mrmarklin

You have total free will. 
God cannot see the future, but we are told that He has all things before Him.  He sees us in His real time,  That's not the same as determining our path.

Actually, based upon the teachings of both of our churches, this is proof that God is. 😉

Most likely, until now, she was thinking that she was G-d.
 
The Traveler

I'm not seeing why the leap to ancient prophets comes into the discussion.  Normally, we assume "standard" conditions unless some indication says otherwise.

Im not a word guy.  It drives my wife nuts as she has a degree in English.  I’m a concept / visual thinker.
Yes they were called disciples.  They were also special witnesses of Christ and were ordained, no doubt given keys etc.
1 Ne 12:7-10

Correction the 12 among the Nephites were called 12 diciples and were not (according to my understanding) a quorum of 12 apostles but 12 diciples. 
 
The Traveler

The reality is that all LDS that I know, regard anything less than attaining the Celestial Kingdom is the functional equivalent of hell or damnation.  So degrees of "glory" become very academic.

I heard that story told differently:
Jews do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah.
Protestants do not recognize the authority of the Pope.
Mormons do not recognize each other in the grocery store on Sunday. 

I think that the idea that man originated in Africa and then eventually entered into  the Americas by crossing the bering strait land bridge has been debunked.
We originally thought the the oceans were barriers.  But there are many thinkers that now see the oceans as highways.
We have records of the Jaredites, Nephites, and Mulekites voyaging across the oceans from the old world.
We also know that the Vikings made it here before Columbus.
The islands of the seas were all populated.  Wonder how that happened…  Easter Island and the Hawaiian Islands took lots of effort and skill to navigate.
My bet is that there were MANY more peoples that navigated to the Americas that we have no records of.
We are likely naïve to think that all native Americans descended from Lamanites. 
 

I resemble that remark!!!!
 
On another note, I was recently in the UK and noticed many more tattoos than we seem to have here in the US.  I'm in California and we have plenty, but the UK (London) seemed to have more.

The First Presidency send out this letter encouraging members to participate in the political process (not just vote) around every election.  It seemed obvious to me that the recent change in the letter was because of increasing wickedness in the world.  No longer will you be able to find the best options by voting party lines - nor even the least awful options.  You now have to study more than ever, the individual's history and policies, and choose to support individuals who seem to have integrity and whose views on issues support your own beliefs.
Also, the parties have flipped in at least one way - Democrats now support big pharma and Republicans are highly suspicious of them - it used to be the other way around before COVID.  Who knows, this may continue.
Finally, I suspect that President Oaks now has increased influence over this letter and his insights have tweaked it a bit.
IMO, those who leave the Church would leave regardless of politics or social policy.  These things are the excuse, not the reason.  (Not that we shouldn't do all in our power to ensure we don't increase their excuses or act as the reason - as Paul said to the Romans in our reading this past week, don't put a stumbling block in front of others - but we also should look to the real causes of departure and address those, not just the excuses.)
The good news is that one day, hopefully soon, the world will end.   (In the meantime, I have a cat demanding cuddles.)

OK. I see your point.  That's something to think about.
But if so, that would mean that Mary Magdalene could have only had some other ailment rather than actually being possessed as we think of it. 
YES!  I brought it back to the original topic!!!!

If we have no control over it via obedience, then how, exactly, are we supposed to be cautious?

James and John’s father, at least, was wealthy enough to have multiple fishing boats and hired servants.  And I remember a BYU prof of mine saying that Galilean fish were sold as far away as Rome itself.  So yeah; the four fishermen apostles were probably about as solidly “middle class” as one could be in first-century Judea.

Because, as we all well know, Jesus was "slovenly".
The strange thing to me is that the no beard thing is 100% cultural. There's no reality to it other than perception. And it is my perception that the entire beard=rebel thing is pretty darned outdated. Obviously wording such as they used with mustaches would make sense. But a well groomed beard still being against the honor code is just weird.
It feels very out of touch.
Shrug. What do I care?

By the way, I have no objection to "missionary standards" that include a short haircut and a requirement to shave, or even the idea that CES institutions might have a grooming code including short hair and clean-shaven status. For missionaries especially, I think such a grooming code might be a very good idea. But as a general rule, I think that telling men they need to shave is probably anachronistic and, in most cases, not overly helpful.

Um, could you define "guys"?
 
 
 

I'm legitimately surprised they're still asking for no beards to be worn. 

I think it's great, but a majority of other Christian denominations would unfortunately consider it heresy.

@Diana Hone With regards to temple work, a baptism is to be performed for every person who has lived on Earth (with the exception of children who died before reaching the age of accountability). Whether or not to accept said baptism is up to them, but they will be offered the opportunity.

I'm not sure I follow your logic. Baptisms for all of the dead will be performed during the Millennium.

A couple of thoughts. I'm not sure exactly how any previously mortal being could assist in the judging. Perhaps they can be a witness to what happened but not the judge. Even bishops now must rely on God via the Spirit to render a righteous judgement. I think the judgement will be no less personal than Christ appearing to the Nephites and inviting each to come feel his wounds.
As concerning the apostles judging the 12 tribes I think this is not a judging of individuals but rather a declaration that the gospel was indeed taught among them and they are therefore accountable for what they know.
In the end I don't really see the need for anyone to make accusations. We will know that God knows and that's all there is to it. Jesus will be our Advocate and God will be our Omniscient Judge and no one will walk away feeling that they had been cheated, except by themselves.

Ends = purposes. That is: To what ends is the law given? Those ends (purposes) are "the ends of the law".

The young lady’s letter was insightful.
Many adults in the church are being taught (brainwashed) in schools or their places of work and are bringing their ‘understanding’ back to the classrooms of the church.
I anticipate that we will continue to receive insightful direction from the general authorities in upcoming conferences.
It will take brave local leadership to maintain the integrity of the church.
I’m doing what I can to point out when falsehood bleeds into our classrooms.  
And as parents we do a fair amount of correcting false doctrine that is taught to our children in Sunday School and young men / women activities.

Serious question: Can someone explain to me the attraction of professional wrestling? Because I just don't get it.