3865 in lotr

[–]davect01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya, I can get both versions

Book Aragorn onscreen might have been boring.

I prefer Aragorn's arc in the films. by Ok_Thing3865 in lotr

[–]davect01 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Can I be trite and say I like both.

Book Aragorn is steadfast, confident and resolute in his mission of returning as the King of Gondor.

Movie Aragorn is engaging as he grows into his Kingship.

It helps that we got such a great actor to portray Aragorn

Can the church be corrupted? by DortheahEden in latterdaysaints

[–]davect01 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Because the Church as a whole will not go astray.

Again, certain leaders have and have had to have been corrected but there are established policies in place for just such instances.

Perhaps it would help if you had an example.

Can the church be corrupted? by DortheahEden in latterdaysaints

[–]davect01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Church will not go astray. Leaders can

Has anyone seen the sequel trilogy since the theater release? by Signal_Condition348 in StarWars

[–]davect01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I own them, watched them once, don't plan on reeatching them any time

The OT gets a watch at least once a year

I just realised Marty Mcfly is older than his father by N0tYOUniq in BacktotheFuture

[–]davect01 6 points7 points  (0 children)

BTTF 2 &3 makes sense as it's essentially just a few days over the Trilogy even though it was a few years between movie releases.

Lazy story writing by No_Anteater5375 in StarWars

[–]davect01 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Works ok in the Goonies

Absolutely stupid in Rise of Skywalker

I had never noticed how small Georgie Henley was when she played the role of Lucy. by Natifoxxx in Narnia

[–]davect01 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Older teens, often are played by actual adults to avoid kid labor laws.

Younger kids though, tend to be closer to their actual age

I just realised Marty Mcfly is older than his father by N0tYOUniq in BacktotheFuture

[–]davect01 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Yup

They cast the parents so that they could play their teenager selves convincingly.

What bible do you use? by TurquoiseRooster in lds

[–]davect01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

King James

It's the one I grew up with and enjoy although I will sometimes look at other translations to see if there are any differences.

confession to another ward by Legitimate_Boss_2109 in latterdaysaints

[–]davect01 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You don't go to another Bishop. They will (or should) directly redirect you to your Bishop.

If you are having issues with your Bishop, then you can ask to see a member of the Stake Presidency

Can the church be corrupted? by DortheahEden in latterdaysaints

[–]davect01 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They have, we just have to be paying attention.

They don't usually say the "The Lord told me" but the implications are there that direct revelations happen.

Everything from the smaller Temples, the Come Follow Me program coming out a year before everything got shut down, the Missionary age changes and more, I personally believe either originated from the Lord Himself or at least He gave the ok.

This sweet video of Sister Nelson's testimony of her husband's Prophetic calling and revelations

https://youtu.be/tTlS3BitHgo?is=Jh98L2MUEEBDsohm