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That is the official question yes... However if the person doing the interview is in tune with the spirit and the spirit prompts them to ask other questions they can. And if they get prompted that the question wasn't answered in a way that the Lord agrees with, they are fully empowered to say no..

Please quote where I ever said that... Because to rephrase what I said... if People found it funny and tolerable when other people where getting mocked... They are hypocritical to expect different treatment for their own beliefs.

Abuse is a hot button topic and I know the Bishops are told to be very watchful for it. As to what the Bishop will do that is still up in the air, but I would expect him to address the issue as much at the individual members will allow. That being said that the higher level disciplinary actions for a priesthood holder get bumped up to the Stake President.

There are a lot of factors to be considered here. Endowments is one. Also if the law is being broken then there are legal requirements to consider. With them being inactive then there is the repentance process to think about. Most likely its not really going to happen no matter what, but they might be able to trigger something. Finally there is the impact the persons action is having on the Church as a whole. But most people aren't going to effect it much, but others might due to popularity or something. The Church might need to distance itself from them in an official manner (Please note this is rare)

South Park and its creators mock everyone... If people watch the shows and find them funny, then suddenly take offense because show targets their particular brand of 'sacred.' after laughing at all the other mockings. Well then they are being a hypocrite

How you and your Husband choose to raise your kids is your business and your business only. Ultimately grandparents don't get a vote. That being said there is a lot of wisdom in bringing the grandparents in so they understand your position. (even if they don't agree with it) Especially if they are going to be watching(babysitting) them for you. Personally I'd let it come up naturally, because if you make a huge deal of it then they will take it as a huge deal, with all the judgmental rebuking baggage you are trying to avoid.

After reading the Skousen's talk and Cooles's counter I find the Skousen idea to leave a bad taste in my mouth. To me it almost as if he is saying that God the Father is running a giant con on the lesser intelligences. Tricking the universe to get his way and maintain power. That simply doesn't match with how I understand that God the Father operates.

Interesting I see alot of things about the wife's flaws and very little about husband's flaws (except what we read between the lines of his posts) Problem is that a marriage doesn't get to this point without their being flaws and missteps on both sides. Without acknowledging those missteps and working to correct them, he will repeat them. The next step should be serious martial counciling. It might help them pull the marriage back together, at the very least it could show him were he went wrong (if he is willing to man up and face them)

No they are not all necessarily bad. However there are plenty of bad ones out there. The righteous ones will be working things the Lord's way, all the others will be doing things their own way.. So a living person can choose to open themselves up to 'whatever' but they take the risk in doing so. The Lord has given counsel on how we should be handling it, and like usual it is the best way.

They could also do a temple ceremony in the morning and then do whatever else they wish to help the parents feel included later that day with no problem.

From the Current Gospel Principles manual Chapter 41 the Postmortal Spirit World Where Is the Postmortal Spirit World? Latter-day prophets have said that the spirits of those who have died are not far from us. President Ezra Taft Benson said: “Sometimes the veil between this life and the life beyond becomes very thin. Our loved ones who have passed on are not far from us” (in Conference Report, Apr. 1971, 18; or Ensign, June 1971, 33). President Brigham Young taught that the postmortal spirit world is on the earth, around us (see Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young [1997], 279).

The part that stands out to me is when you say you have very little control over it. You need to get control over it, and yes it will be difficult. Are you at a stage in your life were you can master one of the bodies most powerful drives (now that it has been stirred up) on your own? The Bishop can help. In fact he will probably work with you over a period of time and the idea that you might reporting to him on a regular basis could be a very powerful motivator to stop. Which is something you need.

By focusing so much on her personal issues she is essentially stealing from her place of work. Given that she is a coworker you really have no authority to make her change only the management does. However you do have a legit complaint if her distraction forces you to do her work. My first suggestion would be to gentle talk to her and explain that is it not fair that you have to do her share of the work. She seems like a very giving person and she might be quite shocked to realize she is 'hurting' you. (Or she might not care) That is about all you can do directly with your co-worker. The next step is to go up the ladder to your supervisor. As sympathetic as the supervisor might be, they still have a job to do. It is very possible they are not fully aware of how invasive it is, and might not until someone complains

Pepper spray is better then a bullet too. Given the age of the kid I think its pretty clear his 'support network' has failed. The unknown is why. While I concede the possibility that the kid has some condition's that they were not prepared to deal with its not the first thing I would assume

Prayer, and you personally doing the right things is the best step I can see based off what I can see from your post. The questions you need to find answers for are, "What does the Lord want you to do." Then "Can you build and maintain a respectful relationship with each other even with your differences." The rest will follow from finding those answers

How about it is just a desire... Righteousness or evil is in how we act about it

That could really be a problem. But at the same time the church might very well have resource issues. The allot of qualities that make a good teacher also make for good church leaders

Per 2 Nephi 26:29 2 Nephi 26Â I don't think many in CES would qualify as Priestcraft (Of course people are people and there will be exceptions) Please note that the definition of Priestcraft isn't in getting paid. (After all the laborer is worthy of his hire) It is in doing it for the money and the honors of men.

Mormon's son... That Moroni was given the charge to protect the plates, which enabled him to pass that on to Joseph Smith while he had them.

You've had three threads now... All for the same general pity party principal. And we do understand and we do sympathize. We also know that when times get darkest and we struggle the most it can be hard to remember the important things of the gospel. So in these three thread you have gotten sympathy (Yeap sometime our local leader do things we do not like) and the reminders to hold on. However you see the reminders as personal attacks as if we do not care... The only reason that I can think of for this is that you are not looking for help staying on the Plan of Happiness, instead I think you are looking for justification to stray. To do it your way instead. You are looking for someone to pat you on the shoulder and say it ok to let go of the rod of iron, it ok to stop enduring, its ok to stumble and fall and not get back up. The problem is that justifying you sinning, hurting yourself, and taking the harder path is not something that a true friend or someone that really cares does. We can understand the appeal of that path, and we can respect your right to choose to take it, but we have to try to wave you off that path if we can.

I don't mean to sound trite but it takes as long as it takes. Repenting is not like baking a cake in the oven. Certain Temp over certain time then Bing your done, No... It takes as long as it takes you to deeply and truly show that you've changed and willing to do what the Lord asks of you. I can promise that doing it the Lord's way is the fastest and easiest way to go. Not that I want you thinking this is going to be fast or easy, its just better then any other options you have.

Now that there as been more more people telling you to wake up I feel comfortable adding my two bits. Be a man... Or more importantly be a priesthood holder. You have a conflict. Take it to the Lord, and get his instruction. (assuming of course don't already know what it is) Then lead the way the Lord would have you lead. If you can't convince your wife to do the right thing with persuasion and long suffering, then lead by example.

Indeed an answer from God changes things. Once you have that answer then any challenge you face become a refining and testing challenge. Rather then something you might have brought on yourself because you made a stupid choice. A person can't and should not try to avoid the first ones, but I try very hard to avoid the second kind as much as my failing nature permits.

I think MM was talking of a generalized knowing about your partner for sure. Sure someone might know for sure of their personal medical condition, in fact I would hope so. However if you are weighing and considering a partner for marriage, you can't know for sure if they have an undisclosed/undiagnosed medical condition.

Sorry I missed the part about going to another Bishop. That will not work either. The other Bisphop has no authority to work with you. The best he can do is call or write your bishop and let him know... Which results in you being called in to face your bishop anyways. The bishop's job is to help you repent. So when you talk to the bishop he is going to take into consideration everything he know about you and what the spirit tells him and then work with you through the repentance process. One of those factors will be did you come in on your own to get right with god or did he have to drag you in. You said you are afraid of what your bishop might think of you, and you are afraid of being punished. I am going to take that last bit to mean you are afraid of what other people will think of you if/when they find out you are working through things with the bishop. That is a sad thing that shouldn't be an issue, but people are flawed, and you know your locals better then we do. In this case you have to ask yourself do you fear God or Man more? Their will be people that do judge you, but any one that judges someone harshly as they struggle to get right with God, is in need of repentance themselves