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To kick things off in the Celestial Forum, I wanted to post about something that has recently become increasingly clear to me. The popular historical question of the restoration of the priesthood proceeds from an inaccurate understanding of the origins of priesthood in the Mormon movement. Historian...

Icarus wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:15 pm

Done

Thank you, Icarus! You are, as always, pitching in to help others. Your contribution will be appreciated I know.

Many of these archaic usages look plausible to me as mistakes that an uneducated person might make in trying to use the word less archaically. "Desirous" for "desirable", for instance, or "whereby" for "why". People I know occasionally use "whereby" today; I think of "whereby" as the same as "by wh...

The son of a long-time friend of MDB is in need of medical help. He is suffering from kidney disease and currently his kidneys are only 20% functional. I would tell you who his parent posted as on MDB, but I feel privacy is important here.

Please see this Gofundme:

https://gf.me/u/y6hisa

Chap wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:45 am

I confess that I was hoping that some software glitch on the new board had reversed the order of the thread title ... well, we shall see, shan't we?

That must have been one sweet moment before Trump’s nightmare version of reality reasserted itself with a vengeance.

Dr. Shades wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:33 am

Thank you to the kind soul who made a donation already, after the update was posted! WE APPRECIATE YOU!

Wow! Impressive. There must be some truly generous donors out there and I for one am grateful. You guys rock!

Dr. Sunstoned! Cassius University is so gratified to see you step out from the nurturing bosom of alma mater to carry the banner proudly! Doubtless your many articles and books will stand as a testament to your own brilliance and the great worth of Cassius training!

Kudos!

Res Ipsa wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:19 am

I likes! Others who have greatest hits should go and do likewise.

Thanks, Res Ipsa! I hope they do. And if some are no longer here to do it for themselves, I’ll do what I can on their behalf.

I look forward to our board celebration of Kashiyuka’s birthday!

That was then. We now have 14 members. That's a 50% increase in just a few hours. If we keep growing at this rate, by the math the Church uses to project its membership, we should drive enough traffic to bring down the Internet within the next year. Hey, I’m all about stats. Let’s go to the playgro...