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The stake prez is coming over today at 2 instead of me visiting him. He wants to "continue" our conversation from the ward luau in which I laid down my perceptions of Mormonism.

Wish me luck!

Mercury wrote:The stake prez is coming over today at 2 instead of me visiting him. He wants to "continue" our conversation from the ward luau in which I laid down my perceptions of Mormonism.

Wish me luck!

Cool. Can't wait to hear. I had one of those visits, some 20 years ago. Enjoy it!

Is he coming alone, or with the troops?

Hope you start and end the visit with a prayer.

Let's see a hand everyone who recognizes the Royale with Cheese reference.

And shame on you if you're TBM!

Sethbag wrote:Let's see a hand everyone who recognizes the Royale with Cheese reference.

And shame on you if you're TBM!

I guess, Pulp Fiction. Travolta and Samuel Jackson in the car talking about Amsterdam. Am I close?

gramps wrote:

Sethbag wrote:Let's see a hand everyone who recognizes the Royale with Cheese reference.

And shame on you if you're TBM!

I guess, Pulp Fiction. Travolta and Samuel Jackson in the car talking about Amsterdam. Am I close?

No doubt about it.

Gazelam wrote:Hope you start and end the visit with a prayer.

I could see that.

Starting prayer:

"God, I hope this is over quick."

Ending prayer:

"Thank god that's over with."

Gazelam wrote:Hope you start and end the visit with a prayer.

Our Dear flying spaghetti monster, please assist us with your nodly appendage as I talk smack about his very unsaucyness Joe, make sure that the spirit of pastafarianism is with us as we talk. Please allow us the strength of marinara as I trounce the misguided stake president.

In the name of cheese and rice amen.

You do realize that the guy is taking time out of his day to visit you because he's concerned about you.

Whether you agree with him or not treating this as a WWF match complete with pre-fight taunting is kinda childish.

Nehor, are you sure he's that concerned?

C'mon...this is one of the problems I have with Mormonsim. When someone leaves another Christian church for a church that better suits their needs, they're sent away with blessings! Most mainstream Christian churches these days even encourages seekers to look at different ministries and see which ones speak to them the most. You're given full disclosure of what that church's beliefs and mission are, none of this "milk before meat" stuff. And if you at any time want to leave, no one is coming to your house or setting up any interviews.

I think the bishop is indoctrinated, not truly concerned. He doesn't realize what he's doing. If he stepped outside of Mormonism into common sense for a minute and thought about what he was doing (invading someone's privacy, and questioning a very personal spiritual decision that he has no business questioning), he might pause.

The first time I left I let my bishop talk me out of it. It took me three years to get my name taken off church records. My mom had to threaten legal action to get ONLY my LDS friends to come to the door instead of church reps. Concern? I think not. Sounds more like self-righteousness to me, a belief that they have a right to be in my home. Only my LDS friends that I invite into my home have a right to be there.

Merc, let him have it. So he's a bishop, who cares? Is he to get special treatment, are you to stifle your feelings because of that? Don't skewer him, but don't hide either. I did, and I spent probably far more years in pain than I should have.