Posted by:
perky
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Date: May 23, 2012 08:05PM
We plan to stay in though we know its BS. I think the more time goes by the harder it will be. We have family and work reasons to stay.
Though we were active, paid T, callings etc., we were not ever too serious (paid what we wanted and called it full), never did believe Adam in Branson, no death before the fall, flood etc). We went to the beach on vaca instead of paying - GROSS - to the Corp of the Pres and I am very glad we did! We felt guilty for like 10 seconds after T-settlemnt.
My wife and I also enjoy some people in the area, and it has been good for keeping the kids on the straight and narrow and me out of the beer (my dad was an alcoholic). Chruch gave 40/80 focus, but now that focus recently increased to 800/900 so we will see how it goes. Luckily my past callings were mostly in scouts and I had several boys and like to hike (I said screw the merit bages lets have fun. The B-rick did not always approve, but no one else would take the little buggers hiking so it worked out). My wife suffered more wiht the callings than I did (she did stuff out of love not duty, and she was critized for it).
Anyway, we are DNA and pick and choose Mormons (more or less always were - but now on steroids) that pay tithing on-line. I have no problem decalring full - as long as the GAs keep insisting JS was not a sex maniac and the B of A is "true." Tit for Tat - it makes me feel better. We like going to weddings and baby blessings. I know that sounds immature. I don't mind FO and actaully enjoy helping needy people in the stake, so please don't tell me if the FO money actually goes to the doughnut fund for the great and spacioius bldg on North Temple.
Thanks for letting me vent -Whew