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I believe it is a simple matter of law and order, not so much physics. The laws of heaven dictate that for a marriage to be of efficacy after death it has to be done a certain way and with a certain authority. The way done is in the temple and the authority is with the priesthood and sealing power the officiator holds. The parties must agree to the terms and honour them. I don't know that there is some physical force required. Obedience to the law affords the promised rewards for that obedience. Failings and mistakes are dealt with via application of the Atonement through repentance.

If the forum changes to Third Hour will we then start seeing ThirdHourGator?

I can't think of a song like that for me, like a perfect song I think everyone would love, though a personal favourite is Time Turned Fragile by Motion City Soundtrack. I do have a favourite lyric, just one snippet from a song called Pamphleteer by the Weakerthans. "Like I don't know what I should do With my hands when I talk to you. And you don't know where you should look. So you look at my hands." Perfectly encapsulates the awkwardness I feel when talking to pretty much everyone.

I reserve my intolerant attitude for discussions about whether or not a dish with mayo as the primary ingredient or Jell-O for that matter can be considered a "salad".

I served a mission at age 25. I made it a matter f fasting and prayer to know if I should go. In fact I received a very strong answer to go, the memory of which was sometimes the only reason I was able to stick it out. My MTC companion was 24, a relief for me and for him that our ages were so similar. And yeah...being around such young (sometimes so obviously young...) people was frustrating but also it was inspiring to see how we could all experience miracles and God's support. Upon returning home I was 27 and went to start, yes start, my post secondary education. I happened to find a house full of guys my own age who were also in school or starting careers but most importantly active members. I went into the ysa ward actually wanting to avoid dating. On my mission I had the chance to attend a temple wedding and the seriousness of it all dispelled a lot of silly romantic notions I had about marriage. I really wanted to take my time. Of course..I was engaged 7 months later lol. It was very ironic since all my roommates wanted to date and find someone and were struggling. I was heckled a bit, but it was again a matter of fasting and prayer to choose to marry my wife. The point I am trying to make is that it is okay to be a missionary at 24, and give 2 years to God as a missionary. I found that I did not feel those 2 years were wasted or bad timing, nor did they prevent me at all from finding a good partner. Quite the opposite because I matured so much as far as my devotion to Christ and as a person in general.

For me I consider the experiences of the Nephites at the beginning of Mosiah as well as my own experience with conversion. After King Benjamin addresses the Nephites they tell him that they have all felt a conversion to Christ which manifests as a desire to do good continually instead of evil. To me this shows that they would stop asking questions about commandments like where the lines were. Or how far can they can go with a behaviour before it is considered a sin. They weren't looking for some minimum level of righteousness to achieve which would allow them to have their sin cake and eat it too. No, they wanted to be as good as possible because of a deep love and gratitude for Christ. Additionally we know that God doesn't want to command us in everything, because that would make us slothful servants. So we don't get commaments on every little thing. I think if you are trying to find lines of where sin is or not, maybe a better question is if you truly have faith in and love for Heavenly Father and the Saviour. That is what can convert a person and make you feel like following them for the purest reasons. Then, you don't NEED a commandment to say, not drink caffeine for example. You aren't concerned with if it is a sin or not to drink cola and more concerned with the admonition to treat your body like a temple. And not because you are afraid of punishment but because you love God and are trying to do your best. Me for example I am trying to drastically reduce the amount of sugary drinks and foods I consume. Nobody commanded me to do it, and there isn't anything in the word of wisdom which says I can't drink soda. However I do feel like I need to treat my body better, and it is nice to see the positive results.

I would be more concerned if the Church of Jesus Christ said nothing about moral and political matters which mattered to morality. I don't think a group of prophets who won't open their mouths to oppose spiritually dangerous legislation or world views would be legitimate. I am always happy when our leaders have the courage to speak up even when it is unpopular for them to do so.

Worldly morality is dizzying to me. One day we should all "love"(be permissive) everyone and respect them, but the next day we are filled with hatred towards someone who said or did something "offensive" and calling for their head on a block. We are all special snowflakes, beautiful and majestic and perfect just the way we are, but don't forget to realize that the universe is huge and we are therefore insignificant beings. Faith in God is ridiculous. Why believe in something you can't prove. God doesn't exist. Definitely can't prove it but I believe it anyway.( That's what reason looks like apparently) I've seen a person go through all this in a week. Literally contradicting themselves from day to day posting their opinions and sharing others they "agree" with.

Anglo-Canada.........that is funny. (Because Canada is a predominantly English speaking country)-_-

A Wrinkle in Time - Madelaine L'Engle The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever (and its 2 following trilogies) - Stephen R. Donaldson The Alliance - Orson Scott Card Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites series. Yep it's a younger audience at first but the series has gone on so long it's worth reading at any age. King Rat - had to read it in high school. Depressing book about pows in ww2. Thought provoking though.Nobody mentioned Watership Down yet? I need to read that.

Bishop is an Aaronic Priesthood office like Deacon, Teacher, and Priest. A Priest is also a Teacher and a Deacon. An Elder is also a Priest. Thus, once a Bishop..

My wife and I have been watching Iron Man films. 1 on Sunday, 2 yesterday. 3 today I imagine. It's a bit jarring to watch them this way since Rhody goes from Terrance Howard to Don Cheadle in a day. Also... should I watch the Avengers before Iron Man 3? I don't know. Before these I think Pan is the last movie. It ...was....pretty bad.

Certainly we have been taught "Ask and ye shall receive, seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you." Nephi wanted to see the vision his father had, and sought faithfully the Lord for that purpose. I don't see why anyone couldn't ask for that same vision, but I believe that before we ask for something like that it would be important to know why we are asking. Because we have 2 accounts of Lehi's vision and the very clear interpretation of it, in my eyes a prayerful study of the Book of Mormon would be enough to more or less understand the Tree of Life vision. So why ask for it? Personally I think it would be really cool to see. Like a movie adaptation of a book is cool because a lot of us enjoy visuals over visualization sometimes. I have thought a few times about asking for this vision myself, but I usually hesitate because I think that I am only asking for curiosity's sake or my own entertainment so to speak. If we remember from the Book of Mormon, Nephi had previously been following Lehi based on the comforting assurance from the Spirit that Lehi was indeed a prophet, and their course towards the promised land away from Jerusalem (love that irony) was correct. In asking for the vision Lehi had Nephi also had his own visions, going far beyond the scope of Lehi's original dream which forever made Nephi a witness to the reality of the Christ. This doesn't mean I would have the same kind of experience as Nephi, but having even just Lehi's vision would mean being responsible for having that vision.

If a shark and a gorilla ever managed to high five one another you know there would be an explosion. My avatar states the obvious.

The words say belief in prophets and revelation but the actions say the real belief is in the philosophies of men.