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In regards to the OP this probably says it all: The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. (Ecclesiastes 1:9-10)

I don't find the cross offensive. Without the cross Jesus would not have completed the atonement and give His life for us and then risen from the dead. The empty cross used among the non-Catholics is a symbol of the risen Lord.

My husband and I each have our own copies of all the books, which are read frequently, and we have all the so far released DVD's as well.

Since Luke was a Greek gentile and he was writing for gentile followers of Jesus, then perhaps Luke's account is an abridged version of the Nativity events.

Hello and Welcome. I live in Norfolk and am a member of the Dereham Branch, Norwich Stake.

I am LDS, a convert of 29 years come April 25 2009!

The Lord Jesus will come Post Tribulation. The following is by me [as Ephraimsdaughter] posted in another forum: All quotes are from the KJV. There is no rapture as defined by some "Christians". Believers are "not removed" from the earth before the times of trouble. Jesus himself said the following: "Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. (Matthew 24:29-42 - emphasis on Verses 31 & 40-41). Further information to show the events after the fact rather than before - the dead in Christ first, then those believers who have survived: For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. (1Thessalonians 4:16-17).

If you book a ride or are going to meet with a friend who's Mormon, allow a good fifteen minutes extra to allow for Mormon time.

Woke up this morning to a light [about an inch] carpeting of snow, but most of it's gone now - until the next lot. I don't mind snow when its fresh but when it freezes its really trecherous, even the dogs don't like it.

quote 2. Believers must not marry unbelievers. 2 Cor. 6:14 quote Despite this being the ideal, for both members of the LDS church and non-members, one cannot dictate who one falls in love with. The apostle Paul wrote the following: But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace. For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife? But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches. (1Corinthians 7:12-17). So mixed religious marriages, though not the ideal are not condemned. There is always hope that at some point, the unbelieving spouse converts.

switch to white chocolate - its caffeine free!

How does your family feel about all this?

Both Martin Harris and Oliver Cowdrey were re-baptised into the LDS Church, Oliver died before he could head west with the saints, and Martin died in Utah.

[An aside note rameumptom: Also do not forget that they have given women the priesthood, as well, like some of the more liberal Christians churches of the world who have women priests].Responding to 2 posts here. When they joined the Protestant world, the Community of Christ HAD TO MAKE CHANGES in regards [in this instance] to the First Vision. They now teach the doctrine of the Trinity, which allows no possibility of a physical appearance of the Father and the Son together. The one eternal, living God is triune: one God in three persons. The God who meets us in the testimony of Israel is the same God who meets us in Jesus Christ, and who indwells creation as the Holy Spirit. God is the Eternal Creator, the source of love, life, and truth. God actively loves and cares for each person. All things that exist owe their being to God who alone is worthy of our worship. (cofchrist.org/ourfaith/faith-beliefs.asp) And in regards to the Book of Mormon, though still accepted as scripture, it has been downgraded: In 2001, Community of Christ President W. Grant McMurray reflected on increasing questions about the Book of Mormon: "The proper use of the Book of Mormon as sacred scripture has been under wide discussion in the 1970s and beyond, in part because of long-standing questions about its historicity and in part because of perceived theological inadequacies, including matters of race and ethnicity." (McMurray, W. Grant, "They "Shall Blossom as the Rose": Native Americans and the Dream of Zion," an address delivered February 17, 2001) At the 2007 Community of Christ World Conference, President Stephen M. Veazey ruled out of order a resolution to "reaffirm the Book of Mormon as a divinely inspired record". He stated that "while the Church affirms the Book of Mormon as scripture, and makes it available for study and use in various languages, we do not attempt to mandate the degree of belief or use. This position is in keeping with our longstanding tradition that belief in the Book of Mormon is not to be used as a test of fellowship or membership in the church." (Andrew M. Shields, "Official Minutes of Business Session, Wednesday March 28, 2007," in 2007 World Conference Thursday Bulletin, March 29, 2007. Community of Christ, 2007).