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Tithing settlement is not a saving ordinance.

As far as I can tell it's a meeting which exists for the sole purpose of holding a meeting. I don't know of anyone who's had a beautiful spiritual experience in tithing settlement.

I'm a SAHM with a (very small) income of my own, and I've always had separate statements. This year my husband got a statement in preparation for TS and I didn't - but that's because I haven't actually *paid* my tithing yet, I've had a gradually increasing hoard of ones and fives in the side pocket ...

I agree with Haven, and I essentially had the same thoughts while reading your post. To me it is simply impossible for God to deny love, or he would cease to be God. Read 1 John 4:8, let it soak in. Any other thoughts in the scriptures that may imply a different idea are tainted by the human hand t...

I think that it would be perfectly acceptable, if when you are called to a calling, to say, "let me go home and pray about it, then I will give you an answer." I just think it is kind of interesting that we are told that callings are inspired and prayed about---we we all know that they aren't alway...

InquiringMind wrote: And why would God create billions of spirit children with the knowledge that they would spend eternity in misery?

I think that God is a lot less compassionate and infinitely loving than what we tell kids in Primary.

I actually brought this up with my husband last night and he gave me the kneejerk response: nope, not okay ever, not if you're married, not under any circumstances. I think he must have heard the same talks as a lot of you ;) I do wish we could differentiate between "not okay for an unmarried 19-yea...

I hope the Primary manuals get overhauled sooner rather than later. I am teaching out of the Primary Church History manual this year and it is horrid.

Hello all. I found this link via the post on BCC (which has been deleted?) and it's incredibly timely, as I just had a lengthy talk with my husband last night about the way I am feeling and how I don't know what to do with it. I truly don't want to leave the Church, as I think it would be shooting m...