[Degaston]

>> You are not a "High Priest" sir.

In the eyes of the LDS church I was approved and ordained to be a High Priest. Whether or not I'm a High Priest in the eyes of God is certainly a debatable issue. But in the eyes of the LDS church I'm considered a High Priest. However I'm guessing that if certain LDS leaders were to read this thread they might decide to have me excommunicated for "apostasy". Excommunication has proven to be one of the church's ways of silencing individuals who won't coverup secret abominable actions of church leaders. For example, when Joseph Smith took young girls as plural wives (just as was happening at the YFZ ranch near El Dorado, Texas) it was technically against the laws of Illinois, against the Doctrine and Covenants and against the Book of Mormon. Well he plagiarized the wordings/symbols/rituals of some Masonic ceremonies to create a ceremony called the Endowment that setup a secretive circle of LDS members who would be "ready" to accept the new and everlasting covenant of eternal plural marriage without worry over whether or not they'd think about whether or not what they're doing was against the laws of the land and against the laws of the church's scriptures. Well one of the counselors in the First Presidency named William Law was outraged by Joseph Smith doing these activities in secret and his marrying 15 year old girls when he was more than 2 decades older than them. But Joseph Smith was able to discredit William Law within most LDS circles by having him excommunicated. Maybe the LDS church will eventually do the same to me in order to protect the good reputation of the church that they are working hard to establish through cunning marketing programs.

[Godzilla]

You are an enigma. With what you've just said, why are you maintaining membership in the LDS church?

[greyfoxx39]

Bump for an honest post by a brave and honest man.

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[SkyPilot]

Whether or not I'm a High Priest in the eyes of God is certainly a debatable issue. But in the eyes of the LDS church I'm considered a High Priest. However I'm guessing that if certain LDS leaders were to read this thread they might decide to have me excommunicated for "apostasy". Excommunication has proven to be one of the church's ways of silencing individuals who won't coverup secret abominable actions of church leaders. For example, when Joseph Smith took young girls as plural wives (just as was happening at the YFZ ranch near El Dorado, Texas) it was technically against the laws of Illinois, against the Doctrine and Covenants and against the Book of Mormon. Well he plagiarized the wordings/symbols/rituals of some Masonic ceremonies to create a ceremony called the Endowment that setup a secretive circle of LDS members who would be "ready" to accept the new and everlasting covenant of eternal plural marriage without worry over whether or not they'd think about whether or not what they're doing was against the laws of the land and against the laws of the church's scriptures.

Wow. You just keep amazing me with your honesty, your candor, and your truthfulness.

Applause to you again.

[bonfire]

Are you still LDS? And if so, why???