Matt

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I like to make programs and devices smarter and easier to use. I experiment with new, brilliant interface concepts. I'm a programmer, designer, web developer, and a nice guy.

I like to take pictures. I enjoy good humor in others and the simple things in life, like thunderstorms. Music is a great companion. I seek after anything of good report which makes life more fulfilling.

I believe choices make us who are, and are a major part of how we and others feel.

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Jul 23	answered	Water Baptism - Is it still necessary?
Jul 23	answered	What privileges and powers does the Prophet of the LDS Church have in his office as Seer?
Jul 23	comment	From where did the Book of Abraham come and how did it become part of LDS Scripture? @Dougvj Of course. I agree that editing is part of improving an answer, and I think it's a fine answer. I am only suggesting citing some relevant sources to complement it, particularly where quotation marks are used and the part about modern analysis. It's interesting and others might want to read into it some more.
Jul 23	comment	From where did the Book of Abraham come and how did it become part of LDS Scripture? There's a lot of edgy claims here, and the answer has been edited a few times to reflect that. It'd be nice to see some official sources cited in this answer, to back them up.
Jul 19	answered	From where did the Book of Abraham come and how did it become part of LDS Scripture?
Jul 18	comment	What works do the LDS Church recognize as Scripture? @GilbertLeBlanc A good case study. But in this case, no word has been revealed which repeals Benson's words or makes them void, so that revelation is still valid. In fact, Ezra Benson's words were re-affirmed in the October 2010 General Conference -- twice.
Jul 17	answered	What works do the LDS Church recognize as Scripture?
Jul 17	comment	How many different groups are there that base their teachings on the Book of Mormon and/or Joseph Smith? @Narnian Yes, that seems to be the case; however, use of the term in the context of this answer (which is the scope of these comments) was not entirely fitting. As stated, though, this has been resolved.
Jul 17	comment	How many different groups are there that base their teachings on the Book of Mormon and/or Joseph Smith? @Dougvj There's no conflict; I'm no attorney and I don't claim to understand all the legalese, but it looks like there was a hiccup during the 2002 filing to renew the trademark which was later resolved (hence the apparent conflict): ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pno=78161091&pty=EXA -- and yes, as I have said, the answer as it stands is now neutral in its terminology.
Jul 17	comment	How many different groups are there that base their teachings on the Book of Mormon and/or Joseph Smith? @Narnian (Replacing my previous comment with a more functional link; the USPTO's site is hideous!) -- They can since they own the trademark. And by the way, generic terms like "Christian" or "Church" cannot be trademarked. However, "Mormon" is a specific term unique to the LDS Church, officially distinguishing its use and meaning.
Jul 17	comment	How many different groups are there that base their teachings on the Book of Mormon and/or Joseph Smith? @Dougvj Looks good. I'm going to leave my comment for others who would otherwise be confused since I do think the term "Mormon" is commonly fuzzy, and it may help to disambiguate the meaning.
Jul 17	comment	How many different groups are there that base their teachings on the Book of Mormon and/or Joseph Smith? The only church claiming rights to the term "Mormon" is the LDS church and the term "Mormon" does not accurately describe any other sect. See: mormonnewsroom.org/style-guide. I recommend a revision of your answer in order to be more clear and correct, after which I'll retract the down-vote.
Jul 12	revised	Into how many languages has the Book of Mormon been translated? Cleaned up the fluff
Jul 12	revised	Into how many languages has the Book of Mormon been translated? added 185 characters in body
Jul 12	answered	Into how many languages has the Book of Mormon been translated?
Jul 10	revised	What makes a Council's conclusions authoritative? One last question answered
Jul 10	answered	What makes a Council's conclusions authoritative?
Jul 10	comment	What makes a Council's conclusions authoritative? Cool, thanks; that's what I was thinking, I just wanted to make sure!
Jul 10	comment	What makes a Council's conclusions authoritative? Well, let's not argue semantics -- "dark ages" is an ambiguous term. Wikipedia defines it to be many different periods of time which overlap up to about 10 or 15 centuries.
Jul 9	comment	What makes a Council's conclusions authoritative? Which category, if any of the four you posted, does revelation fit into? You imply it a few times but I can't help but think it deserves a little more attention.