"It is a privilege to serve the Lord"? How about, "We are lucky that anyone wants to do this."
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I agree. I had this talk with my 13 year old daughter (and I should have had it with older children much earlier--I finally got enough courage) and my 18 year old son just before he left on his mission. I also included much of the above with him. For both, I prefaced it all with the fact that many in the church feel free to share their convictions and testimonies...and it's OK. Like them, b
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I resigned last year, at 47...and looking back all I can say is that it seemed like I was in a dream. I could not have done this all those years, but I suddenly woke up. Well, it took time. The first phase was doubt. Then I broke loose and went inactive...and finally sent my letter of resignation. It was a long process and I'm summarizing here very generally, but the bottom line is that I cou
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I'll give you my take, albeit brief.... I have been to PR about 25 times in the last four years for work. I've been to every part of the island. I am sure there is some politics going on in PR with the governor, because most people dislike Trump there. But playing along with him if it means you will get help might be a good idea. I have friend who is a vice president at a university--he
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"The fact that fumarase deficiency had shown up in one child was startling enough--there had only been a handful of cases reported worldwide." I'm surprised that this is rare worldwide...there are generations and generations of people on the other side of the world (read: Pakistan) who have been in the business of marrying cousins for hundreds of years. I'm not saying they don't have
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I can attest it's the Puerto Ricans. I've been there 20 times and even worked there....it's tough to understand them. The Mexicans are great. "No mames, guey!" seems to be their favorite phrase these days ("No kidding with me, dude!) Been to Cuba. They seemed OK, but most of the people I interacted with were university staff and faculty at several campuses.
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^^ I agree
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Ha, ha, very good! :) Mexican honey is the best...the things I could tell you, woah, but you can imagine (or know, elderolddog). She's great. 50% traditional and 50% firecracker....y morena 100%. Just the way I like it.
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Oh, wow, very nice thoughts and I haven't been on the board for a while...Ziller, you kill me, lol. Thank you, Kathleen. I'm farther away from Houston than you could imagine. Closer to about four state capitols than even my own in Austin. So all has been good. We could actually use some rain here. But I feel for those poor souls in Houston. I used to live there and the devastation was much
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I'm lazy...Keurig and pop a little tub in, then done in minutes.
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Again, thanks to everyone.
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Yes, and exactly as you have pointed out I have reminded him over the phone and in an email that he is a volunteer and paying his own way--he should not submit to anything that he doesn't agree with or feel good about. He can come live with me and I've told him that. You seem to know me! My fiance is all for it, too. He is a sweet young man. We will see what happens. He was scheduled to l
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Thanks for feedback and encouragement. I welcomed it, whether positive or negative (maybe I should say supportive or critical) and we should all be prepared for honest feedback from members on this site. I accept it all. I think my son went because of pressure from his mother and step father (one daughter says that the step father kept asking and my son finally said, "Yes, I'll go."
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Yes, I agree, horrible timing. Here is how the timeline worked out, though: He came to visit me recently. I ended up telling him something I have kept my mouth shut about...my feelings about the church. I simply told him that LDS people often bear their testimonies about the truthfulness of the church; I have a testimony, too, that it's all made up. He listened but kept silent. I was calm,
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He's a very handsome, tall young man. Looks like he'd be in a boy band, lol. But he's also shy and sweet. He wouldn't say a cross word to anyone. My younger daughter told me that my son told her fiend he was going to go out for a week and come home. He might have been kidding or trying to rationalize going, I don't know. He's told me that he was having a great time in the MTC. I can see th
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OK, my bad. Yikes. I'd tell her to leave you alone (and tell her husband that you told her to leave you alone.)
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Good suggestions, Summer, thank you. He is going to a mission in the U.S.
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I agree with you, Yeppers...in most cases, something like this would only reinforce the bunker mentality of a TBM with a testimony. The issue for me is that I don't believe he has a testimony. I believe that he was pressured to go and is looking for reasons to leave. In this case, I don't want to just go along with everyone else and say what a wonderful thing it is he's doing. I feel like
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Of course, Kathleen
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Son is at the MTC. I share this because I need to...and maybe it's useful to someone else. I don't know if I said the right things. I hope so. ********************* Xxxxxxx, Before you go....there is something I want to say. I want to support you. I want for you to be happy. And I will support you if this is what you want. But I need to say that I wish you weren't going. Yes, there
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Explicit: Tell her that she can help you...you are not feeling great, in bed and on your back. She can take off her clothes and get on top of you. That will help relieve your pain. She will either do it or be so disgusted that she never wants to talk with you again. Either way, problem(s) solved. Thank me later.
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No. No difference in sunlight an hour before the "eclipse," at the peak, or an hour later. The sun, moon, and earth have millions of combinations of positions every year...why was today any different?
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I was going through some things today...planning to move. Found a type-written letter (you remember those? on an actual typewriter?) stuffed in my missionary journal. I threw it away. But I scanned it before I pitched it. The theme was "sifting". How the mormon church is like the early Christian church and faced challenges. The essence was that all Mormons will face cha
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I'm in north Texas and it was supposed to be about 80% here. Cloudy and honestly I walked outside an hour before, during the peak, and an hour later. All looked the same. Glad for those that had a good time. Glad you enjoyed. But here it was just another day.
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I would guess that they didn't know. Only because the church didn't acknowledge it. Why should they? Not like today when they have to.
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It's a tough call, whether you keep it or not. There are things I've discarded over the years and wished that I had kept. However, I discarded A LOT of mission things--including letters from my MP to parents, etc.--this past year and don't regret it at all. Letters from parents and to parents, I've kept. There is historical value. Some other things that have this kind of value, maybe yes.
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With permission, I need to use this quote....please permission!!!
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It's so crazy and inconsistent...I did it through a popular Utah attorney and everything was DONE when he submitted it for me. They are playing games or think they have ONE MORE CHANCE to keep you in by saying someone will contact you. I think the latter...they are desperate to keep a tithe-payer in the fold. Let someone contact you. Your only response is "I resigned, what don't your
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OMG I saw a facebook post from a colleague who is going to Nebraska (from Texas) just to see the eclipse. Says he has an extra hotel room if anyone wants to buy it...apparently he paid for two because he thought his wife and kid were going, but they had to bail. He's still going. Alone. Yikes. Don't get me wrong, I like a natural wonder as much as anyone else. But travel six hours just to see
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My first time, just before my mission, it wasn't bad. I don't think that would have been surprised by anything, but then again it was 1989 and yes the "slit your throat" thing. The one thing that made it better was that my mother was waiting for me beyond the veil. How can you not love your mother and the look she gives you? It was priceless, for an otherwise fraud (as I know now) k
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