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mr_lebowski

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9. Okay, well then I suppose from what I've seen, 'temple recommends' are not as hard to come

Reply to braddy (Reply #7)

Fri Jul 13, 2018, 12:30 PM

Jul 2018

by and 'elite' as you're imagining them to be. Those may be 'the rules' but there's a lot of wiggle room in terms of it being about 'who you know' and 'your overall connections'.

By this, I mean my ex-wife's family is HUGE and were all raised LDS (though some have left) and as a whole contribute a TON ... hell her like great great great grandfather worked for Joseph Smith or some shit ... these guys go WAY BACK with Mormonism they're like 'founding family' so that may actually be why my SiL and Hubby had temple rec's when I *know* they were not all that devout, didn't attend every weekend, BiL had NO 'designs' on like becoming a Bishop, I seen both of them drink, and have caffeine, and I seriously doubt they were shelling 10% to the church, though I suppose I never asked directly.

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Beck, Harry Reid and Mitt Romney are all 'Temple' Mormons, the elite and most devout of that braddy Jul 2018 #1

Maybe there are certain 'temples' that are extra sacred, but the large ostentatious ones mr_lebowski Jul 2018 #4

That is absolutely false, you need a Temple Recommend card and that is not earned by most Mormons, braddy Jul 2018 #5

Maybe things have changed a bit, I'm relying on what my ex told me but she's been mr_lebowski Jul 2018 #6

No, my facts are as they are stated, temples are only for the small number of the most devout and braddy Jul 2018 #7

Okay, well then I suppose from what I've seen, 'temple recommends' are not as hard to come mr_lebowski Jul 2018 #9

The rules are stringent, that is why one is reexamined every 2 years and estimates run to as low as braddy Jul 2018 #10

Here is a more pleasantly written article from a Mormon Newspaper that is easier to read than my braddy Jul 2018 #11

I live in Mesa JonLP24 Jul 2018 #14

Temple law is absolute, it does not vary on local whims, even the Temple secrets are kept from none braddy Jul 2018 #15

how much is he getting for the private jet? dweller Jul 2018 #2

Costumes .... like his vampire cape... pbmus Jul 2018 #3

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Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. JarOCats Jul 2018 #12

Ben Shapiro too. They're all a lot of liars and propagandists. sharedvalues Jul 2018 #13