tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post4026378994158367593..comments2024-01-31T10:30:47.824-08:00Comments on Life on a limb: A Noble HeritageDelirioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01564398770468606675noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-10402309329444961022013-07-11T09:01:52.277-07:002013-07-11T09:01:52.277-07:00Wow. What a powerful post! I've never heard ...Wow. What a powerful post! I've never heard that story about the man from the Martin Handcart Company, talking about angels pushing his cart. I'm sure there were hundreds of angels, helping them, encouraging them to keep going, and guiding them. Thank you for sharing that story!Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11692897932694365285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-78025640196973779122013-02-14T10:32:56.814-08:002013-02-14T10:32:56.814-08:00D as you are probably aware I was Mormon - but no ...D as you are probably aware I was Mormon - but no longer participate. However your tales of the struggles are true and I urge everyone interested in religion to read of them. When I think of Mormons the first thing that comes to mind is decent, hardworking people - yeah that don'drink - LOL. You're an example of what I found good and true about the faith - unfortunately there were differences that became insurmountable.Shackman https://www.blogger.com/profile/01690901432037614409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-29277249964856196442013-02-11T03:28:55.652-08:002013-02-11T03:28:55.652-08:00Happy New Chinese Year: may the year of the Snake ...Happy New Chinese Year: may the year of the Snake bring you lots of happiness and health :D!<br /><br /><br /><br />Max Coutinhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588149349270422294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-74075504675054274482013-02-06T10:46:30.594-08:002013-02-06T10:46:30.594-08:00I also didn't know that Mormons were persecute...I also didn't know that Mormons were persecuted. That was terrible. I can't get past why some of them practised polygamy, but that didn't warrant persecution and ridicule. The need to worship in freedom is something with which I would identify. Pioneers often suffer from the birth pang of a new civilization and those who follow them often have no idea of their sufferings. <br /><br />As a Christian, I certainly lay claim to the Bible heritage as my own, although Christianity came to my country some centuries after the birth of Christ. So what you are saying ring true to me. Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977676093756206414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-8675392583832462972013-02-05T10:31:58.506-08:002013-02-05T10:31:58.506-08:00D,
Thank you for having clarified that for me. H...D, <br /><br />Thank you for having clarified that for me. Here in Europe most are under the impression that FLDS still belongs to your church (should we blame the media perhaps?). Like I said, I have no problem with plural marriage per se (hey, in countries like South Africa men have several wives and they are happy); my problem is when they force young girls into marriage (and this is not exclusive to FLDS; as you know, some Muslims in Yemen and in Afghanistan [for instance] do the same). <br /><br />As a mystic, I also believe that the spirit lives on after disincarnation. However, the issue is not the consent of the disincarnated (who being free of matter, couldn't care less); the issue is the offence that the posthumous baptism causes (or rather, caused) on the living relatives of the Holocaust victims and the Jewish community in general...know what I mean? <br />Max Coutinhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588149349270422294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-74053005491190971892013-02-04T14:15:06.647-08:002013-02-04T14:15:06.647-08:00@Max,
The FLDS is not part of our church. It is ...@Max, <br />The FLDS is not part of our church. It is a splinter group who practice plural marriage. Our church hasn't practiced plural marriage for about 180 years. The FLDS broke off, and does practice plural marriage. If people in our church are found practicing plural marriage, they are excommunicated.<br />We do have a practice of doing baptism for the dead, but the rule is that it must be your own ancestor. Some members with extreme ideals were found to be baptizing some of the holocaust victims. When this was discovered, the church instituted a rule that these practices should not continue. Those found disobeying this could face a church court. <br />But I would like to add that we believe that when a person dies, their spirit still lives. When baptism is done for them, they have the opportunity to accept or reject it. If they reject it, then it is as if the ordinance were never done.Delirioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564398770468606675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-48211428887901611322013-02-04T11:10:07.974-08:002013-02-04T11:10:07.974-08:00Hi D,
I had no idea that Mormons had experienced ...Hi D,<br /><br />I had no idea that Mormons had experienced persecution. There is no end to human ability to meddle with other people's lives and try to dictate how they should live their lives. <br /><br />I confess though that I took issue with FLDS (mainly the aspect of forcing young girls into marriage; because if you are an adult and you consent to be married to a man who has several wives, go ahead if it makes you happy)and with posthumously baptising Jews for it is disrespectful of the Jewish faith. <br /><br />But hey, all religions have things that need to be tweaked, I suppose. None is perfect. <br /><br />Great post, D.<br /><br />CheersMax Coutinhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588149349270422294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-77788358419596688182013-02-04T11:01:49.876-08:002013-02-04T11:01:49.876-08:00...and we complain if a bus or train carriage is o......and we complain if a bus or train carriage is over crowded, the road traffic is bumper to bumper or we lose the internet connection for an hour or two.Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-85364480463922938222013-02-04T06:35:46.412-08:002013-02-04T06:35:46.412-08:00Tremendous sacrifice will be made by those who hav...Tremendous sacrifice will be made by those who have faith, whatever the belief may be.<br />Blessings ~ MaxiMaxihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906657260598913275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-11805984875753353422013-02-04T05:29:44.312-08:002013-02-04T05:29:44.312-08:00Utterly fascinating.Utterly fascinating.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-38686832969657717542013-02-03T15:36:03.492-08:002013-02-03T15:36:03.492-08:00MJ and MIke, I hope that some day I can make simil...MJ and MIke, I hope that some day I can make similar trips as yours. Delirioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564398770468606675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-57162521887956292382013-02-03T13:45:33.557-08:002013-02-03T13:45:33.557-08:00Well said Delores!Well said Delores!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14338703351752789753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-29594147668552379732013-02-03T09:31:42.121-08:002013-02-03T09:31:42.121-08:00Going on trek, and experiencing pulling a handcart...Going on trek, and experiencing pulling a handcart, made me appreciate the heritage so much more. MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05705421592239995820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-76338173983336703072013-02-03T06:57:47.296-08:002013-02-03T06:57:47.296-08:00Over the years, as a result of places we've li...Over the years, as a result of places we've lived and visited as well as people we've known, we've become somewhat familiar with the LDS faith. In 2010, we visited Sun Ranch in Wyoming. The exhibits there tell the story of the Martin Handcart Company and the other handcart pioneers. It was pretty moving, even for a non-Mormon.Mike Goadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01909276588431011926noreply@blogger.com