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To: Jeff Head
Good morning, Jeff.

Do you, as a MORMON, have a Temple Recommend?

244 posted on 05/09/2012 4:26:06 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: Elsie; ohioWfan; bert; Deb; betty boop
Elsie, why are you so fixated on whether or not I have a "Temple Recommend" from my Church?

For those reading who may be unaware, a Temple recommend is a certificate filled out by a local Bishop and Stake President (The church is organized into Wards or Branches which are congregtions presided over by a Bishop or Branch President, and then Stakes which are groups of 8-10 Wards or Branches presided over by a Stake President).

The Bishops and Stake Presidents both interview anyone desiring to attend the temple to ask them if they are living according to the faith before going to patricipate in the teachings and ordinances there. Both have to sign. Without such a recommend, signed by both, a member may not attend.

So, Elsie, why are you so concerned with whether I have a temple recommend or not? What business is it of yours? Most people consider it a private matter between them and God.

As it is, I am more than willing to let you know that, yes, I do have an active Temple Recommend which I use.

I know this is bound to lead to more questions or accusations from you or others...none of which I believe are for the purposes of you actually wanting to know what we believe or why...instead, they are clearly meant to try and catch me or some other LDS member in their words, or in some trap set up by which you can then "expose" us for some kind of heretics in your view.

I will not play that game, other than to say that your methods and tone sound a whole lot like the methods and tone of the Saducees and Pharisees of old. They felt they were so secure in their absolute knowledge of the law of Moses and its precepts, that they never learned that it was actually a pre-cursor and preparatory doctrine for Christ and His atonement, mercy, and love. Instead, they were bent on attacking and exposing herectics so they could exercise their power over them, which had nothing to do with mercy, compassion or love of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Have a good day, Elsie...I hope you are blessed with the Peace of Christ, which passeth all understanding. I am so grateful for that Peace and Spirit in my life and the comfort it imparts no matter what circumstances we face in our daily walk.

271 posted on 05/09/2012 7:45:35 AM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free, never has been, never will be (wwwOh ...now I see..dragonsfuryseries.com))
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