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Question for Mormons

Mormons: Would you only marry if it was to another Mormon?

  • Yes

    Votes: 13 41.9%

  • No

    Votes: 18 58.1%
  • Total voters
    31
CONAN said:
I would hope so. But many religions disdain the idea of modern revelation.
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I embrace modern day revelation as well as all gifts of the spirit. What I do not buy is that I must await a stream of information/revelation to make its way through the communicative channels .. when God can just tell me what I need to know directly. I think He is powerful enough and loves me enough to provide direction one-on-one.
 
PKM said:
So, back to the question, what is the purpose of relegating yourself to hearing certain revelation from a living, breathing, appointed man, if that revelation is no guarantee the outcome is anymore guaranteed to be accurate than by praying to God yourself, directly?
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I like the idea of not having to worry about general gospel principles beyond comfirming for myself if they are true (which leadership constantly advises us to do). I like the idea of worrying about my world and not a planet.
 
PKM said:
What I do not buy is that I must await a stream of information/revelation to make its way through the communicative channels .. when God can just tell me what I need to know directly.
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I don't think that's the way LDS work if that's what you are saying. Maybe in terms of general churchwide gospel principles or something else. But in terms of what is within my realm (family, job, etc.) I don't go to clergy for that help. In fact, if I did they would tell me to pray and figure it out on my own in most cases.
 
CONAN said:
I don't think that's the way LDS work if that's what you are saying. Maybe in terms of general churchwide gospel principles or something else. But in terms of what is within my realm (family, job, etc.) I don't go to clergy for that help. In fact, if I did they would tell me to pray and figure it out on my own in most cases.
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I believe that .. but what if you felt God spoke to you and urged you to get a message to your stake president (i.e.) about something a bit more global .. would you doubt you heard from God or would you share what you heard with your stake president? (my apologies for the huge what if's here)
 
CONAN said:
I like the idea of not having to worry about general gospel principles beyond comfirming for myself if they are true (which leadership constantly advises us to do). I like the idea of worrying about my world and not a planet.
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Not sure I understand what you're saying here. Sounds like a back-handed agreement, but I'll just ask if you'd like to clarify .. or not is fine too.
 
PKM said:
I believe that .. but what if you felt God spoke to you and urged you to get a message to your stake president (i.e.) about something a bit more global .. would you doubt you heard from God or would you share what you heard with your stake president? (my apologies for the huge what if's here)
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I would definitely doubt it.

A better way to put that for me is ask . . . Would God give me revelation for how you should raise your kids?
 
PKM said:
Not sure I understand what you're saying here. Sounds like a back-handed agreement, but I'll just ask if you'd like to clarify .. or not is fine too.
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You can take it however you like. What part is unclear?
 
CONAN said:
I would definitely doubt it.

A better way to put that for me is ask . . . Would God give me revelation for how you should raise your kids?
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Perhaps not how to raise them, but quite possibly that there's something going on in one of their lives that I am unaware and should look into it. Maybe I have been too busy recently to hear God, maybe I've been spending too little time in prayer. Possibly I'm even shunning God at this time in my life .. but God loves my child and I believe will use any resource to reach them, including Conan.
 
CONAN said:
You can take it however you like. What part is unclear?
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I read it as if you were somehow saying that I was ignoring the gospel truths in my walk, and that my mind is only on things of this life .. but I doubt that was the message. No biggie on that post, though, seems relatively sterile in the scheme of things.
 
As a sidenote: Anyone notice how quickly Wes lost interest after posting this thread?
(Just found it kinda funny)
 
PKM said:
Perhaps not how to raise them, but quite possibly that there's something going on in one of their lives that I am unaware and should look into it. Maybe I have been too busy recently to hear God, maybe I've been spending too little time in prayer. Possibly I'm even shunning God at this time in my life .. but God loves my child and I believe will use any resource to reach them, including Conan.
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That's weird. So a stranger comes to my house and says he has a message from God about my son. I'm grabbing a bat. You're inviting him in?
 
PKM said:
I read it as if you were somehow saying that I was ignoring the gospel truths in my walk, and that my mind is only on things of this life .. but I doubt that was the message. No biggie on that post, though, seems relatively sterile in the scheme of things.
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Look, Dude. If you are going to go through every one of my posts with a fine-tooth comb looking for insults this isn't going to last long. Trust me. If I want to insult you I will.
 
CONAN said:
That's weird. So a stranger comes to my house and says he has a message from God about my son. I'm grabbing a bat. You're inviting him in?
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I think you know that's not what I'm saying. But, God may very well use a stranger to deliver a message (in fact, I'm sure he does) .. but if it's from God, it will be done in such a way that your impulse is not to beat the person bloody.
 
CONAN said:
Look, Dude. If you are going to go through every one of my posts with a fine-tooth comb looking for insults this isn't going to last long. Trust me. If I want to insult you I will.
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Not doing that at all. Just a friendly exchange of beliefs and only clarifying.

Mods, if any are lurking, please jump in and let me know if I should stop. Just curious, but I know topics on religion can spiral in a hurry. I promise I'll have no party to that.
 
PKM said:
I think you know that's not what I'm saying. But, God may very well use a stranger to deliver a message (in fact, I'm sure he does) .. but if it's from God, it will be done in such a way that your impulse is not to beat the person bloody.
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Don't get me wrong. I think God speaks through people all the time. I just don't think he gives revelation to complete strangers about advice to give other complete strangers on how to raise their kid.
 
PKM said:
I think you know that's not what I'm saying. But, God may very well use a stranger to deliver a message (in fact, I'm sure he does) .. but if it's from God, it will be done in such a way that your impulse is not to beat the person bloody.
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No, I don't know that's what you're saying. That's why I asked that question. How would you react to that situation?
 
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