"Jesus gave us the gospel, but Satan invented church. It takes serious evil to formalize faith into something tedious and then pile guilt on anyone who doesn’t participate enthusiastically." - Robert Kirby
Beer makes you feel the way you ought to feel without beer. -- Henry Lawson
A General Authority called Elder Mel A. Tonin might be problematic at General Conference... ...with Sister May I. Trump leading the MOTAB.
“When we are confronted with evidence that challenges our deeply held beliefs we are more likely to reframe the evidence than we are to alter our beliefs. We simply invent new reasons, new justifications, new explanations. Sometimes we ignore the evidence altogether.” (Mathew Syed 'Black Box Thinking')
Only when Elder L. Der Elder becomes a 70 at 70, and is welcomed by Apostle A. Post Lee will the Catch-22 become complete.
"[Heller's character from Catch-22, the unfortunately named and ranked] Major Major Major Major... was 'born too late and too mediocre'... [his name] is an empty repetition of 'the name of authority'." -wiki
Lemmie wrote:Only when Elder L. Der Elder becomes a 70 at 70, and is welcomed by Apostle A. Post Lee will the Catch-22 become complete.
"[Heller's character from Catch-22, the unfortunately named and ranked] Major Major Major Major... was 'born too late and too mediocre'... [his name] is an empty repetition of 'the name of authority'." -wiki
I actually had a companion on my mission whose last name was 'Elder".
"Any over-ritualized religion since the dawn of time can make its priests say yes, we know, it is rotten, and hard luck, but just do as we say, keep at the ritual, stick it out, give us your money and you'll end up with the angels in heaven for evermore."
Lemmie wrote:Only when Elder L. Der Elder becomes a 70 at 70, and is welcomed by Apostle A. Post Lee will the Catch-22 become complete.
"[Heller's character from Catch-22, the unfortunately named and ranked] Major Major Major Major... was 'born too late and too mediocre'... [his name] is an empty repetition of 'the name of authority'." -wiki
I actually had a companion on my mission whose last name was 'Elder".
Did he have an initial for a first or middle name?
Lemmie wrote: Did he have an initial for a first or middle name?
I don't remember, his name tag just said "Elder Elder".
It did take a bit of explaining whenever we met someone new.
"Any over-ritualized religion since the dawn of time can make its priests say yes, we know, it is rotten, and hard luck, but just do as we say, keep at the ritual, stick it out, give us your money and you'll end up with the angels in heaven for evermore."
If women get the priesthood they can call them box elders.
a.k.a. Pokatatorjoined Oct 26, 2006 and permanently banned from MAD Nov 6, 2006
"Stop being such a damned coward and use your real name to own your position."
"That's what he gets for posting in his own name."
2 different threads same day 2 hours apart Yohoo Bat 12/1/2015