I am a bit surprised that someone actually voiced this out loud... I feel like this specific belief is a big part of the reason so many people are so up in arms over what they are trying to do in downtown Salt Lake right now. Whether they admit it to themselves or not, deep down they believe that the homeless people down here right now deserve it. That they brought it upon themselves- by n
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The LDS Living article was posted in April of 2016. (which can only really be seen by following the CNN story link) I was a little horrified by them posting such a picturesque image of the event right over the text saying that at least 5 people were killed...
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I did a quick scan and didn't see this posted yet, but I may have missed it... I happened upon a link to this "lovely" article. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865679643/A-message-of-love-Why-one-LDS-couple-has-stood-by-their-gay-son-and-their-faith.html I don't know why I expected anything different, but I guess hope springs eternal. There were a few paragraphs that gave m
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Since you specifically mentioned wanting to hike in your original thread, I would recommend looking into living in Suncrest. It is on top of the mountain that sits between the Salt Lake And Utah counties, and has easy access to both sides. There are beautiful hikes all over the place, you are up above the inversion in the winter time, and most of my new neighbors lately have been from out o
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Finally Free! Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Actual research into emotion, depression, and > mental health shows pretty clearly that > comparisons do not help. They hurt. There is > always someone better and always someone worse, > you can't win in that and it leads down a dark and > dangerous road. I know when I'm depressed I often fi
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A few weeks ago I was explaining to my therapist how as a kid we always had to have broken-in hiking boots that were kept under our beds and the 72-hour kit backpacks ready to go to hike back there at any second... She sat there looking at me like she just wanted to give me a big hug, and this chat actually led me to my break-through on why I've never wanted to have kids, because I didn't want
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I wonder what cereal the mothers there are allowed to bring to church for their toddlers since Cheerios had that add with a biracial family...
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When I worked at JCPenney they tried to be fair and only schedule people to work 1 Sunday a month, because basically everyone working there was mormon. Well one lady thought she was extra super-special more mormon than everyone else, and she'd let them schedule her, but then would call in sick every time. So then someone would have to do the last-minute scramble, calling everyone else in he
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The other day my mother made a comment about "what a blessing it was" that my grandparents were able to do a local mission since they couldn't otherwise afford it. After picking my chin up off the floor, I responded that it was very nice that we were all still able to actually see them that whole time. (especially since my grandma passed during that time, so we would have missed the
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Elder Berry Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And this sounds like criticism of leaders via > their policies. > > "The Church’s records policy for singles units > exacerbates this problem: it requires YSAs who > choose to attend a YSA ward or branch to opt in, > and then they must ask for their records to be > transferred int
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Well I survived. I ended up going with a mix of all the suggestions. I mentally prepared myself all week, got some xanax, and sat near the back chapel doors with DH so I could duck out if needed. I didn't end up taking the xanax, (but knowing it was in my pocket was good) but I did end up sitting in the foyer during most of the last talk, and the closing song (I know that my redeemer lives)
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That makes a lot of sense. The last time we were running late, I had no idea what to expect, had to sit right up from under the nose of the very animated pastor. Thanks
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We all know how mormon funerals tend to be, but to add to my anxiety, the last time I was in a mormon church building was about 7 years ago and the last time I stepped foot in a non-mormon church was over a year ago and I had a full-on panic attack. I am lucky that I have a good (although slightly superficial) relationship with my extended family, and can't even think about not attending the f
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When I was still living at home, I got a part time job during school so I usually had to work on week nights (or could use homework as my excuse not to go to YW's) and gradually started getting scheduled on most Sundays. I'm not sure if your parents would allow that, but in the near future it gets you away from home during church meetings, and long-term it would allow you to start saving up mo
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I think this is exactly the balance I need to figure out. I don't want to start getting in everyone's faces all the time, but I don't think I should consistently have to leave the gathering in my own living room because someone is talking about how Obama and'the gays' are ruining everything (DH's family, not mine thankfully)
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For the most part each piece of my life is pretty good right now, but I've discovered that the big underlying problem I have is one that probably many of you face as well. In order to keep what on the surface seems to be a 'good' relationship with my family and DH's born-again-christian family, I pretty much have to keep my opinions to myself, and am constantly leaving the room or mentally che
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Hahahahaaha @Kolob1 - What about Doctrine and Covenants 124:125. That's just one example of God declaring Joseph Smith as His prophet in one of the 'books of Mormonism. There are plenty of others. Can't believe someone can sound so sure of themselves and be so wrong. That should be embarrassing for you.
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This was one of those things that I asked too many questions about as a kid. I was taught that you shouldn't be cremated because you wanted your body to be there for you when you were resurrected, so I asked about all the people that died in accidents and fires and was told that they would be fine because god would restore 'every hair from their head' or something similar. Which of course
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I worked on parts of it before the olympics. Many of the existing drawings we were given were titled 'Temporary Structure' and were from the early 60's. They were never planned or built to stay in use this long, and a lot of work went into fixing a lot of water problems and the like. I am really glad they are planning to start over right instead of just cobbling more pieces onto it...
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I've been over-thinking this particular story also. If he really did go in and respectfully say he didn't feel personally comfortable riding in the parade, but would rather work the sidelines and was then suspended, I think this is exactly the kind of situation all the anti-gay fear-mongers will grab onto to show that their freedoms are being taken away. But, on the other hand, if he we
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I will be there for a conference in June and thought it could be fun to meet up with some people for coffee or drinks.
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I was watching the aftershow for the Psych series finale and they had tweets running across the bottom. Someone actually tweeted "Thank Gosh for Psych" I almost fell off the couch laughing.
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That made me giggle
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That is true, I know his mom thought I was just so touched by it. I hope that doesn't mean they start trying to get us to come every week... I would have loved to sit or even stand at the back, but DH's sister had saved us the seats right up front by her, and since we were late, there were absolutely no other seats in the place. At least when they had the whole family come up front for the
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Yesterday I went to a baby dedication (similar to a baby blessing) for my new niece at my inlaw's Christian church. It's been over a year since I've been to any service, and longer since I've stepped foot in a Mormon church. Because it is about an hour away and DH wasn't in any kind of hurry, we were late. We were met by ushers and marched right up to the very front center, 3 feet away from
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En Sabah Nur Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For all you noobs who may not be familiar with > Raptor, pick up his book for mere pocket change: > http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005IQKAQU > > You will not be disappointed. I have to say that I was, in fact, disappointed. There was not near as much swearing as I expected...
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I agree. Dh and I both have long-standing friendships with people of the opposite sex and chat with/ meet for lunch often. It's never been an issue, as we both trust each other and are completely honest about it. I would say that if she's telling you about it, she's not thinking of it as inappropriate at all. If she were making excuses for not being around and hiding that she even talks t
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There is a guy at the Draper liquor store that was super helpful when I was in a wine club and always had to find varieties I'd never even heard of. (Twice I was one of only a few with the official type for the month because no one else could find it) If it helps, as long as it wasn't ridiculously busy, he seemed to enjoy wandering around the store with me recommending wines.
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And there's gelato :)
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John Taylor is my great-great-great grandpa on my mother's side. I've never really looked into which wife or anything, because just thinking of what he did gives me that sick feeling...
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