BenRaines

I hate to be a stickler about this folks but it is the "Book of Revelation". No Revelations. One revelation as recorded by John. Ben Raines

PC, I am always interested in reading how you interpret things. You seem to have a rather open mind to many of our beliefs or at least not as critical as others. :) You can email me the outline if you would like. Ben Raines

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Good advice from WMLEE. Ben Raines

I just checked the LDS.org site and the Gospel Principles Manual is supplemental material. Related Lesson Materials Duties and Blessings of the Priesthood, Part A Duties and Blessings of the Priesthood, Part B A Member's Guide to Temple and Family History Work NEW Gospel Principles Manual

We are all sons and daughters of God. When we accept Christ we become sons and daughters of Christ. To the LDS God the Father is one and Christ, the Son of God is another. Ben Raines

Pale, is Gospel Principles to be the main course of study next year or a supplement to our study? Ben Raines

Having moved several times in my adult life I have always found people to be friendly where I attend church. Of course I too am very friendly with other people so receive their kindness in return. I go out of the way to introduce myself to people as I arrive at church. I arrive about 30 minutes before meeting begin, this allows me time to go around saying hi. If I were to arrive just as meetings begin there would be little time to visit. Good luck, Ben Raines

After 45 years of regular attendance I was out of town one Sunday, went the next, Stake Conference the next and missed a Sunday. No worries. Ben Raines

Haven't heard any rumors here. Ben Raines

I haven't been to church for a month. Visited twice this month. Once by Deacons collecting fast offerings and once by member of Young Men's Presidency collecting Friends of Scouting donation. LOL Ben Raines

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Is it transparency or double talk? Hmm. I guess only time will tell. Personally, and again this is only my personal conservative opinion. When elected president he can have anyone he wants come to visit him. Ben Raines

Yes but can you tell which President is which from this side? Ben Raines

Mahone, some people have real world lives and don't spend as much time online as others. Oh wait. I spend way to much time online. :) Ben Raines

The white handbooks says that they can give out a website like fairlds.org. Wow. Last I knew the only access to the Internet was to send emails and those were to only to family. Parents and siblings. They are not to be emailing all their friends either. Last I knew. The white handbook is the same throughout the world for missionaries. It does not change from mission to mission. Mission Presidents can and do interpret it differently at times but the booklet is the same. Ben Raines

How many years are you going to set your clock back Pam? :) Ben Raines

I am a Laker fan going back more than 40 years. They were horrible last night. Sure a couple of bad foul calls on Artest but the team was horrible in their defense and overall playing. Ben Raines

I served spanish speaking in Florida. Quite the melting pot from Mexico and Central and South America. What I have found after 35 years of speaking spanish as a result of serving a mission is that you get out of it what you put in it. Many of my friends served in Mexico and came back having had many native spanish speaking companions. I never had one. I spoke better spanish and speak even much better spanish now and most of them have forgotten how to speak. Apply yourself to serve the Lord and you will be blessed. In Florida I did not teach one lesson in english. I doubt the same will be true in Connecticut. Ben Raines

Personally I don't worry about what anyone else thinks. I do it for me. If it makes me feel good, if i feel I look better for it then I do it. Workout hard, have a nice tan. Shaved head. Those things. I dress nice but I do that for me not for anyone else. Ben Raines

Having been in many types of sales over 30 years there is something always available cheaper than the next guy. I have always tried to sell value not price. Someone can always make or sell something cheaper but after the cost of maintenance, repair, operating costs, etc. is it truly less expensive? In almost all cases it isn't. What was that old adage "Let the buyer beware". Ben Raines

Welcome. I attended church one Sunday in Paris. They had two branches, one for french speaking people and one for english speaking people. Ben Raines

The thermostat fell out of someones car? How is that possible? I have probably changed 50 of them in my lifetime and they are not easy to get out. Ben Raines

I was in Nevada at the time, Harry Reid did use the excuse that it was a state's rights issue to vote against the national amendment to recognize marriage as only between a man and a woman. He then later called and asked for a special conference call with all the stake presidents in Las Vegas so he could plead his case before them to try to avoid losing his voting base. Yes many LDS in Nevada voted for Harry Reid several times. As he has risen in the party of the Democrats and has voted, as a representative of the state, against what the majority of the state electorate had elected him to do he has lost support. Ben Raines

Shows what a "thankless" job it is to be a Head Moderartor. :) Ben Raines