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  1. Greetings to all: I have a question to all my LDS Christian friends: How does LDS Christianity define the afterlife? In otherwords, Is Heaven just like the Heaven that other non-LDS Christian churches teach? Is there are Hell and if so, how does LDS Christianity reconcile its existence with a God of love? How about other issues that other religions believe and teach such as Purgatory (Roman Catholicism), Transmigration of the soul-reincarnation (Buddhist-Hindu, etc) and is there a physical resurrection for all humanity? Thank you for your time, Joe B.
  2. I appreciate everyone's opinion in life...regardless of whether I agree with it or not, I will respect it. For me (this is my opinion of course) I can't buy into religious monopolies anymore...I have been through to many faiths/sects/churches that claim they have the "monopoly" on God....so yes, I am going to see it's "all the same" at least in terms of what you worship because the moment you don't say that then here is your problem: A world where 10 different religious groups all claim the same thing [religious superiority over the others] and yet they all contradict each other when it comes to details....I have finally accepted that we live in a universe of relative truths....I cant belive anymore that there is such a thing as Absolute Truth because the moment you buy into that...then you become part of the problem instead of being part of the solution----10 different groups fighting each other and disagreeing with each other all claiming to have "truth"----that is chaos, not truth! with love to all my LDS Christian friends, Joe B. Hanford, CA:eek:
  3. Hello Dr. T, nice to meet you. If anyone could summarize or simplify it to just a few paragraphs [[if it is even possible to simply it to just a few paragraphs?]: What is the LDS belief regarding the Return of Christ? For example, is there a Great Tribulation/Apocalypse that occurs first? Is there a literal 1,000 year reign on earth of Jesus Christ? Well there be a New Heaven and New Earth? What is the LDS belief regarding the end of the world and the Return of Christ and how does this play out for both those who are either LDS members, those who believe in Jesus Christ but are not LDS and those who don't believe in anything?? With love and friendship to all LDS Christans, Joe B. Interfaith/Agnsotic/loves Jesus but doesnt attend any church currently
  4. Hello everyone: Has anyone here ever read the book, HISTORY IS WRONG by Erich von Daniken? Amazon.com: History Is Wrong (9781601630865): Erich Von Daniken, Nicholas Quaintmere: Books I didnt get to read it in it's entirety, but what I did get to read out of it was extraordianry to me! The fun thing about getting into the ANCIENT ASTRONAUT theory, is that it never discriminates any world religion---everyone is included in the experience of beings coming out of the skies and communicating to humans! My reason for bringing up this particular book is because he has a section in it that deals with subject of beings coming out of the sky and giving revelations to humans on gold plates. If I may quote a paragraph from Amazon.com: "Von Daniken also unearths the astounding story of a lost subterranean labyrinth in Ecuador that is said to be home to an extensive library of thousands of gold panels. He supplies evidence that the metal library has links not only to the Book of Enoch but also to the Mormons, who have spent decades searching for it, believing it to contain the history of their forefathers." He seems to mention in the book that there is a very HIGH interest in this archeological find in Ecuador from Mormon Christians. Has anyone here ever read this particular work by Von Daniken and is there still an intereest by the LDS regarding this find in Ecuador today? With love to all my LDS Christian friends, Joe B. Hanford, CA^_^
  5. Okay now I'm scared....and here up until this point I thought the Smurfs were somethng to fear! You know how many nights I had to tell myself that little blue people werent going to come in my sleep and abduct me? But then in time I told myself, it's just a cartoon.....its the Leprechuans that I have to worry about, now THEY did abuct me once!!! And it was a terrfying experieince I will never forget!! But the Smurfs, there just make believe...now Bunnicula, REALLY scares me!!
  6. It is with great joy that I want to share with all of you that she found me!! Ann Facebooked me yesterday!! And we have reconcilled so we are good....I AM VERY HAPPY! I thank the good God up above for this...It is nice to have my special friend back in my life again after so many years. We have a lot of catching up to do. Thank you all for you advice but this one was always special to me...so at the very least, she is my friend again so it is nice that one of my three goals have been me! I will gradually work on the the other two and I found a link to the Book of Mormon online. I welcome anyone on this list who wants to be my Facebook, please feel free to Facebook me and thank you for your friendship! Here is my Facebook pages if any of you are ever interested in being my Facebook friend: Joe Bettencourt | Facebook Thank you all for your help and advice. God bless, Joe B. Hanford, CA U.S.A.
  7. Tried calling an old numer but she doesn't live there anymore and nobody knows where she went so I didn't get any other info. I miss her very much. ;(
  8. It is nice to meet all of you. Sorry about the personal message but I did limit it to just name and past city and state. I have been missing her a lot lately so to anyone who has ever missed somebody special in their life, perhaps you can relate. I won't do it again since I do want to follow guidelines. Sorry...I am hoping somebody could help me find her.
  9. A VERY SPECIAL MESSAGE TO SOMEONE SPECIAL THAT I ONCE KNEW BACK IN 1999: To my friend, Ann Kyte (who used to live in Kanab, Utah) who I have not heard from now since September of 2001: PLEASE.......can you contact me? If you are reading this I NEED you to contact me, please! My Facebook pages: Joe Bettencourt | Facebook Joe Bettencourt | Facebook My email: [email protected]
  10. Yes I did. I also plan on reading the Book of Mormon again. It's been a while since I have last read it.
  11. Thank you. I've tried sending messages on Facebook, however it is difficult to know if it is even her since there are many Facebook accounts that have her name but I did send messages and I have not recieved a response. Is the URL to Friend Finder: FriendFinder - Have fun, meet people, & find love. ?? Joe B.
  12. Greetings from Hanford, California: I have three goals in mind for being on this forum. Goal 1: Apologoize to the LDS Goal 2: Would like to learn more about the LDS Goal 3: Would like to find an old Mormon friend that I have not hear from in many years. Goal 1: I would like to take this opportunity to formally apologize to THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS for ANY past ignorance or misunderstandings that I have had growing regarding the LDS church. Growing up in my area, I was introduced to the Evangelical/Pentecostal churches which were not inter-faith minded or embracing of other churches in those days. I have no affiliation with such churches today. I have never meant to offend anyone in the Mormon church due to my past ignorance and misunderstandings so I am offering my sincerest apologies. I am very PRO Interfaith now and my goals are to be more involved in the Intefaith movement so that ALL of God's people, whatever church they attend, will learn to accept others more and not spread disinformation or hatred about other churches. Goal 2: As someone who has misunderstood the LDS, I am approaching it now with the open mind of at least HOPING that I can make some Mormon friends and to at least learn more about the LDS church. Goal 3: I hope to make some Mormon friends and I hope that in time, if somebody could please help me with something. I have a request: I lost contact with a Mormon friend I once knew back in 1999. The last time I heard from her would have been in 2001. Could help me find her so I can talk to her? I owe her a HUGE apology and I just want to know if she is okay and doing well. I have been missing her VERY much lately. Thank you for prayers, Joe B.