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Congrats! Amazing!

Good job....keep praying

Wonderful. Congratulations! I have a relative (but adopted so not a biological relative) who has struggled with drug and other addictions for many years. He does attend The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sometimes because he was raised in it. I often put his name on the temple prayer roll.

That’s awesome I am proud of you 👍 God bless your Journey!

Brilliant perspective and analysis. I'm sure next time someone tells me about the "high demand" I'll remember these points and pretty much shut that critique down

I’ve been EQP and 1st counselor in the bishopric. I’ll do 1st counselor all day. I had to put together a “moving document” as EQP so members will have realistic expectations. You call me 24 hours before you need help, sorry, not happening.

Not if you are black (priesthood ban is of racist men and not of God) It is not biblical sorry for your loss

@@californiajones6227 I’m sorry if you’ve been mistreated. It is not how we’ve been taught to behave.

@@charlottecline912 The LDS church needs to repent for its false teachings

It is not my habit to tell the church, what to do, but to watch my own life and make sure that it is in compliance with God’s will, and the teachings of Jesus Christ. Descension never was or never will be any kind of happiness in life.

@@charlottecline912 let me inform you that on this you are very wrong Jesus always spoke about the corruption and the abuse in the church read the gospels that’s why they always wanted to kill him they always were trying to kill him why do you think they cut off the head of John the Baptist because he was speaking against the corruption of the church evil prevails when good men and women do nothing the apostle Paul said I am a slave to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ he never said he was a slave to the church you should always speak up against the church because the church can’t save you only the blood of Jesus Christ can save you the church doesn’t have the power to put you in heaven or keep you out of hell only Jesus

Shunning coffee was never commanded by Jesus. It's not among the 10 Commandments.

I agree. I always make something to take to events or eat beforehand and just fellowship.

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I know a girl who was taken out by an evangelical boy, got her wasted and has his way with her. She got pretty messed up and is still healing. I understand he’s still very into his worship stuff. Don’t know if he’s personally looking forward to being in heaven worshipping Jesus, but according to his theology he’s good to go. Not sure if I envy that understanding of Grace.

@@RB376-h7x The same story applys in Mormon land and all religions. I know an active lds guy who sleeps around with married women in every ward he goes. He found a market for it. He is a wolf and its wrong, but there wolves in sheep clothing.

@@99blackbirds um… yeah, no religion has a monopoly on douchbags, but the “grace” you’re praising glorifies the douchbags with jesus in heaven even if they die in the middle of preying on their victims. The theology you bemoan is where the douchbags can’t stand to be in the presence of Jesus without first severe repentance and relying on his grace to change their hearts. And the grace you find attractive traditionally only covers the people who believe in the “right Jesus.” That Jesus tosses everyone else in the eternal ovens, including the douchbags’ victims, if they don’t believe in the right Jesus.

One part of this confused me, is there any organization that has rules but doesn't require obedience to them?

yes, there probably aren’t many groups who don’t expect you to follow a set of rules, but among those groups the ones that discourage you from questioning the rules are considered a high demand high control group.

I don't think it discourages us from asking questions. But to actually go and search for questions we have.

@@jeansmith1762 what does the Bible say about becoming celestial or is it from the mind of a man like the priesthood ban asking for a friend

Such a selfish, prideful attitude to other people. Christ taught to love neighbors, not see servants in them.

We are following Jesus which shows our love to God and strengthens us spiritually. We are taught to serve one another and keep God's commandments just as Jesus did in the Bible. Also, the Bible mentions several times the importance of paying tithes (the word tithe literally means 1/10). And it's always voluntary - the church doesn't ask to see our paystubs - it's between us and the Lord as a matter of faith. And Christ used the widow's mites donation to the temple as an example which was all she had and told the young man to sell all that he had and give the money to the poor. This is the higher law of consecration they discussed in this segment. Jesus clearly taught this and wants us to learn it. And until then He asks us to at least give a tithe meaning 1/10 of your increase since God has given us everything. That is a small sacrifice for us to show our gratitude for all God gives us and then God blesses us again for being faithful in it and because it helps to build His church to fulfill His purposes on the Earth which is always accomplished through His people who follow His commandments... Here are some of the scriptures from the Bible that mentions paying tithes... 2 Chronicles 31: 5-6 5 ¶ And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the *tithe* of all things brought they in abundantly. 6 And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the *tithe* of oxen and sheep, and the *tithe* of holy things which were consecrated unto the Lord their God, and laid them by heaps. Deuteronomy 14: 22-23 22 Thou shalt truly *tithe* all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year. 23 And thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the *tithe* of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God always. Malachi 3: 8-9 8 ¶ Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In *tithes* and offerings. 9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. 10 Bring ye all the *tithes* into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. Hebrews 7: 9 9 And as I may so say, Levi *also*, who receiveth tithes, *payed tithes* in Abraham. Nehemiah 10: 37-38 37 And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the *tithes* of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the *tithes* in all the cities of our tillage. 38 And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take *tithes*: and the Levites shall bring up the *tithe* of the *tithes* unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.

@@josephine79 hey buddy. This is KZfaq not wikipedia. Make a long story short. More words doesn't make you right. I disagree with what you have said especially the way you present it as being mandatory Wich was my initial claim.

@@josephine79 it's not voluntary, it's compulsory for those who want to get to the temple.

@vitalykartavykh1003 Since they never ask to look at our paystubs and don't question us when we say we are full tithe payers this means it is between us and the Lord as a matter of faith. That is not compulsory.

@@josephine79 I don't discourage people from the Bible. I only testifying of the reality that The truth is written in your heart