Mormon Open Forum

Here are two thoughts to the 1st Presidency of the church regarding last week’s conference:

On Temple attendance, if you fix it they will come. And when you do fix it, don’t be afraid to announce the changes, otherwise the members who feel uncomfortable from their first and last time there will never know there’s an improved temple worship to check out. For example, many members still don’t know about the simplified initiatory because once was enough for them; with an announcement, they’d give it another try. Basically, drop/replace all the crap that had meaning to the early Masonic saints and has no meaning to modern saints. Until then, why waste your breath when people don’t want to come? Oh, ditch the Gs too; check this out for some ideas: http://mormonopenforum.blogsome.com/2005/07/05/temple-fashion/

On missionary work, if you fix the product, the members will enthusiastically sell it. Again, until then, why waste your breath?

To close on a positive note, Kudos to Pres Monson for just saying stop regarding porn and not making some bull shit talk on the subject full of nonsense about addiction and other intellectual masturbation.

Happy Easter

As many know, I’ve come to view myself as Evangelical Mormon with a strong Unitarian bent, having little patience for rigid belief systems such as those promulgated by BRM, BKP, etc and utterly rejecting even a hint of salvation by works.

Yesterday I was listening to Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in Orange County on the Hugh Hewitt radio show, and I felt the spirit when he was testifying of Christ as Lord and Savior, even though it was clear he was testifying of a Nicaean Christ. Does this mean I’m Southern Baptist too?

Steve EM

So sad. It looks like we have to wait for Monson and then BKP to pass before we have a chance to break the color barrier in our top leadership and the Q of the 12 begins to look like the church at large. Until then, the bigots continue to rule. I say ____-em!

Steve EM