tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post3017754142560624245..comments2024-02-10T00:09:14.970-05:00Comments on Sister Wives Blog: Washington Post: Study Portrays Mormons As Outsiders Looking InMister Sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026116196375975580noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-39659704411801671242012-01-16T17:27:58.855-05:002012-01-16T17:27:58.855-05:00This thread has really been interesting and inform...This thread has really been interesting and informative.<br /><br />I'm non-Mormon and admittedly ignorant of much about Mormon beliefs.<br /><br />Thanks to you all for sharing your knowledge. :))<br /><br />CJ and group, Love this Blog...!!!!Amusednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-63415545721626396142012-01-15T11:04:51.740-05:002012-01-15T11:04:51.740-05:00I was born and raised Mormon. I do not practice an...I was born and raised Mormon. I do not practice anymore and have a strong view of the religion. All my sisters have been married in the Temple and my mother is being sealed to my father who passed a little over a yr ago. I will not be able to be there when she is sealed to him because I am divorced and engaged to a catholic. It use to bug me but I don't care anymore because heavenly father loves me no matter what and no religion is going to tell me how to run my life or my family. Growing up we were very active and my father could not hold the priesthood when we first became members because he was Chinese but later be did. That left a bad taste in my mouth and I just left. I don't dislike the church at all but I do like to have my own opinions and don't want those taken away. I feel like sometimes if you don't agree with them then you are against them and that is not true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-44257075604041449882012-01-15T10:27:21.102-05:002012-01-15T10:27:21.102-05:00Is MLM the same as a pyramid scheme?Is MLM the same as a pyramid scheme?Pie the Catnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-66034028547233469962012-01-14T09:43:45.133-05:002012-01-14T09:43:45.133-05:00the only time the public can go inside a temple is...the only time the public can go inside a temple is when they hold the OPEN HOUSE for a newly built one for a few weeks before the temple is dedicated as a house of the Lord. After the dedication event(which the public is not allowed to attend) then you must be a mormon with a current temple recommend to be allowed to enter. During the actual wedding ceremony, non-members and unworthy members can wait inside in a special waiting room tho. It's located near the entrance tho and you're not allowed to wander anywhere else. Most of these people who would be showing up to wait are there for the family pictures taken outside in front of the temple after the ceremony. Otherwise, most of them would skip that waiting room part entirely. You can imagine how sad it is for the parents of the bride or groom to be left down in the waiting room or standing outside the temple like a lot of them do. Also, brothers and sisters that are too young to hold a TR don't get to witness the event either. <br /><br />as far as holding two separate wedding ceremonies, that is greatly frowned upon - even if to accommodate the sad parents that can't attend their own child's wedding. If the couple marries in a civil marriage first, they must wait a whole year to go be remarried and sealed in the temple. That is greatly discouraged and thus rarely happens. Some couples do hold kind of a low-key and short ring exchange ceremony after the temple event to appease family/friends that couldn't witness their temple wedding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-2181512423813285832012-01-14T03:26:11.469-05:002012-01-14T03:26:11.469-05:00This is sure news to me. Of course, my church is ...This is sure news to me. Of course, my church is the great wide world, but me mum likes to visits houses of worship when she goes places. She was welcomed in a Buddhist temple and turned away at a mosque. I can save her the embarrassment of being turned away at a Mormon temple by warning her, but she won't be pleased. Thank you commenters for your education today. :)Border Colliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14707164450793550636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-91418865455484641492012-01-14T02:09:15.679-05:002012-01-14T02:09:15.679-05:00A highschool friend had two ceremonies. One for ev...A highschool friend had two ceremonies. One for everybody and another at the Temple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-26198019861145404232012-01-13T22:08:24.380-05:002012-01-13T22:08:24.380-05:00Not recommended to argue with the Border Collie. ...Not recommended to argue with the Border Collie. You will end up being herded. <br /><br />woof!Basset Houndnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-21660382287238605702012-01-13T18:17:30.027-05:002012-01-13T18:17:30.027-05:00OMG...I love the "magic underwear" quest...OMG...I love the "magic underwear" question for Mitt!!!! Unfortunately when he was our govenor he skillfully bobbed and weaved around direct religious questions!boston corginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-5753014373739624482012-01-13T17:22:12.258-05:002012-01-13T17:22:12.258-05:00Well I could argue your "thesis" for hou...Well I could argue your "thesis" for hours and hours but I won't because clearly you haven't stated anything. Bring it on! Refernces and APA format pleeezzz.oh pleeezzznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-54396870343904083122012-01-13T17:03:07.935-05:002012-01-13T17:03:07.935-05:00Even if you are Mormon and not in good standing yo...Even if you are Mormon and not in good standing you cannot go. You have to have a recomend to even get into the temple. Anyone can go to a wedding in a regular LDS church but not the temple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-15892065519295016872012-01-13T16:54:52.754-05:002012-01-13T16:54:52.754-05:00Border Collie - non Mormons can't go to the we...Border Collie - non Mormons can't go to the weddings because they take place place in Mormon temples. No one but "worthy" LDS can go inside. "Non-worthy" Mormons can't attend either - those allowed in need to be full tithe payers (10% of their income paid to the church), live the Word of Wisdom (no tea, coffee or alcohol) live a moral life, and support the President of the Church without reservation.FreeAndClearnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-70427862186452179322012-01-13T16:24:24.232-05:002012-01-13T16:24:24.232-05:00CJ asks "So if 86% of the Mormons polled for ...CJ asks "So if 86% of the Mormons polled for this survey believe polygamy is morally wrong, does that mean Kody Brown's LIV crew followers are only made up of the remaining 14% that think it's OK? Are they looking the other way and ignoring the fact he is a polygamist?Or is it a case of who cares as long as a minor reality celeb like Kody Brown can still bring in a crowd to occupy that bottom rung of the MLM pyramid in order to make money for the few at the top?"<br /><br />I actually wrote to the LIV CEO and asked how he could justify using the Browns to promote his business, in light of his church's views on polygamy and breaking the law. Never got a reply - what a surprise!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-2845111424226251602012-01-13T16:04:41.410-05:002012-01-13T16:04:41.410-05:00Because you are not a mormon, they would not allow...Because you are not a mormon, they would not allow you to go to the wedding? Really? <br />Wow, I didn't know the separatism was that extreme. Astounding.Border Colliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14707164450793550636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-81989368020366302732012-01-13T16:01:05.439-05:002012-01-13T16:01:05.439-05:00Anon 12:06 thank you. I know what it is, just did...Anon 12:06 thank you. I know what it is, just did a brain misfire and not attach the acronym to the term. As soon as you said, Multi Level Marketing I went and hit my noggin against the wall.Border Colliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14707164450793550636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-36033746364536789532012-01-13T15:47:24.759-05:002012-01-13T15:47:24.759-05:00Mormons have kids that they send on missions to re...Mormons have kids that they send on missions to recruit more Mormons to have kids to go on missions....and the eternal marriage thing....in afterlife, husband gets a planet to populate with children who then get born (go on missions) and enter into celestial marriage have kids and die and then get their own planets to populate etc.Lobotomized Frontal Lobenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-36366977997225777872012-01-13T15:26:02.844-05:002012-01-13T15:26:02.844-05:00Kathy and Goji---good comments both of you. YES!Kathy and Goji---good comments both of you. YES!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-16575802233465067772012-01-13T15:06:31.418-05:002012-01-13T15:06:31.418-05:00Multi Level Marketing. Business model where you b...Multi Level Marketing. Business model where you buy product to sell to others who you recruit to buy your product stash to sell to others who will recruit still more to buy and sell to for the same purpose and so on. <br /><br />Kind of interesting that the Mormon heartland is also the MLM mecca.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-66271463149578327842012-01-13T15:00:45.090-05:002012-01-13T15:00:45.090-05:00What does the acronym MLM stand for?What does the acronym MLM stand for?Border Colliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14707164450793550636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-51611533275551973102012-01-13T14:59:43.394-05:002012-01-13T14:59:43.394-05:00I could argue that thesis for hours but won't ...I could argue that thesis for hours but won't because you seem to have a belief, as opposed to a fact based opinion.Border Colliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14707164450793550636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-18831181271735664052012-01-13T14:29:06.695-05:002012-01-13T14:29:06.695-05:00Curious. Check "love times three" for th...Curious. Check "love times three" for the Darger's opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-83613483860060420772012-01-13T13:31:52.315-05:002012-01-13T13:31:52.315-05:00Honestly, I can't wait for the "magic und...Honestly, I can't wait for the "magic underwear" style questions to Romney.<br /><br />My cousin married a Mormon, and none of us could go to the wedding. None of us have ever forgotten that, and lots of people have experiences like that. That's what we mean by "secretive" and "cult." This church doesn't even realize how estranging its own actions are.Go Goji!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-27454619987309671422012-01-13T12:56:18.343-05:002012-01-13T12:56:18.343-05:00The LDS church funded much of the Prop 8 vitriol i...The LDS church funded much of the Prop 8 vitriol in California so it's quite ironic to hear they just want "tolerance" and "acceptance" from other people themselves. Pot meet kettle!KathyRonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-38256195934806861192012-01-13T10:47:58.856-05:002012-01-13T10:47:58.856-05:00oh pleeeze--check out the group "The Christia...oh pleeeze--check out the group "The Christian Left" on facebook. Lots of Christians don't side with Republicans and find their views on wealth and the poor, etc to be abhorrent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-91714875968673803512012-01-13T10:21:44.897-05:002012-01-13T10:21:44.897-05:00D & C = Doctrine and Covenants. they have 4 ...D & C = Doctrine and Covenants. they have 4 sets of scriptures - The KJV Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-50906411247604196412012-01-13T10:19:32.032-05:002012-01-13T10:19:32.032-05:00not surprising at all, Anon. Utah (specifically p...not surprising at all, Anon. Utah (specifically provo, orem area) is the MLM mecca of the world. And it would be illegal for them to discriminate against someone's religion so, there's no ostracism involved in simply abiding by the law on the owner's end. <br /><br />also, mormons have a hard time explaining that they believe polygamy's morally wrong when it's still clearly stated in their own scriptures as a God-given commandment - D & C 132. ;')Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com