Okay, so I asked Tick about this and I still don't understand. I've seen people sit in sacrament and not be able to take the sacrament for whatever reason. So here's what I don't understand. If the bread and water represent the body and blood of Christ and taking it helps us remember Christ and that we've been forgiven for whatever we've done, wouldn't people need the sacrament even more so than be denied the sacrament? I had one of my friends ask me this just the other day and I didn't have an answer. I would think that a person would need more support than ever, during the time of discipline. They would need to have people love them no matter what and to be able to know that they are still a child of God, either way. Granted it is not something that puts you away in prison, which is a whole other topic. I don't know, I could be just talking out of my butt. I've never had any disciplinary action against me but have known close family members and friends and wouldn't want to be 'stoned' so to speak, like they were. Being a support and a friend would seem more important than denying them the precious gift of Christ.
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no, that makes sense. I've seen converts not get baptized because they live with a bf/gf or won't follow the WOW or can't pass the interview. However, shouldn't the discipline be between the Bishop, person, and God and not public? I'm sure the person feels bad enough.Originally posted by Indy Coug View PostComment
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When I saw this thread title, I was hoping you would ask whether it is okay to snack on the leftover bread pieces. I've never found a definitive answer on that one.Comment
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Hey, I thought it was going to be another tuberculosis thread.Originally posted by Fiyero View Post"The mind is not a boomerang. If you throw it too far it will not come back." ~ Tom McGuaneComment
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Good answer. Extra points for it being in the form of a question.Originally posted by Indy Coug View PostComment
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That would be a cool talent. You could say things and nobody would know where it came from.Originally posted by Tick's wife View PostComment
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A few years ago in the new era there was an article about people that pass the sacrament saying most of the time you should take the Sacrament many worthy people don't. Interesting.Comment
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Interesting, my mom would often not take the Sacrament if, for example, we got in a big fight or something before church.Originally posted by grapevine View PostWhat's to explain? It's a bunch of people, most of whom you've never met, who are just as likely to be homicidal maniacs as they are to be normal everyday people, with whom you share the minutiae of your everyday life. It's totally normal, and everyone would understand.
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Yes it is. And when I was a deacon we always had some peanut butter and jelly stashed to take advantage of this.Originally posted by Fiyero View PostComment
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The Sacrament is an opportunity to renew our baptismal covenants. If you've made the covenants and would like to renew them, I think Christ would consider you worthy to take it. If you're taking it because of social pressure and you have no intention or thought of renewing your covenants, you're mocking it and are taking it unworthily.
The "penalty" of not taking the Sacrament for X amount of time is ridiculous, IMO.Last edited by ERCougar; 11-08-2009, 05:37 PM.At least the Big Ten went after a big-time addition in Nebraska; the Pac-10 wanted a game so badly, it added Utah
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Uh...if they understand the covenant and want to keep it, yes.Originally posted by Indy Coug View PostAt least the Big Ten went after a big-time addition in Nebraska; the Pac-10 wanted a game so badly, it added Utah
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