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Starbucks mom : I am not a troll I was asking something legitamate sorry but you seem really angry ! Hope this is received in the spirit that I received it !

Am I the only one who obeys all church rules including tithing but cannot bring myself to cut out coffee ??? I go to the temple but feel guilty !! I look at it like JS didn't follow a lot of stuff should I ? I would appreciate any & all input on this. Thanks.

Just wanted to chime in on this one as it has been a long time since I have posted. I believe in Jesus Christ as our savior and redeemed , Believe in the bible and bom as divinely inspired. All you need to make it to heaven is belief in Christ try to do good in this life and be kind to others ! That ...

Welcome your are in a great place here !!!!!!! Non judgement is the key word here a very accepting group . I have been out of the church since July although I am still getting pressure to return by my TBM wife . Sorry about your divorce that is tough. Welcome once again and I look forward to you ...

I'm with Red Ryder let us all be adults and make our own choices. I also wish I had never joined back in 1981 .

I feel for ya give it time !!!

Peace.

Glad to see some change !!!!!!!! WE can only hope that this leads to being able to drink Coffee or what other excuse the Bretheren will come up with to ban Coffee now that they cannot use the caffiene deal.

As an adult male I see it as a donation thus I decide how much I give !!!!!! Anything else or any church that tells you how much to give either in percent or dollar amount is guilty of Extortion .

Welcome Welcome Welcome !!!

If the church is a complete Fraud (I believe it is) Almost all but proven to be so then in the eyes of God where does that leave all of us that stay in the church to support our spouse and or family ??? Are we the good guys/gals for supporting family members who refuse to see or are we idiots ...

Good job Dandy I think that is as close as we will ever get to having real proof . Many of us on this board have already figured this was the case but now we have even more evidence to convict JS . As we know this religion to be completely false many of us go and just grind through sunday services ...

Can't wait to see what the Canonized version will be and how to join !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone hear of any updates on this group & Doctrine ? I have only heard that they gathered in Idaho and 600 attended waiting for some Doctrine to come out . Will be interesting.

I agree 100% with Corsair , leadership that is needed just isn't there !!! Maybe some day before it is to late .... I don't know. I know I do agree with much of the COC perspective.

Hey : this sounds fascinating !!! I just went to the SLTb article and read about it sounds like Denver Snuffer has something going there !! My feelings have always been that the Church has fallen into a state of Apostasy since the death of JS . Very interesting to say the least can't wait to hear ...

Ya I am a bad person because I told her I would get rebaptized (of course I was lying) I am trying to buy some time for whatever reason.

Well for me life feels pretty good Post Resignation !!! But here is a really strange thing happening to me , My TBM wife wants me to reconsider being Baptized again !!!! (wait a minute) I left the church for a reason I don't care to reinflict pain on myself. I have attended church to support her ...

I would say with only .7 of growth which is the latest figure we have reached the stagnation point !!! Soon we may reach the decline point but I suspect that children of record Baptisms will keep the church above that point for another few years !!

Keep us posted Palm Springs !!!

Yes it does feel good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am feeling very very relieved . Even though I will go to church with my wife I can daydream and not care about any of it . I feel like I can believe whatever I want and that is freedom !!! I call myself an Independent Christian .