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Fast forward a couple years and my desire to reconnect with God led me to looking at various denominations of Christianity and once I started researching The CoJCoLDS it was like it hit me that this feels so true that I need to continue moving down this path.
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In addition to a somewhat religious Easter message, I'm going to re-run a column I did a bit back explaining the concept of "Easter Eggs" in media (that is, hidden items in entertainment media that are meant to amuse the audience).
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I really appreciate the support. I'm a little odd in that I moved to a rural area that is predominantly LDS but working for an organization of a couple hundred people that are 95% from other parts of the country. There is an anti local, anti Mormon attitude that is common amongst my co workers. As I've been here a while and have become friends with more and more locals ive realized that these are good people and that a lot of their positive attributes are due to their beliefs.
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If they were my daughters or perhaps my sisters who were involved in such shenanigans, I would probably feel great sorrow. As it is, I think it's wonderful that such wolves are removing their sheepskins so that we can more easily detect them. -
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zil2 replied to Grunt's topic in Current Events
Sadly, the rebellion continues. Apparently, these women (or some women) called for sisters to "boycott" yesterday's Sunday meetings and the RS broadcast last night over this issue. Satan is laughing. In what way does refraining from worship and instruction aid anyone? Anywho, before knowing anything about the boycott, my extremely introverted self opted not to go to the stake center last night, knowing I could watch it online today (at 2x, with pauses for pondering or notes, as I wished). So this morning, as I was scrolling through IG, President Nelson's account had a portion of his talk from last night, and many of the comments were sadly negative, including complaints related to this sitting on the stand issue. I read those negative comments and then went and watched the broadcast. Funny thing: all but one concern those commenters had was addressed in some way by one of the speakers. If they had only listened to the broadcast, with humble hearts, seeking answers through the Spirit, their minds could have been enlightened. Satan is deceiving "the very elect" with things like this, and it's heartbreaking. Refraining from worship and instruction (surely the equivalent of telling the Spirit to take a hike) isn't the answer, sisters - faith, humility, covenants, Jesus Christ is the answer. And if you think you don't have power or access or whatever, go re-read President Nelson's October 2019 GC talk, "Spiritual Treasures": This is nothing new. Stop listening to the world and listen to Christ. -
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Thank you for your post. Some thoughts about the person Joshua. This is the same name by which Jesus was known. Jesus being the Greek translation of Joshua. Shortly after Joshua succeeded following Moses, he took the “children of Israel” down to the river Jordan and washed them before crossing the Jordan river over into Palestine. The nature of the Jordan river as it approaches the Dead Sea is what we call a meandering river – which means that as the river erodes the landscape its course can change slightly. It is interesting to note that when Jesus came to the river Jordan to be baptized (washed?) of John it was at the same place that Joshua washed Israel and crossed that river on dry ground. I appreciate your notion that the ancient epochs of faith are prophetic in nature to have relevance for what is to come (even in our day and time). The Hebrew word “Kippur” had no English equivalent so when Tyndale attempted to translate the first English Bible, he coined the word “Atonement”. Because he portended to make up a sacred word is one of the primary reasons he was burned at the stake for heresy. The word “Kippur” has two distinct parts to its meaning and purpose. The first is a redemption that is paid by G-d for sins. It is my understanding that this redemption does not supersede the responsibility of the individual for their crimes of sin except to pay for that which the individual is unable. The second part is purification to change or remove that which is dross so that whch remains is pure and without flaw. This insinuates to me that the Atonement of Christ is not completed in us until we (complete repentance and) are pure (perfect). In scripture this is often spoken of as complete or perfect – which can only be concluded through the completion of the first 4 principles of the Gospel of Christ. I believe there is symbolism in Joshua leading Israel into the “Promise Land” that has great meaning for the Latter-day Saints preparing (themselves and Zion) for the Messiah and His Millennial Reign. The Traveler
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The admin team welcomes you to the club.
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@DeseretdogSince you are investigating you might not be familiar with acronyms. CoJCoLDS is: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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This is a good forum for any "Mormons seem weird" topics you may have as well. It's possible that your spiritual experiences may lead you to conclude that the CoJCoLDS is Christ's church, and where you should be. If that's the result, there can be a little culture shock, because our church is more than a church, it's a lifestyle. And there are some interesting cultural oddities that come with the lifestyle. Some we can explain doctrinally, others we tend to be embarrassed by.
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Love it! I hope that if you're not working through it with missionaries or friends, you'll let us join you. It's been a long time since I read that manual (at some point, they seem to have switched to having missionaries teach the corresponding class, and teaching that class was when I read the manual), but I remember loving the class and manual, so I'd be happy to read and answer questions if you have them, or just discuss thoughts and ideas that come up as you read.
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If you have any questions at all, we're here to try and answer them the best that we can.
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Thanks zil2! I'm starting gospel principles from the library app today.
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Hold on to that! Even spiritual experiences can fade and be forgotten, even dismissed, if we don't act on them or do something with them in a timely manner. Really glad you're here. And yes, we refer to him as President Nelson. And we call them "talks" rather than "sermons", but everyone will know what you mean.
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Some of both hopefully. I haven't really attended church in years but grew up in a multi faith household and recently have had a desire to reconnect with God that led me back to the Bible.
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Hello. Is there anything specific you'd like to learn more about, or do you simply wish to enjoy the experience here?
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I actually created an AI based on my past posts to carry on for me in this forum. Turns out he doesn’t post very often either. —-generated by mordorbundchat
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Thank you all. I'm hoping to get a little theological insight and exposure to some different views. So far everything that I have researched resonates with me much more than other denominations but my more importantly, my most powerful experience with feeling the spirit came when I was listening to a sermon? at General conference I believe by president? Nelson.
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Welcome, @Deseretdog! Glad you've joined us.
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Hi and welcome Deseretdog!
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Greetings! Investigator here..