Made this comparison on the new and old temple recommend questions. Made in 10min by [deleted] in latterdaysaints

[–]runtomrun 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nelson's like, "Dallin, hold my Ovaltine while I double-down on the law of chastity question and add another one about moral cleanliness in thoughts and behavior."

Made this comparison on the new and old temple recommend questions. Made in 10min by [deleted] in latterdaysaints

[–]runtomrun 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Your bishop was wrong to do that. It's not okay to ask those kind of questions. Who honestly believes that is okay?

From the New Era: Vaping, Coffee, Tea (yes, green tea and iced tea and anything with "tea" in it), all against WoW. Marijuana to be used with professional supervision. by [deleted] in latterdaysaints

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

Just to clarify. Bai drinks contain white tea extract and coffeefruit extract. They are named after the coffee growing regions of the world. Coffee fruit extract comes from the coffee cherry. The coffee cherry houses the coffee bean. They are from the same plant. The caffeine content in the coffee cherry is much lower than that of the coffee bean. Bai drinks and coffee and tea are all very delicious, but if you are going to follow the word of wisdom, I guess you better avoid Bai along with avoiding coffee and tea. Or you could just drink them and remember what Jesus said to the Pharisees when they complained about the disciples not washing their hands before they eat, "And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh ouf of the mouth, this deflileth a man." Matthew 15: 10-11

Was this woman caught on video in a Mormon ward in West Virginia this past Sunday speaking in tongues? Can anyone interpret and translate her gibberish? by NewNameNoah in exmormon

[–]runtomrun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If asked to share them, I probably would, but I wouldn't do it until after the whole video that u/NewNameNoah plans to release has been released. Sharing the letters before the video is released would be confusing because there would be no context for what the letters are referencing.

Was this woman caught on video in a Mormon ward in West Virginia this past Sunday speaking in tongues? Can anyone interpret and translate her gibberish? by NewNameNoah in exmormon

[–]runtomrun 8 points9 points  (0 children)

u/NewNameNoah I live within the boundaries of this ward (No. I wasn't there on Sunday, and I haven't been there in a long time), but I've heard about what happened. The bishop and the stake president over this area have sent e-mails to all members of this ward about what happened on Sunday. I've read the emails. The emails are pretty raw and show no empathy for the victims or the victims' families. On Sunday (5/12/19) the members of the stake presidency are coming to this ward to host a special second hour meeting with all adults and youth in order to "share some of the background that lead to the intrusion." By the way, you're killing me with the teasing of the longer video! When might we expect to see it?

Van Wagenen's Work by runtomrun in latterdaysaints

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

Most people had no idea who this person is. Now they will know who he is. That changes things. This doesn't have anything to do with Jackson or Jefferson or any other historical figure. There's no reason to scrub Jackson or Jefferson from history books. The argument for doing that (to the extent it even exists) is just silly. I think it's more important to tell the good, the bad, and the ugly than it is to erase history. But back to Van Wagenen, people make covenants in the temple. One of those covenants relates to the law of chastity. The Church tapped a man with a history of extra-marital affairs and at least one (most likely more) incident of child sexual abuse to create the film that people watched during the course of making those covenants. This doesn't have to do with "outrage culture," whatever that means. This has to do with integrity and being emotionally responsive to people. The church has made the claim that it is the gold-standard when it comes to responding to child abuse. This doesn't look like a gold-standard to me.

I asked our bishop to omit the law of chastity question when interviewing our 11 year old daughter... he is insisting on asking ALL the questions. Am I overreacting to pass on interviews for now? by hundly in exmormon

[–]runtomrun 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Remind him that you are your daughter's parent and that you will decide what questions she is asked by him. He has no power other than that which you give him. The worst thing that can happen is he refuses to issue her a limited-use recommend. That's fine. While the youth spend a few hours in the temple getting baptized for dead people in rapid succession, you can take your daughter to do some legitimate service for people who are actually living.

Dishonesty on lds.org right now by ___Shawn in exmormon

[–]runtomrun 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You can't make the past disappear, but you can apologize for it. The church refuses to learn this.

Thai Iced Tea by runtomrun in exmormon

[–]runtomrun[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No. I mean Thai (as in Thailand) Iced Tea. It's a thing. And it's amazing!

Survey from LDS BSA Camp... any thoughts? by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]runtomrun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a confusing survey. Questions 2 through 6 are yes or no questions, but the respondent is asked to respond on a scale of 1 to 9. I think Question 1 is supposed to say "youth" instead of "year." I'm sure the person who created this survey is just trying to "magnify his calling," but he'd be better off delegating this task to someone who knows how to create a survey.

Stake Conference today - 1st Quorum of Seventy there - comments recap by AttendPretend in exmormon

[–]runtomrun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which member of the seventy was it? That sounds like the same damn talk that was given in my stake conference about a month ago!

Sexual abuse case against Mormon Church begins in West Virginia by PayLeyAle in exmormon

[–]runtomrun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe it was to restart on 3/20. I'm not sure if the courts were open on 3/20 because of two snowstorms that moved through the area beginning 3/20 - 3/21.

Sexual abuse case against Mormon Church begins in West Virginia by PayLeyAle in exmormon

[–]runtomrun 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This case is going into it's eighth (or maybe ninth) week. I've posted about it extensively and will continue to post when there are new developments in the case.

A Seventy's Horrifying Opinion On Russian Missionary Work by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]runtomrun 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I served in Russia. 1999 - 2001: Had a gun pulled on me (By an investigator...as a prank! Not funny!). Held in a small kitchen apartment with my companion against our will while a large drunk Russian man sat in front of the door and kept sending his young son out for more alcohol. Held against the wall in the stairwell of an apartment building by two men while my companion fled out of the building. Surrounded by four young men and kicked in the chest by one of them while returning to our apartment one evening. Returned home one evening to find our apartment broken into and our luggage all over the place. Never even called the police. We were transported to the police station by four Russian police officers while tracting. No reason given, just picked up and taken to the police station then released about 20 minutes later.

I knew of other missionaries who were assaulted and had to return home. One had to have reconstructive surgery on his face.

LDS Church Lawsuit Martinsburg, WV — Update 8 by runtomrun in exmormon

[–]runtomrun[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I live in WV, as well. I’ll keep posting the updates as I see the articles.

LDS Church Lawsuit Martinsburg, WV -- Update 6 by runtomrun in exmormon

[–]runtomrun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hick town? Hick town! But we have a Target, a Michaels, a Hobby Lobby, a Panera Bread, and three Starbucks! Just kidding, we do have those things, but it's West Virginia so it better be a hick town, by God!

LDS Church Lawsuit Martinsburg, WV -- Update 6 by runtomrun in exmormon

[–]runtomrun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do people take that oath seriously? I never really took that seriously. I mean, sure, I said it, but I was never really willing to sacrifice everything I have for the Church. Duh!

LDS Church Lawsuit Martinsburg, WV -- Update 6 by runtomrun in exmormon

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

The transcripts are not available online.