Mormon Beefcake

All churches have their problems especially the ones that claim a denomination.I am a Christian of no titles. I attend a good church and I listen to learn but it is God that I trust to teach me the truth in all things. When pastors and elders voice opinion or beliefs it can be wrong. Never does Jesus voice his opinion. Never did the deciples and prophets voice opinion or that they believe that this is what is being said.I have some issues with certain denominations but its not for me to judge.One thing is certain, nowhere does Jesus say or his deciples or God say or have to lure people to their cause with sexual attraction.Its not my opinion but fact that this calender is doing just that or else there wouldn,t be an dispute about it.Look at the comments their about sexual attraction and downing a church of which I know nothing about and dont want to know.I know God and what he is like.It is not his way to call his people with sexual attraction.And people going swimming in bathing suits is not about displaying their bodys for Gods work.Only twisters of words and incidents can change the subject to something to their likeing.Take this incident off of the calender to the church and so it goes.A pure example of inmuturity and ignorance of God and his way and word.

When either sex displays their body like this, it's to tempt the opposite (usually) sex to think lustful thoughts so they will desire the person. Lust is wrong. Love is right. Most people can't even tell the difference; notice how many divorces there are now.

We have been forwarned about conspiring men in the last days. Christ will have to come before his appointed time in order to save even the very elect of God's children.. Christ has also said that he will start by cleaning out the evil from his own house first. It' s easy to start justifying our behaviors when money is involved.. Joseph Smith outlined Mormon beiefs with 13 Articles of Faith.. The last reads: "We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul- "We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to endure all things If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy we seek after these things." Posing in that manner goes against everything those young men taught for two years of their lives.. They discredit themselves as well as the Savior whom they professed to represent.. Example speaks louder than words. I am sure their families are ashamed of the calendars also. As a 35 year member, I am! Yet God loves the sinner as well as the righteous and recompenses each accordingly.. I was first taught by two young missionaries and I still feel honored everytime they enter my home today. I think that these models "know not what they do"... atruthseeker.
they discredit themselves as well as their Savior whom they claim to represent.

being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and doing good to all men: indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul--We believe all things, we hope all things., we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of
good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things"

I too am one of those Mormons who quit going to their meetings. I had problems with my church council trying to tell me not to publish a book on Utah Politics and the Mormon Church. I was shocked and told them that they had no say in matters like that. They told me it was wrong to write that the real reasons the church allowed African Americans to hold the preisthood was because they were about to be sued. Just like the calendar it is a matter of a private mens club keeping the click pure. Sex may not sell religion or the Mormon Church but it was sure all about SEX when they were building the church and their membership. Pologamy at its best and still discussed that every worthy Mormon man will have multiple wives so they to can USE SEX to build up their many planets. Just Ask DavidFrandsen of Ogden Utah a real mover and shker of why sex sells.

Soft porn my ass. The United States is the only nation that is hung up about the human body why? because some dumba-- feels the need to make it "Dirty and Unpure" weren't Adam and Eve nude? I believe that there are churches and religion in other countries yet because of the " Moral Majority " we are the only ones who have made the the design of God wicked and evil Puritan Hypocrits

it just goes to show how ridicoulus any believe in a so called god is.Perhaps one day society will discard its tolerance for religious thought and practice so that the human race might have a chance to acheive its full potential instead of constantly having to be concerned about the illogical rantings of those of faith.

I have been a active member of the church for 30 years, and a professional artist for the about the same amount of time, I have met many wonderful people, and some very misguided ones as well. My work has met with opposition from over zealous local leaders, who try to force members to live as they wish to live and if you do not you are threatened with excommunication or other actions. What is forgotten by these misguided so called leaders, is the free agency that God has given us all, to choose for ourselves, what we do and what we view. I have had the oppertunity to sit on these very councils. And by in large they are a council of good men doing the right things, but on some others not to the truest standard of Gods law. The beauty of Gods kindom is that we will all have to be accountable for our actions, leaders and followers alike.
I beleave the calendar to be within tasteful standards. Is it about money, yes, its a living we all have to make one. Why he was excommunicated who knows the truth, and really does not matter . What matters most is that we need to get our heads out of the sand. and stand up for the rights that God has given all of us. And not be that cookie cutter that just cuts out blind sheep. The world is beautiful and so is the human fourm. After all we are created in Gods image.

Mormons are all screwed up. Everything they do is just screwed up. God didn't want us to marry 10 different girls and have more children then one can count. So maybe this was a way of getting out of having to deal with mormon BS. Its not a sin to take your shirt off outside. What do you do when you go to the beach? Wear your full body mormon suit?? I bet that feels great. Seriously, Big deal if this guy wanted to pose without a shirt on, At least he didn't pose for a porno mag! What would everyone have to say about that?? Yeahhh even bigger sin huh? Well in the eyes of a mormon everything is a sin. F*cking soda is a sin. Whos to say whats wrong and whats right? The calendar isn't against the law, This guy did nothing wrong. In fact, He did something right, Because just for taking his shirt off for a short photo session, Money got sent to a needy charity. So its boogas for you people to think its soo wrong. Get your head on straight. Why do you think you need to control the members of your church? Your uptight and need to get your head out of your a*ss. Everything you do is messed up. So let this kid do what he wants and let it be. You can't control the whole world...

Yeah whats the big deal about this? 30 years ago they wouldn't accept my dad into any position in the church because of him being of "color".They babtize dead people without permission, have "logical" reasonings for the first Mormons who moved out here to have relations with multiple women since the trip was "rough" and the women needed to be "taken care of", they think they are going to have to defend their food supply when the end comes from hungry people, which is greed. I think this calendar is the least of their problems.

It amazes me the ignorance of some people. Ignorance is worse than stupidity! MORMONS DO NOT PRACTICE POLYGAMY!!! Any member of the Mormon Church who practices polygamy is excommunicated. Maybe you should check your facts before you start preaching false information.