One thing to keep in mind is that unless the owner of the Alexa has a prime account with Amazon, there is a monthly fee. I don't remember for sure. Maybe $18. You don't want to give a gift that will end up costing the recipient. We love ours.
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Bwa Ha Ha Ha Ha
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Although I no longer post very often, I have been here from the very early days and I applaud you taking the helm, CZ. I am sure that this place will remain a safe place to grieve, learn and grow. Eric, a sincere thank you for all you have done for so many.
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What are they going to call "The Book of Mormon"?
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My friend had gone to the bishop to get her temple recommend renewed. During the interview he told her that she needed to stop working outside of the home. She reminded him that her husband had recently been in a debilitating accident that left him paraplegic (like I am sure he didn't remember) and she was the family's single source of income. He told her he would sign her recommend if she pro
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confusing religious freedom with religious privelege
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If you are on this board I would like to make contact. Just curious because I wonder if I know your parents/grandparents.
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So glad to read the great review. I thoroughly enjoyed your book. I was moved and drawn in. The characters were alive and so true. I think we all know one of each. As an aside, two favorite things: 1) loved the comparison to cardboard cutouts. Truer words were never spoken. 2) Our family dog was named Spud so I love that also. is there another book in the future? Thanks for th
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And I definitely will. Very anxious to read this, Cheryl, as I always enjoy the way you write. I'm sure I am going to enjoy it.
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So sorry you had such a terrible ordeal. It had to be pretty terrifying wondering when you would be found. I hope you recover soon and completely and thank you for the warning. I've been thinking about getting a life alert. I don't live alone but my partner and I are 81 and 72 and we have stairs that we deal with daily. I worry that we might not hear one another if we were in trouble.
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Oh? Guess this changed somewhere along the line and I didn't notice, or it was after I left. When I went through (1965) we were told ABSOLUTELY worn next to skin with bra over. I tried this for years of discomfort until I finally started wearing my bra under. At which point me then teenage daughter scolded me about Heavenly Father's rules about that. I told her that when Heavenly Father wore
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I did attend one of these years ago. The reason given by the mother of the bride was that the experience they had had with 2 older daughters' weddings/receptions was that with travel, wedding, luncheon then reception it became such a crazy day. So they were hopeful that having the reception the night before the wedding would allow the bride and groom to focus more and enjoy more on the actual we
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Here's an idea for RS women wondering how to stop the exodus of young adult women from the church. Make women's involvement in the church more meaningful than smiling all of the time and baking cookies and all that it implies. Of course IF they ever had such an idea they would have to sell it to the men, because they are the only ones with any power at all. Which, circling back, is why the youn
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So very sorry to hear this.
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Her husband MAKES her wear garments . . . ? Maybe she needs to tell him she'll wear them as SHE sees fit. My husband liked to throw his priesthood around on occasion, but he didn't tell me when to wear garments. He didn't much like it when I would forgo them for one reason or another (and believe me, I was always looking for a reason) but he didn't get a vote.
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Sort of glad to hear this. The "advice" was quite impersonal and seemed forced with my own marriage. When my older daughter was married the officiator (temple pres) was 45 min late because he had to herd the cows someplace (Manti temple) and then spend his whole "advice" session warning against the evils of divorce which I am sure was not so pleasing to groom's parents who h
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Due to a combination of circumstances I was invited to participate in a Satanic Ritual (as in Aton LaVey's Church of Satan) a number of years ago. It was an enjoyable evening. There were a dozen or so people of varying ages and backgrounds there. We had an evening of mingling and conversation followed by a delicious dinner and then the Ritual. It was an interesting experience and decidedly no
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My sister was taking an art class in HS. Teacher died and new teacher took over, whom sister did not like. Teacher did things like have someone in another class paint over sister's project the way the teacher wanted it. Sister asked parents if she could drop the class. Parents said no. Sister spent the rest of the semester just sitting there. Refused to do anything. Failed class - parents s
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So very sorry. Wishing you peace.
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I received my PB shortly after I was married. I was a believer but even then I remember thinking that the patriarch had crossed up the wires in some way. It spoke of great interest and involvement in medical and scientific things and the ability to understand and absorb. This was to me, who, although liking biology, physiology and such, hated and had great difficulty with math. Consequently I
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I admit that I haven't read all of the responses, so I don't know everything others have said. Mostly what I saw was a version of playing it low-key. I disagree. If you give them the information once you will be uncomfortable at that time, but then not so much when church conversations come up. You are in control of what they hear. If you tell them nothing and try to play low key, they will
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When my husband was dying the bishop came over to talk about "arrangements". I gave him the outline that hubby had made for his funeral. Bishop didn't like it. Where was the "plan of salvation" talk? I told him that my husband wasn't dying so the church could have another sacrament meeting. I told him that we would like to have the funeral at the church but were happy to
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Thank you Drone. It was good to hear from you and this was beautiful. I'm glad your friend had the traditional Hawaiian send off and that you and his family, friends and loved ones have those memories to over ride the Mormon version. Mormon funerals are an abomination and are disrespectful to those who have passed.
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I have to confess that my world would remain for all eternity in my heavenly craft room, half finished.
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Years ago my good friend and I were sitting in RS suffering through the lesson when she leaned over and asked, "Why does she (the teacher) bother me so much?" I replied, "Seven bows". And my friend laughed and told me that was it. The lady had hair bows, neck bow, sleeve bows and I can't remember what else was bowed. But she looked like some little girl's doll.
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Welcome home. I don't post often and have been away for a while, but I remember you. Maybe sometime you might feel like sharing your journey back.
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You might be able to get away with only attending without being baptized, but it won't be easy. Baptism is the primary goal of the mormons. They are obsessed with statistics, numbers, attendance and keeping track. Baptisms are the holy grail. So if you use up their time and good will without giving them the gold star, they might not like it. There have been cases where a person is eventually
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I live in Central New York and we are driving down to Columbia, South Carolina and taking two grandsons to view the eclipse. Hope they don't raise our room rates! I have purchased the advertised-as-safe official eclipse glasses. Does anyone know if they are really safe?
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Our bishop told my husband that our son couldn't possibly be on drugs because "he is always so well-groomed".
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The only reason I had a landline for years is because that is where the telemarketers called and I didn't get bothered on my cell. Finally ditched the land line to save a few $, and all my cell-phone-only friends told me how they NEVER had problems with telemarketers, etc. Well, I now get them all the time on my cell and it pisses me off. End of rant. You are now free to continue with your da
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