Technically you could serve another master most of your life and then try and switch. But good luck trying to change. Forming lifelong bad habits ideas addictions, philosophies and the trying to change all that at the end of ones life seems like a very difficult a dum idea.
The workers who came later in the day in the parable of the laborers didn't seem to have any trouble with this. It was given to them through grace.
besides you do not know when you will die. You could die tomorrow in a car accident etc. the scriptures are very adamant about procrastinating the day of repentance. Bad idea exahaltation is not worth chancing. The decision you make now will follow you for eternity
So you have your family baptize you for the dead and do your temple work.
Do it your way and let me know how it works for you.
bomgeography wrote:What Christ was warning about was living a completely double life. The public and private life being completely opposite from each other.
Oh, you mean like the current Apostles with second homes, skiing holidays and thousand dollar suits. Got it.
“When we are confronted with evidence that challenges our deeply held beliefs we are more likely to reframe the evidence than we are to alter our beliefs. We simply invent new reasons, new justifications, new explanations. Sometimes we ignore the evidence altogether.” (Mathew Syed 'Black Box Thinking')
bomgeography wrote:What Christ was warning about was living a completely double life. The public and private life being completely opposite from each other.
Oh, you mean like the current Apostles with second homes, skiing holidays and thousand dollar suits. Got it.
The majority of apostles if not all made more in their civilian careers then what the church will ever pay them.
Do it your way and let me know how it works for you.
I couldn't do it anymore because I don't have satisfying answers to these questions.
“There were mothers who took this [Rodney King LA riots] as an opportunity to take some milk, to take some bread, to take some shoes ... They are not crooks.”
This liberal would be about socializing … uh, umm. … Would be about, basically, taking over, and the government running all of your companies.
bomgeography wrote:The majority of apostles if not all made more in their civilian careers then what the church will ever pay them.
Nice try though.
That may be true. But it's Church money paying for the second homes, the suits and the skiing.
“When we are confronted with evidence that challenges our deeply held beliefs we are more likely to reframe the evidence than we are to alter our beliefs. We simply invent new reasons, new justifications, new explanations. Sometimes we ignore the evidence altogether.” (Mathew Syed 'Black Box Thinking')
bomgeography wrote:The majority of apostles if not all made more in their civilian careers then what the church will ever pay them.
How do you know?
"Finally, for your rather strange idea that miracles are somehow linked to the amount of gay sexual gratification that is taking place would require that primitive Christianity was launched by gay sex, would it not?"
bomgeography wrote:The majority of apostles if not all made more in their civilian careers then what the church will ever pay them.
How do you know?
It's believed that general authorities make around 70k a year. President Nelson had to have made more as a famous heart surgeon. Doctors alone make about 6 figures. Oaks was a Utah Supreme Court judge. The rest of the apostles were all successful lawyers business men and administrators. My guess is they could make a lot more money if they do not accept the callings they currently have.
It's believed that general authorities make around 70k a year.
What evidence leads you to that belief?
Gordon B. Hinckley said they didn't make much in comparison to CEOs of similar sized corporations.
Wasn't Boyd K Packer a seminary teacher? Did Thomas S. Monson even have a career other than working for the Church in some way. Gordon B. Hinckley always worked for the Church.
I doubt even a mission president makes as little as $70k/year. I've seen how they live. There's no way they paid for that lifestyle on $70k/year.
I think senior couple missionaries make more financial sacrifice than general authorities. 18-21 year old missionaries certainly have to work a lot longer and harder and are treated much more poorly than any GA. They're living a life much closer to what Jesus asked of his followers than any General Authority.
“There were mothers who took this [Rodney King LA riots] as an opportunity to take some milk, to take some bread, to take some shoes ... They are not crooks.”
This liberal would be about socializing … uh, umm. … Would be about, basically, taking over, and the government running all of your companies.
It's believed that general authorities make around 70k a year.
What evidence leads you to that belief?
Gordon B. Hinckley said they didn't make much in comparison to CEOs of similar sized corporations.
Wasn't Boyd K Packer a seminary teacher? Did Thomas S. Monson even have a career other than working for the Church in some way. Gordon B. Hinckley always worked for the Church.
I doubt even a mission president makes as little as $70k/year. I've seen how they live. There's no way they paid for that lifestyle on $70k/year.
I think senior couple missionaries make more financial sacrifice than general authorities. 18-21 year old missionaries certainly have to work a lot longer and harder and are treated much more poorly than any GA. They're living a life much closer to what Jesus asked of his followers than any General Authority.
Wow I'm glad someone has finally figured it out in the case of Gordon b hinckley, thomas s monson , and Boyd k packer. You figured out their true motives behind their live long service love and dedication to the savior to people and the church. They were only motivated by money. They fooled millions of people but you. Senator Waters was able to identify their true motives. The one who posted a question about motives figured it out. Bravo Use your public platform as senator to spread the truth.