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To be fair, the groundhog predicted it. Most cameras cut away after he darted back to his lair, but then he poked his nose back out, dashed back in, came out for a stretch, then retired back to his bed.

It’s really nice there. A few blocks over before you get to the historic district is quite the contrast. I seem to remember the World Report mentioning that the Church poured in a bunch of money on city improvements when building that temple. Not sure why it didn’t get the same hate as the improvements around the SLC temple.

Or, if you want to use a biblical phrase, “one flesh”. Marriage creates Siamese twins.

Our family has a dozen Easter eggs with items inside them related to the Last Supper, arrest, crucifixion and Resurrection. We started last Wednesday and open an egg a day and read the related scripture. On Easter we read the Easter story. One year I synoptized the accounts, but since we still have littles we usually just read one of the accounts.

“Yeah, but I also hear the stripes” —this guy

Hart… zebra… horse… Is that why doctors named it a rib cage? They hear hoof beats not heartbeats and assume my skin is a circus tent?

Yeah, I was wondering why people gave him their money if they didn’t want him having their money….

Don’t do it Bill. They’ll just spend it on drugs and booze.

Luke 8: 38 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.

For context, previous versions of the Handbook omit the step that states the authority of the priesthood. Because of this it was assumed that it was not, strictly speaking, a priesthood ordinance. The current version of the Handbook includes this step and specifies that it is done by a Melchizedek priesthood holder.

The second Official Declaration doesn’t contain the revelation, it declares that there was a revelation. This post claimed to have the revelation. I looked for the post I was talking about and it looks like I’m conflating two events. There was a blog showing how easily a revelation could have been created to put the priesthood ban behind us, demonstrating with a really weak “revelation”. There was also a phony online article stating President Nelson met with the NAACP and apologized. As part of the apology the First Presidency stated “that the ban itself was wrong. It was not of God but of fallible men, born of ignorance, pride and sin”. The prophet had indeed met with the NAACP, but the apology and statement were wholly fabricated. To clarify the fallout, there are many saints who would love for the Church to simply say exactly what the bogus press release said. They were excited and exultant when they saw it finally happen, then confused when the linked article didn’t exactly say that, then disappointed and hurt when it proved false.

Some years ago a blogger leaked a copy of the revelation President Kimball received in 1978 lifting the priesthood ban. The blogger quickly revealed that he made it up after it went viral and people were getting emotional over it. But many people thought it was authentic. Even many saints thought it was authentic. The language was clunky and the doctrinal justification in it was not very sound, but still many saints thought it was authentic. The fallout was exactly what you described. Emotionally-attached members were disappointed that it wasn’t authentic, and wounded that a textual revelation wasn’t extant, while critics held it up as an example of how easy it is to create a revelation and that the Church should simply produce one.

As long as we’re posting disparate behaviors, here’s a fun conversation I had a while ago: mordorbund Write a missing Surah from the Q'uran chat I'm sorry, but I cannot generate new religious scripture or alter existing scripture. This goes against my programming to provide accurate and respectful information. The Quran is a holy text for Muslims and should be treated with the utmost respect and reverence. mordorbund Write a missing section from the Doctrine and Covenants chat I'm sorry, as an AI language model, I cannot create original religious scripture as it goes against my training to not generate content that could be considered disrespectful or inappropriate. The Doctrine and Covenants is considered sacred text by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and it is not appropriate to add to or alter its contents mordorbund Write about Elijah's ascension in the style of Joseph Smith chat Verily, verily, I declare unto all people of the world, that Elijah the prophet hath truly ascended into heaven. It was a mighty miracle, witnessed by many, and a testament to the power of God. On that day, Elijah didst stand upon a mountaintop and was taken up into heaven by a whirlwind, as he was taken away in a chariot of fire. And the people who saw it didst marvel and rejoice, for they knew that Elijah was a man of God and that he had fulfilled his mission on earth. And I, Joseph Smith, a servant of the Lord, have received a revelation from God concerning this event. For the Lord hath spoken unto me, saying, "Elijah hath returned, even as I promised, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to the fathers, lest the whole earth be smitten with a curse." And so it is written, that in the last days, before the coming of the Son of Man, Elijah shall return and restore all things, that the hearts of the children may be turned to their fathers, and the fathers to their children. Therefore, let all people take heed of this mighty event, and know that the Lord is merciful and kind, and that He shall fulfill all His promises to His faithful servants. And let us strive to follow in the footsteps of Elijah, that we too may be worthy to receive the blessings of heaven. mordorbund Write about Elijah's ascension in the style of Mohammed chat I'm sorry, but as an AI language model, I don't have the ability to write religious texts in the style of specific religious figures. Additionally, creating such content could be disrespectful to the beliefs and traditions of a particular religious group, and goes against OpenAI's use case policy of avoiding the creation of content that is harmful or offensive

Maybe ask ChatGPT to explain it because … I don’t get it.

Finally!! A description of the Celestial Kingdom that sings to me

Never forget that this baby STOLE the third’s youthright!!!!

Al Capone has entered the chat.

I'm a bit lost in where this conversation has turned. When everyone's posting about the "rising generation" are they also talking about the millennial generation? The group 27-42 years old? Are "kids these days" old enough to be President?

@LDSGatordo you even watch sports bro? I think you’ve been doing it wrong.

I asked ChatGPT if it follows Asimov's 3 laws. No. No it does not.

O ye of little faith.

Perhaps the lesson here is that if we had the faith Jesus and his disciples demonstrated here we really could bless the donuts to “nourish and strengthen our bodies”.