The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issues new name guidelines, dropping term Mormon ...

To: Elsie; Migraine

Two Mormon missionaries ride their bikes up the drive... (you finish the story... )

Missionary Guide Rules https://www.lds.org/bc/content/ldsorg/topics/missionary/MissionaryHandbook2006Navigate.pdf

Learn and obey all missionary rules.
Keep your thoughts, words, and actions in harmony with the gospel message.
Read only books, magazines, and other material authorized by the Church.
Don't debate or argue.
Center your mind on your mission.
Dress conservatively. Elders: white shirts, conservative ties, and business suits. Sisters: conservative colors and skirts that cover your knees. No floor-length skirts or dresses.
Cut your hair regularly.
Keep your hair clean and neatly combed at all times in the approved style.
Be neat and clean.
Bathe frequently.
Use deodorant.
Polish your shoes.
Iron your shirt and business suit.
Arise at 6:30 A.M.
Study for 2 hours every morning.
Proselytize for 10 hours between 9:30 A.M. and 9:30 P.M.
Turn off your lights at 10:30 P.M.
Exercise regularly.
Write in your journal regularly.
Follow the "Missionary Gospel Study Program" (31157) for your personal study.
Regularly study the Missionary Guide and the Discussions.
Attend Sunday priesthood or Relief Society meetings, Sunday School, and sacrament meeting.
Attend the general session of Stake Conference.
Attend general conference broadcasts if available.
Avoid all other church meetings unless you have a special assignment or are brining an investigator.
Proselytize as much as possible on weekends and holidays because this is when you'll find people home.
End your preparation day at 6:00 P.M. and proselytize from 6:00 P.M. to 9:30 P.M.
Wear your missionary uniform in public on preparation day while not engaged in recreational activities.
Arise at 6:30 on preparation day and study for 2 hours from the approved books.
Take care of your physical preparation for the week on preparation day: wash your clothes, clean your apartment, wash your car, get your haircut, and shop for groceries.
Write to your parents every week on preparation day.
Write less frequently to your siblings, friends, and acquaintances.
Don't communicate with any friends or acquaintances that are within or close to your mission boundaries, except as a part of official mission business.
Plan safe, wholesome, and uplifting activities for preparation day.
Stay with your companion during all activities.
Do not go on road trips.
Do not leave your assigned area without permission
Do not watch television.
Do not view unauthorized videocassettes.
Do not listen to the radio.
Do not listen to unauthorized audiocassettes or CD’s.
Do not participate in musical groups.
Do not participate in athletic teams.
Do not sponsor athletic teams.
Do not engage in contact sports.
Do not engage in water sports.
Do not engage in winter sports.
Do not engage in motorcycling.
Do not engage in horseback riding.
Do not engage in mountain climbing.
Do not embark on a private boat.
Do not embark in a private airplane.
Do not handle firearms.
Do not handle explosives.
Do not swim.
Do not play full court basketball.
Do not play basketball in leagues.
Do not play basketball in tournaments.
You may play half-court basketball.
Never be alone.
Seek advice from your mission president if your companion is "having difficulties".
Be loyal to your companion.
Ask your mission president for help if your companion doesn’t obey the rules.
Pray with your companion every day.
Study with your companion every day.
Plan your work with your companion every day.
Take time at least once a week for companionship inventory.
Seek to be one in spirit and purpose and help each other succeed.
Always address your companion as Elder or Sister.
Sleep in the same bedroom as your companion.
Do not sleep in the same bed as your companion.
Do not arise before your companion.
Do not retire after your companion. (apparently, being together is more important than getting the correct amount of sleep that your unique body requires.)
Frequently study with your companion the Missionary Guide section on companions.
Never be alone with anyone of the opposite sex.
Never associate inappropriately with anyone of the opposite sex (conversely, they don't mention whether or not it is against the rules to associate inappropriately with anyone of the same sex).
Do not flirt.
Do not date.
Do not communicate via phone or letter with anyone of the opposite sex living within or near mission boundaries.
Do not visit a single or divorced person of the opposite sex unless accompanied by a couple or another adult member of your sex.
Try to teach single investigators in a member’s home or have missionaries of the same sex teach them.
Always follow the above rules, even if the situation seems harmless.
Use the commitment pattern to get referrals from members.
Keep your dinner visits with member briefs and during the customary dinner hour in the area.
Remember to say thank you to those who feed you.
Visit members and nonmembers only at appropriate times.
Do not counsel or give medical treatment.
Do not stay in the homes of people when they are on vacation.
Only write letters to family members and friends at home.
Do not telephone parents
Do not telephone relatives.
Do not telephone friends.
Do not telephone girlfriends.
Contact your mission president in case of an emergency.
Take problems and questions to your mission president.
Do not write to the President of the Church or to other General Authorities. Letters from missionaries to General Authorities are referred back to the mission president
Respect the customs, traditions, and property of the people who you are trying to convert.
Obey all mission rules.
Obey the laws of the land.
Do not get involved in politics.
Do not get involved in commercial activities.
Do not give any information about the area.
Respect the customs and cultures of those who you are trying to convert to your own customs and culture.
Respect the beliefs, practices, and sites of other religions.
Do not say or write anything bad about the political and cultural circumstances where you serve.
Do not become involved in adoption proceedings.
Do not suggest or encourage emigration. (This rule is a bit ironic, given the now-defunct doctrine of gathering the believers to Zion)
Be courteous.
Provide community service.
Do not provide community service that isn’t approved by your mission president.
Do not provide more than 4 hours a week of community service.
Do not provide community service during the evening, weekend or holidays—those are peek proselytizing times.
Your mission president must approve your housing.
Keep your housing unit clean.
Do not live with single or divorced people of the opposite sex.
Do not live where the spouse is frequently absent.
Your living unit must have a private bath and entrance.
You may occasionally fast for a special reason, but generally the monthly fast is sufficient.
Do not fast longer than 24 hours at a time.
Do not ask friends, relatives, and members to join in special fasts for investigators.
Maintain your health.
Eat a healthy diet.
Sleep from 10:30 to 6:30.
Follow the approved exercise program.
Keep your body, clothes, dishes, linens, towels and housing unit clean.
Dispose of your garbage properly and promptly.
Follow the safety rules for all of your stuff.
Seek medical care if you are in an accident or become sick.
Be immunized.
Spend your money only on things relating to your mission.
Budget your money carefully.
Keep a record of what you spend.
Do not spend more than your companion.
Do not loan money.
Do not borrow money.
Keep a reserve fund of $50 to $100 at all times for transfers.
Pay your bills before leaving an area.
Pay cash for all resale literature and supplies ordered from the mission office.
Do not waste money on souvenirs.
Do not waste money on unnecessary items.
Be a frugal photographer.
Do not accumulate excess baggage.
Obey custom laws and regulations.
Pay fast offerings each fast Sunday to the bishop or branch president where you serve.
Pay tithing on outside sources of income (i.e. interest) to your home bishop or branch president.
Evaluate your funds a few months before the end of your mission. If you have more than you need, ask that less be sent so that you can return home without excess money.
Do not drive without a license.
Drive only Church-owned vehicles.
Do not drive members’ cars.
Do not drive nonmembers’ cars.
Do not give rides to members or investigators in Church-owned cars.
Use cars only on approved mission business.
Use cars only within the assigned geographical area.
Be conscious of safety at all times.
Drive defensively.
Wear your seat belt.
Pray for the Lord’s protection while driving.
If your companion is driving, assist him or her.
Do not tamper with the vehicle’s odometer.
Know bicycle safety rules.
Use extreme caution on your bicycle.
Do not ride your bicycle after dark.
Do not ride your bicycle in heavy traffic.
Do not ride your bicycle in adverse weather conditions.
Go directly to your new area when transferred.
Find your new companion without delay when transferred.
Have a maximum of two suitcases and a briefcase.

41 posted on 08/16/2018 6:45:57 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)

To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Well..if you INSIST!

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PING THE FLYING INMANS! Remember, Ruy Dias de Bivar made me do it!;)

42 posted on 08/16/2018 7:46:42 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (I fear every day for the safety of our president; Please God, be with him and hold him safe!)

Ummmm nope! I am still an ex-mormon.

43 posted on 08/16/2018 7:51:35 PM PDT by colorcountry (The gospel will transform our politics, not vice versa (Romans 12:1,2))

I think a more apt name is Mormies - like their mirror-imaged Moonies

44 posted on 08/16/2018 8:57:50 PM PDT by jobim

So long as they DON’T show up singing...”KILL THE WABBIT, KILL THE WABBIT!”

45 posted on 08/17/2018 7:02:46 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar

If a "living prophet is more important than a dead one", does that mean that a future "prophet" is more important than a living one?

The future of mormonism is obvious...

46 posted on 08/17/2018 11:02:06 AM PDT by SENTINEL (Kneel down to God. Stand up to tyrants. STICK TO YOUR GUNS !)

You mean communists, yes?

47 posted on 08/17/2018 3:55:02 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)

Willard the Rat has damaged the brand.

48 posted on 08/17/2018 3:56:36 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)

49 posted on 08/21/2018 12:57:19 PM PDT by Gamecock (In church today, we so often find we meet only the same old world, not Christ and His Kingdom. AS)

Do not give rides to members or investigators in Church-owned cars.

Investigators?

Is that some cute term for prospects or the police?

50 posted on 08/21/2018 1:24:18 PM PDT by Gamecock (In church today, we so often find we meet only the same old world, not Christ and His Kingdom. AS)

No.

Low Info people who are lured by the MILK of MormonISM.

51 posted on 08/22/2018 6:12:28 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)

To: Gamecock; teppe; Normandy

Do not give rides to members or investigators in Church-owned cars.

Perhaps a Mormon; who has been a Missionary; can explain how THIS would work...

52 posted on 08/22/2018 6:14:05 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)

If a "living prophet is more important than a dead one", does that mean that a future "prophet" is more important than a living one?

Let me post some MORE info about that:

In conclusion let us summarize this grand key, these “Fourteen Fundamentals in Following the Prophet”, for our salvation depends on them.

1. The prophet is the only man who speaks for the Lord in everything.
2. The living prophet is more vital to us than the standard works.
3. The living prophet is more important to us than a dead prophet.
4. The prophet will never lead the church astray.
5. The prophet is not required to have any particular earthly training or credentials to speak on any subject or act on any matter at any time.
6. The prophet does not have to say “Thus Saith the Lord,” to give us scripture.
7. The prophet tells us what we need to know, not always what we want to know.
8. The prophet is not limited by men’s reasoning.
9. The prophet can receive revelation on any matter, temporal or spiritual.
10. The prophet may advise on civic matters.
11. The two groups who have the greatest difficulty in following the prophet are the proud who are learned and the proud who are rich.
12. The prophet will not necessarily be popular with the world or the worldly.
13. The prophet and his counselors make up the First Presidency—the highest quorum in the Church.
14. The prophet and the presidency—the living prophet and the First Presidency—follow them and be blessed—reject them and suffer.

I testify that these fourteen fundamentals in following the living prophet are true. If we want to know how well we stand with the Lord then let us ask ourselves how well we stand with His mortal captain—how close do our lives harmonize with the Lord’s anointed—the living Prophet—President of the Church, and with the Quorum of the First Presidency.

Ezra Taft Benson

(Address given Tuesday, February 26, 1980 at Brigham Young University) http://www.lds.org/liahona/1981/06/fourteen-fundamentals-in-following-the-prophet?lang=eng

53 posted on 08/22/2018 6:17:22 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)

5. The prophet is not required to have any particular earthly training or credentials to speak on any subject or act on any matter at any time.

Golly!!

Just like a lot of FR posters!!!

54 posted on 08/22/2018 6:18:08 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)

“Do not view unauthorized videocassettes.”????

55 posted on 08/22/2018 6:23:35 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)

168. Run like heck for your life!

56 posted on 08/22/2018 6:36:24 AM PDT by 3boysdad (The very elect.)

To: 3boysdad; Normandy; teppe

For those who would like to see the ‘rules’ in context; I give...

https://www.lds.org/bc/content/ldsorg/topics/missionary/MissionaryHandbook2006Navigate.pdf

57 posted on 08/23/2018 4:53:28 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)

“Do not view unauthorized videocassettes.”????

In 2006; the INTERNET/'social media' thingy hadn't quite exploded that big yet.

Remember; the KEY word is UNAUTHORIZED.

Read only books, magazines, and other material authorized by the Church.
Do not view unauthorized videocassettes.
Do not listen to unauthorized audiocassettes or CD’s.
Your mission president must approve your housing.
Use cars only on approved mission business.

And above all...

Do NOT tamper with the vehicle’s odometer!!

58 posted on 08/23/2018 5:02:48 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)

I’ve had a few meals with the Elders and Sisters within the past year. Neighbors are LDS. I was surprised how often they move around, every few months or so.

59 posted on 08/23/2018 5:22:37 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)

Thanks for the link. Crazy stuff!

60 posted on 08/23/2018 9:10:58 AM PDT by 3boysdad (The very elect.)

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