I had a different experience with 3 women J.W. several weeks ago, who I invited into my house. I am a good debater, so their chatter doesn't bother me. At any rate, they decided to leave within 20 minutes or so, and moreover, (by happenstance) left behind a nice ball-bearing pen on my couch. (So, I'm ahead as of now.)
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At one time, decades ago, I put magazine pictures, in frames, on my hallway wall, showing the super human specimens and heroes of the BofM characters. (How naive can you get?)
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Better written: How come Russia always seems to be the bad guys in the world, causing trouble, even with their own citizens?
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How come Russian always seems to be the bad guys in the world, causing trouble, in with their own citizens?
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When I go outside to get my morning newspaper, I usually stop to talk to the roses on my two rosebushes, cupping a rose in my hand so I can get a full dose of the aroma (it's important to buy only those that do have aroma's, as this is often bread out of roses these days. (Also, 'they' say that all living things have feelings.) One of them is even a 'brand' rosebush, dark red, named 'Beverly
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And, Posted by: Heartless ( ) Date: February 19, 2018 09:28PM Re: Names to call people without 'swearing' Nincompoop! Thanks, now I'm all prepared.
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What a great list of responses! One, 'Done & done's I especially liked.
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Thank you-all helpful RfM people. Your advise and comments are much appreciated. Like you say, I don't want it to become a habit, but I shall work on doing it "once", with a "once only warning". Even so, I don't keep much 'back-up' food in my house (it grows old in a hurry), but have a couple of cans of something in my cupboards, and something in my small freezer. Plus
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My cleaning lady, of Mexican decent, instead of saying they are 'bad', she says they are 'ugly'. (She speaks some English, and I speak some Spanish, so we communicate OK together. We are friends. Plus, as I have an orange tree--I live in So. Calif.--I always send her home with an orange, or banana for her lunch.)
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I pay (the city) for a service in my community for people who live alone, to deliver meals to my door. About a week ago, a neighbor from across the street knocked on my door, and told me he wasn't able to get to the door fast enough when they came to his house (he was predisposed, and the policy is never to leave meals on porches). (Volunteers bring the food.) He also said to me, "I'm hu
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This is disgusting! With all the money the wards get from tithing (etc.), are (in my understanding) sent on to the church in general, plus ward members are still stuck with having to do the cleaning. And, as usual, it is the coordinator who ends up doing the work for people who aren't about to spend their day-off cleaning the building. IMO, active members need to learn how to 'Just say no
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Have you ever noticed that church leaders and Mormons are often braggarts? I was noticing this in the Church News, where, often, there is bragging about this or that (such as a missionary who survived being hit by a car). Also, I just read (in the CN), about Mormon athletes who have extra power to win an award in their field, as they obey the WOW, or whatever. Doesn't the saying go, that i
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What a hard thing to have to go through...but, as it appears, it will be worth it in the long haul. Best Wishes,
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I worked at the L.A. temple for awhile, as an exiting-farewell greater. The man on the other end of the counter was the greeter, and had a mustache. They told him to shave it off. He was disgusted with taking so much of his time and gas to get to the temple, to work for free, and wasn't about to shave-off his mustache. So, he said to me something to the effect of "That's it--no more for
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Posted by: paisley70: Re: If Utah's The Straight and Narrow Corridor what does it make other places?...Just how far did those polygamists flee? ------ My great-grandfather (who married the same # of wives as did B.Y., plus one), moved to So. Arizona--to keep from being put in jail. He only took one of his wife's with him, as the others preferred to stay in SLC, which was civilized, however,
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A had a very kindly, intelligent Bishop,interview me (we were friends), but his problem was onsetting alshimer (spl?). So, he had long yellow pads he used to write things down on (the same thing over and over), to try and help his memory. He still worked as a doctor who witnessed for his patients in court. Sad.
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I forgot to mention another item to follow my first two on this subject. Packer continued for a year to try and get me X'd by my Stake President. He even sent someone over to personally collect my 'temple recommend' card. (Which was, of course, no loss to me.) Also, when my husband passed-away, he came over with two other men to offer me his condolences, and at the same time, mentioned o
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I want to correct this statement I wrote: "I got a call to meet with my Stk. Pres.to meet with him in his office the next day." Actually, he called me out of my Ward Sacrament Mtg., and told me I was to meet with him within a hour or two at his Stake Office. ---- The church doesn't like to allow it's picked-on members to have time enough, or know why this request is made, so that
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I don't want to worry you, "mightybuffalo", but..... I got a call to meet with my Stk. Pres.to meet with him in his office the next day. As well as his being my superior in the Stake, we were personal friends. I though he was going to promote me to a Stake calling. To my surprise, it was to tell me I would be excommunicated if I didn't commit, in writing, to not share the result
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I've always had a fear of being buried alive. Therefore, I have made it known (in writing), I want to be cremated, and buried in an urn next to my husband (in a casket). Definitely not sitting on someone's fireplace mantel. (UGH!) ---- When I was a Rel. Soc. President, a woman I visited with was the only member of the church in her family (that I was aware of), and she was completely in
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Ummmm, what interests me here, is 'How did it get started'? Did God plant this urge inside us, to "multiply and replenish the earth"? I don't believe 'evolution did it', (someone is always trying to claim they found 'the missing link'), any more than I believe that nature evolved humans from a creature that strayed away from the ocean and learned to breath air and walk, and also a
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Old Name Levi--What took you so long? (within the same time frame). Thanks P
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I hope someone remembers what that was all about, and informs the rest of us. Thanks. P
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Let's face it. Girls are different than boys (even, as it would appear, transgender males). And females have other problems to manage in the bathroom than do such males. Frankly, most women don't care to take care of monthly personal matters with another gender looking on, and need more privacy. That is, women have to do more than just stand at an urinal and let go. Thus, IMO, women, in g
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My daughter-in-law is a certified veterinarian and would gladly help you out, but she lives in Knoxville, Tenn. So, your only real choice is to bite-the-bullet, and take her to a vet nearer you. Is there any service you could provide which could satisfy the vet's bill? (Cleaning out the area for a week or month, baby-sitting the animals over so-many nights, etc.) If so, you could also get
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Posted by: Cate, Re: "TBM husband may be a cheater": "She can't tell a grown man what to do but she can tell a grown man what she's willing to live with. Sounds to me like she has a sh!tty marriage anyway. I agree with the person who said opt for peace, serenity. Eviscerate that chaos from your life, girl" I agree. You'd be better off alone, or trying marriage with a bett
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Ditto. P
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godlessinesmaha askes: "If there is a God does he or she give equal weight to all prayers for the sick and afflicted, or would prayers coming from worthy priesthood holders get first listen? Their is no doubt in my mind that prayers asked by female or males (or even children), are heard. IMHO: God is not gender prejudiced(!!), and could not be the God I pray to unless this were so.
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Church News, Jan. 14, 2018: "Our goal is to find quality investigators and lead them to repentance and conversion." (Per Elder Brent N. Nielson, Missionary Dept. executive director.) ----- My Questions: If these investigators are already "quality" people, why does the church think it needs to "lead them to repentance"? Repentance of what? Because, as it woul
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Ditto. ---- On a very short train ride, in a 'old west' wooden passenger car (with big wide open windows), there were only two of us on the train, three counting her papoose. (This was in So. Arizona.) Myself (18 yrs.old, and on my way to see relatives), and a squaw, with her baby wrapped solidly by cloth strips, on her back-board. She was wearing a dark-velvet very full long-skirted
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