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- 27 Aug 2023, 22:18
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: CES Honor Code update
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2139
Re: CES Honor Code update
BYU offers a world quality education at a very reasonable price. It is clearly an investment of church resources. It also cannot accept everyone that applies, therefore there is a sense that everyone that attends is taking the spot of another potential student. In my opinion it becomes a perfect st...
- 25 Aug 2023, 19:42
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: CES Honor Code update
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2139
Re: CES Honor Code update
Student Ecclesiastical Endorsement Questions Are you striving to deepen your testimony of God, the Eternal Father; His Son, Jesus Christ; and the Holy Ghost? Are you striving to deepen your testimony of the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ? Are you striving for moral cleanliness in your th...
- 27 May 2023, 14:58
- Forum: Support
- Topic: What does it mean to StayLDS - and what's the point?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2351
Re: What does it mean to StayLDS - and what's the point?
As a support group, I think StayLDs means to not make rash or permanent decisions in your time of crisis. I relate much of my faith crisis to my time mourning the still birth of our daughter Emory. It is generally advised after the death of a child to not rush into life altering decisions like chan...
- 27 May 2023, 14:49
- Forum: Support
- Topic: What does it mean to StayLDS - and what's the point?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2351
Re: What does it mean to StayLDS - and what's the point?
At a minimum I think staying lds means NOT having your name removed. Have great faith in your ability to be wrong in your current beliefs about the Church and in the power of God to surprise you with revelation -- or your own Road To Damascus experience like Paul the Apostle had. I know that seems ...
- 21 May 2023, 09:56
- Forum: Support
- Topic: What does it mean to StayLDS - and what's the point?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2351
What does it mean to StayLDS - and what's the point?
I've been thinking lately about my current relationship with the church and whether I actually want to "StayLDS". I have not attended church in many months, no longer consider myself to be religious at all, and honestly I don't anticipate ever coming back to any sort of belief in the relig...
- 27 Mar 2023, 14:34
- Forum: Book & Media Reviews
- Topic: Jeffrey Holland and SUU Commencement
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4252
Re: Jeffrey Holland and SUU Commencement
I think those students should have the privilege of having a graduation ceremony that is something they can remember and be proud of, and as such that would probably not include someone who is hostile toward different lifestyles. I can’t say I agree with the decision to have Elder Holland speak, bu...
- 27 Mar 2023, 14:18
- Forum: Book & Media Reviews
- Topic: Jeffrey Holland and SUU Commencement
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4252
Re: Jeffrey Holland and SUU Commencement
One part of Holland’s “musket speech” the article seemed to omit is this: I would like to hear a little more musket fire from this temple of learning which sounds a lot more hostile than the portion quoted in the article. Suggesting not just that it is important to defend the church, but that there ...
- 27 Mar 2023, 14:14
- Forum: Book & Media Reviews
- Topic: Jeffrey Holland and SUU Commencement
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4252
Re: Jeffrey Holland and SUU Commencement
As one of the foremost leaders of one of the world’s leading faiths, any university would be fortunate to have him as a commencement speaker. One of the world’s leading faiths? I think outside of Utah very few people have ever heard of Jeffrey R. Holland. If this was any university outside of Utah/...
- 21 Mar 2023, 19:57
- Forum: Book & Media Reviews
- Topic: Religious OCD: Medium Blog Post
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4215
Re: Religious OCD: Medium Blog Post
Forgot a few: You're regularly subjected to worthiness interviews. Your ability to prove your worthiness determines your level of participation in the church. Worthiness (or ability to qualify) are very important things. If you're paying attention at church and if you're trying at all, you're going...
- 17 Mar 2023, 17:18
- Forum: Book & Media Reviews
- Topic: Religious OCD: Medium Blog Post
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4215
Re: Religious OCD: Medium Blog Post
"Obedience is the first law of heaven" is what I always think of with regards to this topic. In the church we put WAY too much emphasis on trying to perfectly follow rules, even when doing so is damaging to our own mental health. Scrupulosity is one of the biggest things that made my missi...