tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.comments2024-03-13T07:13:27.161-07:00BARE RECORD OF TRUTHBARE RECORD OF TRUTHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525289075352079487noreply@blogger.comBlogger3598125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-48925160848236301602024-03-13T07:13:27.161-07:002024-03-13T07:13:27.161-07:00I aspire to be a Christian. I aspire to take upon ...I aspire to be a Christian. I aspire to take upon myself the nature of Christ and to do as he taught. I'm not there yet. Claiming to be a Christian is a very bold claim. Authority has nothing to do with it. Jarodious Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03468910553322945602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-78647968288953206272024-03-10T14:42:11.384-07:002024-03-10T14:42:11.384-07:00People seem more upset about LDS Corp overturning ...People seem more upset about LDS Corp overturning the buildings and not so much about them overturning the doctrine.<br />They came for the doctrine first. Old men without authority have been taking the wrecking ball to the doctrine for years, often with barely a whimper. When that became completely subverted, all those pretty buildings were just that: pretty buildings. Any meaning you thought they had were already gone by the time the wrecking ball and building cranes showed up.grudenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723556100733166967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-15275071805526544462024-03-10T14:35:26.725-07:002024-03-10T14:35:26.725-07:00When one considers what Bednar is saying, it's...When one considers what Bednar is saying, it's that people need some kind of permission from some person or body (you know, those old men in SLC) in order to be considered proper or vetted. There's no acknowledgement about any kind of divine acceptance, which is odd considering where it all started. <br /><br />Christ simply said that anyone who forsakes his sins and comes unto Him is part of His church. No authority required, basically anyone can self-elect, and this from the being who has all the authority ever needed.grudenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723556100733166967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-53568300405496407592024-03-07T10:46:52.982-08:002024-03-07T10:46:52.982-08:00Another example of why the LDS Church will NEVER a...Another example of why the LDS Church will NEVER acknowledge that Brigham Young was a reprobate and apostate. It's all about their "authority" and their authority depends on the myth of Brigham Young's validity.<br /><br />Mainstream Mormons do not follow Christ; they follow The Prophet(TM) and think that suffices. They do not follow Christ's example; they follow "the Covenant Path" and think that suffices. Pleasing doctrines studied in fine sanctuaries while dressed in fine-twined linens.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086567809631890235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-32516463094255259592024-03-06T10:56:35.722-08:002024-03-06T10:56:35.722-08:00"aredesuyo said..."
I guess I don't..."aredesuyo said..."<br /><br />I guess I don't follow. If you throw out all the extra curricular research that prominent LDS scholars and 'general authorities' have done, and all the orthodox creeds of Catholicism, then what are you left with? Do Orthodox Christians believe that Jesus was the Son of God in the flesh, that he was born of Mary, that he suffered and died for the sins of the world, and that he was resurrected? That's the same Jesus I read about in the Book of Mormon and that's the one I choose to worship. That should be enough to bring any sort of believer together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-31538325602247199282024-03-06T09:25:51.783-08:002024-03-06T09:25:51.783-08:00It used to crack me up too, until I began a seriou...It used to crack me up too, until I began a serious study of the theology of Orthodox Christianity and realized that the Jesus Christ of Mormonism and the Jesus Christ of traditional Christians aren't even the same person. This is what historic Christians are talking about when they say Mormons aren't Christians. It's not just some baseless accusation, and we look pretty stupid when we dismiss it out of hand.aredesuyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17364234164201038777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-19552383395286876422024-03-06T06:33:23.232-08:002024-03-06T06:33:23.232-08:00"Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord,..."Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of Heaven, but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in Heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? And in thy name have cast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you. Depart from me, ye that work iniquity."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-81809769558422214122024-03-05T17:23:00.405-08:002024-03-05T17:23:00.405-08:00“For it shall come to pass in that day that the ch...“For it shall come to pass in that day that the churches which are built up, and not unto the Lord, when the one shall say unto the other: Behold, I, I am the Lord’s; and the others shall say: I, I am the Lord’s; and thus shall every one say that hath built up churches, and not unto the Lord.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-20753888741745087872024-03-05T17:11:13.499-08:002024-03-05T17:11:13.499-08:00Bednar has always been the epitome of hubris. Bednar has always been the epitome of hubris. Lizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270143988964343471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-13063858970868455612024-03-03T06:21:33.295-08:002024-03-03T06:21:33.295-08:00Beautiful photos.Beautiful photos.Donald Dannernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-89713588438177254782024-02-20T21:24:11.654-08:002024-02-20T21:24:11.654-08:00Damnatio memoriae?
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...<i>Damnatio memoriae</i>?<br><br />(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damnatio_memoriae" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damnatio_memoriae</a>)SMSmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-66738917353140727392024-02-18T10:53:14.110-08:002024-02-18T10:53:14.110-08:00I am sad by the loss of the Provo Temple symbolism...I am sad by the loss of the Provo Temple symbolism. I enjoyed the Provo Temple while in the MTC also. I loved the circling corridor! I felt a sense of togetherness while walking through it with others. Looking at the new version of the Provo Temple fills me with sadness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-84374829066958971432024-02-17T09:34:27.602-08:002024-02-17T09:34:27.602-08:00What a great and spacious building!What a great and spacious building!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344776873666716483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-67911138321696680932024-02-14T12:17:22.522-08:002024-02-14T12:17:22.522-08:00All of the temples are defiled right now anway. T...All of the temples are defiled right now anway. This won't be resolved until Brother Joseph returns to restore everything that he previously restored which the church has abandoned over the years. This is all talked about in the Second Book of Commandments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-84024245461452966692024-02-14T09:59:42.815-08:002024-02-14T09:59:42.815-08:00I hated when they put a Moroni on the Provo and Og...I hated when they put a Moroni on the Provo and Ogden temples! It was a total misunderstanding and abuse of the symbolism that was built in to them. <br /><br />These temples were artistic representations of the cloud and the pillar of fire that led the Israelites thru the wilderness (as you mentioned). No need for Moroni there. So sad that people thought they were “ugly”. They didn’t understand. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-13385229086695561212024-02-10T00:28:59.694-08:002024-02-10T00:28:59.694-08:00It's because they contained the laws and recor...It's because they contained the laws and record of the Jews. While Nephi and his brothers were taught by their parents the stories that were on the records (thanks to the ministering angels and visions Lehi received due to his faith and prayers), he still needed the record to pass on to and record events for his kin. I'm not sure if I'm 100% on this but It's all laid out in 1st NE chapter 1 in more detail if you look through it :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-10440958260451508242024-01-25T07:17:16.178-08:002024-01-25T07:17:16.178-08:00The so-called Covenant Path isn't leading them...The so-called Covenant Path isn't leading them where they think it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-42418894853725695082024-01-25T06:41:20.580-08:002024-01-25T06:41:20.580-08:00D & C 46:7: “…that ye may not be seduced by ev...D & C 46:7: “…that ye may not be seduced by evil spirits, or doctrines of devils, or the commandments of men; for some are of men, and others of devils….”. We rejected the fullness of the gospel once…now we are rejecting what we have left in order to “trust in the arm of flesh” and worship a man because we “think celestial”.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-38957540510327398952024-01-24T08:12:53.076-08:002024-01-24T08:12:53.076-08:00Isaiah 28:7-9. To summarize, as stated above, ever...Isaiah 28:7-9. To summarize, as stated above, everyone “regurgitates” the general conference talks without having a clue what the scriptures really say….and we believe the “inspired interpretation” offered when one of the brethren quotes half of a verse. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-13546286207332912592024-01-24T06:17:11.458-08:002024-01-24T06:17:11.458-08:00It's disgusting how LDS members constantly dro...It's disgusting how LDS members constantly drool all over their leaders, constantly quote their words, and fail to consider dire scriptural warnings about such behavior. I get so tired of the standard sacrament meeting talk format where the speaker begins and immediately indicates which conference talk they're regurgitating. Even a talk this last weekend about how important the scriptures are was 99% quotes from 'general authorities' and 1% actual scripture quotes. It's like members no longer have a foundation in the actual scriptures. Corporate manuals and study programs are no substitute. <br /><br />Christians worship Christ. They love his words and have no gods before him. He is the keeper of the gate and he employs no servant there. Not even a 'living prophet'. It's that simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-80550146509490319532024-01-23T23:34:26.810-08:002024-01-23T23:34:26.810-08:00Nelson is all about, well, Nelson. Talk about cul...Nelson is all about, well, Nelson. Talk about cult of personality!<br /><br /> <br />It's odd, isn't it, that Christ himself approved of the words of Isaiah in 3 Nephi. Wouldn't Isaiah have been an "dead" prophet at the time? <br /><br />No matter, I can ignore all "dead" prophets so long as old Russ is around to guide me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-26308159690233169822024-01-23T19:53:54.943-08:002024-01-23T19:53:54.943-08:00Perhaps they rename the Salt Lake temple after him...Perhaps they rename the Salt Lake temple after him.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14806848698862693059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-88981432953892647952024-01-23T19:43:05.741-08:002024-01-23T19:43:05.741-08:00I am still at a loss for why Nephi went back for t...I am still at a loss for why Nephi went back for the brass plates. I mean, they had Lehi, was that not enough?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-10300283397872578942024-01-18T15:08:37.863-08:002024-01-18T15:08:37.863-08:00I wish I could say this is shocking but it isn'...I wish I could say this is shocking but it isn't shocking. It isn't even surprising at this point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199633972689777295.post-36937933680477776982024-01-17T14:54:10.517-08:002024-01-17T14:54:10.517-08:00Amen. we think good fruit = global church, that’s ...Amen. we think good fruit = global church, that’s not what the Father and the Son define as good fruit. Good fruit is the redemption of souls. Baptism of water fire and the Holy Ghost. 3 Ne 11 the Father declares the good fruit it comes from living the doctrine of Christ. The LDS church today has a form of godliness but lacks the power thereof. They practice more or less than the doctrine of Christ. More or less than this cometh of evil. False prophets teach the doctrine a little more and a little less than God commands that’s why they are wolves in sheep’s clothing. Missing the mark! They wear the Jersey but their not really on Gods team. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com