Leaderboard

The church has the Law of Chasity. Anyone violating it is subject to Church discipline and lost of Temple privileges. The Law of Chasity applies to all and can be summarized as No sexual relations except between a man and woman who are legally and lawfully married to each other. This is the standard for everyone but it clearly does not recognize homosexual marriages. People who do not meet the Church standard of marriage and refrain from sexual relations do not trigger church discipline over the Law of Chasity and can serve. No matter how they identify or what temptations they might have. However we also need to remember the Lord's words concerning a person that Lusts after another, even if they do not reach the having relations stage. Lusting is still a sin... even if it is common, even if it does not, by itself, trigger Church discipline. Temptation is that initial spark, lust is when we allow that spark to catch fire, by choosing to not put it out when it happens. This holds for everyone no matter how they identify or even if they are married. (Note that desire for ones spouse is not temptation)

I'll give you my taco seasoning recipe that I use. I make a big batch of my own and store it in a baggie within a jar with a lid. Here's my basic recipe that I usually triple to make a big batch. Dravin and I want to try to make our own chili powder, too, sometime. 4 tablespoons chili powder 2 tablespoons cumin 1 tablespoon paprika 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon dried onion 1 teaspoon oregano 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon dried cilantro ½ teaspoon red chili pepper You can add salt to this but I don't (I just salt whatever meat or beans I'm using). Also you can make this spicier by adding more red chili pepper or other type of dried pepper.

For the purposes of this particular section that conclusion would be misleading. This section is drawing a distinction between “angel” and “god”; but it’s more of a rhetorical distinction than a theological/definitional one. The point of verses 16-19 is that, amongst all who are ultimately redeemed by Jesus Christ, those who do not enter and keep the new and everlasting covenant of marriage (v 16) will be directed in the work of saving souls by (“ministering for”) those who do enter and keep that covenant. “Angel” in this context is simply a catch-all term to describe people who attained salvation but not exaltation. As blessed and holy as their final state is; they have neither spouse, nor continuation of seed, nor any thrones or dominions. But in other sections of scripture and LDS discourse, “angel” and “god” can be used interchangeably. We refer, for example, to “angels” like Moroni and Gabriel and Michael (the latter two of whom we equate respectively with Noah and Adam) without making any inference about their somehow having failed to attain eternal marriage or godhood; and indeed Adam is our liturgical archetype for the marital covenant itself. So, we can’t really develop a consistent, narrow, precise definition for the word “angel”; because the scriptures aren’t that consistent or precise linguistically.

Parliament read the story of Amalickiah in the Book of Mormon and decided it wasn’t a good idea to just let any schmuck who married a queen, become the king.

That's tomorrow's announcement, along with declaring Glock the official pistol of the church.