http://www.lds.net/forums/ This is a discussion forum. en Fri, 24 May 2013 12:46:15 GMT vBulletin 10 http://www.lds.net/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.lds.net/forums/ http://www.lds.net/forums/advice-board/53907-hard-time-understanding-church-decision-bsa.html Fri, 24 May 2013 09:45:42 GMT Help me understand why this is ok with the church.Why don't we let the boys and girls sleep in the same room at youth conference? Isn't it the same thing with gay boys sleeping with boys at a campout? My very weak testimony just got weaker with this statement from the church. I truly want to understand this. I thought God was unchanging and not respector of men. I just can't wrap my head around this decision. Can anyone explain this to me? ]]> Advice Board angel333 http://www.lds.net/forums/advice-board/53907-hard-time-understanding-church-decision-bsa.html http://www.lds.net/forums/lds-gospel-discussion/53905-dream-about-smoking.html Fri, 24 May 2013 02:45:58 GMT Before anyone suggests I think this dream is prophetic or anything of the sort, no. It is just a dream but it makes me think. I dreamt that the church decided that smoking would be ok for those who wanted to smoke. We all went to church but the doors were not open yet. People started breaking out their smokes while we waited. A cloud of smoke hung over everyone. Those who did not smoke started complaining about the stench of the smoke making very pointed remarks. I was one of those. The doors opened but only the nonsmokers were allowed in. We went in and took our seats around the chapel. Then the smokers were allowed in. They filled the pews and kept smoking. The bishop was one who smoked. (not a recognizable bishop, just generic) The smell was terrible. I wondered about the temple. Would they be allowed to smoke in the temple? After I woke up the dream stayed clear. It seemed to me that the smokers were people who were committing visible sins. The rest of us had less visible sins yet we sat there and condemned the visible sins of others as stinking. I am not quite sure what my dream was getting at but I do think it was trying to make a point to me. :) Anyway was just wondering what lesson I might take from the dream. Any ideas? Before anyone suggests I think this dream is prophetic or anything of the sort, no. It is just a dream but it makes me think.
I dreamt that the church decided that smoking would be ok for those who wanted to smoke. We all went to church but the doors were not open yet. People started breaking out their smokes while we waited. A cloud of smoke hung over everyone. Those who did not smoke started complaining about the stench of the smoke making very pointed remarks. I was one of those. The doors opened but only the nonsmokers were allowed in. We went in and took our seats around the chapel. Then the smokers were allowed in. They filled the pews and kept smoking. The bishop was one who smoked. (not a recognizable bishop, just generic) The smell was terrible. I wondered about the temple. Would they be allowed to smoke in the temple?
After I woke up the dream stayed clear. It seemed to me that the smokers were people who were committing visible sins. The rest of us had less visible sins yet we sat there and condemned the visible sins of others as stinking. I am not quite sure what my dream was getting at but I do think it was trying to make a point to me. :)
Anyway was just wondering what lesson I might take from the dream. Any ideas? ]]> LDS Gospel Discussion annewandering http://www.lds.net/forums/lds-gospel-discussion/53905-dream-about-smoking.html http://www.lds.net/forums/introduce-yourself/53904-hola.html Fri, 24 May 2013 02:29:29 GMT Hello, I'm l0rd. Male, Filipino, wide reader, and I'm a Latter-Day Saint (Mormon). ^_^ ]]> Introduce Yourself l0rd http://www.lds.net/forums/introduce-yourself/53904-hola.html http://www.lds.net/forums/advice-board/53903-how-did-i-get-here.html Fri, 24 May 2013 01:15:53 GMT I have gone to so many people for advice about my problems from good friends, to my family, to a counselor, and to the bishop and I am still struggling, so I thought I would post on this. I am a young man with a sexual addiction. It started with porn like so many people but it escalated to an awful degree. I live near Vegas and I went to a strip club, and a massage place and even started seeing escorts. Luckily I had enough control to never sleep with one, but it is still just a scary thought. I feel so ashamed about this whole thing. It is eating me up inside. I truly feel Godly sorrow for this and I am working on repentance. But it is really hard to deal with the social stigma of knowing I have done things worse than virtually everybody I know. I feel so ashamed of it all and I just don't know how to handle it. ]]> Advice Board horselers http://www.lds.net/forums/advice-board/53903-how-did-i-get-here.html http://www.lds.net/forums/church-news-events/53901-church-maintains-association-bsa.html Thu, 23 May 2013 22:43:45 GMT I honestly couldn't see why the church would break ties with the BSA over allowing gay scouts, nor do I see it happening should the BSA lift the ban for gay scout leaders.

official release here. ]]> Church News and Events RipplecutBuddha http://www.lds.net/forums/church-news-events/53901-church-maintains-association-bsa.html http://www.lds.net/forums/current-events/53900-many-green-teas-not-beneficial-once-thought-article.html Thu, 23 May 2013 22:39:16 GMT interesting article on Green tea not being as healthy as once thought... mostly attributed to external factors rather than the plant itself.


Anyways one of those things that makes you go "hmmmmm" ^.^ ]]> Current Events Blackmarch http://www.lds.net/forums/current-events/53900-many-green-teas-not-beneficial-once-thought-article.html http://www.lds.net/forums/advice-board/53899-help-i-cheated-my-huaband-my-best-friends-husband.html Thu, 23 May 2013 20:10:47 GMT I am feeling low. I think this is the first week it hit me that I have made a very big mistake. It's been over for some time but I went to my best friends husband knowing he was a sex addict and had an affair before. I don't know what came over me. I was having some big problems in my marriage that no one knew about so I went to her husband for advice about my husband and we began to have feelings for one another. We ended up having an affair as I remained being her best friend. At the time I could care less about my best friend. I had fallen hard for her husband and he wanted to marry me. Even though we ended our relationship I never felt bad about doing this to her. I rationalized why I did what I did and made peace with my decision. I am not sure why but this week something has happened. My heart has softened. Mostly because I see what the affair has done to my husband and how bad I have hurt him I know I have must have hurt my best friend deeply. I never said I was sorry in fact I never even fest up to what happened when asked I kept saying her husband must have fell for me. Her husband came clean and I was sad to see it end with him so I was a bit of a mess when it all came out. I don't know what to do. I am beyond repair and know I am going to hell for this.

Please help. I almost broke up 2 marriages. I am doomed.

Please Help ]]> Advice Board angel33 http://www.lds.net/forums/advice-board/53899-help-i-cheated-my-huaband-my-best-friends-husband.html http://www.lds.net/forums/daily-lds-quotes/53890-may-23-2013-death-awaits-all.html Thu, 23 May 2013 14:39:05 GMT *My brothers and sisters, we laugh, we cry, we work, we play, we love, we live. And then we die. Death is our universal heritage. All must pass its portals. Death claims the aged, the weary and worn. It visits the youth in the bloom of hope and the glory of expectation. Nor are little children kept beyond its grasp. ...Dead we would remain but for one Man and His mission, even Jesus of Nazareth. * Thomas S. Monson My brothers and sisters, we laugh, we cry, we work, we play, we love, we live. And then we die. Death is our universal heritage. All must pass its portals. Death claims the aged, the weary and worn. It visits the youth in the bloom of hope and the glory of expectation. Nor are little children kept beyond its grasp. ...Dead we would remain but for one Man and His mission, even Jesus of Nazareth.

Thomas S. Monson ]]> Daily LDS Quotes pam http://www.lds.net/forums/daily-lds-quotes/53890-may-23-2013-death-awaits-all.html http://www.lds.net/forums/current-events/53889-terrorist-attack-london.html Thu, 23 May 2013 10:35:18 GMT BBC News - Woolwich machete attack leaves man dead

Only one person was actually killed this time (yes I know that's one too many) but the sheer bloodiness of the affair has the whole nation shocked. There was almost nothing else on the news last night or this morning. ]]> Current Events Jamie123 http://www.lds.net/forums/current-events/53889-terrorist-attack-london.html http://www.lds.net/forums/lds-gospel-discussion/53885-what-grace.html Wed, 22 May 2013 22:49:47 GMT In laymans terms... what does it truly mean? I thought I understood it, but I'm learning that I don't. ]]> LDS Gospel Discussion choosingtheright http://www.lds.net/forums/lds-gospel-discussion/53885-what-grace.html http://www.lds.net/forums/general-discussion/53884-temple-sealings-dead.html Wed, 22 May 2013 19:11:41 GMT So I'm a single, endowed member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I know that I can perform baptisms, confirmations, initiatories, and endowments for the dead. But I'm a little unclear about sealings. I asked a temple worker if I can perform sealings for family members that have died (like sealing a spouse to another). He said no because I wasn't married. But I know other single members who have performed sealings on behalf of deceased ancestors (also just sealings spouses together). So I'm pretty sure the temple worker was wrong. Also, I have no idea at all about sealing ancestors to their parents. I've been spending a lot of time on familysearch.org and I know there are different ordinances that can be done. They are listed as B -Baptism, C- Confirmation, I- Initiatory, E- Endowment, SP- Sealing to Parents, SS- Sealing to Spouse. Basically what I'm asking is how to do the last 2 kinds and if I need to be married myself, or how many people to bring with me, or what I would need. ]]> General Discussion moman256 http://www.lds.net/forums/general-discussion/53884-temple-sealings-dead.html http://www.lds.net/forums/learn-about-mormon-church/53883-who-will-celestial-kingdom.html Wed, 22 May 2013 18:35:03 GMT I was discussing with a Muslim the other day about Jesus being a God (they think he's only a prophet). They wanted to know who exactly is going to be a god in our religion.

I know that Jesus, Adam and all people who die under the age of eight, and anyone who lives righteously enough to qualify for that glory. I said I also THINK that it was all the prophets, but I wasn't sure.
Guess I should pay more attention in Sunday School, huh? ;) ]]> Learn about the Mormon Church VividDawn http://www.lds.net/forums/learn-about-mormon-church/53883-who-will-celestial-kingdom.html http://www.lds.net/forums/daily-lds-quotes/53882-may-22-2013-souls-you-help-save.html Wed, 22 May 2013 15:15:10 GMT "Through your dedicated devotion at home or abroad, those souls whom you help to save may well be those whom you love the most."

—Thomas S. Monson ]]> Daily LDS Quotes pam http://www.lds.net/forums/daily-lds-quotes/53882-may-22-2013-souls-you-help-save.html http://www.lds.net/forums/advice-board/53881-please-help.html Wed, 22 May 2013 14:11:01 GMT So I'm leaving on my mission soon and I need to confess something that just happened. Was a girl and we didn't have sex but I feel guilty. We made out, didn't take off any of our clothes, didn't let her touch me inappropriately (she tried to put I pushed her away), didn't touch her inappropriately, we were not naked, but we dry jumped. I have never done this before and I did not stop it because at first I figured "how can this be breaking the law of chastity" but I realize now that obviously that involves sexual stimulation so I just feel absolutely awful. I do plan on talking to the bishop about it obviously, I don't want to leave with any sort of guilty conscience, but I just feel so bad because I'm very close to leaving and I'm worried that now I won't be able to. I've asked for repentance of The Lord but I'm also wondering if I should or shouldn't keep wearing my garments. I don't want to mock Heavenly Father in any way because he will not be mocked. Advice please. ]]> Advice Board Hihohiho http://www.lds.net/forums/advice-board/53881-please-help.html http://www.lds.net/forums/general-discussion/53880-raspberry-pi.html Wed, 22 May 2013 13:46:34 GMT This has got to be one of the coolest things ever in the entire history of cool stuff!

As a kid I originally learned programming on an Atari 400, which (contrary to what some superior sneery-faced people insisted) was not "just a ******* games machine". I developed some quite complex code using the BASIC language. Admittedly this mostly had a games application - the Player Missile Graphics feature allowed you to create space ships which fired bullets at each other, and you had features to make engine sounds, explosions, scoring - it was great!

But kids these days don't program. I teach computing at a university, and a lot of kids - even "seniors" (though we don't call them that here) tell me they've "never done coding before" when I try to introduce them to JavaScript and PHP. It bugs me no end. By choosing the right courses you can get a Bachelor of Science degree in computing without doing ANY programming.

But with something so cool - and cheap - as the Raspberry Pi, how can any kid not be drawn into the wonderful world of programming. You can easily write Python programs and support for more languages is on the way. You can connect wirelessly to the Internet and use it like a PC. You can easily interface it with electronic projects of your own - make it control lights and motors - racing cars - whatever you want! What more could any kid desire? And you can get a complete starter kit for about £75! (Or cheaper if you can supply some of the bits yourself.)

I do hope more kids get back into programming. Their young minds pick things up so fast, and I hope this will help produce a powerful new generation of coders! ]]> General Discussion Jamie123 http://www.lds.net/forums/general-discussion/53880-raspberry-pi.html