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LDS_Net Information
Thank you for unzipping this file and reading this information
regarding the brand new LDS_Net (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints). Some call us "Mormons".
Why an LDS conference?
The LDS religion (a Christian religion) is many things to a lot
of people. To over 8 million people the LDS Religion is a way of life.
It is the fastest growing religion in the world and has been since the
1970's (the LDS religion started in the early 1800's). Over the
last 5 years the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints has built 3 new chapels every 2 days to support a membership
which gains by 1.5 congregations per day (a congregation is 150
families)!
To others, the LDS religion is a cult....definitely we are not.
We worship the Lord Jesus Christ as does any Christian religion.
But why an LDS_Net?
Our church grows by leaps and bounds on a daily basis. All
net mail systems don't understand this nor do they understand our need
to get our news out (NOT missionary news, but just plain old member
type news). Millions of people (your users) have questions
about us or are members and need a place to chat with other friends
and members, ask questions and get answers.
There is a great need for an LDS specific net mail system and
this net is finally here to fulfill that need. We are confident that
this will become one of your most used nets. Our conferences are
unique and don't duplicate what you already have which is duplicated
by an endless variety of other nets, hoping to gain users.
I'm sure you will soon discover this net to become quite active.
Because the LDS_Net is brand new, we are in great need of
hubs (local and regional) and nodes all over the world. We have
members in almost every single country in the world. Plus, people are
interested in or at least curious about us in every country of the world.
Below is a list of current conferences in the LDS_Net.
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Debate - this will probably be our most used conference. Many people
want to debate with us and explore new avenues, but there isn't a net
that really supports that. This is where anyone can discuss
anything about the LDS Religion - whether they are a member or not
(this net is NOT just for members, its for everyone on your system!)
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Missionary - this is where those seriously wanting to have some
questions answered can have them answered by knowledgeable people
in our religion.
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Church News - this is where news of the church is put. You may say,
"How much can there be?". Actually, there is quite a bit! We have
3 magazines, one church newspaper and countless other smaller
publications that keep up with changes in the church. This will be
a busy conference just because of what it is.
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Sunday School - this is where LDS members can talk freely concerning
church doctrine, spiritual experiences, etc. Non-members are also
invited.
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Chatter - this is where users of the net can write to each other on
anything they like. This area should be set to have private mail
allowed in it. This is the ONLY conference where private mail should
be allowed.
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Family History - this conference supports the church's
Personal Ancestral File and Family Search programs, as well as
overall genealogy. The LDS are extremely active in genealogy and PAF
was written to fulfill a very specific need we have with genealogy.
PAF probably the most popular genealogy program today. This
conference will be supported by those who really know this program
well and can help your users out with finding their genealogy.
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Regional Administrative - this is only for the sysops that carry the
LDS_Net. This area is not allowed for any general members. This
area will carry net-specific news only and discussions net news and
any problems that may arise.
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Single Interest - for singles (over young adult age)
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Young Adults - for singles up to 21 years of age
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Family - for discussion of the successes, problems and concerns
of the modern day LDS family
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Mutual - for the Mutual age crowd (the teenagers)
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Relief Society - the LDS Relief Society is the largest women's
organization in the entire world. These very special ladies
deserve their own conference here also
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Primary - for the many Primary Instructors, etc.
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BYU- anything and everything concerning Brigham Young University
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Church History - discussions involving LDS Church History
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KJV Bible - discussions involving the LDS King James Version
of the Bible or any Bible related topic.
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Doctrine and Covenants - discussions of the Doctrine and Covenants
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Pearl of Great Price - discussions of the Pearl of Great Price
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Book of Mormon - discussions of the Book of Mormon
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Ensign - discussions and topics relating to the Ensign publication
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New Era - discussions and topics relating to the New Era publication
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Friend - discussions and topics relating to the Friend publication
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Conference numbers on BBS-Cedar City:
Admin - 510 Debate - 556 Missionary - 557
ChurchNews - 558 Sunday School - 559 Chatter - 560
Family History - 561 Single Interest - 555 Young Adults - 554
Family - 553 Mutual - 552 Relief Society - 551
Primary - 550 BYU- 548 Moderators - 78
Church History - 838 KJV Bible - 839 D&C - 840
Pearl of GreatPrice-841 Book of Mormon - 842 Ensign - 843
New Era - 844 Friend - 845
BBS-Cedar City uses Qmail.
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That's it!
Some tidbits -
This net supports (currently) only BBS systems that use the
qwk/rep form of relaying net mail. I'm sure as the system grows, we
will be able to support other forms of mail transfer as well.
We hope you will join us soon and get involved in a net that
is surely (just because of what it is) extremely popular very soon.