Youtube comments of (@DannyAGray).

  1. I love when other people tell me what I supposedly think, especially when they don't know other people like me. That's not the definition of ignorant at all.
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  2. 30:00 you're a video journalist, bro, and you had the perfect opportunity to ask the chickens why they were crossing the road - to get a clear answer for the rest of us - and you passed it up. 😢😢😢
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  3. +OveRelevant not necessarily. lusting after something is more than just being attracted. Lusting would be more like coveting, obsessing over, always thinking about, and even physically acting on (masturbatory acts). Think of Christ saying it this way: "if you're already thinking about the positions you would do her in, you've already committed the act in your heart, which is just as real as physical." attraction is a totally different thing.
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  4. I second that
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  5. Good job, CJ, but you need to get the teleprompter close to the camera; you look like you're staring WAY out of the way instead of to the viewer.
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  6. Didn't realize you had busted out your GoogleU law degree and had all the facts of the case to make such a determination. 🤔
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  7. I grew up in Phoenix and then moved to Salt Lake (I live in Tooele now). The more I learn about the history of the faith, and the more that history is clarified by reputable historians, the more I love it and draw closer to the church.
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  8.  @rohantime5938  I think your initial statement says everything there is to say about your ignorance. Of course PragerU is not an actual university; that was never in question. But the fact that you think it is shows the very problem you have. I think, perhaps you don't know enough about this channel and the variety of thought that occurs on it. But that's the whole point of a university: to have variety of thought! Not to censor or control, but to let everyone speak. In case you haven't been on a college campus lately, most campuses don't allow said variety. Perhaps you need to calm down and investigate more slowly and see what there is to learn. Calm down a little.
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  9. Also, his defense went to prove that he was a strong defense of the law he was under, even if he struggled with how the crown was treating the colonies. He was fair in his practice of the law and didn't succumb to his passions but stood for truth and what was right. He was hated for defending the regulars in trial, but he prevailed and his honor gained him mad respect.
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  10. We're pretty awesome, if I do say so myself
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  11. Have you found the Saint Unscripted channel? They have really clear and digestible videos explaining a lot of things regarding the church.
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  12. 00:15 ROFL!! 15 seconds in and I already know he's full of shit. I was excommunicated, and I can tell you, it was the most beautiful, loving things I've ever experienced. Sure, I hated it at the time, but hindsight is a wonderful thing
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  13. Roe is dead! Thank God!!
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  14. What these cats don't realize is that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints did not deny polyunsaturated or say that the Lord took it away. The church, as a practice, chose to block polygamy in order to avoid further persecution and destruction. The LDS church could still practice polygamy if the prophet said it was OK to. But these polygamists also don't seem to realize that the president of the church is the one that holds the authoritative keys to determine that practice - not the individual members. These people simply rebelled and decided they could do what they wanted. As bad ass as it is that they try to snub their nose up to the Fed, assuming your own priesthood authority isn't the way to stick it to God's chosen leaders.
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  15. 7:28 And what do you say to someone who doesn't take it personally? Bro, I've been excommunicated, and from my perspective, you just sound bitter. There's nothing personal about that assessment, man, I've been in your shoes.
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  16. The thrift store was Deseret Industries (D.I. for short) and it's a great resource for many people! I'm glad you found value in it
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  17. You're gonna need that $55M to clean up your CHOP issue. Those idiots are destroying your state.
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  18. @macdonald2k I can't verify that he's out of the church entirely, but he can easily say he's still in the church but not actually be. Either way, he's lying about what he presents in this video.
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  19. Congrats on your endowment! What temple did you go through?
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  20. It's a recognition of who we all are. When you realize that your neighbors, your spouse, your children, and every random stranger you see aren't just made out of nothing - but are instead literal children of God and come from true godly divinity - you tend to want to love them more. We want to respect each other and help each other grow, to serve each other. And we take Christ's own words seriously, that when we help even the lowest person in our society or our lives, we are serving God.
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  21.  @vanessamaldonado5877  "allegedly" is your optimal word. My understanding is that Trump had an agreement with the Archives, following a subpoena, that he could hold certain documents as long as they were locked away, which Trump complied with. So someone is lying here.
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  22. It's bad enough that the hearings are one-sided; you have to add to it by lying about Trumps comments on Jan. 6. You're the kind of shitty lawyer that loves to defend pedophiles so you can get off on the details.
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  23. 49:50 wrong. We still participate and experience that "journey" as he puts it. The temple ceremonies has always been done as a narrative presentation. Previously (before film technology) is was done as a sort of play with actors. The only thing we've changed is that that play is now in video form, shortened, so that those actors aren't screwing up their lines.
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  24. He's already out, he just claims he's in. He worked actively in ex-mormon circles
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  25. You can take your grievance up with the Lord, since it is His choice on what we are called.
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  26.  @maggieavilla1336  I'm sorry for the situation your family is in. As a pro-life advocate, I fully believe in doing all you can to save the baby and the mother, but I have no objection to anyone wanting to get sterilized or being told they need to be and having it done. For anyone who doesn't want kids, or that having kids runs the risk of killing them, by all means they should be allowed. Admittedly, I'm inclined to pursue the safety of the baby perhaps more than most people. When my wife was pregnant with our first child (she was 14/15 years old during that pregnancy) and with our subsequent kids, my wife made me promise to her that if something happened and only her or the baby could be saved, I would make the doctors save the baby. It was my wife's belief that she had already had a life, and the babies deserved their chance. Since then, I've come to believe that any good mother would sacrifice that much for her children. Our last pregnancy was a surprise. We'd decided not to have anymore kids (we have 4 sons, and now 1 grandson) and I'd gotten a vasectomy. Then my wife showed as pregnant. We were super excited and told family and friends right away. 14 weeks in, my wife and I were bawling our hearts out over the phone while she passed our dead baby and I was out of town. That was the only time we'd told people about a pregnancy so soon, and I've since blamed myself for jinxing it. So, yeah, I agree with you that talking about it too early is not a good strategy.
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  27. 50:38 the covenants we make haven't changed. The explanation of them has become more comprehensive and easier to understand, but they are nevertheless the same.
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  28. It took a hot minute to not want to bash these folks and throw around the c-word as too many people do in these comment sections. I'm glad I chose to watch with patience, even if the chubby, homeless-looking bearded guy chose to make snarky comments about those he doesn't agree with.
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  29. I grew up down in Chandler, and probably spent more time in Mexican homes and churches than I did my own. Mexican culture is SO beautiful. I live in Utah now, and I know it's farther from the border, but I still miss our towns cultural fairs down there.
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  30. @danielhamid5569  how many is "a bunch" when compared to the overall number of missionaries?
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  31. He won't say if he's still a member or not, but I'm pretty sure he's not
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  32. Like CHOP or CHAZ in Portland? That didn't really work out so well.
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  33. 😂😂😂😂😂
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  34.  @dreamcoyote  to my understanding, Trump had reached an agreement with the National Archives following the subpoena that certain records could be kept as long as they were safeguarded and locked up, which he complied with and double locked. If all that is true, they had no reason to go in and rummage through his stuff.
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  35. I'm not too sure God checks the YouTube comment section.
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  36. I think he and Jordan Peterson have the best impressions of each other
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  37. 1:07:00 Bro, being a lawyer doesn't make you an expert on this issue. For all we know, your specialty is tax law or personal injury.
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  38. @stokenasty  do you frequently know the history and inner workings of every organization you join? How about when you're 8 years old? Do you think an 8 year old should be bothered with those things? Do you think 8 year old are even being asked to know those things? Cuz they aren't.
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  39. Not sure where you live, but temple open houses are going on frequently these days.
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  40. How so?
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  41. Honey, pack up the car, we're leaving Utah!!
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  42. If you have any questions, I'd be happy to clarify our faith.
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  43. 9:54 The moment of ruin for me was all the celebrity endorsements of Hillary during 2016. They were rude, pressuring, and disconnected from the people. Celebrities have not recovered since.
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  44. Yes, because Gen Z 24 year olds know enough about the world to call other people brainwashed. 😂😂😂
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  45. Thank you for adding "LDS-ism" to your Christian list.
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  46. ​@jeffs4483 so you mean what some Mormons did, without authorization, and we're subsequently excommunicated and hanged for?
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  47.  @jeffs4483  I'm sorry you don't like being challenged with the truth.
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  48. 8:30 Release Time isn't unique to high schools all over the country. Cmon guys
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  49. If I could just clarify for you: the church as a whole, and as a policy, does not permit or encourage any kind of shunning. That said, there are individual people who can be judgemental and shun those they deem as outsiders. As a member myself, I can guarantee you that if I know of a member treating someone else in this manner, I have no problem calling them out for it and letting them know they're being a total dick. 😊 Let me know if you need any help with anyone specifically.
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  50. White privilege 🤣🤣🤣🤣 How about talking about real things!
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  51. Hi there! I've been LDS most of my life (I say most because I was excommunicated at one point, but then rebaptized). I live currently in Tooele, I have 2 very large tattoos on each forearm (I plan on more tattoos), I previously had an ear pierced, I swear way more than I should, and I'm currently a primary teacher, ward missionary, and I regularly attend the temple. As a kid, I grew up in a town near Phoenix. I was the only Mormon in the school, and I was regularly beat up because of it and other kids' parents wouldn't let their kids play with me because of my faith. As a result, I learned to regularly attend church with my friends just so their parents would like me. I moved to Utah when I was 12, where I was pushed out of friend groups when they found out I was Mormon (yes, in Utah, in Salt Lake City) and made fun of. It didn't help that the only church members I found who were happy to share their faith were the "nerds" who quickly became my best friends. I'm sorry to say that judgement goes both ways, even in Utah. I got my tattoos AFTER I was rebaptized, and to be honest, I'm utterly shocked that the only judgement I've received is from NON-MEMBERS, trying to tell me I could be punished in my faith for it. Yet neither my bishop nor stake president have said a single word in the 2 years I've had them. Anyway, I just thought I'd shore you yet another side to it all. I'm sorry you were judged. If you ever wanna come to church with me sometime, I guarantee you that we'll fully welcome you.
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  52. @@SparkleSurprise-dz9hp You're likely talking about Helen Mar Kimball. Joseph agreed to this sealing upon the request of Heber C. Kimball - as opposed to your thought that it was by revelation - and they had no intimate relations.
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  53.  @danielhamid5569  that's like saying you have no evidence at all, and so your point is invalid. Have a nice day
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  54. @dr33776  the irony to your comment is that, not only is his testimony of being a seer part of court records, but so is testimony from OTHER PEOPLE validating and confirming their belief in his seership which ultimately got the cases. So, while you sit here thinking you've scored some win, you've actually brought to light real cases that work against you; but at least now the people know.
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  55. Become a truck driver. I make that much in 2 weeks, plus I'll never be forced out of the market because more drivers are needed all the time, and you have to be a US citizen to get a CDL.
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  56. You can consider us your extended family out in Tooele
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  57. I just discovered your channel, and this was a fun intro to it. I'm glad to see some members that are so down to earth - there are some who are stiffer for sure - and I'm glad they represented the church so well.
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  58. To all those wasting their comment on trying to correct the church name in this clip, and criticizing the news team for it, you need to go read Nelson's talk again and see what you're doing wrong. You're all being pharisees, and it's annoying.
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  59. Apparently you haven't heard about the archeologists finding TONS of horses in Mexico dating back to Book of Mormon times. You really should look into it. Also, do yourself a favor and go listen to Don Bradley (THE Joseph Smith polygamy historian), and how Don became atheist after leaving the church, then realized the endowment was in the book of Ether (in the book of Mormon) long before JS ever learned about freemasonry. I think that interview is on the *Let's Get Real Podcast*.
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  60. We make pretty awesome friends too have
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  61. Maybe if those two reviewers went to temple during their open houses, they wouldn't complain.
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  62.  @inrptn  there are perfect Mormons? Where? I've never known a single Mormon who claims to be perfect.
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  63. It's not
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  64. and I suppose you've never used the phrase "that's MY wife/girlfriend/mom/sister/friend/etc"... People could very easily be seen as property in the ways that (1)you have a closer relationship to them than a stranger, and so you each owe more to each other (at least consideration) than a stranger, and (2) you both expect the other to be loyal. Granted, you don't sell these relationships to other people, but you do balance your lease with them on your own loyalties and ideas.
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  65.  @MTLV100  it's a channel done by members, but it's a great resource for really deep researched answers.
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  66. I love Dennis. God bless him forever.
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  67.  @xaverrogers4910  ROFL!! What people? Show me who, their credentials, and all their references, and I'll show you others with better credentials and better research. The CES Letter is a farce of a document and a gold star example of the blind leading the blind.
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  68. It's actually not pollution getting trapped; it's just air. Smog conditions were recorded the very first year the saints were in the valley.
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  69. @RodMartinJr  then what are you saying? Because that passage says nothing about Jesus or Mary. In fact, it seems that God is talking to a snake about its offspring and Eve's child. Jesus is not mentioned.
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  70. 59:30 Just so you're all aware, Mormon beards are totally allowed, and coming back in style! I myself have a full, lengthy beard
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  71. The only thing I would add to all of this is that I feel they could have explained the garments more. I'm not sure why it's such a closed off thing to talk more about the garments, but there is so much more that could have been said or shown. And seeing a member in their garments is really no different than seeing anyone in boxers and a white t-shirt, for example (not that you necessarily want to be showing people around in their underwear). That's the only missed opportunity I can think of.
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  72.  @gwengold8154 The church has published pictures and videos of what the garments look like. I mean... I guess that's not showing them on people, but still it's close enough.
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  73. That's weird that you say that. I'm 37 years old and I grew up in the church. My parents were in the interview with me to get baptized (when I was almost 9), and again in the interview when I was 13 (not the one where I was 12, I went alone for that one). I was never sexually abused. My children have never been sexual abused, and we've both been in bishop interviews with them and also not gone with them. When I was 12, my bishop did ask if I ever touched myself, but didn't ask for any details. He gave me a brief explanation of why intimacy was important for only married people, and that was the end of it. This would have been around 1998-99 in the Rose Park neighborhood of Salt Lake City. So, I think your comments are considerably over generalized, pretty grossly assumed, and definitely misguiding.
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  74. This is all very serious. But on a lighter note: Is she single?
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  75. Do you have any questions I can answer for you about the faith?
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  76. It's easy to criticize other people's beliefs over the internet, ain't it. But, maybe next time, have a real conversation and ask questions instead of making claims. If you ever want to chat, I'm up for it.
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  77. I'm sure those other things are covered on other channels. Maybe go check them out.
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  78. Objection: you're misrepresenting what the president said. In other words, you're lying to spread YOUR falsehoods. Hypocrite much?
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  79. @fidgetthecrazy  hey Lil sis! You stalking me? Lol!
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  80. Where do I start?.... the LDS church members have LITERALLY been spending this entire year reading and studying the New Testament, and last year was the Old Testament. We read the Bible - for lack of a better term - religiously! In the LDS faith, there is no clear doctrine or single belief regarding Christ being married. It's not a topic we bother discussing. Many believe he was married, other believe he wasn't. As for me, I simply ask, "what does that have to do with my salvation." In our temple, women act very much in a priest role under the direction of the priesthood. This is consistent with your statement.
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  81. BRO, JUST ADMIT THAT YOU WERE DECEIVED BY THE CES LETTER!!
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  82.  @RyanMercer  just goes to show you how much of a jerk I am to multiple pages. 🤣🤣
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  83. 36:26 Can I just point out that you saying "we are at a point where we no longer need God" is quite the representation of the pride cycle. How Ironic!
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  84. #MakeItATrillion
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  85. Thank God for truckers! Thank God for Tamara!
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  86. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
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  87. Generalizing entire groups of people seems like a pretty "braindead" thing to do. Maybe you should examine yourself a little more on that.
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  88. Thank you! I'm sure you're fantastic, too!
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  89. Ironically, the Bible says this in Deuteronomy as well, only the 5th book in, and yet plenty more was added. Additionally, what you're referencing comes from a very early part of the New Testament, even before most of Paul's epistles chronologically. Yet Paul clearly had a lot to say regarding the gospel and how people were getting it wrong. It's almost as if that passage doesn't mean what you think it means.
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  90. Just because you don't understand something doesn't make it nonsense, and it doesn't make other people dumb. Perhaps asking questions might produce a healthier relationship with those 17 million people.
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  91. I appreciate that Charlie stuck up for the LDS model of tithing
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  92. I grew up in Chandler!
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  93.  @allyjmjm  oh, I'm sorry, you asked where in CA. I grew up in Simi Valley and they had release time there. I have cousins in San Francisco (they're protestants) and they have release time.
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  94.  @allyjmjm  it makes me happy to know that many faiths take the religious education of their youth seriously, and assert their first amendment right to do so. Honestly, I don't even care what faith it is; more kids should be taught the Bible at the very least. That said, a lot of kids also use their release time period at the end of the day to go to their jobs at the store or McDonald's or whatever.
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  95. We believe that God the Father created all of our spirits - including Jehovah and Lucifer - thus, by definition, making us all spiritual siblings. Regarding "another gospel," it really comes down to how you define the gospel of Jesus Christ and how you understand Christ himself. We actually agree with a lot of what other Christians believe about Christ, however just as every sect has different interpretations, we do too. We don't preach "another Jesus" we just have a different understanding about some of his traits. You can think of it as how two siblings don't have identical relationships with their father; it's the same man, but they understand different things about him.
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  96. No prophet has ever been infallible, whether they be modern or ancient.
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  97. 20:55 OMG he's a bunk buddy with John Dehlin! 😂😂😂😂 That explains it all
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  98.  @TheLordSorin  I'm sorry that you feel so strongly negative in this way. The gospel of Jesus Christ is beautiful, and I am not a blind follower to the faith. Lord knows I've asked a lot of really hard questions to people who had really done their homework. I've rebelled against the faith more time than I can count. To me, it is not the church calling me back to it; it is my Savior and friend. The Lord chose the name of His church because He takes responsibility and accountability for it; it is His and no one else's. If it was Joseph Smith's church, it would be called so in his name. But it is Christ's church alone. I can't answer to your claims against Joseph Smith. Don Bradley, the single most leading historian of Joseph Smith, state that there is no evidence that Joseph and Helen Marr Kimball had any sexual relating. In fact, to the contrary, evidence suggests that they were never alone at any point; the same with Fanny Alger. That said, since neither you nor I were actually there, it seems irrelevant to accuse Joseph Smith of something you don't actually have proof of. My suggestion to you is to not bear false witness i.e. hold a belief and accusation you can't prove. You can dislike him all you want, but perhaps it's best to do so on things you can actually know he said or did without twisting the facts. Hating him in ignorance only serves to make you out as a fool.
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  99. Bountiful, Utah is actually a really beautiful town! My wife and I go around there every weekend.
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  100. Let's see: President Nelson was a leading heart surgeon by profession. A heart surgeon's annual salary is roughly $450-700k. His stipend from the church is $120k annually, as revealed in recent documents. That's a pretty massive pay cut. His first counselor, Dallin Oaks, who receives the same $120k annual stipend, would otherwise be making $203k of he were still a Utah Supreme Court Justice. Second counselor Henry Eyring - on the same stipend - could potentially be making $480k annually if he'd stayed a professor at Stanford University, or $240k if he'd still be president of BYU-I. So.... I'm not sure you're looking at all this in normal, human math. One of your school teachers might have done you wrong by letting you pass.
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  101. Actually the statue is called a Christus, and was originally made by a protestant evangelical. Contrary to what your comment implies, the church does not worship the statue (or any other) but uses it as a reminder that Christ's arms are open to all, just as the inscription at the bottom reads "Come Unto Me"
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  102. My wife has turned down several callings. I myself turned down a calling to the YM organization due to my work schedule. We've also turned down Saturday cleaning assignments. You're making false claims.
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  103. Sounds like he already has
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  104.  @lugoismad  please provide sources outlining your point. Where are you getting these statistics?
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  105.  @danielhamid5569  I find that hard to believe, but since you are providing no evidence or information on how long they've been there or anything else, this seems a pointless discussion.
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  106. @dr33776  no, I don't, because the premise you are presenting is out of context and was never the case. I would elaborate, but I'm fairly certain you're not commenting to actual gain wisdom and truth from anyone.
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  107. He's struggling because he read the CES Letter, and doesn't know how to deal with its lies.
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  108. As someone who's had to deal with a lot of bishops, I can absolutely attest to the fact that they do help people A LOT
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  109. And at UC Berkley at that!
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  110. ​@cartercordingley6062 the church president, Russell Nelson would be making $500,000 a year as a heart surgeon, and now gets an annual spend of $130,000 annually from the church. Before he stopped driving (cuz he's 100 years old) he owned and drove an older Toyota Corolla. What money exactly do you think he's making? 😂😂😂
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  111. I think it's pretty weak minded to generalize an entire group of people the way you have.
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  112. I fit that bill
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  113.  @pastycayk1998  what video on this channel is pro-slavery??? I haven't seen that one.
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  114. He also said we have 13 million members when it's actually 17 million
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  115. Considering that many peripheral before Spencer W. Kimball (church president in 1978, when the ban was lifted) have accounts staying they had regularly petitioned the Lord to lift the ban, and considering that church members before George Romney were elected officials, and further considering the George Romney was a well loved governor of Michigan beefier a presidential campaign - never shying away from his religious beliefs - I'd say your attempt at causation doesn't apply here.
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  116. 32:30 Respectfully, the only thing generational about the millennials liking New Orleans in 2005/06 was the number of movies and TV shows based on New Orleans about vampires and vampire sex orgies. Millennials think that's where all their darkest fantasies come true.
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  117. Rebaptized member (after excommunication) here. Everyone knew why I was exxed - and it wasn't a pretty reason and I had no thought of coming back - and no one judged me or looked down on me. Sounds like your personal experience wasn't great.
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  118. Catholic cardinals have literally killed each other for the papal throne. Nearly every church has something sketchy or sinful in their pasts. Even prophets in the Bible screwed up A LOT. So what's your point, that Joseph Smith was a flawed human being? GOD FORBID!
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  119. You and I are basically having a watch party! Lol! I just finished the one with Brock about 30 minutes ago
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  120. He doesn't explicitly say it, but the timing of his leaving - and many of the points he refers to - lead me to believe he read a book by an ex member called the CES Letter. This book has been debunked by multiple people, and yet guys like this act like it's full of truth. Really sad.
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  121. 24:35 PETER, FYI those spiral staircases are in the Salt Lake temple as well... except ours are made of granite. Also designed by Truman Angel.
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  122.  @zfloyd1627 ..............wtf are you talking about? Who are you? This party was over like....3 years ago...
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  123.  @zfloyd1627  wow... sounds like you need some nappy time. You're very cranky.
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  124. How can you consider inner peace higher than values? The world is drowning in people who want to tear you down at any point. If you VALUE your own pace of mind, you will work for inner peace. Same with outward peace: society fights against itself on issues like racism. But if you VALUE peace, you're more likely to look past race and try to bring people together. Peace - inner or outer - is great, but you have to value it to make it happen.
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  125. +Angie Maxwell you say Adam used free choice to disobey God. This is not true, and if you bear with me I'm happy to explain: God gave Adam and Eve TWO commandments: multiply and replenish the earth was the first, the second being to not not eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, "for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die." but it wasn't death, as in being no more, it meant no longer being immortal. It meant a spiritual death, and being made vulnerable to the effects of life. so here's the kicker: ONLY in the state of mortality could Adam and Eve been able to have children - to multiply and replenish. so, in other words, they could not obey the first commandment without going against the second, and they couldn't obey the second without disregarding the first. God obviously knew this when he gave them both commandments, and that's not to say he set them up for failure, since he gave them their agency. But Adam and Eve knew God had a plan, and they knew they had to choose to accomplish His plan. In reality, they did not disobey, and so it was not a sin; it was a calculated, intellectual transgression to forsake one command for a greater one.
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  126. Who are you to assume the universe is not perfect, or was not made perfect?
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  127. +Ismaïl Yahyaoui Idrissi why do you need religion? Let's see: do you believe it's good to kill people? If you don't believe it's good, then you believe in a moral code of conduct, which is a religion in and of itself, because you believe in respecting, sustaining, and obeying that moral code. so... You really already have religion. congratulations.
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  128. You and I could go in circles forever like this. The dictionary has nothing about prejudice when it comes to the word Phobia. Phobia is defined as "an extreme or irrational fear or aversion to something." Hatred may, I suppose, be synonymous, but it is not the definition of phobia. In regards to religion, I could give you absolute proof and example, but if you refuse to acknowledge it I can't force you to accept it. Most religions have some element of lie to them, but that doesn't mean their doctrine or gospel is flawed completely. Darwin Claimed human evolution was science. But he had no answer for the starting point of religion and even conceded to a godly force. Science claims global warming, which is really just a religion paid for and bought off by George Soros and Al Gore, and is clearly proven to be false. Science of all kind now supports the existence of God - or at least a divinely controlling factor - in areas like physics, chemistry, astonomy, etc.But, again, if you refuse to acknowledge it, you will only see error in my statements
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  129. Jordan Richardson how could the serpent have tricked Eve? God gave Adam and Eve two commandments, and they could not hand obeyed one without ignoring the other. Eve realized this was true and chose to follow the higher commandment to multiply and replenish the earth (whereas they were only in the garden at the time, and could not procreate). Lucifer told her there was no other way to accomplish this except by eating the fruit. This is not trickery, it's informative. "Adam fell that man might be. Men are that they might have joy"
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  130. Idiot atheist it's a basic understanding of the creation story. A little reading and research never hurt anyone. 😀
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  131. Idiot atheist this is just one of my favorite verses from the Book of Mormon (yes, I'm LDS). But any scholar will tell you that Adam and Eve were unable to procreate in the garden in their immortal state. they had to fall. God gave them a commandment to multiply and replenish the earth, something they could not do until they ate the fruit. By not eating the fruit, they would have disobeyed this command. Then read genesis 3:4-7. It vaguely describes the effects of the fruit, etc etc.
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  132. .... yeah we don't believe that at all
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  133. This isn't surprising. Many who leave the church eventually end up leaving or losing God altogether. It probably doesn't help that you've been so disrespectful toward the church in general, including spewing out information from the temple. I'm not even saying whether it's right or wrong; what you've done is simply disrespectful, and you've done well to desensitize yourself to the very concept of faith. It's ironic that you claim in this video that you respect what people choose, but then your description starts with "God is Santa for adults." Alyssa, I'm not even sure you see how contradictory you are in your own words and actions.
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  134. Just stop it, Tanner. Being a pharisee about it was NOT what Nelson said to do. Just shut up
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  135. @GaryandAlly  that's not the case at all
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  136. I grew up in Simi Valley and then around Phoenix. As a kid, my siblings and I were the only church members at school. I spent a LOT of Sundays at other churches with my friends. Moving to Utah was a culture shock for me. 25 years later, I'm still adjusting. But I love this church!
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  137. The irony of you calling it "deprogramming" while suggesting those YT morons is quite hilarious.
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  138. We don't believe in neo-genders and teach very firmly that God created males and females. However, I think you're alluding to the idea that we teach love and acceptance of all people - not necessarily their ideas or beliefs - as children of God.
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  139. Don't all groups have rules and restrictions? If you have a job, don't you have things that relate you? Also, isn't the misery experienced by people generally subjective? What might bother one person might not even be a thought to another. You're declaring misery as if it's a universal experience, and it certainly is not.
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  140. @Bez81  respectfully, YOUR opinion is based on very little information or life experience. I wonder if YOUR opinion is willing to explore some nuance in your claims, or if you're just set on staying with YOUR current opinion.
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  141. @Bez81  are you saying atheists and agnostics haven't shed blood for their own reasons?
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  142. Oh no! Why?
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  143. I find so much irony in your devotion to Christ while simultaneously spewing so much hatred and vitriol for your fellow man. It's almost as if you don't know what being Christian is all about...
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  144. If you're talking about baptism, what is it that those being baptized are consenting to do?
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  145.  @stokenasty  when was the last time you read the terms and conditions for YT, or your Google account, or your credit card?
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  146. @lukev483  8 year olds aren't asked to take on all the nuances of church history and doctrine. Their baptismal covenant is to commit to loving and serving others and trying to draw closer to Jesus as they learn and grow. That's it. As they learn more, they can make choices related to their learning. It's really that simple.
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  147. @stokenasty  the interpretations is accurate. I've been teaching primary and Sunday school for the teens for YEARS and I've taught them all the same things. The baptismal covenant conditions can be found in the sacrament prayers as well as Mosiah chapter 15. It's quite simple. Regarding missionary service, etc., you're missing about 10 years of primary and Sunday school classes of further teachings and preparation for those things. Yes, I do teach my current class (5-6 year olds) that sharing the gospel with their friends is a wonderful thing - and I teach that because I agree with it, not by force but by experience - and that serving a mission one day could be an excellent choice. When I teach the teenagers, I talk to them about the many classmates they have with different beliefs, how to connect with them as people, and how they might invite them to church. With the older teens, we talk about how serving a mission is a great way to not only serve and teach, but how to get along with a companion, pay bills, keep a work-type schedule, meet appointments, etc., which can help prepare them for college and even marriage. Further, I teach them that knowing everything in order to serve a mission is not necessary. They aren't serving to go teach everything; they are going out to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ, live it by example, and teach the basics of the restoration. As someone who did NOT serve a mission, I see a lot of value in the idea of it.
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  148. @lukev483  I accept your challenge and raise you by 7 months. I've already done it back in 2019. Not only did my family know about it, but I was open about it with friends and coworkers and even strangers. So...I guess I best that challenge already.
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  149. @lukev483  when I teach 8 year olds preparing for baptism, this is what I teach them they are committing to (because this is all they are committing to: And it came to pass that he said unto them: Behold, here are the waters of Mormon (for thus were they called) and now, as ye are desirous to come into the fold of God, and to be called his people, and are willing to bear one another’s burdens, that they may be light; Yea, and are willing to mourn with those that mourn; yea, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort, and to stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places that ye may be in, even until death, that ye may be redeemed of God, and be numbered with those of the first resurrection, that ye may have eternal life— Now I say unto you, if this be the desire of your hearts, what have you against being baptized in the name of the Lord, as a witness before him that ye have entered into a covenant with him, that ye will serve him and keep his commandments, that he may pour out his Spirit more abundantly upon you?
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  150. @lukev483  on the contrary: Jesus regularly attended synagogue with his parents, even teaching others at the age of 12. Christ participated as a jew throughout his life. Saying he waited til he was an adult is ignorant of Christ's life.
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  151. @lukev483  again, what they are signing up for or committing to at 8 is what I've posted above.
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  152.  @stokenasty  What is indoctrination? Why do we teach students in school anything at all, lest it be indoctrination? Young members are taught the fundamentals (hence the organization name being PRIMARY) and then they build up their knowledge. And it's really dumb to claim that it's indoctrination when the reality is that SO MANY teens pull away from the church during their adolescent years; I see this all the time, and it's a generalization to say that parents force them to go to church. The reality is that most of the people like Todd, here, are bitter because they didn't take the time to ask questions in their youth, they didn't confront their parents, and they were duped by bad faith actors like Jeremy Runnells. It's possible that they didn't have good leaders - yes, I'm aware that members were more closed off even 15 years ago - but the church has come a long way to really open up. The sad part is that Todd will always prefer to keep his heart closed off and not bother to doubt his doubts. It's also true that members in the Mormon belt (Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming) live in their own bubble. I've been amazed at how many exmos come from these states and claim they weren't taught certain things. I laugh at this because I WAS taught many of the things they complain about, and it's even more hilarious because I grew up in an inactive home. It sounds to me that Todd went to church his whole youth without ACTUALLY being present in church; he must have missed a lot while sitting there in Sunday School.
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  153. Yeah... he got most of it wrong.
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  154. Nothing shiff is saying means anything. This is a bunch of dribble fearmongering. I really expected @legaleagle to be objective, but it looks like this is a DNC front. Dude, you coulda been impartial... But you choose to prove your stupidity.
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  155. The CES Letter and the "problems" it presents have all been debunked by many people. The author cites inconsistent sources and regularly mis-quotes those sources. Jeremy Runnells, the author, acknowledged that he didn't present the material in any accurate way. The CES Letter is the biggest joke by faithful members who read it while actually doing the cross reference work.
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  156. Yeah. Nothing ever came of Hillary's corruptions and using bleachbit, nothing ever came of Obama ignoring and abandoning our embassy in Benghazi, no one seems to care about pedo-Biden or his crackpot son. There's room for improvement all around.
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  157. You can read about it in the Joseph Smith Papers project, as well as a video put out by the church a few years ago. Honestly, this is something I knew about 25 years ago in primary; I'm not sure why anyone is surprised about it. However, I suspect he only learned about it from the CES Letter, which is a bogus document that has been debunked and refuted by multiple people. Jim Bennett's response to the CES Letter is probably one of the more detailed refutations. Sadly, a lot of people read the CES Letter and didn't do any of their own research to double check its claims, and they fell for it (including a boss of mine).
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  158. 2:19 wait wait wait.... you grew up in the church, and served a mission... and THAT'S the bullshit list you got out of the recommend questions? Wtf?
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  159. Jesus is not once mentioned in the Old Testament.
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  160.  @RodMartinJr  so what you're telling me is that you believe copies of copies of copies of unknown authors took Hebrew scrolls, examined them for content, and applied their friend to some passages to imply connections and prophecies so that future people could believe said friend was great?
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  161. I don't recall seeing Coca-Cola giving physical aid at disaster sites, or offering housing in third-world countries, or building schools, or teaching literacy. 🤔 Out seems your point is short-sighted
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  162. Are you talking about Pastor Jeff over at Hello Saints?
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  163. What is a cult though?
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  164.  @mikaelg5840  as someone who has been inside and outside of the church - who definitely doesn't do a lot of things that are typical to members - I don't feel it's a cult at all. I've never once been told to think one way or another, nor do I know anyone who has.
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  165. And I say you probably have blue hair and smell like stale cereal. But neither of our "saying" is based on truth.
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  166. @thefullgamutofShit  is that the full context of the event, or are you leaving out huge swaths of information. Was that marriage consummated? Did they act married? Were they ever even together privately? (Hint: Brian Hales and Don Bradley are the leading historians on Joseph's polygamy, and they have all these answers regarding Helen Marr Kimball, if you need to look it up). Have a nice day.
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  167.  @thefullgamutofShit  Joseph never said anything about a flaming sword. That came way later, and not from him. How about we start with your lack of accuracy on that?
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  168. We totally support biblical proof of with and righteous prophetesses. However, our current understanding of how the Lord wants His church structured, only men can designated as prophets.
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  169. Then so are employers
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  170. The conversation was fun until about 1:30:00. Apparently this bro doesn't know that we're supposed to be building Zion and heaven on earth. He seems to think it's impossible, and yet Enoch did it.
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  171. 40:02 it's almost as if "science" is learned line upon line, precept upon precept...
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  172. Sinderro Luminoso = The Shining Path (terrorist insurgent group) Thank you JAG season 1!
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  173.  @tiiatuuli339  your terrible English and run-on sentences notwithstanding, there is nothing secret about what happens in LDS temples.
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  174. Dude, you're mischaracterizing the church like crazy!
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  175. @westlisbon6307  Joseph Smith taught that God was once a man on a different world - not this one - and progressed to godhood. This teaching is not regularly taught in church, but it is the basis of how we view eternal progression, which is scriptural. Regarding the temple, I'd suggest you look into historians like Don Bradley, who indicates that aspects of the temple are clearly found in the Bible and Book of Mormon, and we there long before Joseph Smith knew anything about freemasonry.
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  176. @westlisbon6307  I think you're incredibly confused, not just about Mormonism but about Christianity in general. It's not just Mormon scripture that testifies of Christ's crucifixion, it's both the Old AND New Testament that present this information to the world. I'm not sure what craziness your reading that asserts that Christ wasn't harmed, but that is not the belief of the mainstream Christian world, including Mormonism. It sounds to me like you're pretty far off your rocker.
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  177. What makes it so supposedly obvious to you?
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  178. @samsmom400  so your personal experiences taint your overall worldview, but that doesn't account for the entirety of the church. It's also not a church practice or policy. it is an individual problem. I'm sorry you've had bad experiences, but yours is the exception, not the rule.
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  179. We believe Jesus would have visited many "other sheep" and not just those in the Americas
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  180. @stevesly7954  I have a friend from Russia who says it is a very well known thing that Jesus also went there shortly after his resurrection. I've heard similar things as a common knowledge of history from my British grandparents. Christ apparently went to the Anglo-Saxons. China has stories as well. As far as of these are recorded histories or just hand-me-down stories, I've never really looked into it that deep; but I know it's a common story in many cultures.
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  181. According to... whom?
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  182. As someone who was excommunicated (rebaptized since), I think he was close enough.
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  183. Great question! According to church history, upon completion of the translation of the book of Mormon, the angel (who led Joseph to find the plates) took them back. Whether they be in heaven or elsewhere is unknown.
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  184.  @kentuckyrain1144  what are you talking about? WHO knows there were no angels? WHO EXACTLY, and what authority or direct personal knowledge do they claim to know there were no angels?
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  185.  @kentuckyrain1144  maybe it's just you that has never had an experience with angels. Speak only for yourself, not for the rest of us. Some of us have plenty of experiences with angels.
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  186. I think people still do that, except now there are websites that present that information.
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  187.  @jimsavely1104  the difference is that it's not clear of what Trump allegedly had was classified and/or illegal. My understanding is that the national archive knew he had certain things and agreed to let him retain them, for now, as long as they were safeguarded and locked away. Also, there is talk that agents would not actually allow Trumps lawyer to have the warrant, which is illegal. On the other hand, Hillary Clinton is a slimy witch who needs such a trial.
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  188.  @ragerancher  and yet, you have no actually proof that he had any such documents, so to say he's been "caught" just shows your stupidity.
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  189.  @vanessamaldonado5877  you're making statements about him breaking the law, but you weren't even there! 🤣 you don't have the subpoenas, you don't have the written agreements, you don't have the warrants, you don't even know what the alleged documents are, but you think you can just assume he broke the law? 🤣🤣 put your GoogleU degree back in the closet; your opinion ain't worth shit.
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  190. I grew up in Chandler and used to go to Payson in the summer. I moved to Utah a long time ago, but 7 years ago, my wife and I went back for a Dbacks game. What a flood of memories!!! I don't miss the heat, but I love everything else about it, including my old neighborhood, even though it's super ghetto now.
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  191. Jesus Christ is never once mentioned in the Torah or the rest of the Old Testament
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  192. Take a moment to stop by Salt Lake City
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  193. ​ @MikeDindu only through Christian eyes does it do this. Non-Christians would strongly disagree. The OT never mentions Jesus.
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  194.  @ianbds6436  the Old Testament never once mentions Jesus Christ
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  195. 2:50 yeah.... going on a mission and getting married literally have NOTHING to do with receiving your endowment. Strike 2
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  196. Amazing video, brother!! Now let me tell you about this incredible homie named Joseph Smith... Keep up the great work!
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  197. So what you're saying is that you think you know more about our religion than we do... because you watch TV? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 how does it feel to be so stupid?
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  198. What is a cult?
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  199. We all feel pretty sad about it.
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  200. Define a cult
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  201. Are there any questions you have that I might be able to help answer?
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  202. This isn't about what PragerU puts out, y'all. 2001 was a much simpler time. And even though the media has never been perfect, it was definitely way more transparent when it all happened. You can think of 9/11 as a conspiracy theory as much as you can about Pearl Harbor or the civil war, WWII, etc., but that only diminishes the lives lost. Don't be dumb like that.
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  203. I'm sure if the Fed ever legalizes it, it'll be whatever the participants want.
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  204. The church does not dispute this. In fact, many cultures made similar ringed plate sets. The church does not say that God made the plates; we know they were made by men (it even says so in the text)
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  205.  @ValerieGriner  John Dehlin abused people, had multiple lawsuits against him for sexual assault, doxxed his own sister when she didn't support him, and thinks black people who join the church are stupid and misguided and attacks them publicly. That's the kind of person you think is "excellent?"
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  206. I don't think a baby cares how it's conceived, only that it is. I think rape is a serious attack on personal choice, and all rapists should have their genitals mauled by angry beasts. I think victims of rape can seek mental health recovery while choosing motherhood or adoption. I know a few women in such situations who chose those options. But I also think it's a very tender and difficult ground to stand on.
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  207. Define cult
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  208. Why would you consider them brainwashed?
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  209.  @dealsfromvirginia1773  and what fiction are you referring to?
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  210. @dealsfromvirginia1773  I really think you need to not generalize people so much. Many members - like in other faiths - go through bouts of faith crises or inactivity; and there are more than enough examples of investigators who don't just jump into the church. A few nights ago, I had a conversation with a gentleman who actively investigated the church for 10 years before joining.
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  211. Very odd of you to say of a worldwide religion
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  212. @DanzoTheManzo13  awe.... did yo feewings get hurt?
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  213. You're so wrong, it's not even funny
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  214.  @Lomochenko  they already pay taxes on their business ventures. How about you learn a thing or two about facts. Grow up.
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  215. And have zero involvement with it now. So what's your point?
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  216. Why is any patent tolerating this? Maybe i should take a bunch of strippers and hookers to an elementary school, just to see if the school is actually gonna be all-inclusive in this filth.
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  217.  @Eat_Win  this video isn't totally accurate, and it's presented in a confusing way. People who hate our church like to do it that way.
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  218. Funny you mention that since I worked in the Salt Lake temple, and had access to literally every room on every floor and underneath. The tunnels you speak of DO go to places: from the tunnels, you can access the conference center, the relief society building, the church office building, the Joseph Smith Memorial building, and WAIT FOR IT..... the Kitchen to the Joseph Smith Memorial building!!!! Dun dun dun!! Ooo how creepy indeed!
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  219. 19:31 so, in short, you believe in tearing down things that other people find sacred, but you are not comfortable with, and exposing kids to it to "teach" them. Will you also be having raunchy, animalistic sex in front of your children, or anyone else's for that matter? Will you be demonstrating intercourse to children? How often do you already do this?
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  220. Christ himself said that he would attend to his "other sheep." We believe those in the Americas were among those. Russians, to my knowledge, have a similar belief that Christ was there after his resurrection.
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  221. Jeff Durbin (The Burger King Ninos Turtle) says some of the biggest misconceptions of the church. That dude is a moron.
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  222. What are you talking about? The fundamentalists are NOT part of the church and are sharply denounced. We have nothing to do with Jeffs and his crazy group
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  223. How so?
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  224.  @Abcdefghijajajaja  a cult is merely a group of people with similar beliefs. I contend that those outside the church who continue to call us a cult are uneducated, small and simple minded, and unpersuasive. If you want to argue that the church is a cult, let's have an actual discussion about why you think that. Otherwise, parroting the nonsense single word "cult" just makes you look stupid.
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  225. An odd question, but no
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  226. The Lord has always required a tithe and offering from His people
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  227. 44:47 Hey Todd, why didn't Jesus cover the entire world while he was on earth? Was his conversion rate just as bad as you say the LDS church's is? For that matter, Christianity has been on earth for 2000 years and only 31% of the entire world is Christian! Does that mean their "plan" isn't good?
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  228. I'm sorry you thought you had to be closed, cold and less loving towards people while you were a member. I'm curious if you grew up around Utah. I've been a member almost my entire life and never felt I had to be any of those things toward people.
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  229. LDS is the acronym used by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, sometimes referred to as "the Mormons."
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  230. None of what you're saying is true.
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  231. The portion of the Book of Abraham that we have is roughly 9% of the total work which was lost in a fire. While it was previously thought that what is in the remaining piece is not part of what we consider scripture today, egyptologists agree that it really does depend on the dynasty and time it came from. If you're looking for more information, check out Stephen Smoot.
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  232.  @Timelapse_relaxation  look in to Stephen Smoot. A lot of his research is with non-LDS egyptologists and researchers.
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  233.  @sudosuga  there was nothing barbaric about it! It was a bunch of dudes asking me questions, and then asking how they could help me moving forward, even if I didn't return to church.
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  234. What supposed facts are you thinking you're referring to?
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  235.  @philbrooks5979  oof! You really need an update on your understanding of what egyptologists are saying, and what exactly is the current evidence of the genetic markers! Dude, you're about 10 years behind!
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  236. You misunderstand the temple recommend question.
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  237. Except that what he's claiming is all lies
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  238. And what not and what not or like... and what not
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  239. I didn't give a damn about boys and girls at age 8. We just played. None of that stuff mattered. If anything, I believe it's the parents pushing it on the kids.
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  240.  @prophetsamalualojp9279  that is honestly the most disgusting comment I've seen on here. I seriously hope this person doesn't take your "blessing" seriously. You're nothing but a troll.
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  241. ​@patriciak.2474 they have it in California for catholic students (I single them out because they have their own buildings) and my friends in NC have it for their evangelical kids out there. Two examples of not the Bible belt. Wanna try again?
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  242.  @allyjmjm  California
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  243.  @allyjmjm  I was doing some reading and saw that release periods and seminaries are actually a really big deal in NY high schools for Jewish students as well. I'm actually more surprised that I didn't know that already; maybe I've read it somewhere and just forgot it.
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  244. Notice that you said they are not grafted in only after they reject God and His word...
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  245. Did God create Satan?
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  246. People leave all kinds of groups for all kinds of reasons. People leave states and countries because of the cultures. Are states and countries cults?
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  247. All the issues Dr. Peterson brought up are easily answered in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Talk to a Mormon. Ask the missionaries!
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  248. No to your first and last questions. As for your second question, I do know some members to this day attend freemason lodges; but they'll be the first to tell you that the two practices aren't related in any way.
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  249. Is that the church's own policy, or is that a personal perspective, even if it's shared by some?
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  250. Do you wanna clarify what you're asking about? You're coming off a little tipsy in your language.
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  251. What kids are you talking about? Be specific
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  252. Not even close
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  253. I think it's funny that all the exmos and haters in the comments all use childish remarks. This is the quality of your followers? I'm not really surprised.
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  254. Harm according to who? I 100% guarantee you that ALL groups have someone who claims to be harmed by that group. Your definition is too ambiguous.
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  255. As if man is so high that he can lean on his own understandings? Yeah, that's not how it works
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  256. Back in the 1800s, the government really wasn't bothered by polygamy UNTIL the LDS church attributed the practice to bring a commandment from God. Once it became a religious thing, the government (with their already-existing hatred for Mormons) decided to get butthurt about it. And this did this to the extent that they threatened to completely exterminate the Mormons and confiscate and destroy their property. As a result, President Wilfred Woodruff took the issue to God - asking if the church should stand by polygamy and risk war or to stop the practice - and subsequently decided that the practice had fulfilled all that it needed to at that time. Yes, it was due to government pressure, but it was also an acceptable sacrifice to end it.
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  257. This dude doesn't understand Judas either. He totally fell apart at the end of this podcast.
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  258. I'm seriously questioning if you ever even went to law school...
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  259. These are interesting perspectives, but they still make me cringe at their misinterpretations.
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  260.  @Lerian_V  for starters, this dude is maintaining the idea of "original sin" and Adam and Eve somehow being selfish. That couldn't be farther from the truth! God gave Adam and Eve two contradicting commandments: to multiply and fill the earth with offspring, and to not eat the fruit of the tree of life. If Adam and Eve didn't eat the fruit, they couldn't bear children, thus disobeying the first commandment; but they couldn't fulfill the first commandment without disregarding the second. It was not sin on their part since they were told to do it; it was a choice... and it was the RIGHT choice. Second, Noah didn't just take two of every animal. I thought that was well-known, but apparently this dude doesn't know his own Bible. Noah took more - naturally - for food and for the need of ensuring they could procreate after. Those are just two examples.
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  261.  @Lerian_V  knowledge is the power of discernment through experience and wisdom. Also, why do you reference the end of chapter 6 without also referencing the beginning of chapter 7, where Noah is told to bring 7 (whether individuals but more likely as pairs) of some animals? Additionally, Noah is told to bring every kind of food, which likely included animal meats; so additional animals would have been needed as part of their diet.
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  262.  @Lerian_V  the bishop's position is that Adam and Eve take on an almost arrogant position that they want to choose their own way and, somehow putting themselves before God, eat the fruit. That's not the case at all! Adam and Eve didn't sin, let alone were they selfish or haughty about it. God gave the couple their first commandment - before forbidding the fruit - to multiply and fill the earth. This was of greater importance (being first) and yet impossible in their garden existence. They couldn't procreate or process. To not eat the fruit and not procreate would be to not observe that first commandment; whereas to eat the fruit is not observing the second. While it looks like a lose-lose scenario, it was actually just a choice. Because of this it makes it not a sin but instead a transgression, which is to say that either choice has consequence. The bishop's position is that this choice - to follow a clear commandment from God to multiply and replenish the earth - was a sin, the original or cardinal/carnal sin. But how can it be sin if God commanded it? I also take issue with the application of "original sin" being applied to all people and needing to be cleaned of it - including innocent babies - lest one be condemned to hell... but that's a topic for another time I suppose.
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  263.  @Lerian_V  if you're asking what the tree represents, the fruit is the light of Christ, the power and ability to discern right from wrong and face objection and struggle. Before eating the fruit, Adam and Eve had no struggle - no hardship or evil - and so they could never progress. After the fruit, they were able to be aware of the world and themselves, seeing that they were naked and considering it a shame (because Satan told them it was shameful and they had to hide). God even says as much, remarking that they were now "like us, knowing good and evil." (I love this line because it demonstrates that God was not alone but was with other gods, namely Christ himself) God then blocks the way to the tree of life so that Adam and Eve wouldn't become exalted like God in their state of feeling shame (their "fallen" state) and live in that shame forever. I got a little off track there, but in a nutshell, the tree is the ability to discern good from evil and to become living beings.
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  264.  @Lerian_V  again, the bishop is asserting that Adam and Eve are choosing themselves over God, and that's simply not the case. Even in the clip that you provided (and I did back it up some so I could get the full context) he's claiming that Adam and Eve were thinking about themselves. But God gave them a commandment, and the only way to meet that commandment was, in fact, to TRANSgress (to not move backwards in sin, but to go on the parallel path forward) and eat the fruit. Additionally, how can their clothes be a manifestation of their self consciousness - as the bishop says - if God was the one that provides them with the skins to be clothed in? God straight up wanted them clothed. I mean, God went out of his way to tell them they'd have to work for their food, and struggle with parenting (which was not a curse on Eve, by the way - God was just telling her what life will be like as a mother); He could have just as easily told them to stay naked. But He specifically clothed them. To say being clothed was a recognition of their shame is inconsistent with God's actions toward them.
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  265.  @Lerian_V  I understand the idea of original sin, but I don't support it or believe in it. In fact, I think the belief in original sin as doctrine is evil, disgusting, and based on a misunderstanding of scripture.
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  266.  @Lerian_V  thank you for granting me permission to believe what I want. I've been waiting for your permission my whole life. 🙄🙄 By the way, the doctrine of "original sin" in the catholic church is less than 400 years old, dating only since post-Renaissance, and the overwhelming majority of catholic beliefs only go back to the 1200s. So your interpretation of the church isn't even original to its own beliefs.
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  267.  @Lerian_V  that is not an accurate historical account of catholicism. The doctrine of original sin is fairly new, and most of catholic teaching is biblically heretical.... which is ironic since catholic monks bastardized and changed the Bible to suit them and made it a whore of itself. The catholic church is exactly what Christ spoke against. It'll be a wonderful day when the savior returns and dismantles it.
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  268.  @soniamartin2007  apparently you've never met a catholic because to say a protestant could be more arrogant than a catholic is someone laughable. In fact, I'd be willing to submit than anyone being more arrogant than a catholic is dammed near impossible. That being said, the catholic church knows it didn't work by the power of the Holy Ghost. I'm pretty sure the Holy Ghost didn't tell the catholic church to alter scripture and doctrine, when the commoners started being able to read the word of God, in order to control them. This is historical fact: that the right hand Satan uses to touch himself - the Popes - didn't like how commoners could understand scripture and had the monks and cardinals change scriptures over night. Then of course you have the people of Satan's left hand, whom he uses to touch little boys - the bishops and priests - who were ready to excommunicate anyone who disagreed with the Popes. Honestly, Sonia, this stuff isn't tough to know when you just do a pinch of research. This is all admitted by the catholic church itself.
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  269.  @soniamartin2007  Luther was a much a hag as every pope that ever existed. He altered scripture just like the catholics did. But the catholic church is the worst offender. They've skewed the word of God to fit their own desires, and in so doing they mock God. Blasphemousfrom the start. The catholic church has no power in God's priesthood and no authority in His kingdom. It'll be a wonderful day when the lord destroys that whore of a church.
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  270. This maybe the first Prager video I down thumb. The premise was spars to be far-left and fast-right, but Will only focused on extreme left but not extreme right. Poor presentation.
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  271. It would have been better and faster if you'd just don't a YouTube Short saying, "I don't understand this shit and I don't understand business or contracts. Good luck, Steven." I've liked your videos in the past, but you should have stayed silent on this one.
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  272. Incorrect
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  273. Wrong
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  274. If you got your information about the church just from this guy, you don't know anything about it. This guy is NOT a real member of the church.
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  275. He also has an entire online presence devoted to hating the church and leading people out of it. So.... you think he's a critical thinker, but he's actually extremely biased and antithetical. Ironically, you believing him shows that you, yourself, are not a critical thinker.
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  276.  @mattmower6370  please be specific
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  277. If you want to actually be technical, it's the house of the lord as operated and maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Or, you could go back and read Nelson's talk again and see why you're acting dumb for posting this comment.
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  278. They're not members. Stop being a pharisee
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  279. I like Will, but I feel like PragerU is becoming only about him. It's getting annoying.
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  280. So now you can worry businesses to the gestapo via a text line. Yay for America.
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  281.  @dubjubs I can't help but laugh at your comment just a little because I am, actually, originally from California. Oh, I feel so ashamed! LOL
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  282. There are accounts from his scribes that specifically debunk the notion of a curtain, and they testified that he did not use any notes or cheats. Try again after you've actually studied up.
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  283. This is an excellent comment! The only push back I'd give is that our church (LDS) does not claim to be perfect, or to have all the truth. We believe in a living church that is led by the Lord. We believe in receiving truth only when we are ready to receive it. We also believe that people of all faiths should connect and communicate and help each other grow closer to God through their faith. If someone doesn't want to join our church, we'd rather take the time to find common ground and help each other than to act as if they should be left as strangers or enemies.
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  284. What "mega billionaire" controls all the money? What are you even talking about?
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  285. @dascudder  are you trolling me right now? You actually believed him when he said this? First of all, Memo himself (this guy in the video) is very well known online to be against the church even though he claims to be a member still. Second, the president of the church, Russell M. Nelson, does not own our control the money of the church at all. The money of the church is held in several places, and control of it (if you can say that) is NEVER decided by Nelson alone. While he is the president, he makes those decisions with at least the first presidency (2 other men) and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (consisting of another 12 men), if not several other entities. Nelson himself is a retired heart surgeon who could have been a millionaire by now through his profession, which he hasn't done since the early 80s. He now gets an annual stipend (income) from the church of $120,000, which is less than what I make in my profession.
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  286.  @dascudder  and did you make any effort to fact-check this? No, you didn't, clearly.
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  287.  @dascudder  since you seem to know, tell me, what is the church president's annual income?
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  288.  @dascudder  are you aware that Nemo is a fan-favorite of the ex-mormon community? He's a wolf in sheep's clothing. Nemo loves to hate on the church. That's what makes this video so wrong! Y'all think he's telling you the truth, but he's misleading you. The president of the church is a retired heart surgeon (current annual income for a heart surgeon is starting around $450,000. Nelson retired in the early 1980s). Nelson makes whatever retirement he has from that, plus an annual salary from the church of a whopping $120,000 ONLY. I make more from my job than that.
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  289. @dascudder  bring angry at Nemo requires an emotional investment. I don't need to be mad at him to point out that he's providing misinformation. And if that's what you focus on, you're looking at the wrong things.
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  290. That's not entirely accurate to our understanding of God, but I see what your friend was trying to relay to you. If you were interested, I could offer some clarification.
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  291. Your personal experiences don't dictate all of reality. Hopefully someday you'll learn that.
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  292. God bless the Mexican cop 😂😂😂
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  293. The bishops do receive some training, and there are helplines for them as well as people they report to regularly. I think your understanding is a little misguided, but it seems you might also be bothered by recent news events. Don't let bad events taint your image of people.
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  294.  @blessedhitchhiker  except that people who leave any faith will have a distorted view and opinion, and not necessarily any facts. That's like... humanity 101. Duh
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  295. The lone wolf attitude hits every generation, and it's just as eye-rolling as the generation before. I'm a millennial, and I'm SO glad I'm past all that crap.
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  296. God says, "Now they have become like one of us..." I find it interesting that no one ever wants to discuss the plurality of godly figures present in this moment. Who is the "us" if God is alone here? Who is He talking to?
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  297.  @janicaleflore  so the Father (God) is talking to the Son (another God) and the Holy Spirit (anther God), and yet, everyone freaks out at the distinction of three Us-es.
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  298. @SavedRU  in the scene is Christ's baptism, Jesus is in the water, the Father speaks FROM heaven, and the spirit appears as a dove. Your explanation above is the same as saying that the father is, as it were, Jesus's mind, with Jesus as the body. So please explain this masterful ventriloquist and puppet act that Jesus performed while standing in the river. And please explain why Jesus, being God incarnate, was praying to himself in Gethsemane and to himself in the cross. This sounds like a madman, in your explanation. Finally, please explain why Jesus says, "father, into your hands I commend my spirit." If God the Father has no body (other than Jesus's soon-to-be dead body) what hands does he have? And if Jesus is just God embodied, isn't he just saying, "into your shapeless spirit I'm putting... you?" Isn't that kinda insane. Please elaborate. Your explanation sounds like a hot mess.
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  299. I'm strongly in the pro-life/anti-abortion camp. Any procedure following a verified miscarriage is NOT an abortion, and I don't know of any state that says it is.
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  300.  @maggieavilla1336  nothing about that makes it difficult on women or doctors since a miscarriage is not an intentional act of terminating a pregnancy. Everyone (well... not everyone, because the Left lives to fearmonger) knows the difference and there are no states that would prosecute anyone for a miscarriage. No part of the truth makes it difficult for women.
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  301.  @maggieavilla1336  so you're basing your fear on a single story? Have no other women had miscarriages since then?
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  302.  @maggieavilla1336  I don't mean to dive into your personal stories further - and I know it's getting further off topic to do so - but if it's so hard to find a doc to sterilize her, why doesn't your brother just get a vasectomy? Honestly, it's so much easier for the guy to get clipped than for the lady to get tied! Have they not discussed that?
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  303.  @workingdemofirsttime4838  by your logic, why are there mental health facilities for suicidal people? Their bodies, their choice, right? What if I want to set my house on fire - why would I go to jail for that? My house, my choice, right? Funny thing, man, that baby's body is NOT the mother's body, SO IT'S NOT HER CHOICE! if she wants to do something to her body, because she's so desperate to not care for a baby, she can deliver the child and then use a hanger on her uterus and bleed to death after for all I care; but that baby has done nothing to deserve such hatred and violence from the mother.
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  304. 39:30 Hey Todd, remember when Christ, in the Bible said, "follow me," and, "keep my commandments," which are both actions statements that require *doing*? You're emphasizing the wrong things, dude!
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  305.  @carolyearsley  do you have evidence that it was changed? The words were written by Naomi Ward Randall, and the only change I see was that the 4th verse was added in 1978, but I don't see any indication that that change was made in the chorus.
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  306. @carolyearsley  According to records, the original lyric was "teach me what I need to KNOW," and President Spencer W. Kimball requested that it be changed to "do" as his only request for a change, and Randall acted on that request. So... maybe what you heard was a one-time alteration? @carolyearsley
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  307. @carolyearsley  knowing something does nothing for anyone. Knowing that Jesus is the Christ means nothing if you doing follow him, as he commanded. Anyone who argues that God doesn't expect you to do anything doesn't know their own Bible. And THAT is a lazy disciple and one that Christ will reject.
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  308. Did you seriously just say you were terrified?? Wow... talk about a liberal wimp.
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  309. 43:16 It has nothing to do with God working in mysterious ways, or anyone needing to be punished. We live in a fallen world, and crap happens. God doesn't intervene or ignore one way or another most of the time.
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  310. It always bothered me that Tom Cruise in A Few Good Men whispers half his questions. I feel like that's not just over dramatic but also creepy and inappropriate
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  311. That seems hard to do when medical technology changes and is even subjective. And if a candidate is constantly crying for appeal, saying they were cheated (as they all claim now to some extent or another), we the people will never hear the end of it.
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  312. The LDS church has the largest humanitarian efforts and homeless and addict outreach programs in the world. That's where it goes. To say it goes to the top leaders is absolute bullshit. The very top leaders get an annual support (salary, if you will) of $120k, which is a drastic decrease in income from their lifelong professions.
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  313.  @garys.2291  yes, they funded that mask and now have no association with it. That's not really scandalous. Also, the funds the church holds has trustees just like any investment fund. None of the leadership personally owns land beyond their personal homes. You're making mountains out of molehills.
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  314. Except that he was a polygamist, and it's not a big deal at all, not is it what people think it was. See: Don Bradley
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  315. The church is not polytheistic. Much like ancient Israel, we recognize that there are many gods, but we covenant specifically with the Most High God. Like ancient Israel, this makes us closer to monolatry.
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  316. 44:15 As a parent, you should understand that you CAN'T intervene in all the breaths your children take. Life happens, and it's not a matter of ignoring anyone or punishing anyone. Some things, even hard things, have to be experienced and gone through.
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  317. @tgstudio85  it seems you're on a rampage with me. Let me see if I can help: 1. Harm - in many situations, parents can intervene in harm, true, but there are many where they can't. If a child chooses harm, or is involved in harm out of sight, there is little a parent can do. Believe it or not, scolding the school principal or yelling at the other kid does nothing (except create harm and trauma for the other kid which makes you no better). As I said, you can't intervene in everything. 2. RP - what intervention would you propose, aside from maybe legal action, as the parent? You asked, "what was God thinking," but God doesn't have to think in this situation; this is an issue of a fallen world and the choices made by people. God will feel sorrow, maybe even anger, but it's not as if He concocted the idea. This is a result of agency, which God has already told us He won't take from us.
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  318. @tgstudio85  what is all powerful, really? Can God violate His own laws to rob man of autonomy? If this is the God you follow, he is unjust, unworthy, and a devil to humanity.
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  319. Your statement is so hot.
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  320. The Book of Mormon actually says monogamy is the rule, and God sometimes allows for exceptions (no exceptions are found in the Book of Mormon, BTW; you'll have to read the Bible for that)
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  321. @IkfNorCalChamp  polygamy WAS practiced in the church until 1890 - not by everyone, but by some. When the church ended the practice, some off-shoot groups were wanting to still have it. They were excommunicated and denounced by the church, and this is where you get groups like Warren Jeffs down in Texas.
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  322. @aleleeramos  I tend to agree. I wish the people in Utah did more; but I think we're so caught up in the LDS culture in Utah that we forget what a mixed bag of people we have. That sad, I spent almost 3 years working as an employee in the Salt Lake temple several years ago, and I grew a deep love for the Poli culture. I feel blessed to regularly honor my island AND my Hispanic friends and family. (And I'm glad that, as a half-British-half-Oklahoman white dude, they seem to accept me pretty well. 🤣🤣😉😉)
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  323. This is what is called a sooth-sayer, and the Bible warns all of us of them.
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  324. Are there any questions o can answer for you about the church?
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  325.  @danielhamid5569  that sounds very questionable
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  326. All these people are telling you to look at old court cases, but not a single one has told you that all those cases were thrown out or otherwise dismissed because there was never any evidence to show he had conned anyone. No, he wasn't "known" as a con-man, only a few accusations with no backing.
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  327. @benu_bird  I have no problem having those more detailed conversations. But the reality is, most people online (especially when discussing things like religion or politics) really don't care about the truth. I mean, we've all got the entirety of the world's information at our fingertips; yet no one actually does their homework when they come to a conversation. There are times when I've had really good and detailed conversations with someone who didn't like the church, and the conversation was productive. But that's not as common as some idiot who wants to throw out the same old "your church is a cult" accusations and not care about the truth. So, why waste energy on those folks?
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  328. Ya know, I'm always curious when people make a big deal out of this. Moses had people look at a bronze snake to be healed. God caused fire to come out of an alter drenched in water. Jesus caused a blind man to see by spitting in dirt and running the mud on the man's eyes. Why are people so annoyed or shocked that he could cause a book to be translated by looking into a hat?
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  329. I'm in Tooele, just enough outside the smog bowl.
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  330. What's the point in this comment when you know he's not gonna change, it's not hiring you, and he's not a member of the church anyway? You need to read P Nelly's talk again and see what you're doing wrong here.
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  331. The food reminded me A LOT of Chubby's. They have locations in Tooele (where I live) and Draper I think.
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  332.  @darkwebgirl  have you never heard of paying "under the table" or never seen the swarms of illegal workers outside of a Home Depot?
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  333.  @alex_creates9094  I actually am in my 30s, good call! Lol! I'm not worried about it at all. The technology isn't anywhere close to taking over the industry with self-driving trucks, especially not to the capacity needed. I'll leave room for it being a possibility in 20-25 years, but then my own company would have to be able to afford to replace me.
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  334. Are there any questions I can answer for you about the church?
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  335. What is it about our faith that you are afraid of?
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  336. Imagine having voted Sleepy Joe in and still having faith in his administration. Gross!
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  337.  @jacobgarcia4188  true, but I have yet to have a reason to hate Trump.
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  338. Oh, look at you, making light of something you know nothing about. How cute!
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  339. 23:20 QUICK, ask him how many prophets screwed up in the Bible! Ask him if LITERALLY ANY of the prophets were flawless (excluding Christ himself)!
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  340. I used to work for a trucking company that worked with FEMA. That had a deal with FEMA that drivers could come help with natural disasters and they'd be paid $25/hr 24 hours a day whether they were working or not. Looking back on that, and hearing how FEMA is screwing over these people... it's just another example of how the government screws over the people who need it most.
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  341. Define a cult
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  342. That's your perspective
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  343.  @jeffs4483  we follow Jesus Christ as our lord and savior, just like every other Christian. That's literally the definition of Christianity. You can try to gatekeeper aspects of what you believe about Christ, but that doesn't make any of us less Christian.
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  344. The Burger King preacher? 😂😂😂 That dude is a total idiot!
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  345. You get that excited about a chicken? Just wait till you find out how great the start of human life is!
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  346. @macdonald2k  one example of what? That he lied? How about saying that the church president owns all the money and that it is his corporation? First off, that's not even how normal corporations work; y'all should see that one right off the bat. Second, he knows damn well that the financial decisions of the church are not dictated by a single person and never have been.
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  347. Should have gone up by the LDS Oakland temple; it's pretty much the only clan place in Northern Cali.
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  348. He got most of it wrong
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  349. How do you define brainwashed?
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  350. To each their own. My brother-in-law was totally non-religious for almost 40 years and I'm not sure he had any notion to even consider God. Now he's one of the best members I know.
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  351. Move to Utah. We'll welcome you with open arms and several date offers.
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  352. Your attempt at humor or lame and very annoying. I really don't think this is the time for lighthearted commentary.
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  353. I'm curious as to who made you the gatekeeper of religion 🤔
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  354. Can you please leave your own political opinions out of these videos? You have decent information, but your digs and political whinings make you really annoying to listen to.
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  355. He did kinda jump around on his answers
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  356. Could it possibly be because people like you don't know how to stop name-calling and being held to everyone who doesn't agree with you? Yeah, that's actually it. It has nothing to do with Trump; it has to do with people like you who think the US needs to model failing and broken Nations - and if we don't agree, the rest of us are somehow devils. Honestly, get over yourself, snowflake.
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  357.  @officialcalvinwayman  nothing against you, bro, but I wish they would stop referring to themselves as "fundamentalists." There's nothing fundamental about what they do or believe or practice in relation to "Mormonism." I've had to deal with some of the polygamous groups in Dugway and Colorado City, and they're so messed up. Lol
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  358. Pay tell, who in the LDS church is making money? Our church president - who was a leading pioneer in heart survey and could have been a multi-millionaire by now - has an annual stipend from the church of $120,000. I make more money than that, and I'm a truck driver. No one is making money in the church.
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  359.  @MrsKateT  does out even cross your mind to fact-check him on this, or are you just that gullible?
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  360. @MrsKateT  this isn't that hard to fact-check, really. The church has two corporations: the Corporation of the President, and the Corporation of the President Bishop. Both corporations are chaired by the leadership of the church (consisting of 15 men in the former, and more than 30 people in the latter). While the church president does outside over both corporations, the money is NOT his, and he never unilaterally decides any distribution of it. Additionally, the top 15 leaders of the church (the first presidency, and the Quorum of the twelve apostles) are all experts in their fields (doctors, lawyers, judges, pilots, etc). In addition to their returner income from those fields (whatever they may individually be) each member gets an annual stipend from the church of....... $120,000. For reference, the president of the church was a heart surgeon. He left a job which would have annually paid him almost a million dollars a year for less than I make as a truck driver. So when you think he's being honest, you're really just being gullible.
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  361. @MrsKateT  I suppose everyone has some level of bias, but you'd be surprised how often I use sources unrelated to the church and even some antithetical to the church, because honesty and true transparency matter. Nemo is against the church, but claims he's just trying to shed light on truth. If this were the case, facts wouldn't bother him and he'd share them accurately, but this is not the case.
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  362. Which part do you assume the church changed to fit society for?
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  363. @Yindsey  your comment has a lot to unpack, so I'll try to be accurate and efficient: 1. There is no clear understanding of why BY instituted the ban on blacks. However, several factors should be considered. BY was pressured by missionaries returning from Southern states into believing that this was a regular tenant of Christianity (which, by the way, it was at the time; however southern baptists really leaned into it). BY also placed the ban on 1858 - a decade before Jim Crow - potentially in response to the escalating tension in the country. That said, there is no clear answer, and no one condones his ban. If the church were persuaded by society, the ban would have been lifted sooner than it was; however, it was lifted when the leaders received proper input from the Lord, not the world. 2. I'm aware that the church was, at one time, strict about caffeine. Elder Bruce R. McKonkie, in his book Mormon Doctrine (first edition), stated that drinking Coca-Cola disqualifies a member from a temple recommend. Some things to consider, here, are that Elder McKonkie was NOT authorized by the First Presidency to write this book, and he later recanted many of his own statements and beliefs. However, this was still the catalyst for the larger campaign by members against caffeine, and it still lingers with us today for some members. 3. The church does not teach that polygamy is a requirement to become a god. Yes, this was, at one time, an interpretation of a statement from BY. However, the broader context of that statement clearly demonstrates that members ought to be ready to accept whatever challenge God has for them - not necessarily that it is required. I can find the exact quote for you if it helps. In any case, while some may engage in polygamy in the next life, we really don't know how those relationships will work out. What if those who were engaged in it in this life no longer want it? I doubt they will be forced into it, and there is no church doctrine arguing that they would be. 4. As the understanding of medicine grows, so does our understanding that some forms of pot are actually needed. Therefore, instead of punishing members whose doctors prescribe them this drug, the policy was clarified. 5. The doctrine of sexuality has not changed. We still rightly don't have bishops marrying off gay couples, nor are they married in temples. And if one is living a homosexual lifestyle, it still violates the standard by which members are expected to live. However, just like LITERALLY ALL THE REST OF SOCIETY, the church is constantly working to find a balance on how to navigate our neighbors who do live this way, which we see as a violation of God's will and design. While the doctrine is the same, policies change to help find a balance in accordance with the Lord's commandment to love one another. I can see how one such as yourself might say that these are changes brought on by the pressures of society, however I see them more as the church refining itself, its understanding of the Lord's will, and its own connection with the world around it.
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  364. There are dissenters in every religion; it's not like we're the exception to the rule.
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  365.  @armymarshal13  sounds like a personal problem to me. Maybe y'all just didn't have enough faith.
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  366. Bro, you need to do better homework
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  367. The passage you provided says nothing about Jesus, nor a virgin.
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  368.  @scotte2815  that's according to your interpretation. The text itself says nothing like that or even close to it.
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  369. @RobertStewart-i3m  your first comment was that the passage "obviously" points to Christ; my contention is simply that it's very much not obvious at all. If you gave the Bible to someone who'd never read it and had no religious affiliation, that connection wouldn't be obvious at all. In fact, there is no "obvious" mention of Christ at all throughout the entire Old Testament, let alone the Torah. I'm not Jewish.
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  370. Active church member here. I've been a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints almost my entire life. I have deep, serious questions that I ask regularly, and they're almost always answered right away. Where they are answered, I follow up with further research and investigating. When they aren't answered, I still do my own research until I find an answer. You assume we follow blindly, and you couldn't be more wrong.
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  371. @GodsGrace758  all my research has led me to be a better church member and Christian overall, but also much more convinced that Joseph Smith was directly led by God to reinstate the saviors church in the right way; that creedal Christianity has gotten lost on misunderstood beliefs; that the book of Mormon actually is a true record for which ALL Christians should be grateful for; and that this is where the Lord needs me to be and needs me to do a better job of testifying of. All my research and learning - all the really hard questions and even making some enemies - has led me to a deeper firmer conviction that this is God's church.
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  372. @candicesummers5427  this is really inaccurate. Freemasons only go back as far as the 14th century, by record, despite claims of relating to Solomons temple.
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  373. ​ @unknownhuman5507 we most certainly are Christian
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  374. And that's why BYU has its own campus in Hawaii, right?
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  375. @unknownhuman5507  many try to say we believe in a "different Jesus" but that's simply not the case. Yes, we very much consider ourselves to be Christians, as evident by the actual name of our church, being the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
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  376. 39:22 You seem to have forgotten the idea of mustard seeds of faith, or Alma's experiment in faith, or searching things out in your mind. It's ironic that you pride yourself strongly on the scientific method when the very guy who came up with it was a strong and staunch Christian. Again, I think you're making excuses for yourself.
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  377. Why would that shock you? That's a core belief for us
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  378.  @sbeasley7585  I think you miss the point of why we say that everyone is a child of God: 1. It is not for us to judge whom the Lord accepts and whom he does not. We are commanded to love each other as we love ourselves. When we as Christians consider ourselves to be children of the Most High God, we should treat everyone with that same love and dignity. 2. We are all created by God. There is a Creator, and a created - a Parent and His child. Therefore, we are ALL His creations and thus ALL His children. 3. In connection with points 1 & 2, I don't see anywhere in scripture where the Lord instructs you or anyone else to gatekeep what is acceptable to believe about God. You and I may have different understandings as to the nature of God, yet we both pray to the same Father in the name of His Christ. Instead of crying "witch" every time you see a Mormon, perhaps it's more in line with Christ's instruction to you to be loving and welcoming of all who profess belief and do their best to follow Him. After all, what good are you in following Him if you deny His commandments by spending your time hating me?
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  379. Fearmongering
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  380.  @Asygn1134  show me the link or the post and the date. I'm not sure you're relaying that properly or in context.
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  381. Brian Hales and Don Bradley can probably better help you understand what the actual facts are.
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  382. OBJECTION: mail-in states do not ONLY vote by mail. Duh! I'm in Utah and never vote by mail, always in-person 🙄 your defense is ill-informed and misguiding
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  383. And yet, chronologically, Revelations is not the last book written. So things were added from the very start. Kinda kills your argument.
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  384. This line of questioning is super weird. But I guess props to you for having an active imagination. No, sexual assault is NOT permitted or allowed by any church members.
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  385. The church is actually doing better than other faiths. On the whole, religions in general are losing congregants; the LDS faith is losing members at a slower rate than others.
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  386. Translated.
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  387. 1. I'm Mormon 2. This homie isn't speaking any truths 3. I'm not pissed any anything other than dipshits crying "cult" every five seconds because all they know are buzz words.
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  388. 32:30 This is a funny comment, Peter, considering that the majority of members are outside the US, with a heavy population in Latin countries. Nothing white about our people.
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  389. Yeah, but also, no one's ever trusted you to be president and hopefully never will; so comparing yourself to the situation is pointless.
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  390. 1. What is your source for saying the church predicted 35 million? 2. Do the Mormons uphold the idea that their leaders don't make mistakes in such predictions?
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  391. I assure you it exists
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  392. CHOP Solidarity Committee 🤣🤣🤣 that's hilarious!
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  393. Fake according to who? By what standard?
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  394. It won't help you to become biblically literate if the bishop here can't interpret the scriptures correctly. I feel embarrassed for him.
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  395. TRUMP 2024!!!
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  396.  @beyourself5864  remember when Christ derided praying publicly in order to be seen? I would definitely argue that doing so on YouTube falls under that category.
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  397. Of course the doctors go for the emotional stories to appeal for their propaganda. Cry me a river.
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  398. An ironic statement from Moses (actually, it wasn't Moses, it was the Deuteronimists, who actually DID change the Jewish way of life) considering that there are 61 books of scripture after this; and Christ himself takes away from the law by saying is fulfilled. Could it be that this passage doesn't mean what you think it means?
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  399. Show me the word "pope" in the Bible
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  400.  @mack2192  could it be that Christ's words to Joseph Smith, where he said that their creeds (aka, the Athenasian Creed, the Nician Creed, etc., where the word "trinity" is proclaimed) are an abomination to God?
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  401. That's just the catholics
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  402. I left the church. No one shunned me while I was outside of it. Nothing but love and invitation.
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  403. That's funny because we literally call it The Godhead, instead of the Trinity.
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  404. And the Bible is far from perfect
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  405. ​@thefullgamutofShit incorrect. When a person resigns, as Todd did, the church will send a letter to notify the person that their records are removed from the church and they are, therefore, officially excommunicated from the faith.
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  406. You exmos are so predictable in your rhetoric 😂😂😂😂😂
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  407. There is no such thing as free will. A person can freely choose things - meaning God won't force them into decisions - but a person cannot choose the consequences of that choice. That said, as an active church member, I can tell you that no one has ever restricted my choices.
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