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  1. Arkholt

    LDS movies

    It's amazing how true to life I found States of Grace to be. It really is the missionaries that are the most strict about the rules that will end up having the most trouble with them, at least in my experience.
  2. Arkholt

    Mormons believe all religions contain truth?

    I think this recent FAIR blog/podcast covers the subject pretty well: FAIR Questions 1: Truth in other religions | FAIR Blog
  3. Arkholt

    Non-Gospel Principle based curriculum

    I dunno... I'm highly skeptical of that. I'd want to see the statement itself first. That makes no sense to me. "Only study by yourself or with your family outside of church"? There must be more to it than that, or less.
  4. Arkholt

    Rejecting religion should be easy

    I don't understand this. If I choose to believe something, why does that mean the universe is defined by my whims? It's just how I think the universe works, not how I think the universe has to work. Just because I know something doesn't have tangible evidence doesn't mean I think it's a...
  5. Arkholt

    Rejecting religion should be easy

    I believe in religion because I want to and because it makes me feel good. I've had experiences that some would call "spiritual" and some would call "emotional." Doesn't matter what you call it. They mean something to me, and I want to believe that they're important, and that makes me happy...
  6. Arkholt

    Ancestor worship

    Perhaps you can think of it this way: Some of your ancestors did things that you know aren't right. In remembering them, you can remember to do better than they did. In that way, you can honor them by becoming a better person than they were.
  7. Arkholt

    Christians: Charismatic Worship

    Maybe it's just because I didn't grow up with anything like it, but "charismatic" worship makes no sense to me. I prefer calm, quiet worship. It helps me focus better. My life's already hectic enough without bringing hectic worship into it.
  8. Arkholt

    JS becoming 85 years old

    Fine, let me put it this way: You have a time machine and you go 100 years into the future with it. You read the history books about the last hundred years to find out what happened. Now you have knowledge of all the choices that people have made over the last hundred years. You go back in...
  9. Arkholt

    If God created everything why didn't he create it perfect?

    Depends on your definition of perfect. Does it need to be perfect in every way, or just perfect for the creator's purposes?
  10. Arkholt

    JS becoming 85 years old

    If God knows what you're going to choose, then it means he must know that you're going to choose/make a choice. If you didn't have the ability to make your own choices, he wouldn't know that. The very fact that he knows what you're going to choose means that you have agency. Make sense?
  11. Arkholt

    What'd You Get From Conference

    I understand the consternation about men being "harped on," but I think Elder Holland did a wonderful job in his talk in mentioning that the talks that are given are meant to be very broad and general. We are a very diverse church. Everyone has a special situation, and must deal with it as...
  12. Arkholt

    First People to Settle North America came from Europe

    First question: Did anyone who responded to this actually read the article? The headline, I think, is quite misleading. That is a small piece of speculation that stems from the larger work that Dr. Janke appears to be doing. Also, the arrowheads are not the only bit of evidence he's looking...
  13. Arkholt

    Anti-Mormon Claims Backfiring

    Points 1 and 8 are actually very interesting when you think about them. As a church, we are one of the most open to critical thinking and analysis of any Christian church. On the other end, individual members, from my experience at least, can be some of the most repressive of thinking of any...
  14. Arkholt

    ...from Mormonism DIR - ritual abuse comments

    For a bit more context, this was jbug's comment on ritual abuse: From this topic: http://www.religiousforums.com/forum/2363164-post19.html I'd like to ask, though, what this has to do with the LDS Church, and specifically LDS doctrine. There are lots of adults who have mental disorders due...
  15. Arkholt

    Animals and Religion

    Great summary of LDS beliefs on the subject. Good quotes, too. I've read the Joseph Smith one previously, but I wasn't aware of the Parley Pratt one, so I thank you for sharing it. It just makes sense to me. The quote from Joseph Smith says that some people may say "I cannot believe in the...
  16. Arkholt

    Do you think transhumanism and LDS theology mesh nicely?

    There are two basic things that were overcome by the Atonement: sin and death. Death was conquered, and everybody gets to be resurrected. It's free. No work on our part is needed there, according to my understanding. Sin is different. Sin was paid for by Christ, but we must do our part to...
  17. Arkholt

    Do you think transhumanism and LDS theology mesh nicely?

    From what I understand, the Mormon transhumanists connect the transhuman idea with our idea of resurrection. They say that it will be a process, and possibly a priesthood ordinance. First of all, I've never seen any of that in scripture or in any talks given by modern prophets or apostles...
  18. Arkholt

    Do you think transhumanism and LDS theology mesh nicely?

    No. There are similar ideas, but are ultimately incompatible. LDS theology is concerned with becoming like God through following him and with his help. Transhumanism is concerned with becoming "gods" through our own efforts alone, with the aid of technology that we have created.
  19. Arkholt

    Difference between LDS in Utah and those outside.

    My parents were born and raised in Ogden, Utah. I grew up in Georgia. It was always interesting for me to go back to Utah for family reunions, especially when we went to church. I remember a particular Sunday School class when I was a teenager where the teacher said she tried not to make...
  20. Arkholt

    God the Father has a physical body?

    Yes, indeed. It seems an understanding of the entire Plan of Salvation really goes along with an understanding of God having a physical body.
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