Is there a right way and a wrong way to spell bear a testimony?

[gaspah]

I think bear (the verb) wins.

:)

I dunno, pit a dictionary against a hungry bear.. i'm pretty sure the bear will win...

[gabelpa]

Elgama here

Here is Sportacus baring his testimony

YouTube - sportacus isnt wearing underwear

-Charley

[NeuroTypical]

LM please don't show a picture of how to Bare your testimony after the Bear one :)

Yeah, I've got to admit I don't look quite as good as my avatar any more.

[Palerider]

I'll bet you can guess which one is in use at the Mormon Nudist sites.

I am sure we will all sleep better knowing the answer to this....:eek:

[builderr]

google has re-spoken...

I googled the phrase "bare testimony mormon" and got 53,700 hits

then "bear testimony mormon" 35,800 hits.

Not to start a debate...in my opinion.......

If you keep your testimony inside you...you are bearing it...as in bearing pain....

and when you open up and let it out, exposing it...you bare your testimony. as you bare your soul

just googling

David

[MarginOfError]

google has re-spoken...

I googled the phrase "bare testimony mormon" and got 53,700 hits

then "bear testimony mormon" 35,800 hits.

Not to start a debate...in my opinion.......

If you keep your testimony inside you...you are bearing it...as in bearing pain....

and when you open up and let it out, exposing it...you bare your testimony. as you bare your soul

just googling

David

In the same vein, a search at lds.org for "bear testimony" gives 1254 hits.

The search for "bare testimony" gives 0 hits.

So I guess your google experiment just raises the question of how well educated are mormons?

So the Church definitely has its preference. But in any case, I never really intended for this to be taken so seriously. I don't care if you bear or bare it, as long as people hear the great message of the gospel.

[Wingnut]

google has re-spoken...

I googled the phrase "bare testimony mormon" and got 53,700 hits

then "bear testimony mormon" 35,800 hits.

Not to start a debate...in my opinion.......

If you keep your testimony inside you...you are bearing it...as in bearing pain....

and when you open up and let it out, exposing it...you bare your testimony. as you bare your soul

just googling

David

In the same vein, a search at lds.org for "bear testimony" gives 1254 hits.

The search for "bare testimony" gives 0 hits.

So I guess your google experiment just raises the question of how well educated are mormons?

So the Church definitely has its preference. But in any case, I never really intended for this to be taken so seriously. I don't care if you bear or bare it, as long as people hear the great message of the gospel.

I'm going to have to agree with MOE...it sounds (from that Google search anyway) like Mormons just can't spell. And with as many LDS blogs as I read, I can verify that.

[Gwen]

that's cause there is no spelling test in the recommend interview..... i guess spelling doesn't have an impact on our eternal progression ..... which is good news for me.

[pam]

So if someone says "He bore his testimony yesterday." Is that a past tense of bare or bear?

[Wingnut]

Okay now you're just being a smart alec.

[pam]

Okay now you're just being a smart alec.

I've been called worse.

[NeuroTypical]

So if someone says "He bore his testimony yesterday." Is that a past tense of bare or bear?

And not only that, but also, if lots of people get up on Fast Sunday, do they bears their testimony?

[Palerider]

I've been called worse.

did they share testimonies back when you were younger.....LOL!!!!