On Fri, 5 Sep 2003, David Barrow wrote:
> So, 'latter-day' is a compound adjective with a different meaning to
> 'latter'. I suppose Latter-Day Saints comes from them being likened in
> some way to those of Jesus' time, what do the Mormons here say? And
> maybe the German and Dutch speakers can say how the above definition
> fits in with their translation of the term
That's certainly how I always interpreted it; saints always seem to come
from a long time in the past. When was the most recently born saint born?
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Tristan <kesuari@...>
Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still
be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement.
-- Snoopy