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If you would like to become a contributing author, please leave a comment down below. What I’m looking for is a fresh and unique LDS perspective. You need not be an anarchist, though that would be a plus. If you’ve got published articles on the Internet, make sure you link to them so I can see your work. If I am considering you as a contributor, I will contact you by email, so make sure the email address you type in is correct.
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I have pieces about LDS Single Adult experiences.
IF your web site is all about bashing The Church, I don’t want to become a contributer. I have a Testimony of the Truth of the Gospel and most of it’s fine programs. Home Teaching NOT being done or taken seriously is one theme and S/A’s as a loser deal is the other.
I am all over http://hd.highdesert.com/forum
Brother Carter
Delighted to discover your blog and the freee and imaginative thought expressed therein – most enjoyable and thought provoking! I am LDS and live in Australia..
There is more in heaven and earth than we can imagine. “Old Photos”, and “Memof Mortality”, touched my heart and spirit. My own blog will get under way soon and I would be grateful if I can acontribute on your pages also. My heart is ownedd by Godand my life is a gift that has graciously given to me afte attempts at suicide and the discovery of bowel cancer, some twenty-five years ago. Twenty-five years of bonus life.
You talk of prophets and I wonder if ancient prophets were mainly just tthat – rather than administrators and prophets of tthe church industry that we have today! Your mind seems untrammeled my the fear of censure and I like that. But, i have no doubt that there are many that would delight in your being banished into the everlasting lake of fire. I may meet you there one day.
Best wishes,
Tom G
I just signed up for a blog on
I studied about anarchy when I was preparing my dissertation about punk poetry. I was already a LDS at that time (ten years ago) and it was very goog to learn about it. Recently I was looking for scriptural passages related to anarchy and found a lot of it. My ideas about life are written in my blog.
I am an LDS, not quite anarchist (more so anti gov’t) long time reader of the blog. I would love to be able to contribute. I have a few ideas but the main one I’m working on right now is the idea of the parable of the ten virgins and the modern church. I think a vast majority of “good and faithful” saints will be left out, and sadly the church does not address these people, it could even be said that they encourage them.
I stumbled across the blog world of Mormon type people (in all its sorts).
I love some of your stuff. I’ve lost so much hope lately in the Gospel w/ a Mormon viewpoint. I’d love to chat w/ you on some things I’ve been trying to do at church to mix things up and pick your brain.
But one idea and I’ll throw it out there….what about Zion in Independence? With all the talk of going tribal, why wait for the LDS church to set up camp there, why not get it started w/ tribes? Just a thought.
My bros family and mine have always been strong members but with an open mind. Always trying to follow the gospel and picking out crud by the Church that isn’t the Gospel. We’ve talked a lot about how to get to living the Law of Consecration successfully and not being a bum or it going bust.
I was looking for contact info, maybe since it’s late I’m too out of it to find it. But I’m gonna keep reading and want to discuss your ideas and some I have.
Thanks for doing this blog, it makes a huge difference.
dvc4557 sounds almost exactly like me. I am, however, more out front using my real name to all that I write and say. I actually stake a claim of authority since I was truly sent by the commandment of God in 1979 on a mission that resulted in the temporal welfare of millions of my fellow Americans. THINK Harrisburg Pennsylvania March 1979 and the 3 Mile Island nuclear meltdown that suddenly abated on a Sunday evening. Soon afterward I was given an apostolic witness and have magnified the responsibility of that burden ever after. I presently have no official standing in the LDS Church. I was, however, fully active LDS at the time that the Lord called upon me and sent me to the Easter Lands.
I have several publications and original music on my sites. Anyone here can request a free copy of my latest book THE VISION OF ALL The Apocalrock if I decide not to put the entire text online. Right now there are 32 pages missing from the PDF.
I am also Nighlion on a popular Mormon Discussions Board. I have called forth Zion from its hiding places. My faith has caused it to be moved. I hope there are a few here to help. Let’s all be prophets that KNOW shall we not?
LDSANARCHY, I have been reading for a while and I was wondering two things.
1) I am pretty sure you are an active member (LDS) and you support the church and its teachings (but not Mormon lore). If I started contributing do you feel that I would have a hard time with the temple question about supporting groups that teach contrary doctrine or would you feel that everything on the site (by members) supports the LDS teachings?
2) Have you touched on the subject of the blacks and priesthood? I have not seen an article and I would like to share my thoughts. I am married to a beautiful black woman and we have beautiful children and I have had lots of time to think about the priesthood ban and have some thoughts on the matter.
Thank you
P.S. love the hollow earth subject.
For reference sake, here is the temple recommend question jeremp refers to:
What exactly constitutes an affirmative response to this question might be interesting enough to merit a post on its own — as it is traditionally difficult to outline just exactly what is and what is not accepted teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
FWIW — I’ve answered “yes” to that question before. I was asked to explain and I said I supported the polygynous FLDS in the run-in with the State they had some time back, believing they should not have had their children taken from them, etc.
I was told, essentially, “Oh, OK that’s fine”…and then we moved on to the next question.
Recommend interviews are highly variable I would suppose.
My wife has answered in the negative to the question: “Do you strive [...] to attend your sacrament and other meetings,” — telling the interviewer that she doesn’t feel welcome in Relief Society any time she’s gone in the past and so now chooses to not attend.
She was told that no one’s going to lose a recommend over not liking a Relief Society meeting.
Though I could imagine some ecclesiastical leadership prying for answers beyond “Yea” or “Nay” and/or hammering people for even the slightest nuance in answers like the ones I described above.
JeremP,
The only question that is really relevant to their bottom line is the one about being a full tithe payer…it is after all the entrance fee for the House of the Lord. “Do you sell your signs and tokens for money?” …You could always borrow a line from Packer who borrowed from his idol Henry D(ebt) Moyle. Just, “Answer the question they SHOULD have asked.” It is known as an ANSWERVE. So for example you could say….”Well yes I do support and affiliate with several groups and individual whose teachings or practices are contrary to or oppose those accepted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints according to our scripture. The federal and state government are just two of a long list of them….But don’t we all, Bishop? As Isaiah says…We have entered into a covenant with death and hell.”
On a side note….I am interested in hearing the topic of the church(TM) policy regarding black people discussed here as well. I come from a similar situation as yourself and understand that maybe not everyone can be expected to have such a soft spot in their spirit for this issue. But, I believe it is crucial for LDS to address if they want to progress ever to that prophesied few described in 3rd Nephi as the repentant gentiles. I trust that the spirit has whispered many similar thoughts to you, and it would be great to hear from you about them. The enemy knows that when black Ephriamtites and white Ephraimites get together he loses ground.
Brothers and Sisters a year ago I was reading this site and was at the point of saying, “Well I can see there are a lot of problems with the church and some teachings are not scriptural…etc…But I think it is important to continue to attend the church and maintain temple worthiness.”
Why did I say that? What was my motivation? Well I believe the prophet Joseph did restore the gospel of Christ and I know the Holy Ghost bore witness of the reality of God the Father and His love for me and all of us and of the Book of Mormon (two separate events). But if you study the book of Mormon and study what the present day church say and the policies it enforces you will find yourself saying with Moroni about the present day church, “There is none that doeth good, no not one” You will realize not only are they not operating by the gifts of the spirit they are doing negative things. Jesus said of the church in His day (it was the one and only church of God at the time in Jerusalem just as the LDS church is in the known world now) that when they made a convert they made him a child of hell. He was saying they were making it harder for people to get closer to God by their false traditions,
I have experienced that the lifelong teaching I have received have made it impossible to actually live the simple requirement of the gospel of Christ namely to believe in Him as opposed to believing in my own works and obedience as the reason for spiritual success.
Is everyone aware that originally there were no specific questions for the temple recommend?
The question really is not if you are temple worthy according to the LDS priesthood leadership who is not using inspiration from God to decide. You can’t use both the CHI and the Spirit since adherence to the CHI is in opposition to the laws of God.
The real question is do you fear man more than God?
It was only the fear of men which motivated me to try and keep on good terms with the LDS leadership a year ago. Since then God has given me miracles the receiving of which required a choice between fearing men and turning down the miracle or trusting God and fearing to offend Him by fearing men. I chose to accept the miracle and He has continued to bless me. I feel more assured of my standing before Him now than ever in my life. But I would never have made this progress and arrived at this place had I continued to fear the LDS teachings.
If the church is apostate then one who obeys God must act counter to that church.
Hello my name is Eric Peterson and I’m a reporter with the Salt Lake City Weekly, I believe we’ve spoken in the past. I’m not actually interested in becoming a contributor but was hoping we might be able to talk about a cover story I’m working on about diverse members of the LDS faith. LDS anarchists certainly fall into that category and I was hoping we could talk more about how these beliefs intersect and support each other. Let me know! Thanks!
Eric S. Peterson
epeterson@cityweekly.net
I’ve responded to Eric’s request.
Here is an article Eric Peterson wrote in which he mentioned the LDS Anarchy blog. He wrote this in conjunction with his cover story for the Salt Lake City Weekly, mentioned above:
The LDS Anarchist Reading List
I thought he did a good job. Here is his cover story:
Choose The Radical