Calling and election made sure

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  • falafel
    loves to talk on things
    • Mar 2009
    • 37932
    #16
    Originally posted by wuapinmon View Post
    My mission trainer was from Darnestown, MD....if you're in the area and know any Lorenzanas, he's one of them. Anyway, one of the Marriott was in his YM Presidency, and he got burned really bad in some sort of boating accident, and according to my companion, the burns aren't under the garments, only on free skin.....so that might be the source of the Marriott guy's weirdness about them.

    As far as calling and election made sure goes, I thought that was when God or Jesus showed up to you and by seeing them, you knew you had progressed to the point where your salvation was guaranteed, so to speak.
    I've got family that live right off Darnestown Road in MD. I'll go on a trek out to rural Darnestown next time I'm there and track him down.
    Last edited by falafel; 07-02-2009, 02:27 PM.
    Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

    Dig your own grave, and save!

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    GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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      • Jeff Lebowski
        Corporate lackey for Jesus
        • Nov 2008
        • 69608
        #17
        Yes, there most certainly is a "second endowment" that is given to selected individuals. (Sorry IJR, I missed your first thread). They are fairly rare and the frequency has varied up and down over time. Occasionally there is a push to make them more common, but it depends on the personality of the current prophet I suppose.

        If you are curious, I highly recommend this book:

        http://www.amazon.com/Mysteries-Godl...6570974&sr=8-1

        He devotes at least one chapter to a history of the practice. Well-researched and balanced.
        "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
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          • BlueHair
            Boom Bitches!!!
            • Nov 2008
            • 2894
            #18
            I was very fortunate to receive my second endowment when I turned 30. It's nice knowing no matter what I do or don't do, I'm in.
            Just try it once. One beer or one cigarette or one porno movie won't hurt. - Dallin H. Oaks

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              • Jarid in Cedar
                CS Institutional Memory
                • Jun 2009
                • 13234
                #19
                Originally posted by BlueHair View Post
                I was very fortunate to receive my second endowment when I turned 30. It's nice knowing no matter what I do or don't do, I'm in.
                Sounds like a good way to hedge your bets.
                "The first thing I learned upon becoming a head coach after fifteen years as an assistant was the enormous difference between making a suggestion and making a decision."

                "They talk about the economy this year. Hey, my hairline is in recession, my waistline is in inflation. Altogether, I'm in a depression."

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                -Rick Majerus

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                  • MarkGrace
                    Grooveshark dick tease
                    • Dec 2008
                    • 31546
                    #20
                    One of my mission companions asked our president if he had his calling and election made sure. LOL.

                    From there the conversation went something like this:

                    "Where did you read about that?"

                    "Mormon Doctrine"

                    "What books are we allowed to read in this mission?"

                    "Only those approved by the mission."

                    "Is Mormon doctrine one of those"

                    "No."

                    "Elder, if you read apostate books, you will be an apostate."
                    So Russell...what do you love about music? To begin with, everything.

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