LadyArwen

I thought this might be of interest to some of you on this board. Harvard historian and professor of divinity Karen L. King says that a 4 by 8 centimeter scrap of papyrus–which experts and linguists so far feel is authentic–mentions Jesus and his wife in Coptic. The New York Times reports: A historian of early Christianity at Harvard Divinity School has identified a scrap of papyrus that she says was written in Coptic in the fourth century and contains a phrase never seen in any piece of Scripture: “Jesus said to them, ‘My wife …’” “The faded papyrus fragment is smaller than a business card, with eight lines on one side, in black ink legible under a magnifying glass. Just below the line about Jesus having a wife, the papyrus includes a second provocative clause that purportedly says, “she will be able to be my disciple. Though scholars may have just rehashed the intense debate about whether or not Jesus had a wife, Twitter reactions are mixed between amazed–author Anne Rice tweeted, “A tiny fragment of a coptic papyrus indicates Jesus had a wife!”–and amused. What does this discovery mean in the context of 2012?:

Actually, I am both, in a way. Yes, I used to be an active member, but decided to leave, due to emotional and mental distress. SO last year My husband and I after being ignored by 2 different Bishops, for 6 years when we asked to be removed from the books of the Church, and emotionally and spiritually abused by one, I contacted my friend and former Bishop and he made sure the process was set into motion. My husband received his letter that the action had been finished and that his name had been removed from the Church rolls last November, but mine has not been received as of yet, almost a year later. My friend who had set things in motion, said that he had failed me, and that G-D would require it of his hand and he would have to give account for it to the L-rd, passed away shortly after that statement. I went to his Memorial Service and then a few days later to the VA Cemetery for his Interment, where I told the Bishop that I didn't care what happened to my membership status. I have been calling him for nearly 6 months off and on, to find out what is going on, but he has not responded to any of my calls. I also called my friends who are about to go on a Senior Mission, but they said they didn't know either, so I am trying to find out what is going on and why I have not received my letter yet. I was close to suicide and had lost all my faith in ANY G-D when I left because of the way I was mistreated by a Bishop. I decided to return to my former faith to save my life. This was not done lightly. I hope I have shed a little light on the subject. If you want more information, we will have to PM or something, because I bared my soul as much as I felt comfortable in Public.

must be nice to have all of those on hand.

Thanks a lot, I will keep both of those admonishments in mind. What's FFXI?

I was serious. I was not jesting Vort.

Dear Pam and Wingnut, thanks so much for the address. I found it, but I use to have the phone number for the Secretary of the Prophet, when President Hinckley was still Prophet, but moving around I lost it. I guess I will have to call my friend Bill Wolf who works at the Salt Lake Welfare Office, something I don't like to do, but it can't be helped. I am in Limbo.

Thank You! Maybe you could give me that bolean link?

Where can I find the address/email address/membership office/telephone number for LDS office in Salt Lake?