Exmo2EO
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Exmo2EO
@Exmo2EO
☦️ Lord, have mercy. Glory to thee in all things. Not my will, but thine be done. ☦️ DISCLAIMER: I do not give official Orthodox positions; just my own thoughts
Utah, USA Katılım Nisan 2026
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What are some of the most significant signs of the Second Coming?
Sky Gentry@skylergentry801
Ashes are falling from the sky in North Salt Lake.
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@JS_StrngstSldr Wait. Did you say God did those things? Don’t you believe OT God = Jehovah = Jesus Christ?
Freudian slip?
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One interesting thing in the Old Testament is God isn't defined in the Western sense.
You could define God through what He does and what He says.
God talks with Moses face to face.
God shares a meal with Abraham, and with Moses and the 70 elders of Israel.
God smells, writes with His finger, sits, etc.
The issue with Trinitarianism is they transform God into a formless ethereal power, indistinguishable or at least quite similar to agnostics talking about "the Universe."
Brian Holdsworth@briankeepsworth
If I can conceive of something greater than your God, then he isn’t God. In the case of Mormonism, I can definitely conceive of something greater than their definition of God. 📽️ Watch Below👇
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Interesting stories and Hayli is a good communicator. On the one hand, I am happy for her feeling like she is in a better place. Any addiction is difficult and I can definitely sympathize with her perfectionism and setting “moral” standards for herself.
On the other hand, it sounds like therapy and maturity were the biggest keys to her progress, not anything having to do with the church.
There also seems to be a lot of inward focus, which LDS lessons and talks enable. It sounds like stopping putting herself on a pedestal in her own head (not in a snobbish way, but acknowledging she isn’t as strong as she felt she needed to portray), and turning her focus more outward have both helped her improve.
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Religious Scrupulosity Nearly Destroyed Hayli's Faith... Until She Rediscoverd Jesus Christ
" No amount of scripture reading, praying, mission serving, nitpicking your husbanding is going to save you. It's not. Having a relationship with your Savior, Jesus Christ, and your Heavenly Father will. If you know that they love you, and if you let that in, it will change your life in a way that nothing else will."
If you have a story to share please submit here:
comebackpodcast.org/submissions/
#LDSx #comebacktochrist
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Simply attending Divine Liturgy, to be honest, and introduce yourself to the Priest. For learning about the beliefs, they often have a short introduction class or series. For something longer, my favorite source has been Fr. Paul Truebenbach’s catechumen series on YouTube (it’s a lot of material though): youtube.com/playlist?list=…
It sounds like you have an LDS background, so a couple things to know (tl;dr just read the first line for the meat):
1) Don’t expect to be have a bunch of people welcoming you, like you would experience visiting a new ward for the first time. At first, I thought they weren’t very friendly. Later I realized it was just my pride wanting everyone to pay attention to me. They’re there to worship. You can socialize after.
2) Wear what you want. Everyone dresses respectfully and to their own comfort level. I was surprised by how much flannel was in the sanctuary. Very weird for me to not see everyone in a suit and tie, like I was used to. I did my best to not judge everyone for several weeks. Now, I don’t even notice it.
3) Don’t think you need to participate (cross yourself and stuff.). Stand and observe (oh and there’s a good likelihood you’ll be standing). Besides turning to face the priest/eucharist a couple times, you don’t need to participate. No one will care that you don’t bow, cross, etc.
4) They often have little books with the entire Liturgy written out, so you can follow along; including what the Priest is doing at the alter (nothing is secret).
5) Liturgy is about Christ, not about you and how it makes you feel. The measuring stick is not “feeling the spirit”. Focus outward to Christ, not inward on yourself.
6) People venerating the icons (picture of Christ, Mary, and Saints) is them greeting a friend and maybe asking for their prayers, just as you would a close friend. They aren’t worshipping the icons, they’re greeting people they believe are alive with Christ.
7) Stay for fellowship after Liturgy (coffee is optional; I still don’t drink it). This is the social part and still always difficult for me to proactively be social. My experience is that every single person is happy to have a conversation and is much more friendly than I portray them in my head. Don’t be surprised if you get invited over for dinner.
Bonus) Nobody is going to try and convert you or make you their personal project. They try to live the Way and leave your conversion between you and God.
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As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I often find myself at a disadvantage when interacting with critics of the Church. At first I thought it was because I was lacking skills in debate, knowledge about my Faith, or was inadequate at expressing myself in a public forum.
So I went to work. I studied my Religion more. I started watching religious debates and listening to podcasts. I started expressing my thoughts and opinions more in public. I asked questions. I sought answers.
And I eventually realized I’ll always be at a disadvantage when interacting with critics, for three reasons;
1. Critics of The Church of Jesus Christ are willing to intentionally undermine and destroy my Faith in Jesus Christ and His Restored Gospel. I’m not willing to intentionally undermine anyone’s Faith. I think we have far more in common than we do differences.
2. Critics spend a lot more time studying my Religion and its history than I do, or have time to. While I’ve been working to build my relationship with Jesus Christ, raise my kids, invest in my family, and work to pay my bills, they’ve been compiling all the things they think prove I’m wrong in my beliefs. I can’t match that kind of hyper-focus with the limited time I have.
3. While I’m willing to look at, read, and study things that might conflict with my religious world-view, Critics of the Church are not. They will continually insist I’m wrong while refusing to entertain or look at any information that would challenge their assumed world view.
Critics also don’t have much to offer outside of their criticisms. Whenever I ask for an alternative to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I get a few generic answers, like “Biblical Christianity”, “a relationship with the REAL Jesus”, “I can’t offer you anything”, or “it’s not my place to guide you to a viable alternative”. I never get an invite to a church, an offer to study, or a program to look into. It’s always “abandon your faith!” Without offering a suitable replacement.
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Mormons and Protestants are understandably skeptical of Roman Catholicism, often believing it has operated in manipulative and untrustworthy ways.
If that’s one, given that you don’t think the Vatican is trustworthy, do you ever wonder why the western world never really discusses the first 1,000 years of Christianity to any meaningful extent?
Regardless of whether you are a restorationist or a reformer, you believe you can find your roots in early Christianity. So, learning about early Christians should be fruitful (at least up to the time you believe the Church fell into apostasy). Even during and immediately after apostasy, you should find some valuable information as the falling away wasn’t immediate, right?
Tucker Carlson@TuckerCarlson
More people than ever are discovering there’s true evil in the world and they’re turning to God for answers. Jay Dyer explains the growing popularity of the Orthodox Church. 0:00 The Attempts to Suppress Christianity in Schools 8:14 The Problems With Christian Zionism 14:09 What Is Calvinism? 24:10 A Different View of Salvation and the Bible 30:13 The Rise of Secret Societies 34:09 The Importance of Reading the Bible 36:38 What Are Icons? 42:55 The Difference Between Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Protestantism 47:56 What's the Highest Form of Government? 55:49 The Rise in Online Debates 1:00:42 The Death of Atheism 1:04:35 The Religion of Hollywood 1:12:25 Has the CIA Been Involved in Making Hollywood Movies? 1:14:51 Lone Gunmen and False Flag Recruitment 1:17:44 The CIA's Role in American Politics 1:19:22 Were Epstein's Sex Crimes a Distraction From Something Bigger? 1:22:34 Are Aliens Actually Demons? 1:24:39 The True Goal of the Globalist Elites 1:31:51 Yoga, Sexual Perversion, and Demonic Power 1:39:55 Was Oppenheimer Participating in the Demonic? 1:43:44 The Rise of Charismatic Christianity 1:50:17 The End Times
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@k9ranger_king Congrats on him growing and returning safely. Glory to God!
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My son Cameron is speaking in church today regarding his devotion to Jesus Christ that led him to sacrifice 2 years of his life to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ in Guatemala. He returns a changed young man having developed a personal relationship with our savior. I’m so proud!
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Perhaps it’s a temporary change, but are these type of stats positive for the LDS church (more young women than young men entering the mission field)?
Or will it lead to negative social outcomes similar to how pushing more women through universities and into the workforce has had in the world?
Personally, I’m skeptical it will do anything to curb the LDS church’s trend to become more female-focused.
Dustin Harding ✨ From the Dust Films@dustinharding
Just finished an online fireside with the Mexico MTC presidency, where my daughter will leave on Thursday morning. The president said that 65% of their missionaries are sisters right now!
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That’s logically fallacious thinking. The quantity of claims doesn’t prove or disprove any of the claims. Only one needs to be right. And the more conceptions of God that exist, the more likely that one is correct, not less likely. If you only need 1 crayon color, the odds go up you’ll find the color you need if I give you more crayons.
The alternative is inevitably nihilism. That’s provably a really rough road, individually and societally.
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@Exmo2EO @Sarahsred7 4000+ Gods so far declared to be real by man at some point, blindly believed by the surrounding culture. Not a strong track record. Outlook not good.
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Where my marriage "doesn't exist in heaven"? Where the majority of mankind burns in hell? Nah
Breakfast Taco@BuzzzStryker
@Sarahsred7 Imagine how much happier you could be in a Christian Church!
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Like Plasma said (even though he has me blocked for some weak reason), Orthodox have taught and lived this unchanged for 2,000 years.
LDS’s concept of hell has evolved over 200 years, with various levels of softening. And at least a third of your literal spirit brothers and sisters are headed straight for outer darkness. Everyone else will just be somewhat mentally tormented below the highest degree of the celestial kingdom.
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@ThoughtfulSaint The key difference between Latter-day Saint theology and other Christian ones can be boiled down to this:
For other Christians, it’s all about whoever you go.
For Latter-day Saints, it’s what you become.
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You don’t “go to heaven”
You enter into proper relationship with God and your fellow man to some degree or another.
It’s not about location
It’s about relationship.
You can’t make the world more heavenly right now. Or not.
Read John 17.
Bryce Crawford@ibrycecrawford
🚨 How Confident Are You That You Are Going To Heaven?…🙌
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Not how it works. We don’t work to gain a testimony. We work to gain a relationship and make our hearts a throne for Christ, so He can dwell within us. And that relationship doesn’t manifest in bearing your testimony.
Go to Divine Liturgy and see what the Bible is really for. Plus, “true” entails having the right interpretation. That’s only found in the body of Christ so, again, go to Divine Liturgy if you want that.
(P.S. it’s definitely not because mom or dad whispered it in our ear month after month in fast & testimony meeting.)
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Without using archaeology and historical facts, how do you know the Bible is true?
Yes, this is your chance to share your testimony of Jesus Christ and his word
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@Sovereign_Beard @jaredadairbell LDS can’t, regardless of any presuppositions. They claim to know their worldview while their worldview holds everyone that believes their worldview is fallible and errant.
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@jaredadairbell And others are supposed to blindly accept your presuppositions?
Your God isn’t even the foundation of all reality so how can you claim to know anything with certainty?
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“Hey guys, let’s argue about which God is greater, but first you have to accept my presupposition.”
I immediately stopped watching after this part of the video.
Brian Holdsworth@briankeepsworth
If I can conceive of something greater than your God, then he isn’t God. In the case of Mormonism, I can definitely conceive of something greater than their definition of God. 📽️ Watch Below👇
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Presuppositional argumentation, as I understand it, is not “you have to (blindly) accept my presuppositions.”
It’s “you are making arguments that entail presuppositions.” Sentences presuppose words. If you believe in sentences, then you necessarily believe in words. A sample presuppositional critique would be to claim that LDS believe in sentences while denying the existence of words. LDS then denying words would simply make their worldview incoherent.
Acting like presuppositions inherently invalidate an argument is unproductive.
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