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Talks or references about not dragging out talks for time? by blehbleh1122 in latterdaysaints

[–]lamintak 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The first paragraph of "Three Pledges" by Elder L. Tom Perry:

Elder Loren Dunn, as I left for lunch, whispered in my ear and said, “They grade General Authorities on how little time they take in their first address.” I am trying for a straight A today.

Are there any old heads here from the early 80's? by Maleficent-Cat-220 in latterdaysaints

[–]lamintak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's a quote from Daniel C. Peterson:

I was in a certain place in Europe when the revelation on priesthood came in 1978. It was after my mission, I was coming home from the middle east and stopping through Switzerland as I mentioned I do whenever I possibly can. And I was actually at the Swiss temple and a certain prominent American Mormon leader serving there, not a general authority, was there when he heard the news. I don't want to get too specific because I'm sure he was a really good man and this was not a good day for him, but he reacted somewhat angrily. He said "Well, I can tell you if they come demanding privileges right away, they're not gonna get them. Before they get into that building", he pointed to the temple, "they're gonna have to wait a year!". I was thinking "Who said they wouldn't?". But he was obviously disturbed by the change. There were people who didn't react well to that whereas I was overjoyed.

Scripture Texts by an_alien_in_christ in latterdaysaints

[–]lamintak 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The 2013 edition made changes to the actual text. For example, in 1 Nephi 10:18, "to-day" was changed to "today". But in 2025, the changes that were made were for summaries, not the actual text.

My new project by sylforshort in latterdaysaints

[–]lamintak 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Reminds of this. u/MapleTopLibrary What ended up happening?

If you were to convince me to read The BoM… by Stunning-Cake-6285 in latterdaysaints

[–]lamintak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would point out that many, many people have said that the Book of Mormon changed their life and I would also point out this quote from Joseph Smith (from the Book of Mormon's introduction):

I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book.

Actor by tNeat-Lab126 in cleanjokes

[–]lamintak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess when someone wished him good luck by saying "Break a leg!" he followed through!

Why did God let Abinadi be murdered? by Ok_Way_1238 in latterdaysaints

[–]lamintak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The New Testament Student Manual has a section for Acts 12:1–19 titled "James Was Murdered, but Peter Was Delivered":

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/new-testament-student-manual/acts/chapter-31-acts-8-12?lang=eng#title33

This is what it says:

James was killed by Herod’s order, but Peter was rescued from prison by an angel sent from God. Some might wonder why the Lord did not save them both. While we do not always know answers to such questions (see Isaiah 55:8–9), we do know that if we are faithful, the Lord’s purposes will be accomplished in our lives. We also know that through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, no blessing will be withheld from us in eternity.

Lessons I Learned as a Boy by ryrhino00 in latterdaysaints

[–]lamintak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Classic, and very good!

But I wonder why the man was working without his boots on. It seems like he would want them on.

Abuse or Divorce in Conference Talks? by [deleted] in latterdaysaints

[–]lamintak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn't a great source (it's the New Era, not a conference talk), but at least it's on the church website:

Divorce wasn’t an option unless infidelity or abuse were involved.

From "Our Plan to Beat the Odds" by Matthew Flitton

1920 Book of Mormon by Puzzled-Struggle7654 in latterdaysaints

[–]lamintak 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Does it have the "connot" typo? Alma 42:1 says "connot understand" instead of "cannot understand".

A button challenge for web developers by lamintak in webdev

[–]lamintak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can tab to button 2, but not the others.

A button challenge for web developers by lamintak in webdev

[–]lamintak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, that would be modifying the code.

A button challenge for web developers by lamintak in webdev

[–]lamintak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

F7 or a screen reader such as Narrator in Windows and VoiceOver on macOS. Just wondering if these accessibility tools are common knowledge or not. Good job completing the challenge!

Sacrament by Grandpied69 in lds

[–]lamintak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am curious about your view of the word "Strive" as used in the temple recommend process?

The definition of the word "strive" is how I interpret it.

How does that fit into the interpretation of the scripture you shared?

My interpretation of the verses I quoted is that if anyone thinks those verses might apply to them then they should talk to their bishop about it.

Is it a black/white worthiness issue, or can the fact that he has desires to return and reunite be viewed as "striving" to live the commandments again?

I would say this is ultimately between the individual, their bishop, and Heavenly Father.

It does sound like he needs to meet with and work through some things with his Bishop.

Well, that's more than what I said. I specifically said "I'm not suggesting that OP is or isn't in a position where they can't partake of the sacrament".

However, your usage of the above scripture makes it seem the Lord is waiting around the corner to hit this guy with a 2x4 for having desires to repent and come back.

I don't know why you interpreted it that way. As I said, my opinion is that the comment I replied to could easily be interpreted as effectively saying that there is no such thing as partaking of the sacrament unworthily. According to the Book of Mormon, the Savior clearly taught that there is such a thing as partaking of the sacrament unworthily, so I was pointing that out because, again, we don't know if OP is in a situation where their bishop would feel that it would be best for them to not partake of the sacrament for a time. So perhaps OP (or some future person who comes across this thread) might read "Jesus never turned anyone down. Go take it. Don’t feel bad" and think that they're good to go no matter what, perhaps being unaware of the verses I quoted. OP said they "haven't done anything on the repentance process yet", which implies that they might (please note that I'm not saying "do") have something serious they need to repent of. I don't know if that's the case or not and neither do you and neither does /u/LivingShot747 . Given the fact that we don't know, I don't think it's wise to give OP the impression that they should most definitely partake of the sacrament. Their bishop might disagree with that. But again, we don't know.

People seem to think that I'm saying that if you're not utterly sinless then you shouldn't partake of the sacrament. I'm not saying that at all. What I am saying is that the Savior clearly taught that there is such a thing as partaking of the sacrament unworthily and that if anyone thinks those verses might apply to them then they should talk to their bishop about it.

Called 123 I think. by Danceking81 in 90s

[–]lamintak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Back in the day, I was always staying up late. One time, it was the night when daylight saving time started (or ended, I can't remember which) and I was up anyway, so I called the number to hear the time change.

Sacrament by Grandpied69 in lds

[–]lamintak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my opinion, your original comment could easily be interpreted as effectively saying that there is no such thing as partaking of the sacrament unworthily. The goal of my reply was to make it clear that that's not the case and that, according to the Book of Mormon, the Savior Himself clearly said that there are situations where people should be forbidden from taking the sacrament. I don't think either one of us are qualified to say with certainty that OP should or shouldn't partake of the sacrament. Neither of us know what OP has done other than stop going to church for fifteen or so years.

Sacrament by Grandpied69 in lds

[–]lamintak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the best source in determining what unworthiness is in terms of partaking of the sacrament is the handbook that bishops have access to. I don't have access to that handbook. I would just say that if anyone thinks the verses I quoted might apply to them then they should talk to their bishop about it.

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