09-13-2007, 09:27 PM | #21 |
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I just posed this "hypothetical" to my brother who's a Bishop in a Murray Ward.
His exact response..."Apparently this guy doens't believe in the Atonement and she's getting into bed with a guy holding a recommend, but who yet lacks a testimony and I'd carefully and kindly warn her to be wary of control freaks like this guy." My brother's final words..."By that way...that is unbelievably arrogant. That blessing could mean he will be on the High Council or the Ward council for all he knows. What a head case." So there's one Bishops view on it.
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09-13-2007, 09:29 PM | #22 |
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Is this a real story? Are there really people out there stupid enough to ask a question like this?
If so, I pity this young woman.
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09-13-2007, 09:50 PM | #23 |
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Paranthetically, there is no evidence Mary Magdalene was a hooker.
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The question they asked a mission president friend of mine was, "Is there any sin or misdeed in your past, even repented of, that were it brought to light could embarrass the church?" (By the way, I don't know that those are the exact words--you're getting this 3rd hand--but it was to that effect.) That strikes me as a tad further up the "serious" scale than some indiscretion as a teenager. http://cougarguard.com/forum/showpos...1&postcount=19 The real problem with this situation, as others have pointed out, is that he thinks such a call is actually coming. Someone ought to share Luke 14:10 with him.
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No, but many folks decide that the Patriarch did.
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09-14-2007, 02:41 AM | #28 |
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I had a friend who faced a similar situation with his girlfriend/fiance. After spending some time thinking and praying about her past transgressions (that she informed him about...he never went to the bishop) he told her that if the Lord forgave her, who was he to even concern himself with the transgression.
Not surprisingly, they are happily married with kids now. I'm not sure how appropriate it is to know a fiance's past transgressions...if the person has truly repented and has been forgiven, then the Lord (throuh proper authority) has seen fit to forgive and allow the person to move on. When dating and making decisions about maraige, you fall in love with who they are, not who they were 5 years ago.
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09-14-2007, 03:01 AM | #29 |
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agree that bishop has no business answering this question. still, i would ask the young man if his mission was the 2 best years of his life - b/c he sounds like the kind of young man who will probably answer yes for many many years to come...
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09-14-2007, 03:23 AM | #30 |
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boooooo..........mission is still the best two years of my life.
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