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Joseph: Ordinances were instituted in heaven before the foundation of the world of in the priesthood, for the salvation of man. not be altered. not to be changed. all must be saved upon the same principle.

So either the endowment is not necessary for salvation or it is a broken ordinance.

“Leop­ards break in­to the tem­ple and drink all the sac­ri­fi­cial ves­sels dry; it keeps hap­pen­ing; in the end, it can be cal­cu­lat­ed in ad­vance and is in­cor­po­rat­ed in­to the rit­ual.”

― Franz Kafka

Don't know much about the episcopalians, but the zoramites fit modern Mormons pretty well.

Exponential growth can't last forever

And US growth is less than 50% of what it was 10 years ago:

http://ldschurchgrowth.blogspot.com/202 ... rship.html
39,000 in 2019
vs.'

http://ldschurchgrowth.blogspot.com/200 ... s-for.html
100,000 in 2008

A couple months ago, old Rusty the Tin Man broke out a million dollars for medical supplies to send to china: m "The relief will include 220,000 respirator masks, 870 protective goggles and more than 6,500 protective coveralls to Shanghai." https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51904379 Earli...

Pair that with the lightning that blew Moroni's face off in Bountiful a few years ago.

D&C 107:23 The twelve traveling councilors are called to be the Twelve Apostles, or special witnesses of the name of Christ in all the world—thus differing from other officers in the church in the duties of their calling. 24 And they form a quorum, equal in authority and power to the three pres...

Not sure all Church Authorities would appreciate Dr. Peterson's suggestion that the Ensign Peak funds be used to help members during this period of contagion. Although he could get a pass by pointing out how this was just a theoretical ramble. Please everyone pray for Ensign Peak in this difficult ...

Kishkumen wrote:The members are every bit as important as the leaders, arguably even more important than the leaders. If there are no followers, what need of leaders?

When you have >$100B in the bank, you don't need followers anymore.