Originally Posted By jdub >>...links to scientology or rev moon websites.<< <a href="http://www.scientology.org/" target="_blank">http://www.scientology.org/</a> <a href="http://www.unification.org/" target="_blank">http://www.unification.org/</a> The Official--and thus Valid--information!
Originally Posted By jdub I'm reading the Hare Krishna's "Higher Taste" cookbook online right now & drooling.
Originally Posted By utahjosh Thanks for the links. If I wanted to know what they believe, that's where I would go.
Originally Posted By jdub Ahhh, here we go: <a href="http://www.mormonsite.org/recipes.html" target="_blank">http://www.mormonsite.org/reci pes.html</a> I LOVE ethnic cuisine!
Originally Posted By utahjosh Hmmm...Funeral Potatoes, Jello, Casseroles, all staples of Utah culture.
Originally Posted By jonvn Those sites are actually what they want you to think they believe. And they don't tell the entire truth. And they are cults.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf Hey josh, you speak of eternal truths....can you give examples of any? (and please don't refer to the lds website again) I am struggling to come with any mormonism has a monopoly on.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf RC Collins, Post 48 - Great Post!!! Very well thought out and worded!
Originally Posted By sherrytodd They are not hurting me or affecting my life in the least. I really don't feel they are obligated to tell me anything. All the Mormans I have met have been good people and decent to me. What they choose to believe and how they choose to practice whether in private or out in the open is their own business. To have my right to not believe respected I should respect their right to believe. So who are we going to go after next month? The Hindus? How about the Buddhists!
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf "So who are we going to go after next month? The Hindus? How about the Buddhists!" This all began because Mitt Romeny, A Mormon, is running for president. I think a religion as misunderstood as the Mormons is worth discussing -- as do others apparently. I don't think we're forcing you to participate. And I like your idea of discussing other religions as well. I find it all very interesting.
Originally Posted By utahjosh <Hey josh, you speak of eternal truths....can you give examples of any? > Let me first say what I believe "truth" to mean. It means that's the way it is. It can be perceived in different ways, but it doesn't change the way it is. So whether it's the purpose of planet earth, or what color my phone is, truth is truth. Well, here are a handful of the KEY important eternal truths that I believe in: 1) God lives, and is the father of all of all spirits who have dwelt on this earth. I call him Heavenly Father. 2) Jesus Christ lives, is the creator of this world, came to live here, suffered for the sins of the world, gave up his life, and was resurrected to an eternal, glorious, perfected body. 3) Through Jesus Christ, we can be purified and made holy to live again with Him and Heavenly Father. I'd say those are the top 3, for me.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf I'd say those are among the tops for any Christian church. So what eternal truths did the Mormon church restore?
Originally Posted By utahjosh Well, I'd say that the first key truth restored was that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ are two separate beings. One in purpose, love, and many many things, but not one in body.
Originally Posted By MOLLYSMOM josh... sorry to butt in and interrupt this serious discussion, but I giggled over your comment on funeral potatoes and jello. I had those potatoes after attending the funeral of my husband's uncle. They are the best potatoes I have ever had in my life. I asked my husband's sister if she had the recipe. She jokingly told me that I was not allowed to have it because it was a secret Morman recipe. We have those potatoes at least twice a month, and I have been asked for the recipe 50 times. We thought "funeral potatoes" was kind of depressing...at our house, we call them "killer potatoes." Sorry again for the interruption.......
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf "Well, I'd say that the first key truth restored was that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ are two separate beings. One in purpose, love, and many many things, but not one in body." Indeed, that is one not shared. And why is it so important to know that?
