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    pam got a reaction from ZealoulyStriving in Righteous pride   
    As far as a parent being proud of something their child did depends on attitude too. Now if that same parent takes it to the point of being boastful and it turns into a "my kid is better than your kid" kind of thing, there is a difference.
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    pam reacted to Deseretdog in Deseretdog   
    Thanks zil2!   I'm starting gospel principles from the library app today. 
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    pam reacted to zil2 in Is this forum dying?   
    Nah.  If nothing else, fountain pen people will continue using forums until the rest of you crazy people come to your senses and join us so that we don't have to resort to forums and snail mail to communicate with each other.
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    pam got a reaction from MrShorty in Kirtland Temple!   
    I think that's why the Church is being very selective in what they say and how they say it. They realize that this is a sad time for those of the CoC. 
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    pam reacted to MrShorty in Kirtland Temple!   
    If it might interest anyone, this short (3 minute) video features Apostle Lachlan Mackay of Community of Christ sharing his feelings regarding this transaction.
     
    I'm not sure why this seems important to me. Maybe just to remind us that, while our branch of the Restoration is celebrating today, another branch of the Restoration is probably experiencing some mixed emotions.
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    pam reacted to zil2 in Payment for sin - 01/24/24   
    DIBS.  I will merge this in with the other.
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    pam reacted to mordorbund in Sealings - 01/15/24   
    Dibs.
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    pam reacted to mordorbund in Temple ordination - 01/12/24   
    dibs.
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    pam got a reaction from person0 in I'm a Christian.   
    Creatio ex nihilo is actually the belief of creating something out of nothing. Which is why we don't believe in it. 
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    pam got a reaction from zil2 in Church Assistance...   
    I wish you lived closer. My son is a mechanic at a Chrysler dealership. 
     
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    pam reacted to LDSGator in Trying to overcome doubts about God / religion   
    https://www.ldsliving.com/read-a-never-before-seen-letter-to-a-doubter-by-hugh-b-brown/s/79033

    Even some of the apostles struggled with doubt my friend. You are not alone. 
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    pam got a reaction from MarvelTheatreChick in Church Assistance...   
    All you can do is ask. I do know that about 20 years ago I was in the same situation and asked. Instead the Bishop bought me a transit pass for the month. 
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    pam got a reaction from zil2 in Church Assistance...   
    All you can do is ask. I do know that about 20 years ago I was in the same situation and asked. Instead the Bishop bought me a transit pass for the month. 
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    pam got a reaction from zil2 in Music and agency - 01/08/24   
    He is right about the Olivia Newton John song. I've never paid much attention to the lyrics. Maybe because the song always grinded on my nerves and I would try to avoid listening to it anyway.     
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    pam reacted to Carborendum in Music and agency - 01/08/24   
    Ethan,
    Thanks for asking.  The older generations complaining about rock n roll as the cause of the degradation of society has been around since the 50s onward.  The initial complaints to this effect were not about the music (i.e. the tones from musical instruments) but about the words used.  A great majority of songs from the 50s onward had a lot of sex and violence in the lyrics.  Sometimes it is subtle (like George Michael's Careless Whisper - a man is sorry that he cheated on his girlfriend or wife).  Sometimes it is blatant (like Olivia Newton John's Let's Get Physical).
    (Please forgive the ancient references.  I am GRAMPS, after all).
    It is almost inconceivable that most people thought that Physical was about exercising at the gym.  Grammar schools played it for PE classes.  Young kids' gymnastics and dance classes played that song simply because no one ever listened to the lyrics.  They just liked the music.
    So, what do the lyrics say?
    Did you even know that was in there? 
    These words, while often ignored, will still make it into your brain.  It will register in your subconscious and will program your mind and soul to think like this.  The only reason I'm willing to write out the words and bold them is to get listeners to wake up to the fact that these are not words you want to repeatedly go into your mind.  Whether you are aware of it on a conscious level or not, you will be changed by it.
    No one says you can't have your own preferences to tunes or styles of music.  That's not the objection.  But have you ever taken the time to look up and read the lyrics?  Yes, they will effect you and program you.  I'm not even going to go into more modern songs that are even worse.
    There are plenty of rock n roll songs that are completely clean.  Imagine that.  But most of it is a lot more suggestive or filthy than you can believe.  READ THE LYRICS!  Only then can you really know if that song will be filthy or not.
    Since you asked specifically about the Guilty Gear video game series, let's take a look:
    Smell of the Game & Find Your One Way both have some cursing in them. They invoke violent rhetoric.  Thankfully, no sex (giving them the benefit of the doubt).  Roar of the Spark--Not so bad, kind of inspiring.  I realize there are more.  But you get the idea.  Read the lyrics.
    One more thing.  You may think that these songs are no worse than some PG-13 movies.  And that would be correct.  But you should also stay away from a lot of PG-13 movies too.  And also remember that movies are so long that we only watch them once or twice.  But songs we listen to over and over and over...  Movies have to be pretty strategic to have a lot of influence after only one viewing.  But songs?  
    Consider this.  One reason we sing hymns in Church is to teach us to praise the Lord for our blessings and to teach us doctrine.  We sing the same songs over and over so we can learn and remember.  If violence, sex, and cursing are things we listen to over and over again, what do you think we will believe in?  So, be careful what you listen to.
    Songs have a way of programming our brains to think a certain way.  In times of stress or difficulty, we default to that programming to the point where we may not believe we have agency.  Regardless of whether that is true or not, we certainly have agency over the programming we allow to go into our heads in the first place.  That's why it is so important to READ THE LYRICS.  Then we know what is going to go into our heads and we can exercise our agency in determining which songs and messages we want to allow into our brains in the first place.
    Beyond that, don't play it too loudly or else you'll get hearing loss.  Use headphones so you don't bother other people if they don't like your style of music.  And...
    GET OFF MY LAWN!!! 
     
    -- Love Gramps
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    pam reacted to Carborendum in I'm a Christian.   
    There, I changed the wording.
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    pam got a reaction from LDSGator in I'm a Christian.   
    Absolutely. Don't blame an entire religion for the actions of a few. 
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    pam reacted to Grunt in I'm a Christian.   
    I pray the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints isn't judged by me and my actions.
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    pam got a reaction from Maytoday in I'm a Christian.   
    Absolutely. Don't blame an entire religion for the actions of a few. 
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    pam reacted to Maytoday in I'm a Christian.   
    In which case the religion gets the blame when they turn out to be monsters.  
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    pam reacted to prisonchaplain in I'm a Christian.   
    @Maytoday, having read several of your posts now, I suspect that you will enjoy your interactions here and learn much. You show a healthy, balanced, sincere approach that works well. Ask a few questions at a time and read the responses carefully. The posters here appreciate interacting with non-LDS like us. You will receive thoughtful answers. Welcome and blessings to you!
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    pam reacted to prisonchaplain in I'm a Christian.   
    Greetings. The topic of this string can easily lead to difficulties. What is a Christian? Latter-day Saints have throughout their roughly 200-year history experienced opposition from Protestant Christians--especially Evangelicals. Infamously, Governor Boggs, of Missouri, ordered that they could be shot and killed without penalty, because he wanted to drive them out of his state (this happened in the 19th century). So, the seemingly innocent, "Are you really Christians?" comes across as aggressive.
    LDS will say they are Christians because they believe in Jesus Christ for salvation and because their fruits (godly lives) are positive. One of the common retorts are that the doctrines are different--especially concerning the Trinity and salvation by faith alone. In reality, the doctrines (teachings) are different. My own struggle, as a Pentecostal, is that Oneness Pentecostals (especially the United Pentecostal Church) deny the trinity. Nevertheless, while most Evangelicals consider them to be wrong, they would not deny their Christianity. Of course, some do.
    So, in trying to learn about Latter-day Saint beliefs it might be best to simply ask doctrinal questions without debating what a Christian is. This site is a good place to learn a lot. However, another great starting place might be to read The Articles of Faith: 13 Beliefs | Come unto Christ (churchofjesuschrist.org). Those 13 teachings are the foundation of Latter-day Saint belief--so much so that they are considered scripture. 
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    pam got a reaction from askandanswer in Gingerbread Christmas With Pam   
    @mirkwood You are one sick puppy. 
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    pam reacted to Anddenex in Belief, Hope, Faith and Knowledge   
    This is one of the aspects in the gospel I find intriguing. How the same principle can be defined in different ways, and in ways that seem to contradict. I assume though, this is why we grow grace for grace, line upon line, and precept upon precept so we can more fully understand correct principles.
    Belief is to Faith/Hope as Knowledge is to Wisdom. Our belief is a declaration of what we accept as true or false. I agree with your first sentence regarding belief, that people will have outward belief's that are not consistent with what they really think (inward belief). This is the crux of those who endure a "faith crisis." It might be better said that what they "really think" is their actual belief while their religious belief is what they are unsure of but hope it to be true. I would also say, we don't know what we really believe (or have faith in) until a trial that conflicts with or tests the nature of that belief.
    I would disagree with the totality that if you believe in truth you will never tell a lie, because it depends on the heirarchy within a person's belief system. I believe in "self-preservation" and I believe in truth; however, if telling the truth would interfere with self-preservation then I will tell a lie. What your statement reminds me is the words from Socrates, "To know good is to do good." I might add, their is a difference between temporal belief and knowledge that results from a spiritual witness. The evidence is Christ's words to Peter when he said flesh and blood did not reveal it unto you as to who he (Christ) was/is.
    Hope/Faith -- I'm not sure that people confuse faith with hope. Faith and hope are interwoven. We know from scripture that without hope you cannot have faith, and without faith you cannot hope. I would say the relationship between the two is the confusion. The idea presented between "leap of faith" vs. a "leap of hope" confirms this. As we cannot have faith without hope, a "leap of faith" is the correct term as it combines both hope and faith in the same phrase. Hope is a potential idea, a potential truth, that we are willing to believe. We show we have faith and hope due to the action of that belief; the combination of hope and faith. Without faith, a person would never get on their knees, because we can "believe" without taking action. I can believe reading books betters one's life. I can have hope that if I read this particular book it will better my life (i.e. Book of Mormon). The reading of the book is the combination of hope and faith. My belief is truly shown when I act in faith/hope of that belief. I'm in agreement though as to the relationship with hope and faith is that hope is the first act, and then faith becomes evident by our action. Then the cycle continues, to increase in faith our hope is first increased toward a new goal, a new height, and then we act (faith).
    Knowledge -- At the moment, my understanding of knowledge is what you have shared. This is why I'm bothered by members who say, "You can't know anything, thus you can't say 'I know' in testimony." It is clear from scripture that the witness from the Holy Ghost is knowledge -- knowing. It is clear from scripture the more knowledge we obtain, from the spirit, the more it can condemn (if we act against it) because we no longer merely believe a truth we were given knowledge of that truth. This is why to "know" God as one knows the "sun" at noon day is damnation if one ever rejects it (son of perdition). If we didn't know a thing, then we can't be held accountability to the fullest extent of the law. This is why we are supposed to "trust" or have confidence in the knowledge we have received from the Holy Ghost, and to increase in knowledge that is higher than the ways of this temporal (telestial) earth. The "faith crisis" for many is that they are willing to believe/accept telestial truths over heavenly (celestial) truths. They want the heavenly to be diluted to earthly. They want heaven to bend, rather then their willingness to submit to ultimate truth, real truth.
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    pam reacted to zil2 in Belief, Hope, Faith and Knowledge   
    President Uchtdorf disagrees with you: