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deacon blues wrote:In my sixty odd years of acquaintance with the church, the CoJCoLDS brands gets reemphasized about every ten to fifteen years.

Yep. Remember when they changed the logo to emphasize the words JESUS CHRIST?

It is a call to the faithful like a call to the flag during times of war. Love the "value-neutral descriptors" nod to the other board. I see they are still going strong over there devolving to the absurd as the mod over there warned. I bet that thread gets shut down today. I thought you m...

It won't last. The name is too cumbersome and Mormon is so much easier to use. You're almost certainly correct. It appears as if they are going to spend a lot of money, time, and effort to replace "Mormon" and "LDS" in their branding, publications, and everyday use. But it's abs...

I have some questions for Santa Claus... 1. How do your Reindeer fly? 2. How to you fit down all those chimneys? 3. Are there really little elves that make all those toys? 4. Where do you really live at the North Pole? 5. Where did the elves come from? 6. How do you know if anyone's been good or ba...

I thought the age change was instituted on the basis of a revelation that came. Are you saying the change was not a result of revelation? I like the age change. It seems far more accomodating for hte international church. IF that is true, then this decline may be nearly all completely due to male y...

I've been pretty critical of some of the changes. I think from a missionary effectiveness perspective the change in age to 18 has been a disaster. I also think the shift to using computers and social media is deeply problematic. However I also recognize that convert baptists isn't the only aim with...

A college friend of mine posted pictures of her son entering the MTC, and someone commented that these would be the best two years of his life. We had a saying in my mission: "If these are the best two years of our lives, we're screwed." Seriously, though, as much as I loved my mission (an...

Grindael, I've PMed you my friend's contact information. Good luck!

I have a friend who is a family law attorney. I could ask him if he could help you figure out some of the legal issues.

And yes, Almon Babbit sued both the Joseph and Hyrum estates but never got a dime. Babbit was scum, and convinced Maria Lawrence to become one of his plural wives. It's disgusting what Jo and Babbit did. But this is all cool, according to Madsen. I remember reading that article and wondering how it...