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LDS Church Battening Down Hatches (OPEN)
The Mormon Times ^ | Wednesday, Apr. 14, 2010 | Jerry Earl Johnston

Posted on 04/15/2010 8:56:50 AM PDT by T Minus Four

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To: JDW11235
The ‘new records’ are actually older original copies of the New Testament that were in the possession of the Orthodox Church in the east and weren't available to the King James translators, who used the Catholic Vulgate to get their translation.

But if you did any actual study of the NIV translation instead of parroting your ‘church,’ you would have known that.

41 posted on 04/15/2010 9:58:53 AM PDT by colorcountry (A faith without truth is not true faith.)
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To: svcw

HaHaHaHaHa.....oh MY!


42 posted on 04/15/2010 9:59:24 AM PDT by colorcountry (A faith without truth is not true faith.)
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To: colorcountry; T Minus Four

Exactly. There are more inactive LDS then there are active I suspect.

Most of my friends who didn’t go through the process did so because they didn’t want to upset their families or they didn’t see LDS, inc. having any authority over them so what was the point.

For me, the name removal process was so they could no longer officially count me as a member and even then they still had me listed as a member for 18 months after I got my name removal. I have no idea how long that would have gone on, but the ward clerk made the mistake of calling me to update my info so the VT’s/HT’s could come over.


43 posted on 04/15/2010 10:00:02 AM PDT by reaganaut ( now Christan - "I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see")
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To: svcw

Yep, people are entitled to their own opinions, as incorrect as they may be. And they can be shown to be incorrect once the preset conditions for basis of said opinion expire, and the belief goes unrealized.


44 posted on 04/15/2010 10:00:13 AM PDT by JDW11235 (I think I got it now!)
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To: netmilsmom

Eh ???

How mant mormons were arrested this week for being mormons ???

Or being “conservatives” ???

Last week ???

For the past YEAR ???


45 posted on 04/15/2010 10:00:47 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: greyfoxx39

Five generations BIC gives rise to tons of relatives. Especially in northern Utah where cousin Jerry was born and raised.


46 posted on 04/15/2010 10:00:52 AM PDT by Utah Binger (Mount Carmel Utah, Twelve Miles East of Zion National Park)
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To: colorcountry

I’m not parroting anything. I’m saying you’re absolutely corect. There are many more records out there than contained in the current version of the Bible. Many :)


47 posted on 04/15/2010 10:01:17 AM PDT by JDW11235 (I think I got it now!)
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To: netmilsmom

I know that there are those that say lds are conservative, however the rabid support of Romney, the support of Reid (given an award a few months ago by lds for being a good lds) - how is this conservative? I am beginning to doubt they are.


48 posted on 04/15/2010 10:01:36 AM PDT by svcw (Habakkuk 2:3)
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To: reaganaut

I still have the 12 year old deacons come every month to collect ‘fast offerings.’

How the heck can I get myself on the ‘do not disturb’ list. I just wish they would leave me alone.

A play on their old saying.....I can leave the Church, but THEY can’t leave me alone.


49 posted on 04/15/2010 10:02:28 AM PDT by colorcountry (A faith without truth is not true faith.)
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To: JDW11235; reaganaut; greyfoxx39; svcw

I see you are one of those interesting people who like to make jabs and then close with a fake pleasantry.

“Pow! Have a nice day!”

“Zap! I’ll pray for you!”

“Blam! You’re welcome!”

I wonder what makes people do this?


50 posted on 04/15/2010 10:02:34 AM PDT by T Minus Four (Abortion: one dead, one wounded.)
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To: reaganaut

If you mean weekly attendance in church you are correct, there are more inactive than active, just like any other church. However, I won’t provide you with details because you should have to find out on your own :)


51 posted on 04/15/2010 10:03:03 AM PDT by JDW11235 (I think I got it now!)
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To: colorcountry
How the heck can I get myself on the ‘do not disturb’ list

I had a friend long ago who claimed that if you answered the door naked, the JW would never come back.

52 posted on 04/15/2010 10:03:44 AM PDT by T Minus Four (Abortion: one dead, one wounded.)
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To: T Minus Four

Because I love you as a person, even though you’re pushing an agenda :)


53 posted on 04/15/2010 10:04:15 AM PDT by JDW11235 (I think I got it now!)
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To: T Minus Four
Well, it is just a tactic. Not a good one, it is common.
So I will just leave you with “be seeing you”.
54 posted on 04/15/2010 10:04:52 AM PDT by svcw (Habakkuk 2:3)
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To: JDW11235

“If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed” 2 John 1:10

The LDS bring false doctrine and I include God Bless in that. I do not say “God Bless” to heretics.

Rather I tell you, Repent of your polytheism and heresies and then God will bless you truly.


55 posted on 04/15/2010 10:05:36 AM PDT by reaganaut ( now Christan - "I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see")
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To: JDW11235

The records were from the same sources as the King James, the books contained were the same, they were simply much older.

Nothing was unusual, subtracted or added. The information that came to light from the east just added verification, confirmation and clarification to the existent translations.

Go study it. It is fascinating. You might actually learn something about actual translation processes that don’t include putting your face in a hat! lol


56 posted on 04/15/2010 10:06:10 AM PDT by colorcountry (A faith without truth is not true faith.)
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To: T Minus Four

Whammo! I dont know...

:)


57 posted on 04/15/2010 10:06:10 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: T Minus Four
I actually had a friend who did that. They never bothered him again.
I am a coward to do the naked thing. I did however, put a tissue over my mouth coughed and said I had just be diagnosed with TB. They never came back.
58 posted on 04/15/2010 10:07:10 AM PDT by svcw (Habakkuk 2:3)
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To: colorcountry

How the heck can I get myself on the ‘do not disturb’ list. I just wish they would leave me alone.

- - - - - -
Is your husband active? That makes it a little tricky. If he isn’t then they have no reason to come to your house.

If you know a non-LDS lawyer have him write a letter to the Bishop. Otherwise, send a ‘do not contact’ letter threatening legal action for harassment and media reports.

If you want, I can send you a sample “no contact” letter.


59 posted on 04/15/2010 10:08:47 AM PDT by reaganaut ( now Christan - "I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see")
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To: T Minus Four

If I answered the door naked, NOBODY would come back!

(Hey, good idea!)


60 posted on 04/15/2010 10:09:29 AM PDT by colorcountry (A faith without truth is not true faith.)
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