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How do you see that working with continuing revelation? Joseph Smith brought forth baptisms for the dead and promised “things which never have been revealed from the foundation of the world”. And in a moment of desperation he was also promised knowledge “that has not been revealed since the world was until now”. Joseph Smith also changed the universal understanding of the heaven/hell dichotomy to degrees of glory. A number of saints report they were ready to jump ship over that for the reasons you describe above. You could argue nuance, but that won’t address what Wilford Woodruff did. Previous prophets established that you wanted to be sealed to apostles so you have an unbroken chain to an exalted family. Wilford said your own parents are good enough for such an honor. You could argue that it was merely a practice or policy, but what about what Joseph F. Smith did? Peter taught that Jesus taught the disobedient in the days of Noah. Joseph F. says that’s incorrect, Jesus sent ministers instead.

Thanks for this thread. It stirred a childhood memory. As winter ended the cousins would head to grandma’s and get her garden ready for planting. When we finished tilling the soil we could slip off our shoes and walk through the garden. Bare feet sank into the soft soil. Not particularly relevant but I thank you for bringing it up.

AI Sowell can justify tariffs all he wants, but he’s just going to sound ignorant until he addresses Internet kittens.

I had similar thoughts (the last section was worth the price of admission). The biological argument against free will is that if you think “move finger” and move your finger, your finger moves before the command part of your brain lit up. All it shows is the will of the person does not reside (or at least solely reside) in that part of the brain. Brigham Young taught that spirits are able to move at the speed of thought, suggesting an even tighter coupling between the will and this finer matter of spirit.

You don’t have to measure high, just have measurable thighs.

Once again AI got it wrong. Must not know about cabinets. https://www.thomasvillecabinetry.com/products/duncan-full

<gallic shrug>

Brøderbund is the software company that created the Carmen Sandiego games. And Mordor is, well, Mordor. I downloaded gimp and learned just enough to make a matching avatar. I haven’t used it since. When the forum software changed and we had to upload our avatars again I had to first download it from the Wayback Machine. As long as we’re talking about old times, who wants to discuss the chat feature?

Clearly a hemp bag from France. If it ever got lit, you would too. The purse is clearly effeminate in design so it perhaps should be called a French baguette. The character on the right is squeezing some sort of grape, so it we have a depiction of vinegar mixed with Gaul. Where are we being LED with this? (Waitaminute, gallium-based LED!!! Meh, maybe I’m reaching

I would expect a Greek historical scholar to refer to pre-Homeric periods as prehistory since for the Greek culture. What I disagree with is that an Egyptologist would say that the diary of Merer is prehistoric because it antedates Homer. Are you saying they would? Similarly, if a culture is discovered in the Amazon lacking writing, I would not bat an eye if sociologists referred to it as prehistoric. Yes I have. The context that comes readily to mind is that the Jericho account is not historical because it conflicts with the archeology of the city consensus holds to be Jericho. They did not include any reference to Greek literature. Did you notice you changed your terminology? When referring to culture without writing you used “prehistoric” but when referring to a writing culture (specifically the writing) you used “not historical”. That suggests to me that you instinctively recognize the difference even if you haven’t cognitively processed it.

I have not found anyone (even scholars) who use this literary definition you describe. All definitions and descriptions refer to the line before writing and after. It can be used as a localized term, with Greek prehistory coming before the Iliad and Egyptian prehistory coming before the Narmer Pallette. Do you have some citations or examples?

Isn’t that the passage that connects the East American Ocean and the West American Ocean?

I’d say that’s the perfect place to make improvement. Give them opportunities and assignments to get better in front of peers. If that’s too much, work with the ministering brothers.

Then give them smaller growth opportunities. Volunteer? Of course you get the same group volunteering. Some principles for your ward council to consider: Speakers: - invite adults to be the youth speaker. Ask them to only speak for 3-5 minutes. Or ask them to just share their testimony. Or tell their conversion story. - work with your Sunday school teacher to select people to share prepared remarks in class. We’re talking about the Aaronic priesthood in two weeks, will you tell the class what “the gospel of repentance” means to you? Will you share your experience blessing the sacrament? - work with elders quorum and relief society to learn from the ministers who has had uplifting and interesting experiences who can then be invited to share in Sunday school or sacrament meeting Service: - besides the talk @zil2 shared, consider also Elder Uchtdorf’s talk about Alma and Amulek. Invite the Amuleks to clean the church building, mark gravestones, or staff a game booth at the ward party. - don’t ask for volunteers. Extend assignments - fail publicly. Game advertisers understand this. If I see the ward Christmas party executed flawlessly with all the decorations and food and events then when you ask me to help out I will say no. I know I show up late and take twice as long with electronics as I should and burn food. That annoying game ad doesn’t show a perfect (or even a near-perfect) run. It shows some idiot playing like an idiot. I can do better than that! Invite me to cook Mac and cheese - I can at least not burn the bottom of dish like that jerk last year (well, I won’t burn a whole inch). This also works with the short talks. If talks are extra short or extra long, that’s okay. It can be absorbed by the other speakers.

Is the focus of the ward on getting things done or is the focus on growing people?

For me Bruce Porter's is the outlier in these videos as it's not as well sourced as the other two (or, a least the principles do not come up as often). When it comes to healing, the videos refer to it as the power of righteousness and a product of faith. I refer to it as a gift of the spirit - no complaints there. But Porter talks about specific rites in the patriarchal order and specifically talks about father's (and mother's) blessings. I don't necessarily disagree, but 1) I haven't seen it sourced, 2) it's not currently taught in the Church, and 3) it seems to go against what the Church instructs with respect to father's blessings as performed "by the authority of the Melchizedek priesthood" (not patriarchal).

Sit before. That's why the Church makes presiding leaders sit in front of everyone else.

I think I have an old video of you exiting a class activity.

DEH’s arc is actually around the Murphy family. They produced an unpredicatable son, emotionally neglected their daughter, and in their grief the adults in the room put the burden on a teenager to lead them through it. Say what you will about Evan, these are not good people. Once they made it to the other side and were functional again they ought to have made restitution and offered to provide more stability for the Hansen family.

I also do not like The Greatest Showman. And when Dear Evan Hansen came out I was disappointed that it won the Tony over Come From Away. About the only thing it had going for it, I thought, was the use of digital screens to replicate social media posts going viral. I’m of the opinion that it only won the Tony because everyone assumed that it was about the fallout of a gay suicide (that was one of the hot topics of the time). When I saw the movie it was better than I thought. Not as good as the hype, but still better than I thought.

When discussing sleep in the scriptures, Ether’s a safe bet.