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Smile... Be polite... Tell them what your plans are so they know what to expect, and when to expect you gone. Then do your plan, if reasonable requests are made then be reasonable, but after telling them what to expect you have done your part

MarginofError cited a source... Tracking his source back we get “Church Policies and Announcements,” Ensign, Aug 1976, 66 Priesthood Line of Authority If a priesthood bearer desires to trace his own line of authority, he should pursue his current office in the priesthood—not former offices. Bishops and patriarchs should trace their line of authority as high priests. In completing an authority line, each step should go back through the office held by the person at the time he performed the ordination. It is not appropriate to trace the line of authority in cases of setting apart or for other ordinances. It doesn't get much more authoritative then that Here is the link LDS.org - Ensign Article - Church Policies and Announcements

Here is Gramps (last paragraph) How does one trace one’s priesthood authority back to the Savior Jesus Christ? | Ask Gramps

I consider porn addiction much the same as I consider alcohol addiction. Some can do so casually, some think they can do so casually, until it slips. And others are in serious trouble. Given that there are no spiritually redeeming values in either one. I think it is just safer to get out and stay out. It is a risk that had no spiritual upside to offset it

Texasmom, You husband has a long hard road ahead of him, and he is the only one that can choose to walk it. At best you have a supporting role in his recovery if he chooses to take that path. So I would like change pace a bit from how to protect yourself and encourage him, to focus more on you what you should be doing. Given that you ultimately can not make your husbands choices for him what can you do? You can continue your efforts to be more Christ-like and drawing closer to the Lord. While it can sound trite and basic, prayer and scripture study are your allies now more then ever. In this case I would recommend studying how Christ can not tolerate the sin, but still love the sinner. This is something we all take advantage of from Christ, but very few can say we have mastered the ability to follow Christ example in this matter. While no one wants to experience trials and hardships, it is an ideal time to turn to the Lord. And the Lord is in a much better position to advise you on courses of action and strengthen you in times of need then this whole forum combined.

Ask the person making this claim to back it up... Seems off to me

I was impressed that Ralph Macchio has done as well as he has. I think it is going to come down to Chelsea or Romeo.

Your abuelo had a personal revelation. It applies to only him, unless you pray and get it confirmed for yourself or one of the general authorities announce it for the church. The scriptures talking about things getting worse and sin increasing are pretty much end of the world/2nd coming related. None give a solid year 2000 date, but it could fit quiet easily.

A variation on this theme is with fellow members of the Church(or other group). Same issues can crop up and people stop thinking. Figuring the 'membership' is enough to trust in

It can get worst if it is family... My sister volunteered to do my wedding photos... that was... awkward...

Rollinblue, You planted a bomb in your marriage, it is ticking away. You might think you can avoid it, hide from it, delay it, and maybe you can, for awhile. But it is going to be ever present weight in your mind, the knowing, the guilt. And the longer it goes the more you are going to have to lie to keep it hidden. Go to your bishop, follow his counsel, and do your best to hold your marriage together through the fall out. Its not easy, but it is the best way. The other option is to try to hide it, and let it eat away at your faith, testimony, and sense of self worth. You might be able to hold it together for the few years of mortality but you pretty much guarantee that you will be cut off in the eternities. That assumes it doesn't come out in some other disastrous way before then.

Lizzy in this case I think there is simply practical limits on how much you can do. You might want to help, even feel like you should help, but it seems like you simply can't. You can't drive yourself to 'check' on her or go by it 'just in case.' In many cases you will have to face fact that can't help someone at sometimes no matter you might want to.

Ultimately for sources of power you have God, Satan and those who followed him, and then mankind. From mankind you are going to get the pretenders, the fakes, the tricksters. From Satan and his followers you get some real power but there whole motivation is to pull you away from God so while the will be real they are really entirely poisonous to the eternal welfare to those who get pulled in to believing them. Thus the stance to stay way... Because at a minimum there is nothing, but they can be dangerous in a very real way.

Perhaps instead of asking what is wrong with shoulders and trying to defend and justify the standards set, we should reverse it. Ask what is Right with shoulders to justify and defend breaking the standards. Can someone really make a good case for the reverse?

Or you could make it really easy and bless that we might enjoy them

Which is the very point of this thread... OP is asking should she get married to what is a mixed faith marriage... She needs to know if she is up for it... And that is exactly the answer neither side (or anyone on this board for that matter) can give her.

So you are binary.... Either you can handle everything or you can't. That is rather extreme view and not matching what many of us have seen in real life. The phrase the Straw that Broke the Camel Back is a very real thing to many of us. So we watch carefully the loads we take on or recommend. And you do get a choice on many (not all) of the big issue in marriage. Don't want to deal with mixed faith then don't marry some one of a different faith

Possibly depends on the level... but in that case it is focused on your spouse, and having a healthy sex life within marriage is a good thing.

I believe Isaiah 8 :19 summarizes the position pretty well 19 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? Basically it is sure they might have some power, but you are better off turning to God for your miracle needs. I did have a very interesting discussion with a Chaos mage while online a while back.

Rephrasing the full question So if you were ask to advise someone considering marriage and therefore had a choice on which 'big issue' items to add to their marriage. Would you advocate adding more 'big issues' or less 'big issues?'

So is that a yes or a no on what you would advise a friend to do if they had a choice?

Agreeing with JudoMinja here... While not necessarily wrong it is considered better to let the Lord choose... So while it might be helpful to prod the servant of God into asking, when they do let the answer come as it might

It does.... So if you were ask to advise someone that had the choice on which 'big issue' items to add to their marriage. Would you advocate adding more 'big issues' or less 'big issues?'

Alright try this then Divorce rates among inter-faith marriages just over halfway down A 1993 study published in Demography showed that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) were the least likely of all faith groups to divorce: After five years of marriage, only 13% of LDS couples had divorced. But when a Mormon marries a non-Mormon, the divorce rate was found to have increased more than three-fold to 40%. Similar data for Jews were 27% and 42% Although personally I see the need for only one addition to be in agreement with your general statements

I'd say both yes and no... No men should find also some one worthy... But yes men don't get a pass. They get a kick in the butt to go find someone worthy. I don't know if this is a cultural thing or a numbers things (more worthy women then men) But the guy is expected to be able to find someone. This might change, it might even be changing right now. Btw Backroads I tried to respond to you PM but it appears you have me blocked