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If you're thinking about being more active in the church, it's definitely worth a shot. Although some of the brethren know how to address people that really struggle with faith in the church for whatever reason, there are too many that just don't. They, more often than not, tend to make statements t...

I see it as bringing the tithing slip more in line with what the practices probably are. The following language used to appear on the slip: Though reasonable efforts will be made globally to use donations as designated, all donations become the Church's property and will be used at the Church's sole...

I'm sure that we don't want to alienate the membership into camps depending how they believe. I think this is it exactly. The main political issues in the USA right now are deeply divisive and church membership is not immune. Tea and coffee aren't seen as divisive by church membership, it's a safe ...

Unfortunately it comes with the territory. Mother's Day does get more attention than Father's Day but I don't really want to turn it into a contest. Double-standards definitely exist and life is inherently unfair. I'm reminded of a quote, "People aren't out to get you, they're just out for themselve...

Several years back I experimented with attending other religion's services once per month on our fast and testimony Sunday. I got the least out of F&T meetings so I decided to use that Sunday as an opportunity for self discovery. It sounds like you might enjoy F&T meetings more than the average SM. ...

From the article there doesn't appear to be any one clear decision or revelation on the matter. It didn't occur in a vacuum, it was more of a lengthy debate that spanned a few decades where the practices of the church followed any number of things: The opinions of the sitting president of the church...

Here's a link to an issue of Dialogue titled "The Word of Wisdom: From Principle to Requirement"

https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-cont ... N03_80.pdf

By that I meant that under current policy, a failure to adhere to the WoW serves as a barrier for people to join the church and for members to go to the temple. My previous post was a mental exercise. What if the policy was different? What if people could join the church and attend the temple withou...

I recently ran across the following quote from Brigham Young: The Lord gave me strength to lay aside tobacco, and it is very rarely indeed that I taste tea or coffee; yet I have no objection to aged persons, when they are fatigued and feel infirm, taking a little stimulus that will do them good. It...

Another thing I find funny about it being about health, is that it's good for your health until your doctor tells you otherwise. My mother-in-law for example, had a glass of wine at night suggested to her by her doctor for headaches. Since is was for "medicinal purposes", her bishop said it was oka...