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- 07 Mar 2024, 07:45
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: LDS purchase of Kirtland Temple
- Replies: 18
- Views: 309
Re: LDS purchase of Kirtland Temple
It appears as though my fears of the Kirtland experience changing under church ownership were founded. From Peggy Fletcher Stack in the Salt Lake Tribune ( https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/03/06/new-lds-mission-kirtland-nauvoo/ ): The transfer of ownership could dramatically affect how the faith...
- 06 Mar 2024, 06:34
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: LDS purchase of Kirtland Temple
- Replies: 18
- Views: 309
Re: LDS purchase of Kirtland Temple
It is my understanding that the CoC has been financially struggling to maintain the properties for years. I was expecting this in the near future, I guess the near future just got closer. This sale should help their overall operating costs, not just from the sale price but in the relief of not maint...
- 04 Mar 2024, 15:15
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Maybe the church just doesn't want me
- Replies: 16
- Views: 355
Re: Maybe the church just doesn't want me
I had a friendship with one well-meaning man who was a big fan of mine. Loved my lessons and teaching and my leadership. When I was less active, he was the only one who would visit me in my home to see how I was doing. He never encouraged me to come back to church, or pushed a church agenda, and wa...
- 04 Mar 2024, 15:13
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Callings you've had or might have or will never have in your life.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 320
Re: Callings you've had or might have or will never have in your life.
Why does it seem that the church culture is: you cannot say NO to a calling? Or, you cannot feel guilty when someone asks you to do them a "favor" in their calling? I think the culture of the church in the 70s/80s and into the 90s was callings came directly from God/Christ and saying no w...
- 04 Mar 2024, 14:56
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Callings you've had or might have or will never have in your life.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 320
Re: Callings you've had or might have or will never have in your life.
The Best Calling I've had. When I was younger I enjoyed working with the YM (I served in YM for many years) and the older Primary boys (Blazers at the time). I didn't mind bishopric or high council, and I also liked Gospel Doctrine teacher in my more orthodox days. The Worse Calling I've had. I spe...
- 29 Feb 2024, 14:37
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Maybe the church just doesn't want me
- Replies: 16
- Views: 355
Re: Maybe the church just doesn't want me
- 29 Feb 2024, 08:35
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Maybe the church just doesn't want me
- Replies: 16
- Views: 355
Re: Maybe the church just doesn't want me
I don't like brussels sprouts. I'll never understand why people like them. I don't get mad about it, I just don't eat brussels sprouts. :smile: Roasted brussels sprouts or brussels sprouts done properly in an air fryer are a favorite of mine. I grow them and we have them for holiday meals. I don't ...
- 29 Feb 2024, 08:32
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Maybe the church just doesn't want me
- Replies: 16
- Views: 355
Re: Maybe the church just doesn't want me
Many moons ago, whenever I gave talks, I took to ducking out of sacrament meeting just as soon as the closing prayer was over. I wanted to avoid any potential "nice talk" comments. My twisted psychology said that I'd feel bad if no one said it and if someone did say it they were just sayi...
- 27 Feb 2024, 14:33
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Last Airbender (Netflix)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 216
Re: The Last Airbender (Netflix)
The church owes its success to the balance between the "transformational leaders" such as Joseph Smith and the "Administration leaders" such as Brigham Young. Joseph Smith was allowed to create/receive revelation because he had Emma Smith running the home front (there are probab...
- 27 Feb 2024, 14:12
- Forum: Spiritual Stuff
- Topic: Priesthood Lesson today.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 418
Re: Priesthood Lesson today.
Instead, we go for the easy answer. What Jesus experienced was not easy. What you & I go through is now always easy. I like to think that when I meet my maker face to face and before he wipes every tear from my eyes or tells me "well done good and faithful servant", He will share a go...