angrivated

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  1. I heard a non-Mormon Christian say once that he knew his denomination was true by the power of the Holy Spirit. Does that mean Mormonism is not true? Am I supposed to believe you or him? What prayers of yours has the Lord answered, and which ones hasn't He? Did the Spirit give you any clue why He didn't answer some? Describe to me the miracle you have experienced. Tell me how you know that these miracles are accomplished by the power of the priesthood. What does His voice sound like? What did it say? I imagine if you've heard the voice of God you would remember what it sounded like and what He said. How do you know the Lord honored your fast? What does that mean exactly? I've heard plenty of examples, even ones you might consider sacred. I haven't heard one from you yet. Please share the ones you don't consider too sacred to share in an open forum. I'm curious what you define as sacred as well. I've sought my own personal experiences and the Holy Spirit (or maybe it was just random chance) showed me contradictions to the church being true. So I am asking you how you know that it's true.
  2. Anandamide is a form of THC: Does the human body naturally produce THC Does this mean God made it different in our bodies and the plant to make sure we'd avoid it? Why did God make the plant to begin with? How many other chemicals could God have made that would get us high that we shouldn't take and why didn't he make those to tempt us with? Oh wait, nature keeps making those randomly.
  3. Thank you for your story Martain. I would never consider killing myself over whether God exists or not, but I would rather you believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster than kill yourself. If you were born into another religion, would you be unable to read the Book of Mormon? I would like you to tell your story on any other Christian board, Moroni quotes and all. I'm sure they have their own stories related to their bible just like this, and would never consider going down the road of Mormonism. Who's going to the higher kingdom? I'm glad you found your peace Martain, and maybe that's the best for you, but I'm not seeing yet that the church is the best for everybody. Are all the other Christians not going to the Celestial kingdom?
  4. How do you know? What does that mean? It's just something you feel? What incidents? You're right, if there's proof, we have no need of faith. If we need faith, why are things proved over time? How do you know we're here to have faith? How do any of these things support your knowledge that it's true? How do your babies dying confirm that? How does being sealed convince you that being sealed is required for salvation? How does your children being born make you realize a church is true that was not required for you to have babies, and that does not prevent other mothers from feeling something magical after seeing their babies for the first time? How does your dad dying prove to you that the church is true? I've felt a lot of wonderful things just like this doing things not related to the church, not in context of the church. I've felt joy in my soul when I learned someone kicked an alcohol habit, I cried when I read a book by Robert Frost, I love fresh pears off a tree, but that didn't convince me a certain book in a certain religion was true... just trying to connect the dots here. I think you feel because you get good feelings with the Book of Mormon and other things, and that someone told you it was true and that you'd get good feelings about it, that that makes the Book of Mormon true. So far this just seems to be about feelings.
  5. If marijuana helps you with debilitating stress and does not cause debilitating problems, then use it. There's plenty of illegal drugs that can be used as medicine in the right doses (arsenic is good for you in teeny tiny amounts), and your body naturally produces THC. If you can get ahold of the medicinal version, that is far more effective and has less side effects than just smoking it. If you're afraid you are being immoral by using it, then by all means find an alternative. But if God is the highest intelligence, he will realize that marijuana is better than horrible dreams every night.
  6. I asked someone how they knew Jesus Christ was our lord and savior, and she said it was proved to her outside of the confines of the church, and it wasn't just a feeling. I figured she'd seen Jesus step in front of her car and stop her from driving through an intersection where a sleeping truck driver was running a red light, but she wouldn't tell me. Would you like to tell me how you know the church is true? I'd like specific examples please.