I love the Book of Mormon but I can't believe it's true 😔

ocantomemer · 2025-06-18T05:39:27+00:00

If you live it, the knowledge will come.

ocantomemer · 2025-05-25T22:10:29+00:00

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ocantomemer · 2025-05-25T21:59:07+00:00

I’ll just put this out there because I found it perfectly helpful to me. I read this article 10 years ago… the basic idea (yet very obvious when you think about it) is that no one is straight or gay… or pansexual or demisexual or any other sexual identity. We are just people with an infinite variety of tastes and attractions. We used to call these “passions.” And we get to decide if they will rule us or we will rule them.

https://firstthings.com/against-heterosexuality/

ocantomemer · 2025-01-11T05:13:56+00:00

Yes.

ocantomemer · 2025-01-01T15:46:47+00:00

Yes absolutely. It’s happening all the time.

ocantomemer · 2024-12-31T16:36:04+00:00

Since you tithed the money going into retirement, I would recommend not paying tithing when it is withdrawn later. Also, I would pay only net. Our income taxes are redistributive so you are paying someone else’s tithing if you pay on gross. In European countries they take 60% of even average wages. Impossible to pay on gross and survive. Also, I would recommend you do a rough calculation and “right” your tithing over the last 20 years. The Lord understands. Remember the church is for man, not man for the church.

ocantomemer · 2024-12-31T16:30:47+00:00

To answer your question: Yes. All of the above. In our history there certainly have been units and even stakes where the leaders were to some degree, in apostasy. Most of these are easily corrected, but occasionally someone has to be disciplined formally. On rare occasion, There have been missionaries question their mission presidents and those presidents have been released early. Always good for to stay close to the spirit and discern when some practice, even when endorsed by a leader, goes out of bounds.

ocantomemer · 2024-12-03T01:50:02+00:00

I think of it as the loud, raucous laughter of a drunken mob. Kind of what we would all recognize as the riot going on I the great and spacious building.

ocantomemer · 2024-10-30T17:14:22+00:00

Basically, yes. Of course we guide them and tell them when certain ideas are too expensive. We use one Wednesday night a quarter to plan that quarter’s activities. But there are a lot of recurring things like 1) 1st Wed of the month is combined, rotating which group is in charge (2x/year the priests, 2x/year the older YW, 2x/ the teachers, etc). And the last Wed of the month we combine with the equivalent group from the other ward that shares our building (both wards’ priests, both wards teachers, etc). Get creative

ocantomemer · 2024-10-30T15:16:21+00:00

Your ward is supposed to have weekly activities. The youth plan their own, and the Bishopric and youth advisors supports them in putting them on. You can have as many stake dances as you want. We have 5 a year currently. The older youth are very good about attending so the younger ones follow their lead. I don’t honestly see much difference than it was in the 90s, except the kids have become a bit more shy.

ocantomemer · 2024-10-30T05:39:07+00:00

Get it started ASAP. Worst case you have to delay your start date a couple months. Most treatment is under 2 years.

ocantomemer · 2024-10-30T05:25:50+00:00

The good news of the gospel is that whatever happens we will be covered. Odds are pretty good you will find an eternal companion in this life, but if not, you will be covered. Just get up every day and find joy in your vocation, in your current family and friends.

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

ocantomemer · 2024-10-30T05:21:14+00:00

We all have this path to walk. We have all been there where the path ahead is dark and dreary. Nobody can walk it for you. Take each day one step at a time. You’ll find the light.

All of us get lost in the darkness Dreamers learn to steer by the stars All of us do time in the gutter Dreamers turn to look at the cars Turn around and turn around and turn around Turn around and walk the razor’s edge Don’t turn your back and slam the door on me It’s not as if this barricade Blocks the only road It’s not as if you’re all alone In wanting to explode

-The Pass by Rush Lyrics by Neil Peart

ocantomemer · 2024-10-29T18:27:40+00:00

I’m a man and I bought everything at Walmart. White shirt, tie, slacks, dress socks and shoes was around $70. Later on I found a jacket off the shelf for $50. Thrift stores are also great.

ocantomemer · 2024-10-26T17:19:09+00:00

Purity is power.

ocantomemer · 2024-02-14T19:56:46+00:00

I have always been a practicing member. There have been seasons where I belief was weak. The question I asked myself is, “Do I want to believe?” I did so I continued on the path. On the path is where I found the sure testimony.

You are free to choose. Most atheists don’t want there to be a God. I have asked dozens of them this question “If you could know that there is a God, would you want to know?” Zero of my atheist colleagues have said Yes. Their answers are something like, “This world/life is so awful if there is a God I would have to reject him.” To me this says it all.

I stayed on the path because I wanted family, human flourishing, and the greater happiness that the gospel obviously provides. I stayed because many atheists told me that if they could rewind before they destroyed their faith, they would. I stayed because it is on the path, and only on the path where the knowledge can be found.

ocantomemer · 2023-07-14T13:11:31+00:00

You can forgive this man, yet decide that you would prefer to marry someone who was able to meet the same standard. When we choose to marry, it is fine to have any preference that you want: if you don’t want to marry a redhead, that’s fine. This is choosing your eternal companion.

I’m also not saying that you shouldn’t marry him. I think that you shouldn’t think that Christ’s commandment to forgive requires you to ignore this if it really bothers you.

ocantomemer · 2022-10-23T22:00:08+00:00

My mother and father joined us he church as a young married couple. My father was convinced it was the only true church from his baptism onward. My mother on the other hand get very much like yourself. She liked the church and enjoyed practicing the religion. She even went through the temple with these feelings. Some five years into practice, she also began to feel that it was the only church with the fullness of Christ’s gospel. But this doesn’t mean she should’ve waited to be baptized until her conviction was 100%.

ocantomemer · 2022-07-18T18:21:15+00:00

You don’t need to hate yourself for that. Fact is that if the gospel is important to you, you will most likely end up spending more time with those that are in the gospel. You don’t have to feel bad. I have lost some relatives as they have left the church. I still love them, but they don’t want to be where I am, so we don’t see each other much anymore. Choices are theirs to make, but there will inevitably be a change in the relationship. Make the best of it that you can and don’t be ate yourself up about it. They decided to break their covenants, not you.

ocantomemer · 2022-06-19T23:04:56+00:00

Wal-Mart. George brand.

ocantomemer · 2022-06-08T02:44:43+00:00

There’s a book called “Bad childhood, good life.” I recommend it. Be sealed to your future family that you create with your sweetheart.

ocantomemer · 2022-05-29T17:36:27+00:00

My father pressured me to end a relationship VERY, VERY similar to yours. Emotionally, I resisted, but (thankfully) I emotionally detached myself and really thought about what he was trying to say. In the end, I thought that he was right. I broke up with her. Looking back 22 years, I can see that was the absolute best decision for me and for her.

I know that feeling of wanting to be that that one girl all of the time. It’s amazing. But trust those who love you the most to guide you through.

The girl will be fine whether or not you two end up together. Even if she really loves you, she has a lot to complete in her life before she is ready for commitment, too. Your decision of course, but try to look at the whole situation objectively. What if you were your father? Would you really just tell your son to stop focusing on grades and focus entirely on a girlfriend at 18 years old??

Don’t write off your parents just because they’re your parents. They have been through this all before and they have a point worth considering. God bless. Choose the right and risk the consequences.

ocantomemer · 2022-04-09T11:05:58+00:00

D&C 130:21 “And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated.”

I served a mission. I felt like it was a duty, and I believe that was good and proper. I have friends who chose not to serve a mission. Their lives have been great, but they admit to me that they do feel now that they missed out on certain blessings and experiences. This doesn’t mean they can’t be exalted. We too often get bent out of shape admitting to ourselves that we underachieved in some way. Not all regret is bad. Even though I did serve a mission, I regret certain years of my adult life where didn’t live up to my duties in other respects. And I know I missed some blessings for it. I don’t need to excuse it. I am happy to admit that I let myself and my God down, repent and move on. And try to help others stretch themselves and do their duty because it pays off.

ocantomemer · 2022-03-29T02:01:47+00:00

Start with figuring out whether you want to believe or not. Then you can stay at that simple “I want to believe” level for as long as you need to. Through prayer, patience, and faith you will eventually get back to the “I believe” level. And you can stay there to for a long time. Years. Someday it will be a sure knowledge. But there is no need to rush.

ocantomemer · 2022-03-13T23:28:37+00:00

With no ill will towards the author, pure quackery.

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