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West Indies MissionThis is the Alumni Site for the West Indies Mission / Trinidad & Tobago Mission maintained by someone actually living in the Mission and witnessing its' activities firsthand. The Trinidad & Tobago Mission used to be known as the West Indies Mission until February, 2007 when the mission was split. It is interesting to note that in 1991-1994 the Mission originally had this name. Recently, it reverted back to the name: West Indies Mission. (Read More...)

ABOUT: The West Indies Mission / Trinidad & Tobago Mission web site is maintained by Br. Borde, an LDS native of the West Indies. Br. Borde has served many times with the missionaries and is a pioneering member in Trinidad. The West Indies Mission covers a broad area and many countries. Since Br. Borde is located in Trinidad, the central country for the Mission, it is easy for him to get first hand pictures for this site.

This site was first created by Matthew Fisk, an RM, before he turned it over to Br. Borde and he has developed it to its present state. Continue -->

Now please note: This site is NOT an official representation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints nor its mission(s). The content, graphics, and links are the responsibility of the designers and those who have joined the site. The views herein are solely the thoughts of those that are part of the site or the designers. This site seeks to share history and development of the Church in Trinidad & Tobago based on the Books written by Jean A. B. Borde. This is NOT a site about the District / Branch of the Church in the West Indies Mission. For official information from the Church please go to: http://www.lds.org


Mormon Doctrine News: I'm Mormon And I Bought A Lottery Ticket
O.K. "Don't Ask", I'll try to clear it up for you. And, please don't get me wrong, I'm not here to pass judgement on you. I've done things ,that I didn't realize were wrong until latter, and even after I knew I still struggled with some things.

So here it is. In your Temple recommend interview, you are asked if you're :
morally clean to enter into the holy temple. and if you're
honest in all of your dealings with others.
and last you are asked if you consider yourself worthy.
international QUOTE (Spencer W. Kimball said)
God condemns receiving gain from evil and idle pursuits. Elder Spencer W. Kimball said,  “I feel strongly that men who accept wages or salary and do not give … [fair] time, energy, devotion, and service are receiving money that is not clean.” He also said that money obtained by evil or idle practices, such as theft, gambling (including lotteries), graft, illegal drugs, oppression of the poor, and the like is unclean money.

Elder Kimball defined the difference between honorable work and evil work: “Clean money is that [pay] received for a full day’s honest work. It is that reasonable pay for faithful service. It is that fair profit from the sale of goods, commodities, or service. It is that income received from transactions where all parties profit. Filthy lucre is … money … obtained through theft and robbery, … gambling, … sinful operations, … bribery, and from exploitation” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1953, p. 52).


So, what I'm hearing from President Kimball, is that gambling (including lotteries)
is immoral and dishonest. The winnings are considered "filthy lucre". And, if the Church knew where your money came from, they would not except tithing from it.

I hope this helps.
Mark1616
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