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I’m relieved this site is sticking around. :clap: :D And thank you so much to all the admins/moderators! I haven’t posted in a loooong time, but I do lurk at least once a month. If it were entirely up to me, I wouldn’t StayLDS, but I do it to support my husband. He’s an adult convert to the church a...

Nibbler said: It sounds like a better rescue than most. The ultra orthodox are going to believe that people that don't show up to church are genuinely in need of rescuing ( meanwhile I wish someone would rescue me from church, not to church ; )) so rescue plans will always be on the menu. It's the h...

Hi Kipper, I was reading your post and wondered what happened in your meeting with the HPGL and the resulting reaction/consequences. I know you said you didn't want anyone to say it's never too late, but I'm a rebel at heart, so I'm going to say it anyway. I'm in my 50's and put my dreams on hold fo...

DJ wrote: Just because the translation process only took a few months is not an indicator of whether or not it's made up - he had his whole life until that point (about 25 years) to have developed the stories in his mind. I know this isn't directly what the OP is about, but in strict technical terms...

"I'm perfectly fine with me not believing the BoM to be literal while those around me do - and I don't need to say anything about it. To me it's sort of like reading any novel - I don't have a literal belief in it, but if my neighbor wants to believe To Kill a Mockingbird is a true story, what do I...

When talking religion I think homogeneous belief is one of the areas in which the one true church would pride itself. This is the way things are, how could someone feel differently? We're probably going to have to relax the expectation of correlated beliefs before we can create space for a non-lite...

Roy wrote: ".. Whereas, I believe that The opinion you give above could not be stated openly without some pushback. In fact, I believe that if you stated it enough times you might be seen as trying to subvert the teachings of the church and you might find your leadership calling and TR in peril. Th...

LookingHard wrote:You can "bookmark" a thread by going to the very bottom of the page and clicking on the "Bookmark topic" link.

Then to get to your bookmarks, you click on "User Control Panel" at the upper left and then select the "Manage bookmarks" tab on the left.

Thanks, LH

KeitherB said: I am much less of a literal believer and more independent and thoughtful. I admit that I grieve over the innocent and undoubting faith I used to have. But here I am with what I think is probably a more mature faith and still an active member who gets all of the benefits of full partic...

This session was very satisfying. I'm so gald I watched it. Beats everything from Oct. GC.