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| 00:05.17 | aeryndunham | so.... would it be acceptable to get up at church tomorrow and say that I don't /know/ the church is true but i /hope/ its true and it makes me a better person blah blah etc., or should i leave it to the people with actual testimonies |
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| 02:09.15 | romanovic | aeryndunham: totally acceptable. "actual testimonies" includes you. |
| 02:10.09 | romanovic | I've heard the same thing expressed by people who have been members of the LDS church their whole lives |
| 02:12.21 | aeryndunham | Thanks! |
| 02:12.37 | aeryndunham | and I know I shouldn't like, read it, but is it ok to sort of have what I'm going to say prepared? or am I supposed to wing it? |
| 02:12.42 | aeryndunham | (I still probably won't, but.... maybe) |
| 02:12.51 | romanovic | People who still have hope, but have never had any profound spiritual experience. |
| 02:15.35 | romanovic | I'm not a big testimony sharer, but I actually don't ever phrase my belief with the word "know" either, because I don't have a perfect knowledge. |
| 02:18.22 | romanovic | But I believe in God, and that the LDS church teaches revealed truths that He wants me to learn, and I've felt external influences that have reinforced my belief on several occasions |
| 02:18.57 | aeryndunham | The "know" bothers me a little bit tbh but I know that a lot of the language people use is just culture |
| 02:22.04 | romanovic | yeah I agree. When kids grow up attending the church, they hear it and repeat it. |
| 02:25.40 | romanovic | As an adult, there is a significant fraction of my LDS high school friends who "knew" but no longer associate with the LDS church (or any church, for most of them) |
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| 02:30.15 | romanovic | oh, and I don't think there's anything wrong with collecting your thoughts beforehand |
| 02:59.35 | aeryndunham | I guess I haven't heard enough testimonies |
| 03:00.35 | aeryndunham | so I probably won't |
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