standing for and giving the truth is never easy when so much inertia is behind the lie. Sake and the Mormon Church IS a big Ponzi Scheme, attatched to religion. Itis created for your $$$.. As such, they all fall in on themselves.
To take a stand, especially in a personal and confidential role demanded as a bishop, required GREAT courage. Not only from your individual perspective and the horrifying experience of realization to the untold truth, but to have the fortitude to openly share this with your beloved spouse, esteemed SP, and members of your ward, (even though that was stopped by the ever powerful governing body with threats of excommunication, which actually may have been the very energy needed to move the masses on), is admirable and loving. My heart and extended, “WELCOME to the REAL WORLD”, goes out to you and your family. You are now on a journey that will initially be filled with seemingly terrifying pitfalls and uncertainties, but the truth really will set you free. Embrace this new beginning, TRUST your path is guided, and look forward; not hampered by the fleeting and fearful memories of the past, but with your eyes filled with love and anticipated continuation of miracles as they unfold in front of you each and every day. FINALLY getting the truth IS the greatest miracle of all.
So are you trying to say that in times past God did not value gender equality, or that God considered paedophilia acceptable, or that polyandry was necessary then, but not now?
Does an unchangeable God change his laws about the most important & fundamental unit of society to reflect the changes in society which are mostly brought about by secular humanistic & human rights activists?
Does God tell his prophet to practice polygamy & polyandry in secrecy whilst telling his prophet to lie to the rest of the Church & world in newspaper articles & in the Doctrine & Covenants, saying categorically that God has only ordained the marriage of one man to one wife?
Does God tell His prophet to practice polygamy in secret even from that prophet’s wife, then later reveal D&C Section 132 that polygamy can only be accepted by God if the wife has agreed?
I’m confused by the mental gymnastics God requires of me in order to believe this.
love yah ex bishop i to have learned the truth its a big ponzi scheam
standing for and giving the truth is never easy when so much inertia is behind the lie. Sake and the Mormon Church IS a big Ponzi Scheme, attatched to religion. Itis created for your $$$.. As such, they all fall in on themselves.
To take a stand, especially in a personal and confidential role demanded as a bishop, required GREAT courage. Not only from your individual perspective and the horrifying experience of realization to the untold truth, but to have the fortitude to openly share this with your beloved spouse, esteemed SP, and members of your ward, (even though that was stopped by the ever powerful governing body with threats of excommunication, which actually may have been the very energy needed to move the masses on), is admirable and loving. My heart and extended, “WELCOME to the REAL WORLD”, goes out to you and your family. You are now on a journey that will initially be filled with seemingly terrifying pitfalls and uncertainties, but the truth really will set you free. Embrace this new beginning, TRUST your path is guided, and look forward; not hampered by the fleeting and fearful memories of the past, but with your eyes filled with love and anticipated continuation of miracles as they unfold in front of you each and every day. FINALLY getting the truth IS the greatest miracle of all.
Re Joseph Smith wives – Lets look at this in the context of history and not the present day
http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/commentary/polygamy-then-and-now
Hi Dave,
So are you trying to say that in times past God did not value gender equality, or that God considered paedophilia acceptable, or that polyandry was necessary then, but not now?
Does an unchangeable God change his laws about the most important & fundamental unit of society to reflect the changes in society which are mostly brought about by secular humanistic & human rights activists?
Does God tell his prophet to practice polygamy & polyandry in secrecy whilst telling his prophet to lie to the rest of the Church & world in newspaper articles & in the Doctrine & Covenants, saying categorically that God has only ordained the marriage of one man to one wife?
Does God tell His prophet to practice polygamy in secret even from that prophet’s wife, then later reveal D&C Section 132 that polygamy can only be accepted by God if the wife has agreed?
I’m confused by the mental gymnastics God requires of me in order to believe this.
But if you can accept this sort of God …..!
Best wishes,
Steve