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madeleine wrote:
Child, if you understood the words of Jesus, you would have no need to pretend.

Well, forgive me for trying Your Majesty.

Although we are not all equal ????? We are not all the same. We have different strengths, different weaknesses, different hopes, fears, and insights. Different looks, abilities, and talents in this world. There is no need to pretend that is not the case. However, our true worth is equal, regardless...

Thanks for all your replies. I'm sorry if some of the things I've said were not my place to do so, which I'm sure is quite possible. I guess the best message we can all take home with us, is that we are all brothers and sisters under God, regardless of religious, political, or any other subjective b...

Alvatra, You need to remember that what we do and believe and say is for us to decide. Go ahead and scold people for not being relentlessly positive about your religion, but in the end, do what you think is right. We all do. I think it's fair to say I've been more on the receiving end of the scoldi...

Here are a few harmful practices. Utah has the highest rate do depression and suicides. My guess people feel so bad because they can't measure up. Utah has the highest rate of bussiness fraud. Many gay people kill themselves because of the guilt the church puts on them. Oh and don't forget asking 1...

[quote="just me"] Tell me about where you have been. How young are you-are we talking teens or young adult? If you've been where some of us have been why are you bothered by some of the negativity towards certain church policies and beliefs which you seem to be in agreement could be wrong?...

Simon Belmont wrote:
Well, if you left the church because of people at all you left for the wrong reasons. People aren't perfect, and some will piss you off. I imagine you've pissed some people off before, too. That doesn't make the church untrue.

perfect. Thanks for the support!

The reason you "don't know much" about this is because you are conflating faith in God with faith in the truth claims of the LDS Church. Thanks for your full response. I don't have much time at the moment, so I'd just like to quote the above, because this seems to be the same false assert...

I agree that the truth is found within ourselves. In fact, we are the truth. However, many human being find great inspiration through the writing of others. You find inspiration through the Book of Mormon. Have you ever thought that maybe there are THOUSANDS of other books out there with even bette...

alvarta wrote: "Also keep in mind, he was (re-)building the gospel pretty much from scratch, and it's not like he had a lot of examples or experiences to look to." ---------------------------------- So why not ask John and the Three Nephites who had experience and about 1900 years of obse...