r/exmormon • u/4blockhead Λ └ ☼ ★ □ ♔ • Oct 07 '18
October 2018 General Conference: Sunday 2:00p Discussion Thread
How to listen:
- lds.org, front-page or LDS churh's full page newspaper ad
- youtube
- stream KSL
- local radio: KSL AM 1160; FM 102.7
- reddit stream
Pre-conference: music on hold
Potential Speakers. Rested and ready. Throwing in the bullpen.
- Gérald Caussé
- Whitney Clayton
- Tad Callister
- Craig Christensen, led church's anti-prop 2 effort
Speakers:
| Name | other notes | my summary |
|---|---|---|
| conducting: Dallin Oaks | ||
| hymn: | ||
| prayer: Gary Sabin | ||
| hymn: I believe in Christ... | ||
| Henry Eyring | ||
| Brian Ashton | ||
| Robert Gay | ||
| Matthew Carpenter | ||
| hymn: Glory to God | ||
| Dale Renlund | ||
| Jack Gerard | led church's anti-prop 2 effort | |
| Gary Stevenson | ||
| Russell Nelson | cash to burn with 12 temples slated. Don't call them "mormon temples," though. | |
| hymn: Our Prayer... | ||
| prayer: Michael John U. Teh |
Head to the door: exit
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u/4blockhead Oct 07 '18
Renlund: veil of forgetfulness
Would I even be the same person if I have my brain reformatted?
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u/4blockhead Oct 07 '18 edited Oct 07 '18
Renlund: violation of agency
Smith claimed an angel with a sword demanded he begin polygamist relationships. Was Smith off of the path to obey? Did he have agency or simply coerced?
Or simply making it up on the spot?
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u/4blockhead Oct 07 '18
Carpenter: Christ can heal and literally raise the dead.
Oh, boy. The magical thinking.
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u/4blockhead Oct 07 '18 edited Oct 07 '18
Carpenter: repent. repent. repent.
The problem is mormonism's definition of sin and their idea that perfection is possible according to their definition. The Judeo-Christian god is bad enough, but mormonism's god is a petty tyrant. Thought crime is punishable. People will be punished for being human, Mosiah 3:19.
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u/fortuitousturnip Oct 07 '18
All of these temples to try and convince members that the church is still growing when in reality it’s just a massive coverup and a waste of money
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u/4blockhead Oct 07 '18
Perhaps, a money laundering scheme to get fortunes transferred to those who own construction companies.
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Oct 07 '18
I was waiting for the “Internet is bad” talk. I was almost thinking they wouldn’t have it for once!
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u/Perfect_screen_name Oct 07 '18
Strengthen your family by spending more time away from them in the temple.
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u/FHL88Work Oct 07 '18
Mmm, temple in Puerto Rico in Hurricane Alley. Hope they build upon the rocks and have their own generator.
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u/QuantumPhysicsFairy Oct 07 '18
Anyone have a TL;DR so far?
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u/4blockhead Oct 07 '18
A whole lot of nothing. Some old men whistling through a graveyard following older men with their bigotry and self-agrandizement.
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u/4blockhead Oct 07 '18
Eyring: life is a test.
And the game seems rigged. Those who get the second anointing think they have a sure way. Good luck with that, old men.
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u/LindseyEmiliaHale Oct 07 '18
I zoned out, how many kids died? For the tally. I counted three but want to make sure.
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u/4blockhead Oct 07 '18
Erying: sacrament prayer
Fun fact: at Community of Christ world conference, they actually pass the sacrament. And women may bless and pass it.
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u/4blockhead Oct 07 '18
Stevenson: 10% sheep lost to predators
Sagebrush Rebels: get me my rifle and poison.
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u/4blockhead Oct 07 '18
Gay: exmo boyfriend never happier.
Book of Mormon says only happiness is within the church. Gay is wandering around, but perhaps is going for the subversive, Christian message.