Are Apostles at risk of believing their own press?

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Re: Are Apostles at risk of believing their own press?

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Maksutov wrote:DrW, Your numbers appear "fair and reasonable".

Another number:
Few years ago there was a stake conference here. Among the GAs, there was a couple, our private German acquaintances from Freiberg temple.
Their apartments in Budapest Marriott Hotel for three days ran to 28 year's tithe of my wife. When I said her, she became angry.

by the way
- I asked the cost at the reception
- it was paid by The Church, not by them, I am certain; two years before that, the couple spent a week in Budapest. My wife was their guide, and we sought them a relative inexpensive flat. (their words)

Maybe Bill Marriott gave some reduction...
Even the conference was there.
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Re: Are Apostles at risk of believing their own press?

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I have a question wrote:...the visit “was inked on their hearts,” said Brother Hammond.


Inked? I thought tattoos were not allowed by the church.
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Re: Are Apostles at risk of believing their own press?

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Why not? BYU football and basketball does every year.
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Re: Are Apostles at risk of believing their own press?

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ldsfaqs wrote:The Apostles generally fly coach so they can be with regular folk and chit chat.


Yeah, GA's do that so they can sit next to Mick Jagger and chit chat about rock and roll.
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Re: Are Apostles at risk of believing their own press?

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bcuzbcuz wrote:
I have a question wrote:...the visit “was inked on their hearts,” said Brother Hammond.


Inked? I thought tattoos were not allowed by the church.


:lol:
Heart tattoos are tricky and expensive. All that thoracic surgery and heart/ lung machine stuff. Plus, if the surgeon does a good closure, no one would be able to see it anyway.
This, or any other post that I have made or will make in the future, is strictly my own opinion and consequently of little or no value.

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Re: Are Apostles at risk of believing their own press?

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Arrakis wrote:
ldsfaqs wrote:The Apostles generally fly coach so they can be with regular folk and chit chat.


Yeah, GA's do that so they can sit next to Mick Jagger and chit chat about rock and roll.

Yeah. Right. That's the ticket.
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Re: Are Apostles at risk of believing their own press?

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ldsfaqs wrote:You people are so stupid....

The Apostles generally fly coach so they can be with regular folk and chit chat.
They usually stay at "members" homes when traveling.
And much more....

I didn't see any of you complain about the cost and carbon footprint of all the morons that want to Paris over the lie of man-made "climate change".
An Apostle brings good to the world.... You liberals just kill people in the 3rd world preventing them from developing their resources.

CRF on apostles flying coach. The times I have seen GAs at the airport, they all were flying first class.
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Re: Are Apostles at risk of believing their own press?

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sunstoned wrote:
ldsfaqs wrote:You people are so stupid....

The Apostles generally fly coach so they can be with regular folk and chit chat.
They usually stay at "members" homes when traveling.
And much more....

I didn't see any of you complain about the cost and carbon footprint of all the morons that want to Paris over the lie of man-made "climate change".
An Apostle brings good to the world.... You liberals just kill people in the 3rd world preventing them from developing their resources.

CRF on apostles flying coach. The times I have seen GAs at the airport, they all were flying first class.
But You are stupid --- as other people here.
And You are liberal.

Are You leftist as well ?
- just asking
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- To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei
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Re: Are Apostles at risk of believing their own press?

Post by _I have a question »

Apostles do not fly coach.
General Authorities do not fly coach.
Area Presidencies do not fly coach.
Mission Presidents do not fly coach.
Stake Presidents do not fly coach.

Missionaries do fly coach.
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