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		<title>What is an &#8220;ExMormon&#8221;?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Simply put, an ExMormon or Ex-Mormon is a person who used to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church), but is no longer.  However, the term has a connotation of rebellion.  Some people who were once affiliated with the Church have simply drifted away and become inactive.  They&#8217;ve established lifestyles that don&#8217;t include Mormon worship.  Most of these people do not call themselves ExMormons.
Others have encountered a problem with the Church.  This encounter can take several forms: 1) The member has been offended by someone in the local congregation.  Since the Church has a lay priesthood, and everyone serves in temporary callings, the offender might have been in a leadership position.  The person offended blames the Church and estranges himself.  2) The member begins to live in such a way that his/her behavior is against church standards.  This can include drinking or smoking, engaging in gambling or watching pornography, or engaging in sexual sin.  The member has two choices — he can go through a process of repentance and reconcile with the Church; or he can abandon the Church and follow the chosen lifestyle.  If the former member finds fault with the Church, it can give him an excuse to give in to the chosen lifestyle.  3) The member contrives a philosophy that is contrary to Mormon Doctrine.  At this point, nothing happens.  A person can believe whatever he wants and still be a member in full fellowship in the Mormon Church.  But if the person decides that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://truth.ldsblogs.com/2050/what-is-an-exmormon</link>
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		<title>Using Agency Wisely: Setting Priorities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is what you're getting worth what you're giving up to have it?]]></description>
		<link>http://truth.ldsblogs.com/2020/using-agency-wisely-setting-priorities</link>
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		<title>Using Agency Wisely: Consequences</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every choice has consequences, some of which are hard to see. Learn to evaluate the consequences of your choices.]]></description>
		<link>http://truth.ldsblogs.com/2011/using-agency-wisely-consequences</link>
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		<title>Eternally Safe Choices&#8211;Undertanding Agency</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Robert D. Hales said, "Our use of agency determines who we are and what we will be.” Learn how to use your agency in such a way it helps you live a spiritually safe life.]]></description>
		<link>http://truth.ldsblogs.com/2001/eternally-safe-choices-undertanding-agency</link>
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		<title>What is Wisdom?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is the difference between wisdom and knowledge?]]></description>
		<link>http://truth.ldsblogs.com/1977/what-is-wisdom</link>
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		<title>Remembering to Do Right</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When life gets busy and you're faced with temptations, how can you remember to do what is right?]]></description>
		<link>http://truth.ldsblogs.com/1933/remembering-to-do-right</link>
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		<title>How Do Mormons Know the Prophet is Telling the Truth?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mormons are taught to "follow the prophet." How do they know they aren't being led astray?]]></description>
		<link>http://truth.ldsblogs.com/1847/how-do-mormons-know-the-prophet-is-telling-the-truth</link>
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		<title>How to Talk to a Mormon About Mormonism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to talk to a Mormon about Mormonism? Here's how to make it a successful conversation.]]></description>
		<link>http://truth.ldsblogs.com/1825/how-to-talk-to-a-mormon-about-mormonism</link>
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		<title>Why Prayer Matters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since God will do what's best for us, why do we need to pray?]]></description>
		<link>http://truth.ldsblogs.com/1755/why-prayer-matters</link>
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		<title>Truth is Absolute</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Joseph Smith was a teenager, he longed to know which church he should join. He found himself confused because each church he looked into had contradictory doctrine. How could they all be right, as some claimed? Rightly so, he sensed that truth was absolute and unchanging.
If God is the source of truth, and God is not a God of confusion, then there can’t be conflicting truths. If baptism is required to enter the kingdom of God, then it’s always required. If children infants shouldn’t be baptized, then they must never be baptized. Saying that baptism both is and is not required can both be true leads to confusion about important issues, and God doesn’t create confusion.
There are those who expect churches to be fashionable and “tolerant.” They feel churches should take no real stand on any issue, even those that affect salvation. There are churches which have done that, have kept up with the times and not worried too much about what the Bible actually says. However, this is not what God has taught us about truth.
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8: 32

John demonstrates the importance of knowing what is true. In order for us to know what’s true, there must be truth to know. Certain things must be so, whether we like them to be or not. We, as mortal beings, do not get to choose truth. Only God can do this. Our job isn’t to intellectualize truth or judge it, but to know [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://truth.ldsblogs.com/1216/truth-is-absolute</link>
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