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"lesbian couples will qualify for state funded fertility treatment." Wow! State funded fertility treatment? I'm not going to say anything. I'll just leave it at that.

These three guys sound amazing! I really want to take it and make a music video out of it:

A great place to participate in a non-LDS environment is the Washington Post faith blogs. Check some of these out and add/reply to comments. You'll notice quite a few LDS.net members already participating: Michael Otterson: On Faith at washingtonpost.com Kathleen Flake: On Faith at washingtonpost.com Richard Bushman: On Faith at washingtonpost.com

I wonder how much money he would've made if he approached his fans to help his family get medical care for the year? He could've made t-shirts and sent them out for each person that gave $20. It could've said, "I helped save Kirby from being in a Beer Commercial." Oh wait, I think that's been done before...

It's really hard for me to think that there was a time in the Church when every worthy male was not able to hold the priesthood. Considering this happened when I was only 6 months old, I guess that's understandable.

The Mormon Church has created a new video to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' action in June 1978 to extend its lay priesthood to men of all races. This is such a wonderful video to celebrate the 30th anniversary of such an important event in Church history. Please embed it in your websites and blogs. This is perfect for blogging about, discussing in forums, and forward along to others.

Here is a new blog by Mike Otterson:Michael Otterson: Religious Devotion Can Bring Tangible Health Benefits - On Faith at washingtonpost.com Please take a moment and check it out and leave your comments. Thanks!

I think it's great that Mormon women are making sites like this. It's frustrating to me to see how Mormon women get stereotyped sometimes. I think I'm a very strong woman. I stand up for my beliefs and my opinions.

A: I'm going to bed Q: Are you?

LOL I'll let you know. I'm in a mess of things with this computer at the moment and I have no sound.

I thought this thread was a joke...that someone was making fun of me for making a sports forum. And lo and behold no, someone really loves synchronized swimming. Ahh hmm

You can't modify youtube videos once they're uploaded. Otherwise people would be paging huge sums to replace highly ranked videos with their own :)

I thought they were just going to do the three.

I remember that line being used in God's Army 2. It made me sick when I heard it. Thanks so much for sharing that article.

I just did a search on it, and this isn't the only board talking about it. They also say that the other guy from the best two years was in one too. Just seems weird to me that he would do something that would upset his only audience. Then again he has a family, and I haven't heard of any new movies coming out. Even an actor needs to provide for his family, and Mormon movies don't pay well.

He's active Mormon. I know someone in his ward. No way it would be him.

Great job! These videos are excellent!!

Awesome! Thanks for letting everyone know. I'm excited to see the progression of the site!

That's really cool. My niece has implants on both sides.

Someone was wondering. I would be pretty surprised if there weren't, but I don't know of any off hand.

I'm going to close this thread. That way members can easily see an array of videos and comment on them.

I don't think Ammon was offended when King Lamoni and his servants used the phrase "Great Spirit" to refer to God. Ammon used the same phrase so Lamoni would understand him, and then Ammon could connected the phrase with the concept of "God." They simply didn't know any better. (Alma 18) I suppose that regardless of our efforts, we may never convert the world to general use of the full and correct name of the Church. Because of the shortness of the word Mormon and the ease with which it is spoken and written, they will continue to call us the Mormons, the Mormon church, and so forth. They could do worse. More than fifty years ago, when I was a missionary in England, I said to one of my associates, “How can we get people, including our own members, to speak of the Church by its proper name?” He replied, “You can’t. The word Mormon is too deeply ingrained and too easy to say.” He went on, “I’ve quit trying. While I’m thankful for the privilege of being a follower of Jesus Christ and a member of the Church which bears His name, I am not ashamed of the nickname Mormon.” “Look,” he went on to say, “if there is any name that is totally honorable in its derivation, it is the name Mormon. And so, when someone asks me about it and what it means, I quietly say—‘Mormon means more good.’ ” (The Prophet Joseph Smith first said this in 1843; see Times and Seasons, 4:194; Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pp. 299–300.) His statement intrigued me—Mormon means “more good.” I knew, of course, that “more good” was not a derivative of the word Mormon. I had studied both Latin and Greek, and I knew that English is derived in some measure from those two languages and that the words more good are not a cognate of the word Mormon. But his was a positive attitude based on an interesting perception. And, as we all know, our lives are guided in large measure by our perceptions. Ever since, when I have seen the word Mormon used in the media to describe us—in a newspaper or a magazine or book or whatever—there flashes into my mind his statement, which has become my motto: Mormon means “more good.” We may not be able to change the nickname, but we can make it shine with added luster. After all, it is the name of a man who was a great prophet who struggled to save his nation, and also the name of a book which is a mighty testament of eternal truth, a veritable witness of the divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ. President Gordon B. Hinckley, "Mormon Should Mean "More Good"," Ensign. November 1990. It's unfortunate there are stereotypes out there, but I simply see that as a lack of education. And those who would use the term in a negative manner would simply replace it with another word if "Mormon" was taken away. The word "Mormon" isn't the problem. The problem is those who have a lack of understanding of our beliefs. So those negative people, would be just as negative and attach just as much stereotyping if they used the actual name of the Church as they do using the word "Mormon."

This thread is now a forum. YAY!

1 Nephi 1:9-19 9 And it came to pass that he saw One descending out of the midst of heaven, and he beheld that his luster was above that of the sun at noon-day. 10 And he also saw twelve others following him, and their brightness did exceed that of the stars in the firmament. 11 And they came down and went forth upon the face of the earth; and the first came and stood before my father, and gave unto him a book, and bade him that he should read. 12 And it came to pass that as he read, he was filled with the Spirit of the Lord. 13 And he read, saying: Wo, wo, unto Jerusalem, for I have seen thine abominations! Yea, and many things did my father read concerning Jerusalem—that it should be destroyed, and the inhabitants thereof; many should perish by the sword, and many should be carried away captive into Babylon. 14 And it came to pass that when my father had read and seen many great and marvelous things, he did exclaim many things unto the Lord; such as: Great and marvelous are thy works, O Lord God Almighty! Thy throne is high in the heavens, and thy power, and goodness, and mercy are over all the inhabitants of the earth; and, because thou art merciful, thou wilt not suffer those who come unto thee that they shall perish! 15 And after this manner was the language of my father in the praising of his God; for his soul did rejoice, and his whole heart was filled, because of the things which he had seen, yea, which the Lord had shown unto him. 16 And now I, Nephi, do not make a full account of the things which my father hath written, for he hath written many things which he saw in visions and in dreams; and he also hath written many things which he prophesied and spake unto his children, of which I shall not make a full account. 17 But I shall make an account of my proceedings in my days. Behold, I make an abridgment of the record of my father, upon plates which I have made with mine own hands; wherefore, after I have abridged the record of my father then will I make an account of mine own life. 18 Therefore, I would that ye should know, that after the Lord had shown so many marvelous things unto my father, Lehi, yea, concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, behold he went forth among the people, and began to prophesy and to declare unto them concerning the things which he had both seen and heard. 19 And it came to pass that the Jews did mock him because of the things which he testified of them; for he truly testified of their wickedness and their abominations; and he testified that the things which he saw and heard, and also the things which he read in the book, manifested plainly of the coming of a Messiah, and also the redemption of the world. Quotes for Discussion 1 Nephi 1:12 I find that when I get casual in my relationships with divinity and when it seems that no divine ear is listening and no divine voice is speaking, that I am far, far away. If I immerse myself in the scriptures the distance narrows and the spirituality returns. Spencer W. Kimball, Teachings, 135. See also 1 Nephi 5:10, 17; Alma 17:2 1 Nephi 1:13, 15, 18 A seer can know of things which are past, and also of things which are to come. Mosiah 8:17 God hath sent his holy prophets among all the children of men, to declare these things. Mosiah 3:13 1 Nephi 1:5-15 Surely Joseph Smith found considerable consolation in this record he was translating. He too had sought the Lord in fervent prayer; he too had seen "a pillar of light" descend from heaven; he too both saw and heard much. As with Lehi, this experience was followed by others-he also was a visionary man. Of a subsequent experience shared with Sidney Rigdon, he testified of Christ, saying: "The Lord touched the eyes of our understandings and they were opened, and the glory of the Lord shone round about. And we beheld the glory of the Son, on the right hand of the Father, and received of his fulness." (D&C 76:19-20.) Thus the visions of eternity were opened for Joseph Smith as they were for Lehi and some of the other great prophets of all ages. The Book of Mormon, then, like the Bible, rests on the testimony that the heavens have been opened, that God speaks, and that he calls prophets, endowing them with power from on high. Such was Lehi's testimony, for which his neighbors sought his life. As it was with Lehi, so it was with Joseph Smith. He too testified of the contents of a book of revelation, which caused great anger among the ungodly, who in turn sought his life. Unlike the book that Lehi read, the book given to Joseph Smith is available for all to read and prayerfully ponder. Within its covers is found that knowledge which will bring men closer to God than any other book ever published. Such is the adventure that the student of the Book of Mormon begins every time he or she opens the pages of this marvelous work and seeks the Spirit of the Lord to aid in understanding it. Joseph Fielding McConkie and Robert L. Millet, Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, 4 vols., 1:, p.25 1 Nephi 1:17 I don’t pretend to know why we lost those original 116 pages, but I’m not losing any sleep about that because the Lord provided for that long before anyone needed to worry about translating them. The 116 pages are probably wonderful, but I cannot imagine that they could be more wonderful than the small plates of Nephi. It is inconceivable to me that anything could be better than that. Consider the teachings of the books of Nephi, of Jacob, of Enos and of Jarom and Omni and even the little editorial comment from the Words of Mormon. They are magnificent. At least six times in the Book of Mormon the phrase, “for a wise purpose,” is used in reference to the making, writing and preserving of the small plates. One such purpose obviously was to cover the same material as the loss of 116 pages. If you want an example of God’s omniscience, here it is. He anticipated by 2,500 years, the possibilities of Mrs. Harris doing whatever she did with those papers. So He planned for that well in advance. Don’t tell me that God doesn’t know the future. He knows it in great detail. Jeffrey R. Holland 1 Nephi 1:19 The term Jew often refers to a descendant from the tribe of Judah. However, the Book of Mormon also uses the term Jew to refer to any Israelite from the land or kingdom of Judah….In addition, the Book of Mormon uses the term Jew sometimes to refer to the entire house of Israel. Thomas R. Valletta, ed., Book of Mormon for Latter-day Saint Families, 3

Thanks! Yes, that sounds more like it. Does anyone have a reference?