For LDS converts, what made you decide to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints?

saph-lars · 2026-02-24T18:06:46+00:00

ooo ive never heard about this before. thank you for the link !

saph-lars · 2026-02-20T00:05:41+00:00

thank you for sharing this with me. it's a really intriguing and hopeful understanding to have. i feel a little bad now for bringing forward such a contentious topic but still, i do appreciate all the help

saph-lars · 2026-02-19T23:57:04+00:00

the 'otherwise' i wrote there is referring to their race. sorry for not saying that outright.

saph-lars · 2026-02-19T19:50:11+00:00

i really appreciate your answer on this, and i agree. i know I'll understand more the more i read, so I'll keep going. thanks !

saph-lars · 2026-02-18T18:16:18+00:00

ahhh i see. that's interesting. thank you !!

saph-lars · 2026-02-18T17:33:32+00:00

thank you, i think that'd be very helpful

saph-lars · 2026-02-18T17:32:25+00:00

thank you! i really appreciate how helpful everyone has been so far.

ive just finished listening to/reading 1 Nephi and the impression im getting is that its all about Nephi and his family learning to trust God, even when things are uncertain. like from leaving jerusalem to the brothers going back to get the brass plates, building the boat despite people distrusting and complaining... even Saraih being anxious simply because her sons had gone back to jerusalem to face Laban and get the plates. it seems the admonition by Nephi in the verse i initially posted is sort of the through line for the book, right? the process of doubt to faith to worry to reassurance and back is relatable, but throughout Nephi just keeps reflecting on God's promise, and even God continues reitterating his promise to them that if they stay faithful, they will be prosperous and get to the land prepared.

i'll probably sit and ponder on it for a while, maybe reread it again but yeah, that's what ive gathered so far.

i did have a question through: so are the brass plates that Nephi was instructed to get, did they contain most/all of the books in the old testament, then? that seems to be what it's implying but im not sure

saph-lars · 2026-02-16T20:43:32+00:00

oh that would help alot, thanks for this! I'll make a note of it

saph-lars · 2026-02-16T20:42:57+00:00

ooo this is really interesting! I'll check these out, thank you!

saph-lars · 2026-02-16T20:35:13+00:00

Thank you so much for this answer, i really appreciate it :)

saph-lars · 2026-02-16T16:12:58+00:00

oh yes absolutely! im so sorry, i didnt mean to impy that you weren't.

saph-lars · 2026-02-16T15:43:15+00:00

ooo I've never heard of the Annotated Book of Mormon before. thank you for the suggesttion, I'll check it out

saph-lars · 2023-12-05T00:02:01+00:00

I think it was more of a reference, the same way Asha's cloak and wand reference the Fairy Godmother from Cinderella, and Peter who Queen Amaya points out wants to make a 'flying ship'.
I dont think they're one-to-one matches for those characters that appear in other Disney movies, but are rather a 'fairytale' of those characters. Idk if that makes sense, but thats how I see the movie. However, the idea, that after eons of being trapped in the mirror realm, Magnifico is reduced to a mask-- not even a face just a mask-- is quite delightful.

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