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fusnik11 · 10-19-2005, 07:33 PM

since the guidelines are ambiguous, the penalties associated with confessed sin is different for every person, ward, stake, area. this causes inconsistent penalties for different people. ive had bishops who were super strict at byu and the repentance process lasted months while others who told me theyve seen overnight forgiveness for the most vile of sin...

for example....

when i was interviewed prior to missionary service i was read a document from spencer w kimball outlining penalties associated with sin.

it read something like this.

if a serious transgression is committed a one year probationary period is suggested, if the transgression happens more than once a two to three year period is suggested.....

my stake president looks me in the eye and says, i intrepret this as, if you have intercourse once you wait a year until you serve, if you have it twice you wait 2 years, three times three years, and if you have intercourse more than 3 times i will need to consider your ability to serve a full time mission.

this happened well before the 'bar was raised' and by a stake president who became an area authority and will soon be part of the 1st or 2nd quorum of the seventies....

the inconsistency between ward, stake and area leaderships is hard for some people to reconcile.

10-19-2005, 07:33 PM	#1
fusnik11 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,506	another issue with confession..... since the guidelines are ambiguous, the penalties associated with confessed sin is different for every person, ward, stake, area. this causes inconsistent penalties for different people. ive had bishops who were super strict at byu and the repentance process lasted months while others who told me theyve seen overnight forgiveness for the most vile of sin... for example.... when i was interviewed prior to missionary service i was read a document from spencer w kimball outlining penalties associated with sin. it read something like this. if a serious transgression is committed a one year probationary period is suggested, if the transgression happens more than once a two to three year period is suggested..... my stake president looks me in the eye and says, i intrepret this as, if you have intercourse once you wait a year until you serve, if you have it twice you wait 2 years, three times three years, and if you have intercourse more than 3 times i will need to consider your ability to serve a full time mission. this happened well before the 'bar was raised' and by a stake president who became an area authority and will soon be part of the 1st or 2nd quorum of the seventies.... the inconsistency between ward, stake and area leaderships is hard for some people to reconcile.