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Welcome! Based on your profile name and picture I would guess you are in your 40’s? That movie made an impression on most teenagers in the 80’s.

I may be the minority on this, but I still see no reason extended family needs to be told. Did you ever have a situation where your mother called you and asked, "Oh, little Jeffret is trying 8 next month. When is his baptism? We want to be there." AZ Flyer nice to see you post again! I’m in a s ...

Last year I came across a Sister missionary’s blog that had something similar. Her blog initially caught my attention because she was writing about her testimony of the BOM being tested. She was still very TBM about it, but you tell her shelf was breaking. I don’t think she realized her shelf was bre ...

Wow! What an over the top article on porn! I actually went in the article and read it because I thought the opening post was being sarcastic about the church wanting dating couples to talk about porn together! Absolutely ridiculous! And most of the time completely inappropriate! On the other hand, I ...

If you feel you are full tithe payer based your religious beliefs, then you are! They are not supposed to inquire into your finances. Consider whether you feel you have paid a full tithe, and if you have, just answer “yes.” The absolute amount of money you pay not a factor!

I had this thought. Maybe the church’s tithing program gets ruled a ponzie scheme and they are ordered to pay it all back with interest. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Technically tithing is NOT a Ponzi scheme because it doesn’t pay new investors/members from tithing from old investors/members. ...

Great discussion thread! I grew up in Utah in the 80’s and the TBM mindset then was very much the prosperity gospel. With the caveats for adversity mentioned in previous posts for those TBMs who were considered worhy. Mostly though, sin explained why someone experienced adversity. (Back then, in the ...

You should try the 0% tithing plan! I guarantee your finances will get better!

One thing I will say is that my greatest financial struggles were while DW and I paid are TSCC membership dues. Once we fell away, financially thing have been up and down. I've been laid off and hired. I have had several jobs, but have moved up. I am doing better now than I ever way paying to LDS ...

In the 90’s, on my mission, when I was reading the BOM for the first time and read about the Title of Liberty, I remember thinking about how similar it sounded to the rhetoric of American revolution..At the time I just put that on my shelf.

I think Joseph Smith was a straight-up con man. But think the concept of god is an out growth of the childhood imaginary friend. Jesus is the imaginary friend who delivers “justice” on people you hate and otherwise has the all ideal attributes that you wish you had. Prayer and the holy ghost is how y ...

Looking good! Thanks for the update! I always like a story with a happy ending!

Great podcast! I agree that this was the best talk of the three recent talks about doubts. Listening to the GA’s talk brought me back to my TBM days and why I used to believe it. Unfortunately, my TBM family will eat it up! I wish I could get them to listen to your critical analysis of it! One flaw t ...

Very interesting! I also really like the RFM podcasts where you guys analyze recent GA talks! They make for devastating cross-exams!

I find Dan Vogel hard to listen to. Is it just me?

Really cool 1972 vs 2018 conference picture. Really shows the contrast. The white shirt uniform came from a general conference talk by Eyring in early 2000s. He used the symbology of the pure white shirts...that it shouldn't be a requirement, but it was in a way an unofficial uniform and he ...

Looking forward to listening to it tonight! Your podcasts always have some great insights!

The more important question is how are potatoes best baked? Oven in tin foil Oven not in foil Instant Pot If you don’t use tin foil the skin is usually too tough to really eat. The restaurant I worked at didn’t use tin foil, but would load up the potates with cheese and butter. (True story: Thomas S ...

I will say that DW got an Instapot for Christmas last year. I use it pretty regularly to make mashed potatoes. Just chop them up, add some water and put them in and hit a button. 15 minutes later they are ready to drain and mash. Also useful for rice. Now that I am on day shift and usually get home ...

I can’t even image paying on gross! 10% of gross income is so much money for everyone! Even net is alot. 10% is alot relative to anyone’s income. I really couldn’t even give that amount to charity. When we have extra $$ it goes first into our emergency savings, then to kids college, then to retir ...