NOM

• Surprised that we had very little contact from missionaries on Temple Square- there just didn't seem to be as many around the campus.
  Even more surprised to see one sister missionary wearing pants on Temple Square!
  Enjoyed Genealogy Library- they again seemed very hands-off. Not they missionary style I was trained to follow back in my day.
  Shocked to see a full color panel on the seer stone at the history museum. Then saddened to hear my niece eagerly explain to me that she learned in seminary that Joseph was given the seer stone to use for translation only to have it taken from him every time he wanted to use it for gain. She swallowed that convoluted story- hook, line, and sinker. I told her that she needed to research it a little more so that she will be prepared to answer questions about it on her mission. She said she loves reading the history of the church in The Saints book.
  Surprised to walk from Pioneer Village at Lagoon to the front of the park and find a beer garden-- You all are getting so progressive!
  Best part of the trip- found out that even more of my Utah relatives have joined the NOM/ex-mo ranks and now outnumber the TBM's!

crossmyheart wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 2:31 pm

• Shocked to see a full color panel on the seer stone at the history museum. Then saddened to hear my niece eagerly explain to me that she learned in seminary that Joseph was given the seer stone to use for translation only to have it taken from him every time he wanted to use it for gain. She swallowed that convoluted story- hook, line, and sinker.

crossmyheart wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 2:31 pm
Best part of the trip- found out that even more of my Utah relatives have joined the NOM/ex-mo ranks and now outnumber the TBM's!

crossmyheart wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 2:31 pm Shocked to see a full color panel on the seer stone at the history museum. Then saddened to hear my niece eagerly explain to me that she learned in seminary that Joseph was given the seer stone to use for translation only to have it taken from him every time he wanted to use it for gain.

Corsair wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:39 am

crossmyheart wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 2:31 pm Shocked to see a full color panel on the seer stone at the history museum. Then saddened to hear my niece eagerly explain to me that she learned in seminary that Joseph was given the seer stone to use for translation only to have it taken from him every time he wanted to use it for gain.

But it clearly was not kept by God because we have full color pictures of it in the October 2015 Ensign. Does this explain why no prophet has used it since Joseph? Did the prophets keep trying to use the seer stone to discover buried treasure? Would the seer stone totally work but God wisely prevents anyone from making money in such an exploitive way like "finding a new gold mine" or "discovering lost treasure". It's much more legal and spiritual to make money off real estate rents and managing for-profit hunting preserves.