God's speed to you and yours, hope you had a wonderful Sabbath and that you and yours had a wonderful Mother's Day.
We did...had four of the eight grandkids over and three of the five kids.
Mom (my wonderful wife Gail of 34 years) was lovin' it after we got home from Church.
BTW, I was raised Baptist myself down in my native Texas. Good folks, and a great pastor...many good friends to this day...and they know we are Christian because they know us and we worked together in our community, even after our conversion.
And I recognize and accept them as Christians too. Followers of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ are we all.
Funny how folks who know you, and have felt the spirit as we did things together, come to that cnclusion, eh? Though there were some, like some of these folks, who would deny us our own heart felt faith as if it were theirs to Judge.
BZ.
It was a great Mother’s Day for my beautiful wife. We had 3 or our 14 grandchildren over at the house. The six kids called and wished her a pleasant day.
I know having left the Methodist Church is that I have spent zero minutes in bashing them. They were great people. My wife does not spend her time bashing Southern Baptists either. She loved them because they were good people.
I often wonder why the passion for spending time on us when they could be doing good and building their churches. If what they found to be satisfying outside of the LDS Church, I am fine with that. The LDS church is not for the faint of heart.
Uh...
To the uninitiated; your TR appears to be in jeopardy...
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Temple Recommend Questions
1 Do you have faith in and a testimony of God the Eternal Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost? 2 Do you have a testimony of the Atonement of Christ and of His role as Savior and Redeemer? 3 Do you have a testimony of the restoration of the gospel in these the latter days? 4 Do you sustain the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the Prophet, Seer, and Revelator and as the only person on the earth who possesses and is authorized to exercise all priesthood keys? Do you sustain members of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as prophets, seers, and revelators? Do you sustain the other General Authorities and local authorities of the Church? 5 Do you live the law of chastity? 6 Is there anything in your conduct relating to members of your family that is not in harmony with the teachings of the Church? 7 Do you support, affiliate with, or agree with any group or individual whose teachings or practices are contrary to or oppose those accepted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? 8 Do you strive to keep the covenants you have made, to attend your sacrament and other meetings, and to keep your life in harmony with the laws and commandments of the gospel? 9 Are you honest in your dealings with your fellowmen? 10 Are you a full-tithe payer? 11 Do you keep the Word of Wisdom? 12 Do you have financial or other obligations to a former spouse or children? If yes, are you current in meeting those obligations? 13 If you have previously received your temple endowment: Do you keep the covenants that you made in the temple? Do you wear the garment both night and day as instructed in the endowment and in accordance with the covenant you made in the temple? 14 Have there been any sins or misdeeds in your life that should have been resolved with priesthood authorities but have not been? 15 Do you consider yourself worthy to enter the Lord's house and participate in temple ordinances? |