Jeny

I agree with you that this is wrong and uncalled for and completely apposed to what we supposedly believe in this church!! They are human, but they are wrong. I am so sorry that you are hurt by this!! I will pray that the Holy Spirit will touch their hearts!! ...I DO know how you feel, ya know... I am going through much the same thing in my own family.

I never once said that I am not your friend nor will I not converse with you! I have a dear friend who has been my friend for 15 years...she does not even believe in G-d...we remain friends! I am not going to desert her! I said what I thought was the reason that your family is disowning you, I did not say that it was right! Well, I DID say that G-d said to be separate, but I believe that you can be separate without disowning! I live a separate life from my friend, but she is still my friend! And I DO know what you are going through and how you feel! I am on a different angle, but I left the church that I grew up in, Too! ...I understand that we disagree...but we can still be friends and I will still pray for you...you can pray for ME if you like! I won't be offended!! I need all the prayers that I can get!!! What I said to you, I said in sincerity! I believe what I said...I may be wrong and only time will tell, but my words come from my heart in love, my friend!

WOW! Tragic! Save that post, Bunzy...write it in your journal...Your kids and grandkids should read it... ...for you, now it is time to start making lemonade!!!

Been a Mormon for three years, seen the Pageant 7 times!!!!!

He can manipulate them in any way that he so desires, He can bend time and space, he has all the answers, and he DOES have a physical body!!

Have you ever read the Pearl of Great Price? There are many worlds like Earth and G-d lives on one that is close to the Star, Kolob. I also believe in the string theory (Physics) and it proves how G-d can have a physical body but still not be bound by time, space, or solid walls...G-d has full knowledge and control over the tiny, minute strings that make up and form all matter.

You have never met Br. Allred!! He is our Stake education specialist (The guy who called me a poster child convert!) He teaches the Institute classes...and I am telling you that if he starts talking about his bunions, I'm taking notes!!!!! ...I love that man!! He is amazing!! ...and yes, Elphaba...he IS related to the Bro. Allred that was in the rescue party who rescued the Willy and Martin handcart survivors.

WOW! I was raised in a Southern Baptist church!! It will be interesting getting to know you!!! I still have some of my Baptist roots in me...the music comes to mind...also, I believe that the attonement happened on the cross and not in the garden...I know, I just spoke a "no-no"...but I have only three years as a Mormon and 40 as a Baptist...

You are going to eat those words my friend because I plan to hog ALL the covers!!!!

Well, I will happily drink my jergans and thank my luck stars that I will never meet your hairdresser!!! ...Of course you know I still love ya, my fuzzy headed cola drinking buddy!!!!

That really blows my mind!! I cannot comprehend the sheer stupidity in that assumption!!!!

What a great post!! I could not have said it better!! I am a convert too, Douglas...don't expect too much, just take your time, pray about what you hear and trust the Holy Spirit to guide you to whether it is true or not... ...You will be in my prayers. Yed.

Welcome, Tefor!! Looking forward to getting to know you!! WE are a fun bunch!!!

...OK, I guess I asked for that one!! {{{{{{{{{{Full body shiver!!!!!}}}}}}}}}}

I am only 43, I have fibromyalgia...the constant pain that I live with on a daily basis makes me feel 20 years older than I am...That is no fun...

Please don't take my response as in any way judgmental for it is not ment to be...but the Bible says, "Come out from among them and be ye separate, saith the Lord." Maybe your family is just trying to keep the "cancer" of unbelief away from their children. I know that sounds harsh and I am sorry to come across that way, but it is my belief that Satan has sifted you, and it is possible that your family members feel that way, too. I am sorry that you are choosing to leave the church...I believe that you are making the biggest mistake of your eternal soul... ...That said, I understand how you feel!! I have left the Baptist church that I grew up in and my family is treating me in much the same way, my sister has gone so far as to stop speaking to me, my niece as well. I am not allowed around their children, I am not invited to family picnics and get togethers...I am an "apostate" as far as they are concerned. ...I don't expect you to agree with me about the mistake I believe that you are making, as you said: Faith is something that is very personal, and this is just my personal belief. I am only sharing it because you invited response. I will be praying for you. Yed.

I have such an incredible desire to move to Utah!! I wish I could be there for conference...but I comfort myself with the knowledge that I live just 1 hour from the place it all started!! And my Temple is the Palmyra Temple!!! I get to go to the Sacred Grove any time I wish...so, life here in NY isn't so bad!!!

Time may be a great healer, but it is a lousy beautician!!

Interesting! I am a former Baptist, now a Mormon!! My father was a Baptist preacher!!So, how do you reconcile BOTH religions?

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Kids are quick . TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America .. MARIA: Here it is. TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America? CLASS: Maria. __________________________________________ TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor? JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables. __________________________________________ TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell "crocodile?" GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L" TEACHER: No, that's wrong GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it. _______________________________________________ TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water? DONALD: H I J K L M N O. TEACHER: What are you talking about? DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O. __________________________________ TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago . WINNIE: Me! __________________________________________ TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty? GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are. _______________________________________ TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with "I." MILLIE: I is... TEACHER: No, Millie.... Always say, "I am." MILLIE: All right... "I am the ninth letter of the alphabet." _________________________________ TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted it. Now, Louis, do you know why his father didn't punish him? LOUIS: Because George still had the ax in his hand. ______________________________________ TEACHER: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating? SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook. __________ ____________________ TEACHER: Clyde, your composition on "My Dog" is exactly the same as your brother's. Did you copy his? CLYDE: No, teacher, it's the same dog. ___________________________________ TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested? Harold: A teacher.

A biker was riding on a highway along a California beach when suddenly the sky clouded above his head and, in a booming voice, the Lord said: "Because you have tried to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish." The biker pulled over and said: "Build a bridge to Hawaii so I can ride over anytime I want." The Lord said, "Your request is materialistic, think of the enormous challenges for that kind of undertaking. The supports required would reach the bottom of the Pacific! The concrete and steel it would take! It will nearly exhaust several natural resources. I can do it, but it is hard for me to justify your desire for worldly things. Take a little more time and think of something that would honor and glorify me." The biker thought about it for a long time. Finally he said, "Lord, I wish that I could understand my wife. I want to know how she feels inside, what she's thinking when she gives me the silent treatment, why she cries, what she means when she says nothing's wrong, and how I can make a woman truly happy." The Lord replied, "You want two lanes or four on that bridge?"

If you keep your face turned toward the "son", all the shadows of life fall behind you. Worrying is like paying interest on a debt you might never owe. <a href="http://www.wisdomquotes.com/002977.html" target="_blank"> All the lessons of history in four sentences: 1) Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. 2) The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. 3) The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. 4) When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.</span>

“You can make something idiot-proof, and the world will turn around and create a better idiot.” One day for church.....6 days for fun....odds of going to heaven.....6-1 And Jesus answering, said, "What?"

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