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[Wasing the want of this]

mine is the Guayaquil Ecuador Temple 

[Mason Wheeler]

Probably Manti.  It's one of the oldest temples in the Church, and its design is just beautiful.  I love the way it has multiple ordinance rooms for the different stages of the Endowment, that you progress through as you go.  I wish we hadn't stopped building temples on that pattern.

[Quivil]

I have two favorites: the Portland Oregon Temple and the Nauvoo Illinois Temple.

[+Slowswift]

I was very impressed by Manti when I went to the open house. It's probably the top contender for favorite that I've actually been to.

I do quite like Provo City Center--I was struck by its use of dark wood instead of start white everything. As my uncle said, "It actually feels like God's living room." (Saratoga Springs and Orem are some of my other favorite modern ones.)

[echo74 she/her]

ooo probably the san diego temple

i think it’s so pretty

i also really liked the manti temple when i saw it at the open house

something i wanna do when i have a little bit more money is to rent out a van or camper or something and visit every temple/temple site in the united states (excluding alaska and hawaii)

[Edema Rue she/her]

On 7/4/2025 at 1:00 PM, Quivil said:

I have two favorites: the Portland Oregon Temple and the Nauvoo Illinois Temple.

How the scud do you have both my favorites  

Besides those two, I also love Manti. It just feels like a castle. I haven’t been inside since the renovations, it’s a bit of a drive but I need to find a time to get down there. 

I get to go to the Asunción Paraguay temple in a couple weeks, I’m super excited.

[+Slowswift]

I was at the 5000th Music & the Spoken Word today! I had to get up earlier than usual and I slept for basically the rest of the day, but it was so worth it.

[Mason Wheeler]

19 hours ago, Slowswift said:

I was at the 5000th Music & the Spoken Word today! I had to get up earlier than usual and I slept for basically the rest of the day, but it was so worth it.

Oh, lucky!  I wish I could have gone to that!

[TruthwatchingRadiant He/Him]

Just painted up these Book of Mormon figures I got a while back at bookstores and birthday and stuff. The details were kind of blurred out of the box so I decided to prime them up and paint them. Some of the detail isn’t the best, but I feel like it’s a lot more interesting than it was originally. We got the Brother of Jared, who has a white glaze for lighting over part of him, cause the Hand of God is literally coming out of Heaven to touch the stones. Then there’s Captain Moroni and a Stripling Warrior. Have a nice week!

[+Slowswift]

Ever-so-slowly learning the (unofficial) national hymn, God of Our Fathers (also currently hymn #78). It's a shame we don't sing it in church more often--I think the fanfares scare people off.

[Born of Mist He/Him]

Hi, I'm also a member

[+Slowswift]

I was browsing the meters index at the back of the hymnbook and it turns out you can put the words of O My Father to the tune of Lord, Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing and it fits perfectly, both in meter and also tonally. (It would be prudent to play it more softly, of course.)

We did that once in seminary, switching up the tunes. We sang The Spirit of God to the melody of Now Let Us Rejoice; another perfect match. I wish we'd do that more often--I like how it can reframe the words and make me think about them more, or differently. Kind of like how I've heard people say they like it when the sacrament prayer has to be repeated.

[Mason Wheeler]

On 8/22/2025 at 2:56 AM, Slowswift said:

We sang The Spirit of God to the melody of Now Let Us Rejoice; another perfect match.

Or The Time Is Far Spent.  I remember singing that one to the tune of The Spirit of God on my mission; it really messed with a few of my companions' heads!

[Eran of Arcadia]

On 8/22/2025 at 1:56 AM, Slowswift said:

it turns out you can put the words of O My Father to the tune of Lord, Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing

Also if You Could Hie to Kolob, Come Thou Fount, Joseph Smith's First Prayer, Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy, and many more.

[Keke They/he]

Uhm… so like

a while ago i was told that like if your gay and do gay stuff like dating the same gender then you can be EXCOMMUNICATED!!?!?!?!?!?!?! 

Then i was like

wait

does that apply to trans stuff?

Am i gonna be excommunicated?!?!?!?!?!

[Cookie Spren]

2 hours ago, Hawks said:

Uhm… so like

a while ago i was told that like if your gay and do gay stuff like dating the same gender then you can be EXCOMMUNICATED!!?!?!?!?!?!?! 

Then i was like

wait

does that apply to trans stuff?

Am i gonna be excommunicated?!?!?!?!?!

Only EXECUTED 

only kidding, I actually don't remember the actual doctrine.

[Keke They/he]

20 minutes ago, The Sly Cookie said:

Only EXECUTED 

only kidding, I actually don't remember the actual doctrine.

Dude i feel like im abt to have. A panic attacxk

cause like

sure im mid on religion anyways but

….

doesnt mean i dont still go to church regularly, take the sacrament, participate fully in yw and Sunday school, and do everything.

Like

i still belive

i dont wanna be excommunicated

my parents would be so disappointed. 

And my grandparents. Dude all my friends that go to church would be. And id lose them. And the kids who go to school with me would never look at me…..

[Wasing the want of this]

I don't think you would be, there is a girl in my stake who is trans and she isn't excommunicated.

[Eran of Arcadia]

To be serious: I think the church handbook says you can be excommunicated if you actually get gender surgery, but otherwise openly identifying as trans (with a new name and pronouns) is considered "discouraged" but at the same time, the church will update your records to reflect your gender identity.

[Keke They/he]

14 hours ago, Wasing the want of this said:

I don't think you would be, there is a girl in my stake who is trans and she isn't excommunicated.

Ok

1 hour ago, Eran of Arcadia said:

To be serious: I think the church handbook says you can be excommunicated if you actually get gender surgery, but otherwise openly identifying as trans (with a new name and pronouns) is considered "discouraged" but at the same time, the church will update your records to reflect your gender identity.

*thinks* top surgery included? Some people get it for medical reasons so is that an exception?

 

also really?!?! They do!?!?

[Mason Wheeler]

1 hour ago, Hawks said:

Ok

*thinks* top surgery included? Some people get it for medical reasons so is that an exception?

 

also really?!?! They do!?!?

Relevant official Church policy:

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/general-handbook/38-church-policies-and-guidelines?lang=eng&id=title_number118-p836#title_number118

https://assets.churchofjesuschrist.org/1d/76/1d76991533df11efbaeeeeeeac1ed7e66fbf94a7/general_handbook_guiding_principles_for_local_leaders.pdf

[Keke They/he]

5 hours ago, Mason Wheeler said:

Relevant official Church policy:

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/general-handbook/38-church-policies-and-guidelines?lang=eng&id=title_number118-p836#title_number118

https://assets.churchofjesuschrist.org/1d/76/1d76991533df11efbaeeeeeeac1ed7e66fbf94a7/general_handbook_guiding_principles_for_local_leaders.pdf

Yeah see ive read through the first one time and time agian (and cried over it alot)

It says here 

“Worthy individuals who do not pursue surgical, medical, or social transition away from their biological sex at birth may enjoy all the privileges of Church membership.

Church leaders counsel against pursuing surgical, medical, or social transition away from one’s biological sex at birth. (Social transitioning means intentionally identifying and presenting oneself as other than one’s biological sex at birth, and may include changing dress, grooming, names, or pronouns.) Leaders advise that taking these actions will result in some Church membership restrictions. These restrictions include receiving or exercising the priesthood, receiving or using a temple recommend, and serving in some Church callings.”

specifying the area about social transitioning it says “Social transitioning means intentionally identifying and presenting oneself as other than one’s biological sex at birth, and may include changing dress, grooming, names, or pronouns.” 

I have done all of those. I dress very masculine and have a binder. I’ve cut my hair short (grooming) i dont go by my deadname. And literally as we can see i dont go by my bio pronouns.

this is where my concern stemmed from. And moving a bit forward it says this “These restrictions include receiving or exercising the priesthood, receiving or using a temple recommend, and serving in some Church callings.” 

I haven’t gone to the temple most beacause of this. I find excuses to say no because the rules are so blurry on everything that i dont know if i would be allowed in the temple if i didnt keep it secret. I’ve been called many times as a young women’s president or councilor and whatnot but like it states here, well i might say, as it doesnt specifically state here, i shouldnt or maybe shouldnt be allowed to be called into a calling.  
sorry i need to verbally/text process stuff

Edited September 3, 2025 by Hawks

[+Slowswift]

Happy 101st to President Nelson! 

[ChipsAHoid He/Him]

2 hours ago, Slowswift said:

Happy 101st to President Nelson! 

Man, 101 is crazy!

In seminary we did a list of 101 of his quotes and we were supposed to highlight the ones that really stuck out more than most

I uh

Highlighted over half

His quotes are really storming good man

[NerdSandwich she/her]

...the sophomores got treats for the second day in a row. I ate the leftover sprinkles and threw myself a pity party.