Signs of your indoctrination

[_sock puppet]

Simon,

Apparently you have not grown up Mormon. Trust me, I know from personal experience that Mormons think coffee is bad because it breaks a commandment, leads to serious addictions, and pollutes the temple (your body).

Here is another. To a Mormon, Drinking coffee is worse than gossiping and hurting someone's feelings to get personal gain.

If you were ever a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, you would know that there is no such thing as "a Mormon." We are called Latter-day Saints, or members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

No, that is not true. There is no such thing called "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints". That is a short-hand, fictitious business name (a nickname) by which the COTPOTCOJCOLDS often does business. If you chafe at the term Mormon, you should be just as offended by 'member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'. If you must bristle at other, please abide yourself by referring to them (and correcting others) that the proper, official term is member of the COTPOTCOJCOLDS.

[_sock puppet]

My son has a shirt that says "I love Mormon girls." I guess someone should alert the shirt maker that there is no such thing. LOL

I'd be worried if your son has in mind the same ilk of girl that T-child consorted with at BYU.

[_GR33N]

This morning I got out my french press, dusted it off and made coffee. It had been a while since I used it and I had forgotten how good french press coffee is. A few days ago I read, yet another, article on the benefits of coffee. I thought of the people in the world who think that coffee is of the Devil. I was one of those people in a former life.

I then had a Wade Englundesque epiphany. It's just a sign of your indoctrination. If you believe that coffee is evil because God said so, you have been indoctrinated.

If you look in your underwear drawer and you find it full of weird stuff, (and it's not stuff for special naughty occasions) it's another good sign you have been indoctrinated.

This epiphany came with visions and special feelings. I'm not sure if they were visions or dreams or reality. I just know they came from God.

Indoctrination works both ways:

Drinking hot coffee could be indoctrination.

Underwear drawer full of weird stuff. (you know "naughty" stuff like boxers and briefs) maybe your indoctrinated!

You may be experiencing lots of other signs of indoctrination.

[_moksha]

I wish I could polygamously marry one of your daughters to him.

Mr. Jeffs, are you texting from Texas again?

[_Joseph]

sminon wrote: "We are called Latter-day Saints, or members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."
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Too bad that is not the name Jesus gave the Mormons in Doctrine and Covenants, after two or three earlier names turned out to belong to other churches already.

[_Hades]

Indoctrination works both ways:

Drinking hot coffee could be indoctrination.

Underwear drawer full of weird stuff. (you know "naughty" stuff like boxers and briefs) maybe your indoctrinated!

You may be experiencing lots of other signs of indoctrination.

You remind me of Wade. Thinking inside the box is thinking outside the box. Thinking outside the box is thinking inside the box. It's bizarro world.

[_Kishkumen]

Mr. Jeffs, are you texting from Texas again?

Mr. Snow, are you consorting with the Druids again?

[_RockSlider]

[quote="Simon Belmont"]
No one I know, have ever met, or am related to, including myself has ever thought that coffee was evil.
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Why would a coffee drinker be denied a Temple Recommend then?

[_Tchild]

Why would a coffee drinker be denied a Temple Recommend then?

Right. Not evil, but it makes a person potentially unworthy for a Temple recommend, of "not enduring to the end" (not keeping a temple recommend), and then again, potentially unworthy of exaltation.

That is some bad-ass sh**, that coffee is.

[_Tchild]

If you were ever a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, you would know that there is no such thing as "a Mormon." We are called Latter-day Saints, or members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Elder Russell Ballard, "Faith, Family, Facts, and Fruits"; Liahona » 2007 » November


Snippets from the article:

Some facts might include:

• First, “Mormon” is a nickname for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Members are often referred to as “Mormons,” “Latter-day Saints,” or “LDS.” The term “Saint” means “member.”

• And fifth, Mormons are well represented in politics and government. (In the United States, for example, there are 16 members in Congress, from both political parties.) Members also serve in high and trusted positions throughout the world in business, medicine, law, education, media, sports, and entertainment.

Mormons place particularly strong emphasis on family as the basic unit of the Church and of society.

Fruits:

A church, or any way of life, should be judged by the fruits or the results that it generates. Here are a few examples based on United States statistics. But these would be similar throughout the world among practicing Mormons.

• One of the fruits is a longer life. Studies show that practicing Mormons are healthier and therefore live longer than the national average. In 1833 the Lord revealed to Joseph Smith the Word of Wisdom, which is the way to live in order to enjoy a long and healthy life.

Simon, help please. I cannot make heads or tails of this article. Maybe you can help? Who in the heck is Russell Ballard talking about...these, these Mormon(s), something or other. I do not recognize what this "Mormon" person or thing is, can you explain?