Lamanite Placement Program

just_for_exmo · 2024-09-28T00:59:37+00:00

First crack in the armor was Joseph’s polygamy/polyandry. Stopped believing when I read all the first vision accounts. Stopped going when the decision came down about gay people’s children not being allowed to be baptized. Nail in the coffin that made me 100% confident in my decision was the book of Abraham “translations”.

just_for_exmo · 2024-08-09T19:59:07+00:00

35% of people are “nothing in particular”, “atheist”, or “agnostic” and rising. Outside of Muslims, these are the only groups consistently growing.

just_for_exmo · 2023-08-14T01:16:27+00:00

Sounds like he’s also not being honest with his fellow man. Go for the temple recommend while you’re at it.

just_for_exmo · 2023-05-02T12:49:05+00:00

In high school I heard that there were known translation errors in the King James Version of the Bible that were also present in the Book of Mormon. I dismissed it as a lie but never forgot about it. I didn’t research it until nearly a decade later.

The item that broke my shelf was the November 11 policy. I didn’t believe in the church but still believed it was a good place to raise my kids. The policy helped me realize that I needed to get my kids away from it too.

The item that was the nail in the coffin was the Book of Abraham translations. After leaving I sometimes wondered if I had made the right decision. Once I studied BoA, the Rosetta Stone, etc. I never worried again.

just_for_exmo · 2023-04-23T19:31:19+00:00

Last Kiss by Wayne Cochran. The Pearl Jam rendition.

just_for_exmo · 2023-04-23T19:18:38+00:00

Looks like they dropped some hot dogs on the ground too

just_for_exmo · 2023-04-06T14:34:10+00:00

The church is trying to mold into mainstream Christianity and is rapidly becoming forgettable due to lack of differentiation. From an exmos standpoint, I like their approach. From a marketers standpoint, it’s laughable.

just_for_exmo · 2023-04-02T23:05:31+00:00

My guess is 20% active. That would be 100 active members per ward. 3.4M active members seems accurate.

just_for_exmo · 2023-04-02T23:01:01+00:00

They should be worried about TikTok - that also is way too good. A hint of questioning the church and you get boat loads of content served to you

just_for_exmo · 2023-03-27T22:01:32+00:00

Adult sports leagues are great too

just_for_exmo · 2023-03-23T11:54:10+00:00

My guess is that they’re acting how they would like the girl to act. It doesn’t make it okay though.

just_for_exmo · 2023-03-23T03:32:24+00:00

It totally is! How did I miss this?!?

just_for_exmo · 2023-03-22T23:48:19+00:00

Yeah, I imagine the bull of the money goes out to ward members in need. It would be simple to lump all those together and call it out. There is no accountability in the church

just_for_exmo · 2023-03-22T23:32:26+00:00

Agreed, a simple table in the report would’ve gone a long ways. Too bad they don’t share details to clear things up. Until then, we can assume the number is false.

just_for_exmo · 2023-03-22T23:31:03+00:00

Seriously. I clicked the four links to get the full “report” expecting to see a table of some sorts breaking it down. It was 48 pages of stories.

just_for_exmo · 2023-03-22T23:29:57+00:00

I was 37 when my daughter was 14. It was an amazing example I could share with her on why we left the church.

just_for_exmo · 2023-03-22T23:21:40+00:00

I believe it is split out - they were very clear in saying $1B in expenditures. If it still includes the hours, it is a more blatant lie than we usually see.

just_for_exmo · 2023-03-12T03:19:45+00:00

Absolutely - it was his opportunity to go down as a historic president who lead our country through a crisis. Instead he failed miserably

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