bytebear

Nursery leader, before and after.
 

Nursery leader, before and after.
 

Nursery leader, before and after.
 

Nursery leader, before and after.
 

I had no idea that all my exes were a psychopaths.

I have a big announcement to make.. I got officially baptized yesterday on Saturday. It was a really beautiful and purifying moment. I have already met many great people. 

Again, incorrect.  The preaching of false doctrine should (and will) be shut down immediately by the presiding authority.  Courtesy is the way the presiding authority was polite in asking Savannah to please stop and sit down.  The only one showing a lack of respect was Savannah when she began to espouse false doctrine at the pulpit.

...especially if he went on about how this was the right thing to do, and the Church's teachings against it were wrong...

" Can not you have your own opinion in the church? Is it forbidden to think independently in the church? "
yes, but you cannot spout them in a sermon from the pulpit or at least not without an expectation of correction or reprimands

Well now, doesn't that just about sum up evil quite well? I do believe that's about exactly what Satan did? I think that is the core of what Satan would have us all do. Do what's right for us, regardless of how it hurts others. Yes, yes. I do believe that sums up evil very well indeed.

You are incorrect.  Fast and testimony meeting is not the venue for what this girl did.  Again, just because you are hearing something you do not like, does not make it wrong.  She chose to make a statement in a time and place that was not the locale for her coming out statement.  You can whine about it all you want, but you are still incorrect in your belief that she had the right to say the things she was saying without being stopped.

Fun story from years ago - my wife once bought cigarettes for a guy.  He was trying to kick his heroin habit, she was working with him.  Bishop was fine with it, once he heard the details.  Kid's mom actually gave my wife money for the cigarettes.  His skin was starting to turn yellow.  ER rooms and death were down one road, the other road involved step-down things like cigarettes.  When he reached a goal he had set, she even bought him a monogrammed zippo lighter.  
I hear he got married a while ago.  Better than filling a coffin somewhere, I think.   

I don't have a problem voluntarily associating with anyone.  I do have a problem when government mandates that I do so.

I don't have a problem voluntarily associating with anyone.  I do have a problem when government mandates that I do so.

I don't have a problem voluntarily associating with anyone.  I do have a problem when government mandates that I do so.

Forcing your opinions on others, demanding services from others in the private sector against their will is not civil rights.

I think it comes down to your temple recommend interview.  I assume you would answer "no" to the question as to whether you wear garments day and night.  At that point, I assume again, that the bishop/Stake President would delve deeper into your concerns, and based on his personal revelation, allow you the blessings of the temple or not.  This is where personal revelation and authority comes into play.  You alone don't decide your worthiness for temple worship.  And it follows the law of witnesses (2 Cor 13:1).  And, who knows, maybe your ecclesiastical leader will confirm your revelation with his own.  But if not, his is the authoritative voice, just as for church wide issues, the prophet is the voice of authority.

I think it comes down to your temple recommend interview.  I assume you would answer "no" to the question as to whether you wear garments day and night.  At that point, I assume again, that the bishop/Stake President would delve deeper into your concerns, and based on his personal revelation, allow you the blessings of the temple or not.  This is where personal revelation and authority comes into play.  You alone don't decide your worthiness for temple worship.  And it follows the law of witnesses (2 Cor 13:1).  And, who knows, maybe your ecclesiastical leader will confirm your revelation with his own.  But if not, his is the authoritative voice, just as for church wide issues, the prophet is the voice of authority.

I agree.  But I also believe in being polite when the situation warrants it.

I think it comes down to your temple recommend interview.  I assume you would answer "no" to the question as to whether you wear garments day and night.  At that point, I assume again, that the bishop/Stake President would delve deeper into your concerns, and based on his personal revelation, allow you the blessings of the temple or not.  This is where personal revelation and authority comes into play.  You alone don't decide your worthiness for temple worship.  And it follows the law of witnesses (2 Cor 13:1).  And, who knows, maybe your ecclesiastical leader will confirm your revelation with his own.  But if not, his is the authoritative voice, just as for church wide issues, the prophet is the voice of authority.

I think it comes down to your temple recommend interview.  I assume you would answer "no" to the question as to whether you wear garments day and night.  At that point, I assume again, that the bishop/Stake President would delve deeper into your concerns, and based on his personal revelation, allow you the blessings of the temple or not.  This is where personal revelation and authority comes into play.  You alone don't decide your worthiness for temple worship.  And it follows the law of witnesses (2 Cor 13:1).  And, who knows, maybe your ecclesiastical leader will confirm your revelation with his own.  But if not, his is the authoritative voice, just as for church wide issues, the prophet is the voice of authority.

I think it comes down to your temple recommend interview.  I assume you would answer "no" to the question as to whether you wear garments day and night.  At that point, I assume again, that the bishop/Stake President would delve deeper into your concerns, and based on his personal revelation, allow you the blessings of the temple or not.  This is where personal revelation and authority comes into play.  You alone don't decide your worthiness for temple worship.  And it follows the law of witnesses (2 Cor 13:1).  And, who knows, maybe your ecclesiastical leader will confirm your revelation with his own.  But if not, his is the authoritative voice, just as for church wide issues, the prophet is the voice of authority.

Have you tried choosing not to hate them?  I mean, I realize there are some inconveniences with wearing the garment--sometimes significant ones depending on climate, skin conditions, fashion options, etc--but hate is an awfully strong word.
I assume you're familiar with Elder Carlos Asay's article on the garment from some years back, which is still often cited in these sorts of discussions.  Assuming that to be the case, I say this with all the love and respect possible for a random co-traveler in Christ whom I only just now met on the internet:  you know darned well what the counsel means.  Follow it, or not; but don't sully your integrity by pretending that the Church means something other than what it has repeatedly said it means.

He doesn't need to be endowed, but he should be temple worthy, although unless you are disfellowshipped, and explicitly told you can't participate, it's between you and God as to your worthiness.  I suppose the father and the bishop might have a say, but if the bishop didn't disfellowship you, I see nothing wrong.  Ultimately it's the bishop's call, not the father's.  Dad screwed up, big time.

Maybe you're unaware Godless, but Trump has made national and international news publicly denouncing these people.  If you were aware, any particular reason you're ignoring all that and just looking at his twitter account? 
http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/22/politics/donald-trump-disavow-groups-new-york-times/index.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38069469
And just to make a clear point - I don't see you denouncing any white supremacists anywhere.  Care to correct the record?