Announcement re "Doctrine"

[_Who Knows]

Very cool. Perhaps TBM's will now stop taking every word that falls from the lips of a GA as "gospel." Does this mean that LDS women can now wear a second pair of earrings without the stigma? ;)

Of course not. They're not going to tell you which statements are from god, and which are from 'men'. You gotta figure that one out for yourself. ;) Gotta keep you guessing.

It's more like a 'cover your ass' in hindsight type of thing in my opinion.

[_Yoda]

Not sure what BIC means, I use Gillette.

BIC=Born in the Church

Don't feel bad. There is a lot of acronymns utilized here, at RfM, and MAD that I wasn't aware of, either.

Here are a few that are commonly used:

Abbreviations:

AP - Assistants to the President, mission president's top missionaries/henchmen
BIC- Born In the Covenant (parents had been sealed in the temple prior to your birth)
BIL - Brother-in-Law
BKP - Boyd K Packer
Book of Abraham - Book of Abraham
Book of Mormon - Book of Mormon
BP - Branch President
by the way - By The Way
BY - Brigham Young
BYU - Brigham Young University
CHI - Church Handbook of Instruction
CK - Celestial Kingdom, where God lives and all Mormon believers strive to reach
COB - Church Office Building
COJCOLDS - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
COP - Corporation of the President
CTR - Choose the Right, a Mormon saying and common sybmol on rings worn by Mormons
D&C - Doctrine and Covenants
DH - Dear Husband
DL - District Leader, responsible for 3 or 4 sets of missionaries
EQ - Elder's Quorum
ET - Ezra Taft Benson
FAIR - Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research, apologetic organization
FARMS - Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, Church apologetic organization
FIL - Father-in-Law
FKAM- Formerly Known As Mormon
Faith-Promoting Rumor = Faith Promoting Rumor
FS - Fast Sunday
FTM - Fast and Testimony Meeting
F&T - alternate for fast and testimony meeting
G - Grin
GA - General Authority
GBH - Gordon B. Hinckley
HC - High Council
HP - High Priest
HT - Home Teacher
in my opinion - In My Opinion
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
ISPART - Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts, church apologetic organization
JoD - Journal of Discources
Joseph Smith - Joseph Smith
JW - Jehova's Witnesses
LDS - Latter-Day-Saint
LOL - Laugh Out Loud
MIL - Mother-in-Law
MINO Mormon In Name Only
MMM - Mountain Meadows Massacre
MP - Mission President
MTC - Missionary Training Center
New Testament and N/T - No Text message (only a subject)
OMG - Oh My God
PEC - Priesthood Executive Meeting
PH - Priesthood
PoP - Perl of Great Price
PoGP - Pearl of Great Price
PPI - Personal Priesthood Interview
ROFL - Roll on the Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO - Rolling on the Floor Laughing My Ass Off
RM - returned missionary; prime marriage prospect for young LDS women
Relief Society - Relief Society
RSP - Relief Society President
SHC - Stake High Council
SIL - Sister-in-Law
SP - Stake President
SWK - Spencer W. Kimbal
TBC - True believing Christian
TBM - True Blue Mormon or True Believing Mormon
TSCC - "The So-Called Church"
VT - Visiting Teacher
WTG - Way To Go
YM - Young Mens
YSA - Young Single Adult
YW - Young Womens
ZL - Zone Leader, responsible for several districts

[_Analytics]

This should be called the Kung Fu defense of Mormonism: if it isn’t official doctrine, then Mormons aren’t obligated to believe it and apologists aren’t obligated to defend it. Quoting Mr. Miyagi, "Best block, no be there."

[_truth dancer]

Hey Analytics... LOL!

I agree ...

Here is the way I see it:

Rather than go with the idea, as I did, that doctrine means something is true, or that the church teaches actual truth, one must go with the idea that doctrine is the "teachings of the time," or the "opinions of the current leader."

I think it makes a lot more sense.

~dancer~

[_The Nehor]

Not sure what BIC means, I use Gillette.

BIC=Born in the Church

Don't feel bad. There is a lot of acronymns utilized here, at RfM, and MAD that I wasn't aware of, either.

I knew what he meant....I was playing dumb.......scary how easy that is.....oh well.

[_Runtu]

I knew what he meant....I was playing dumb.......scary how easy that is.....oh well.

Some of us aren't playing. :-)