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Eyepatch wrote:Two words: Tad Callister.

PLUS...he's only a spry 72-years young!

If this Callister piece of crap gets called....that may be my triggering point to just bail.

Apostle 1 will be a white man, with either a professional or business background. He will have been born in the American Morridor—I say American to specifically exclude Alberta, CA. Apostle 2 will be a white man, with either a professional or business background. He will have been born in the US ea...

Well I always enjoyed Monson's talks growing up. He was a good speaker, told good stories and so on though most the storied aggrandize his own service to others. I recall as I gew older it seemed boastful and not in the spirit of what the New Testament thought about service. The Church;s hard-line s...

Discern the truth of what? If God exists and the Bible is his word? I guess if I had to throw a dart and aim at something, I would tell the person to stay out of ANY church for a while, take the Bible off into the natural word on their bike ;-) and find some place to read, pray, reflect, and see wh...

Jersey Girl wrote:Friend,

This is what you do with that. You decide for yourself what you think and believe, and you live it.

Yes but really how does one discern truth?

IHAQ, If operated as advertised, and depending on course content and caliber of the instructors, this could be a real, and much needed, contribution in my opinion - especially outside the US. There are lots of immigrant or ESL kids here in Florida who take high school and entry level college course...

Hello all. And especially hello to many here who I know well. I have been more of a lurker for quite some time. I still post some on the Mormon Dialogue site as Teancum. But even there less and less. For me there are still lots of questions. I view myself as a skeptical seeker of truth but wonder if...

John Dehlin posted this on Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/5sh3ww/denver_snuffer_apparently_claiming_to_have/?st=IYUVALK6&sh=b797e6df Johns post included this link to the new scripture as revealed to Denver Snuffer. http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/e/d/7/ed7ac0e3d48410d7/The-Testimo...

So really this is the issue.

Yes there are lots of things humans can do that are bad and can end up in addictions.

But the LDS Church creates addictions where none exist.

And the LDS church wants its members to be addicted to the Church but that is just quote fine, well and good.

As most know the LDS Church has an addiction recovery program. I have sat through orientation meetings for ward members on this program. I have read the book they use. It is bases on AAA's 12 step program with modifications for LDS "gospel" views. The program is not bad. I am sure it can ...