Acronyms & Terms Common to the Mormon Internet

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Eminem = munch 'n' mingle lol
DASH1730 "An Area Authority...[was] asked...who...would go to the Telestial kingdom. His answer: "murderers, adulterers and a lot of surprised Mormons!"'
1ST PRES 1978 "[LDS] believe...there is truth in many religions and philosophies...good and great religious leaders... have raised the spiritual, moral, and ethical awareness of their people. When we speak of The [LDS] as the only true church...it is...authorized to administer the ordinances...by Jesus Christ... we do not mean... it is the only teacher of truth."
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I guess I'm still dense.

TBM - True believing Mormon .... still do not understand what that means.
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TBM to me is a true-blue, dinky-di, card holding, by the book Mormon.

ie a Mormon that holds fast and true to the rod and doesn't look too far away from it. Follows all the teachings and questions nothing - or appears to be so.

That's just my take on it, could be totally wrong and happy to be corrected.
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or appears to be so.


Since it literally is impossible to follow all the teachings, that disclaimer is an important one. As we say here fairly frequently, everyone picks and chooses what they will accept and "follow" and what they won't. If anyone doubts that, look at the most extreme conservative wing of the Church (the most "TBM" of all, perhaps) and their general reaction to the Church's stances on immigration issues. It's really enlightening.

Also, fwiw, as I've said in other threads (and maybe this one, but I'm too lazy tonight to check ;) ), I personally don't like that term, since it almost always is used derisively and dismissively. That's just a personal hangup of mine.
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DH? Designated hitter? I think I came across DW as well?

Meaning....?
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VikingCompass - DH and DW are Dear Husband and Dear Wife. I like Designated Hitter, though. :clap:
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It looks like the site might have lapsed since it was posted here initially and someone grabbed it to put that page on it. Sad.

Thanks for catching the change. I have deleted the link.
I see through my glass, darkly - as I play my saxophone in harmony with the other instruments in God's orchestra. (h/t Elder Joseph Wirthlin)

Even if people view many things differently, the core Gospel principles (LOVE; belief in the unseen but hoped; self-reflective change; symbolic cleansing; striving to recognize the will of the divine; never giving up) are universal.

"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." H. L. Mencken
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overwhelmed wrote:The second link given in the post leads you to "Breast Implants With Cosmetic Surgery". :o
Sorry, can you just give me that link again please?
DASH1730 "An Area Authority...[was] asked...who...would go to the Telestial kingdom. His answer: "murderers, adulterers and a lot of surprised Mormons!"'
1ST PRES 1978 "[LDS] believe...there is truth in many religions and philosophies...good and great religious leaders... have raised the spiritual, moral, and ethical awareness of their people. When we speak of The [LDS] as the only true church...it is...authorized to administer the ordinances...by Jesus Christ... we do not mean... it is the only teacher of truth."
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
I see through my glass, darkly - as I play my saxophone in harmony with the other instruments in God's orchestra. (h/t Elder Joseph Wirthlin)

Even if people view many things differently, the core Gospel principles (LOVE; belief in the unseen but hoped; self-reflective change; symbolic cleansing; striving to recognize the will of the divine; never giving up) are universal.

"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." H. L. Mencken
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