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Lol, 2090 posts backdating to 2007 summarized in two lines.

Eh... can someone sum up this thread for me please?

Hmm, and in doing so he (she?) meets the vast majority of the definition of an internet troll, especially in recent posts. I agree with a lot of what he says too, but not how he presented it.

Hahaha, I think I have at least 20 different IP addresses, not that it'll be an issue. It takes enough of my time to maintain one user account, I have no plans to register a second

But which account is my alter ego supposed to use then?

Lol, looks like an interesting read. However I don't have a spare five hours to get through it at the moment, haha. The pure size of that article all on one webpage will put most people off, the author needs to cut it down into sizeable chunks on different pages, a bit like how they do it on howstuffworks.com

I don't know where exactly you live in the USA, but outside of the USA those are completely normal circumstances. I don't think I've ever come across a YSA ward in the area of the UK that I live in and we certainly don't have any LDS colleges or educational buildings. There isn't really a lot else you can do aside from attend institute and all other YSA activities. There may be a local ysa facebook group you can join as well - I know we have one here. I really would not worry about it.

I saw the half blood prince a few days ago after work. The movie was good, but was ruined by a security guard trying to eject me from the cinema due to him believing I was trying to record it. Apparently my iPhone which I was holding on my lap throughout the film (it was on silent and I was waiting for a text message) looked like a camera. I had to explain that the iphone has no video recording ability and can only take static pictures.

I don't think she was proclaiming anything. Effectively she was saying "for those who believe it wil help me, as I do, please pray for me in order to help me get this job". I agree with a lot of your points actually, you clearly are not someone who just follows a belief blindly without any thought about the matter, which is a trait I admire. However it's probably the wrong thread to discuss it, she wasn't asking for opinions, just favours from those who hold a similar belief, which is why people have been implying you are being rude. It's know as netiquette

I think bytebears point was that the prophet is going to be someone who has been an apostle for some considerable time. He then goes on to say that 50 years ago, the church was still primarily based in Utah. There was not exactly a massive group of members which fell outside the category of caucasian Americans. So, the chances of one of these minority groups then being called as an apostle were severely reduced due to the small number of them - that makes sense. Now the church has vastly expanded, it would also make sense that will we will see prophet of a different colour skin and race in the future. Your question seems to assume that God does only want US caucasian old men as prophets, which that isn't necessarily the case. Just because that is what has happened in the past, it doesn't mean it will always be that way.

Hahahah. Now I know why in a previous job they employed someone to act as a liaison between me (the computer technician) and the rest of the staff. Now I know what they meant was translator

I can try and answer some of them They are not open to all mormons either. Only those who are considered worthy to enter the temple - they are interviewed and given a temple recommend if believed to be worthy. This recommend gives them access to all temples worldwide. The reason they are closed to the outside world is because 1. You have to have been baptised into the LDS church before you can do any of the ordinances within the temple, so it'd be pointless allowing just everyone into the temple and 2. What goes on in the temple is considered very sacred, so if anyone could enter, I'm sure you can imagine a lot of it would be mocked by those who don't understand it. This is not acceptable. A quote you'll hear often within the church is "God will not be mocked". You can probably find more detail and more clear explanations than I can give on the wiki page regarding this subject: Endowment (Latter Day Saints) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The first endowments members go through is their own. After that, they do them on behalf of the dead, in the same way the baptisms are done on behalf of the dead. These endowments done on behalf of the dead also serve as a reminder to us of the convenants we took in our own endowment. Not really. The temple is not restricted to only a few people. Everyone has the opportunity to join the LDS church if they believe it to be true and that is the route they would need to take in order to go to the temple. There is no point in going to the temple if you don't believe what you are doing is right. Every endowed member wears them. They are supposed to serve as a reminder of the convnants (promises between God and yourself) that were made during the endowment. They are also seen as a protection from evil. They are the spiritual leaders of each respective temple. The matron is always the temple presidents wife. She is considered the spiritual leader of the women (i.e. she helps in matters where it would be inappropriate for a male to be involved) and the temple president is considered to be the spiritual leader of everyone within the temple. The temple president also has two male counsellors (and the matron has two female counsellors). The presidency as a whole has a large number of roles, they interview temple workers, talk to people going through their endowment for the first time, speak at temple worker meetings etc. etc. They are really there to keep the temple as spiritual a place as it should be. Baptism for the dead is done by proxy. In other words, we (usually the youth do this) are baptised on behalf of those who have already died. The person who has had someone baptised on their behalf is then believed to be given the opportunity to effectively join the church. It is not believed they have to accept this. It varies from person to person. There is no maximum or minimum limits set, though members who have recommends are encouraged to visit as often as possible. I have a feeling that it is a year, but don't quote me on this. I'm sure someone will correct me.

I would take up dravins suggestion if it was happening to me. If the credit card company claim they can do nothing (which I have a difficult time believing, I suggest phoning them again and speaking to a supervisor) then contact the equivalent of the people dravin suggested in your area.

I'm not necessarily arguing against the idea that praying on behalf of someone else has a divine benefit, but my main point was that for even those who disagree with that, it's not entirely pointless. Pam is right, it's a placebo.

From what Vort said, could it be implied that it would be funny had it been a more americanised joke?

Garments. They look fairly conspicuous to the unknowing eye.

You can tell by the post talisyn made. The forum software automatically calls hyperlinks by the title of the page it is linking to at the time of posting (unless the user specified otherwise). So when the title of the page it links to is different to the link name, it's likely that it has been changed since the user posted the link and you can see both the new and old title names :)

snow, I agree with you, but a lot of it is psychological. If someone believes they are more likely to get the job due to prayer, chances are that they are because they are less nervous and more confident in their chances.

It looks like they noticed it and thought the same thing. It seems to have been changed since you posted

Hahahaha, amazing how they get tarred for being honest Lets face it, how many people apply for a job for the primary reason of aiding the company or organisation who advertise the job? Not many (that's not to say the prospective employee wouldn't want to aid the company, just pointing out that for most, it's not generally the deciding factor) . Generally people change jobs due to a much more attractive salary or other benefits to themselves such as experience, or being closer to home etc. Yet they ask the question anyway, when they already know what the true answer is. Unless the job was for a sales position, I think the question is pointless and irrelevant - but that's just my opinion. I'm sure there are recruiters out there who disagree Going back to the falling pants issue, it's a whole different story if the unfortunate victim was an endowed male

While not defending the joke (I'd never heard of that joke myself until Jamie123 posted it and I don't find it that funny because there are too many like it) the word "obscure" is completely the wrong word to describe the poem. Everyone (or at least most people) in Britain have heard of the author, A.A. Milne. He is most famous for writing the winnie the poo series which most children in Britain even today know about. The book the poem was published in is also extremely famous. :) EDIT: Thought I'd add this from amazon:

Or you could just click the link I provided and you'll find it's more like a needle in a needle stack

Yes, 5,250 instances of it to be exact.

You got there before me

Oh there are many ways of solving that problem