mrmarklin

We don't know that God's glory actually increases, but there is an implication that it does. Just as my satisfaction increases with the accomplishments of my children and grandchildren. Is that more glory? Certainly more satisfaction!

Quite a few years ago, i vowed never to accept a Church calling in which i could not control the meetings. Its limited the callings I’ve been involved with.

I'm taking a much wider view than you seem to be doing. A large portion of the world lives in what we in the US would consider abject poverty. Having served a mission in a third world country, and having visited poorer countries I have seen how a simple thing like church membership and obedience to the gospel can help people live better lives. This goes for what we think of as first world countries as well. Many problems could be avoided in our own country by obedience to gospel principles. Think homelessness, drug addiction, alcoholism, abuse of all types, crime, etc. etc. These are problems for millions of people right here in the US. They are not doing "fine". Even in our own congregations there are a lot of problems among so-called active members. And since only around 40% of us are active, consider the levels of "not fineness" that must exist in the less active. Of course, not everyone experiences cataclysmic problems, but the Church gives one a good head start to avoid them.

No monopoly on happiness, perhaps, but comparing the lifestyle of the average believing LDS, it is very difficult to think that billions are doing just fine without it. Most of us are not doing fine.

AFAIK there is big shortage of women in China due to the one child policy that favored male births. While I don’t doubt that many women have the anxieties described, based on my reading of several news articles, I don’t think that women in general there have a shortage of suitors.

I'm going to France on vacation the middle of June this year. I'll see if this is a thing.😉

My user name is reflective of my main hobby. Model trains. It is the brand name of the trains I run and collect.

At least he was on his way!! Somehow I thought he had made it.

Austen was not Elizabethan. She was born in the Georgian era and her novels were published is what is generally known as the Regency era of George III. If one has read her novels, she had a fair understanding of not only men but human nature. Particularly the foibles we have.

Both Oliver Cowdery and Martin Harris eventually came west. And came back to full faith and fellowship.

This is a very poisonous website. I don’t recommend it at all. Too many antis and jack Mormons.

You know the old saying: If you need something done, ask aa busy man.....😉

By definition, guns are always loaded. When i hunt, I always do it with chamber empty. I don’t use a safety. If one thinks about it, there is no such thing, really. I’ve never lost a shot by taking the small movement to chamber a round. But even should that happen, better safe than sorry. I chamber rounds in my EDC guns because speed is of the essence in a life or death situation. The guns i use are SIG DA/SA semi automatic pistols. There is no safety, but the hammer is blocked when at rest, like a double action revolver. So it won’t discharge unless the trigger is pulled. Very safe. These SIGs use a decocker system to lower the hammer, making the pistol safe.

As a practical matter, because our leaders are not paid, the relatively affluent are the ones that have the ability to serve in positions that demand a lot of their time. Think of this: when most people their age are spending time on golf courses, the GAs are serving mankind.

This is true. Church tradition is that He married Mary Magdalene IMHO I don’t think that there would have been any offspring due to possible leadership problems that would inevitably arisen