Anyone here have stories of old companions or other mishies from your mission that you suddenly seen on the news or other outlets that became notorious for not so "worthy" behavior? One guy I shared apartments with was quite accentric. After mish he graduated from Yale, became a millionaire a few times over, an art collector, climbed Everest. Very accomplished guy. Hadn't thought of
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I thought I heard thru the grapevine a few years ago that LDS scout troops were told not to do this as a fund raiser anymore. Some scouts fell out of the back of a truck driving around putting out or picking up the flags. Church didn't want to be held liable. Maybe this was just in my area. Anyone? I know there used to be flags all thru the neighborhood but not the last 5yrs or so. Last tim
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Sorry for your loss ziller.
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Just glad that I could take part and help with his thesis.
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Ooohhhh, the tattoos. I'm not up to speed on that situation but up until a few years ago most places definitely would refuse service. Didn't matter if your staying at that resort. I thought some places were getting more accommodating. Trying to be more accepting because of the Olympic guests. Resort specific, and I'd check with where you've made reservations. Hopefully you can find a place tha
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Besides regular hotels there are numerous lodging options depending on the type of experience you want to explore. I understand some of them would be uncomfortable if you don't know the language. Just throwing it out there. Ryokan, you could experience your natural hot spring adventure. Minshuku, is like a bed and breakfast place. Usually only a few guests. Pension, usually a little more
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Your really doing your homework. You can find just about anything that your interested in. There will be a nice Japanese person that will lend a helping hand almost everywhere. I have a feeling your going to enjoy the trip. Oh, something about the hotels. Glad your finding some nice prices. A word of caution.... don't be surprised at the size of the room and bed. They are small. Nice, but c
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Great advice! Don't try to over do it. Pick a few places that interest you and enjoy at a leisurely pace. We could all give you our personal favorites but everyone is different. A guided tour could help you see more as they have the transportation times down and schedule at each point of interest. Saves you time waiting for trains or buses, and wandering aimlessly trying to find where your goi
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Japanese national pasttime. You can stay at an all inclusive plush "onsen" resort that includes extravagant dining options with your stay and bath, or a simpler place just to relax and soak for an afternoon. Nothing better than getting naked with the locals.
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Nice 360 views of the city if you have time between trips to Hiroshima, Kyoto and Nara. If your wandering around the area some evening or your hotel is in the area. So many places to explore just in Osaka. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umeda_Sky_Building Another interest tidbit. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C5gRAMFdO_Y
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Sure it's a 24hr City. Safe, but you'll run into a lot more drunks the later it gets. Stay out to late and you might not get a train home after 02:00 or so. Check the train schedule if your going to depend on that mode of transportation late at night. Taxi's always available. October is probably just a little early for the fall foliage but the weather should be great. Tried my first sake i
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Japan is trying to start opening back up to limited tourism. Who knows how it will be in 10 months. I think you'll be ok. Kobe port is nice. Chinatown, Many places with good eateries around Umeda and plenty to do. Take a cooking class for an afternoon and learn some basics of Japanese cuisine. Osaka Castle, day trip to Himeji Castle if you like that type of thing. A day each in Nara
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Off 1 summer. But your good! 78? Don't know his exact time. He was there when I arrived and didn't leave til the summer after I left. Only President I knew. Things were ramping up before I left but he didn't hit over 1,000/month until I was home. Shoot me an email if you want more. Address in my profile.
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Was in the famous Tokyo South. Meet em N Dunk em.
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40yrs to the day. Released from my sentence the same day John Lennon was killed.
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For those that haven't seen it or are unable to find it archived anywhere, Comedy Central has a re-airing of the Mormon episode this upcoming Wednesday August 12th at 1pm. It was the first time I seen the rock in the hat. Funny that South Park is what broke my shelf. http://www.cc.com/tv-schedule/south-park
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The priest, in his semi-annual interview with the Bishop was told he needed to quite masturbating. He asked why? The bishop replied, "because your in my office!"
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yrGjEXZ_gRM&t=13s About the 1:20 mark starts explains it.
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https://i.redd.it/o3wab7k059b41.jpg Look happy to me. /s
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Abducted in Plain Sight? Is that the one your thinking about?
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Along the same lines. Will Farrell in a scene talking soaking. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yrGjEXZ_gRM
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cl2 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What does that say about active mormons who get > cancer? I know several who have it. How do they > rationalize it? Just getting some challenges that they need to learn from. Be it humility, kindness, patience, etc. God really loves them and they're special to receive the challenges.
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I got cancer because I left. (At least according to some) I better put those garments back on before I'm destined to hell.
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This needs to be on a T-shirt.
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Messy and Heartless got it right. Before correlation wards could have a sort of "local" flare. Some affluent wards could throw some nice parties. SLC decided they had to made everything uniform worldwide, so correlation came out and every ward around the world does the same thing. Same lesson, same week. No more local fun--dances, roadshows, bazaars- only boring church in each meeting
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Shows how ignorant I am. I always thought it was Jesus F***in Christ.
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Up at around 5am everyday. Consider it the best part of the day. Guess I'm a morning person. Don't know if it's made me anymore successful though. Old proverb, "early to bed, early to rise. Makes a man healthy,wealthy,and wise."
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I like the looks of the temple parking lot in the photos. Almost empty.
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Funny, that's one of the things I worried about when I was first stepping away. "Am I just too selfish?"
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Nobody here watched the NHL Stanley Cup finals? They rocked T-Mobile arena before the final game. Nobody watched halftime of the NCAA championship game tonight? Halftime show....Imagine Dragons. Also some national Vegas ad spots... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tLzoumT3BJc
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