I Believe

"I believe for every drop of rain that falls, a flower grows..."

Wait...no, no.  Don't worry.  I'm not going to start out with a cheesy LeAnn Rimes song.  No, what I want to talk about is all my traditionally sacrilegious beliefs.

Yep, you guessed it!  A list:

My Sacrilegious Articles of Faith

1.  I believe there are other intelligent beings in our universe that we may one day contact.

2.  I believe I will one day have my own planet. 

3.  I believe I can have spirit children with another man. 

4.  I believe Jesus Christ married Mary Magdalene. 

5.  I believe Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene had children with each other. 

6.  I believe the "Plan of Salvation" also fits for LGBT+ individuals. 

7.  I believe in aliens...to an extent. 

8.  I believe LDS prophets are men, not divine beings speaking only truth. 

9.  I believe I have a Heavenly Father as well as a Heavenly Mother. 

10. I believe God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost are three separate and individual beings united in purpose. 

11. I believe polygamy should be legal - as well as any other type of polyamory. 

Me and my boyfriend

12. I believe I was gay in the pre-existence.

13. I believe I was born gay.

14. I believe I will be gay in the next life. 

15. I believe "being gay" is part of my soul. 

16. I believe a woman has the right to choose whether to carry her baby to full term or abort it. 

God...doing science

17. I believe in the powerful potential of stem cells and in fully funding stem cell research. 

18. I believe gender and sexuality are not solidified and constant. 

19. I believe God is the perfect scientist. 

20. I believe women can lead religious congregations. 

21. I believe.

Wooooo....I'm so liiiiiiiberrrrrrrallllllll!

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Because God Told Me So: Caffeine

I don't drink coffee...because God told me so.

I don't drink tea...because God told me so.

I drink Coke...Diet Coke...Mountain Dew...Red Bull, Amp, Monster, Rockstar, and 5 Hour Energy...because God didn't tell me I couldn't.

Caffeine content of all the above mentioned beverages:

Beverage	Caffeine Content (mg/oz)	Sugar Content (g/oz)
Coke	2.9	3.38
Diet Coke	3.8	0 (aspartame...)
Mountain Dew	4.5	3.92
Red Bull	9.5	3.19
Amp	8.9 - 11.2	3.12 - 3.62
Monster	8.4 - 13.2	2.60 - 3.38
Rockstar	10 - 20.8	2.12 - 4.94
5 Hour Energy	69	0
Coffee	13.4	0
Decaf Coffee	0.7	0
Brewed, Iced and Chai Tea	5.9	0
Green Tea	3.1	0

Data from http://www.energyfiend.com/

I don't avoid caffeine because God told me so.  I have a heart arrhythmia that is greatly aggravated by caffeine.  The arrhythmia is not life-threatening or anything like that, but it's annoying, to say the least.  So, I avoid caffeine.  I do enjoy tea, but it is usually herbal tea and therefore caffeine free.  I sometimes have green tea, but it appears its other positive effects outweigh its caffeine content for me.  Now coffee I just think is nasty.  Decaf or not, I'll pass.  I just think it's gross!

The sugar content statistics speak for themselves...

Those are MY reasons for following MY personal "word of wisdom".  Through trial and error, personal experience, and personal revelation, I have learned my body and mind do not like caffeine.

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This I Know

I would give my life if it would save even one person from having to go through the mental misery, emotional agony, and spiritual hell I went through to get where I am today.

This I know:

God exists.
I am one of His children.
He loves me.
He wants me to be happy.
He will help me find happiness here in this life and in the next.
I can have a personal relationship with Him.
He will answer me.
God knows I'm gay.
My spirit was "gay" before I was born into this life.
I will be "gay" in the afterlife.
It's okay.
I can have an eternal family with another man.
I can have spirit children with another man.
The Church's current stance on gays is simply incorrect.
One day more will be revealed.

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