Still_Small_Voice

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    Still_Small_Voice got a reaction from ZealoulyStriving in No in-betweeners?   
    Very little is revealed on the 2nd Heaven (Terrestrial Kingdom).  We know there are different degrees in the Telestial and Celestial Kingdoms, but nothing is revealed on the Terrestrial.  There are likely hundreds of degrees in Telestial Kingdom, but only three in the Celestial.
    The Telestial Kingdom will also have the most inhabitants according to my understand of Doctrine & Covenants 76 verse 109:
    "But behold, and lo, we saw the glory and the inhabitants of the telestial world, that they were as innumerable as the stars in the firmament of heaven, or as the sand upon the seashore;"
    I am grateful for all the light and knowledge revealed in Doctrine & Covenants Section 76.
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    Still_Small_Voice got a reaction from JohnsonJones in Social Security Going Bankrupt?   
    In my estimate, I have paid around $51,000 into Social Security over my life of working and I will probably never collect it.
    Give the Federal Government control of part of your retirement funds.  What could possibly go wrong?  Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme ever created in my opinion.
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    Still_Small_Voice got a reaction from askandanswer in No in-betweeners?   
    Every parable or symbol has limitations or boundaries.  Try not to look beyond the mark with a symbol or parable.
    For example: Jesus Christ is the good shepherd.  We are His sheep.  Is Jesus planning on shearing off our wool and killing us someday for food?
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    Still_Small_Voice got a reaction from laronius in No in-betweeners?   
    Very little is revealed on the 2nd Heaven (Terrestrial Kingdom).  We know there are different degrees in the Telestial and Celestial Kingdoms, but nothing is revealed on the Terrestrial.  There are likely hundreds of degrees in Telestial Kingdom, but only three in the Celestial.
    The Telestial Kingdom will also have the most inhabitants according to my understand of Doctrine & Covenants 76 verse 109:
    "But behold, and lo, we saw the glory and the inhabitants of the telestial world, that they were as innumerable as the stars in the firmament of heaven, or as the sand upon the seashore;"
    I am grateful for all the light and knowledge revealed in Doctrine & Covenants Section 76.
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    Still_Small_Voice reacted to mikbone in No in-betweeners?   
    John 14
    1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
    2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
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    Still_Small_Voice reacted to Traveler in Relief Society Presidencies no longer sit with Bishopric   
    Just for fun – a long time ago, when the wife and I were still raising our children, I kept a notebook of stupid things I said.  All with the idea of perhaps someday publishing a book of humor.   Some examples: 
    “Your mother is coming over today?  Does she need to borrow your broom?”
    “Your sister is on another diet?  Did she break her Richter scale?”
    The husband comes home from work and the wife is in the kitchen fixing hamburgers for dinner.  
        Husband: “Why are the hamburgers so big?”
        Wife: “Because I got big buns.”
         Warning!!!! Whatever cute and fun thing you are thinking of saying could be damaging to your health.
     
    The Traveler
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    Still_Small_Voice reacted to LDSGator in Relief Society Presidencies no longer sit with Bishopric   
    Dude, I hope things work out for you. You are absolutely in my prayers.  
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    Still_Small_Voice reacted to LDSGator in Social Security Going Bankrupt?   
    Yup. It’s guaranteed to fail, just a matter of when. 
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    Still_Small_Voice reacted to Vort in Relief Society Presidencies no longer sit with Bishopric   
    Good for you, though I'm very sorry for the tragic route you've taken. Ftr, I'm talking about the parents who smile benignly as their little children run screaming through the aisles.
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    Still_Small_Voice reacted to Ironhold in Relief Society Presidencies no longer sit with Bishopric   
    Contrary to what a lot of "progressive" individuals wish to believe, a lot of people who identify as "conservative" do so because they believe that old and new need to be tested against each other in order to determine the best way forward, and that rejecting one or the other wholesale will only lead to misery. 
    To put it bluntly, a lot of the problems we're seeing in society these days are a result of people rejecting the old norms, traditions, and standards wholesale, only to discover the hard way why things were done a certain way for so long. This includes the realization that rejecting older institutions without providing something that can replace what these institutions offered in the way of structure and guidance was a bad idea. 
    It's tragic that your own family is seeing this for itself.
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    Still_Small_Voice reacted to Traveler in Relief Society Presidencies no longer sit with Bishopric   
    I have a daughter that left the Church because she has concluded that women are 2nd class citizens within the society of Latter-day Saints.  For a number of years this controversy caused divisions (sometimes angry exchanges) within our family and particularly between myself and my daughter.  Over the years I have come to the conclusion that angry exchanges are harmful to both myself and my daughter so for a while I avoided such topics.  Currently, I am able to discuss things without becoming angry or responding to her anger and things have gotten much better --- but there is another side to all this.  Her 4 children (my grandchildren) have continually drifted and have become quite confused over morals.  For a while the grandkids would attend church with us when we visited, or they visited us.  It has been a long time since they have chosen not to go with us to church.
    It was decided by my daughter and her husband that kids should figure out their own moral directions and religious connections.  This has been most difficult for the kids and as they are reaching adulthood in this confusing world they have not done well.  Two of the children have become lost and developed addictions.   The addictions have resulted in severe mental illness issues to the point that it is doubtful that they will ever be able to ever live on their own without some assistance.   Sadly, daughter is coming to her senses and realizing that leaving the church and the moral mooring living standards bring – is the primary factor in her children succumbing to damaging temptations – just not enough yet to return to protections of living by covenant.
     It is important that each person develop their own faith in G-d but if a person determines to become an agent unto themselves – it is not just their lives that are affected.  It is not uncommon for innocent children (or others) to suffer consequences sometimes for many generations.  With such damage I marvel that the atonement of Christ is able to unravel whatever damage we can do to ourselves and others.
     
    The Traveler
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    Still_Small_Voice reacted to zil2 in Relief Society Presidencies no longer sit with Bishopric   
    Sadly, the rebellion continues.  Apparently, these women (or some women) called for sisters to "boycott" yesterday's Sunday meetings and the RS broadcast last night over this issue.  Satan is laughing.  In what way does refraining from worship and instruction aid anyone?
    Anywho, before knowing anything about the boycott, my extremely introverted self opted not to go to the stake center last night, knowing I could watch it online today (at 2x, with pauses for pondering or notes, as I wished).  So this morning, as I was scrolling through IG, President Nelson's account had a portion of his talk from last night, and many of the comments were sadly negative, including complaints related to this sitting on the stand issue.  I read those negative comments and then went and watched the broadcast.  Funny thing: all but one concern those commenters had was addressed in some way by one of the speakers.  If they had only listened to the broadcast, with humble hearts, seeking answers through the Spirit, their minds could have been enlightened.
    Satan is deceiving "the very elect" with things like this, and it's heartbreaking.  Refraining from worship and instruction (surely the equivalent of telling the Spirit to take a hike) isn't the answer, sisters - faith, humility, covenants, Jesus Christ is the answer.  And if you think you don't have power or access or whatever, go re-read President Nelson's October 2019 GC talk, "Spiritual Treasures":
    This is nothing new.  Stop listening to the world and listen to Christ.
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    Still_Small_Voice got a reaction from LDSGator in Social Security Going Bankrupt?   
    In my estimate, I have paid around $51,000 into Social Security over my life of working and I will probably never collect it.
    Give the Federal Government control of part of your retirement funds.  What could possibly go wrong?  Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme ever created in my opinion.
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    Still_Small_Voice reacted to Vort in Gold Spot   
    They quit making any more of it.
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    Still_Small_Voice got a reaction from zil2 in Social Security Going Bankrupt?   
    In my estimate, I have paid around $51,000 into Social Security over my life of working and I will probably never collect it.
    Give the Federal Government control of part of your retirement funds.  What could possibly go wrong?  Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme ever created in my opinion.
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    Still_Small_Voice reacted to Emmanuel Goldstein in SpaceX did it.   
    They successfully launched the Super Heavy vehicle to orbital speeds this morning. This is the largest object ever launched by humanity. History was made on SpaceX's 22 birthday, and it is pie day. Well done Elon.
    https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-third-test-flight-launch
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    Still_Small_Voice got a reaction from NeuroTypical in Super lame, boring thread where nothing bad or interesting is going on and that mods would really hate because it's stupid   
    There is plenty to complain about in life, but it does not bring joy.  Gratitude for blessings in all that the LORD has given us brings joy.
    I need to work on this, a lot.
    "Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time when their corn and wine increased.  I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep; for Thou Lord only, makest me dwell in safety."  -- Psalms 4:7-8
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    Still_Small_Voice reacted to Emmanuel Goldstein in Are the Gold Plates in a cave somewhere?   
    Maybe.
    https://bookofmormonevidence.org/a-hole-in-cumorah/
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    Still_Small_Voice reacted to CV75 in Are the Gold Plates in a cave somewhere?   
    https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/answers/Question:_Is_there_a_cave_in_the_Hill_Cumorah_containing_the_Nephite_records%3F
    https://josephsmithfoundation.org/hill-cumorah-cave/
    I haven't found a first hand account, but I haven't tried very hard, either. The 2nd and 3rd hand accounts refer to reports of a vision for the basis of this.
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    Still_Small_Voice got a reaction from zil2 in Super lame, boring thread where nothing bad or interesting is going on and that mods would really hate because it's stupid   
    There is plenty to complain about in life, but it does not bring joy.  Gratitude for blessings in all that the LORD has given us brings joy.
    I need to work on this, a lot.
    "Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time when their corn and wine increased.  I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep; for Thou Lord only, makest me dwell in safety."  -- Psalms 4:7-8
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    Still_Small_Voice reacted to Jedi_Nephite in And Now Time For Our Regularly Scheduled Conspiracy Theory   
    I’m confused as to why anyone would take any of the J6 accusations of “insurrection” seriously.  It’s been well established that what happened was not done by “right-wing extremists.”  Furthermore, those who listened to his speech that morning, know that Donald Trump never said anything even remotely close to inciting an insurrection.  In fact, he said the exact opposite.  He instructed everyone to be peaceful.  But…Donald Trump said it, so he was really telling them to incite violence. Right?
     
    Also, those implying that Republicans trying to challenge the 2020 election are just doing the same thing that the Democrats did in the previous election, get real.  Anyone who can do basic math knows that the results from the 2020 election don’t add up.  In Detroit, on the night of the election, where thousands of ballots miraculously appeared overnight in favor of Biden, after Trump was winning, the election workers covered the windows during the count so that the public would not be able to see what was going on.  And don’t get me started on changing the rules before the election, along with all of the ballot harvesting.  It doesn’t take a conspiracy theorist to know that there was blatant cheating going on.  People were questioning things before Republicans even said anything about it, but they did have a right and a duty to challenge it.  I just wish they wouldn’t have given up so easily.
    I also don’t understand this idea of “Well, I want to be fair minded and impartial, so to prove that to myself and to others, instead of actually looking at the truth, I’m just going to claim that both sides are equally guilty.”  Please.  While the Republican Party certainly has its own issues, the biggest problem is that it has been infiltrated by the left.  However, in no way whatsoever are the Republicans wrong on this issue.  
     
     
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    Still_Small_Voice got a reaction from NeuroTypical in And Now Time For Our Regularly Scheduled Conspiracy Theory   
    People have short memories when they talk about January 6th 2021.
    In 2005, thirty-two Democrats in Congress including Barbara Boxer attempted overturn the results of the presidential election by objecting to Ohio's electoral votes in an attempt to elect John Kerry.
    In 2016, celebrities saturated the media asking in December that the State electors swing vote for Hillary Clinton in the presidential election instead of Donald Trump.
    Elections have been contested throughout history in America.  They will continue to do so in the future as well as long as America exists.