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I used to experience many of the items identified as scrupulosity in the article. I remember when I was in the MTC, we went to the temple. My companion and I, not having been to the temple much, started rehearsing the last sign and token you recite at the veil to make sure we had it right. Afterward...

The teachers comment reminds me of the fact that tithing has its own sit down meeting with the Bishop. Its not enough that it is part of temple recommend interviews...no...such importance is attached to it we dedicate part of the fall season to it as a formal meeting. That always seemed ego centric ...

I appreciate the recognition of my conundrum about the church preaching lofty values at church and then behaving like any other business when its faced with tradeoffs between such values and business imperatives. The kind of behavior the SEC has exposed is another case in point. I would like to offe...

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/21/business ... index.html

Their statement was that they were only following legal advice is their reasoning for their hiding of assets/investment fund from the SEC.

It does reveal that the church has a huge fortune, however.

I don't follow them. I have come to equilibrium with the church. It is not a big part of my life and in my view, deserves the minor spot it occupies in my life and the life of my family.

I think this was good strategy. It's much better to have them come to you and ask you to do it, either by implication or overtly, and then just do it. No muss, no fuss, no opening up the discussion for a "no" or "time to motivate Roy" moment. Suprised the Bishop verified that you...

Yes I know I have a major chip on my shoulder. And it would be better served if I got rid of it. But I just can't for some reason. I've always felt I got the short end of the stick with life and it just hasn't been fair to me. Try this -- four or five times a day, say a prayer where you give thanks...

I knew someone would have an alternate interpretation -- how did you learn about Joseph and Sydney Rigdon being the only ones who saw the vision when there were others in the room? How were you exposed to that source? I'm amazed at the depth of knowledge some people have here. Also, do we have the o...

What suprised me about these numbers was how low they were among Boomer/Silent Generation. And among the Millenials. I thought a lot more men would be using pornography than the numbers suggested. The authors speculated that people might not have accurately reported their porn usage, but commented t...

I have been re-reading the Book of Mormon lately. The testimony of the three and eight witnesses is something that has piqued my interested. It's really really hard to get people to lie for you. So, to get these 11 people to give their testimony they saw the plates at the hand of an angel (the three...