We’re both worried about possible side effects; the cancer specialists will be monitoring her closely.
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I believe that American Airlines, Delta, and United may have direct flights as well. I’ve taken a regional jet (very short flight) from SLC to SGU.
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My wife has gotten progressively weaker and more tired over the last few years; previous medical tests were always inconclusive. Finally, they performed a bone marrow biopsy at the end of 2022, which gave her a definitive diagnosis: myelodysplastic syndrome. In her case, her body isn’t producing enough healthy red blood cells, which causes severe anemia. At least we know what her disease is now
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Life is short and retirement is shorter so, by all means, do what you can, while you can, for as long as you can. Some twists and turns are inevitable. Unforeseen detours and roadblocks will most certainly come. Be flexible, accepting that life so often turns on a dime and changes the best laid plans.
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Here is link to a succinct list of Argentine slang with ten of the common slang words you’ll hear in Buenos Aires, etc.: expanish.com/blog/words-you-need-to-know-in-buenos-aires/
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Che is “hey” in Argentina, where I learned castellano during my missionary misadventures in the mid-70s. EOD knew its meaning when he addressed me once as ¡Che, pibe! or “Hey, boy!” I suppose I merit that as I turn 67 next month. In any case, I’d rather be called a “pibe” these days than “viejito” (little old man). Pibito CuzX Ha, ha. My Argentine MP called me “Pibito�
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We’re all California transplants; I’ve lived continuously in Northern Utah since 92 and the rest took up residence in Southern Utah in the early 2000s. It turned out to be a good place for retirement, but the water situation is dire. In fact, one brother sold his house and moved to Missouri recently, citing that concern in particular. I do a lot of trail waking. When I visit there, I love
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EOD, I’m sorry that we never got together when you visited Utah last year. And I really should have called you folks when I was passing through North Disneyland in May. I was going to take the Surfliner from LA to Anaheim but I rented a car instead. Traffic on the Golden State FWY was hell! Perdonáme, che!! CuzX
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Well, a quick search on Google certainly took me down a rabbit hole: https://www.mormondialogue.org/topic/68688-joseph-smith-and-multiple-mortal-probations/
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Something I’d never heard was a belief in multiple probations. Is that a tenet of fundamental Mormonism?
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The best thing about the interview was having my believing wife listen with me.
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It’s been just over 18-years since I resigned. I’m grateful for the resource available on the Internet when my “shelf broke” in 2003: RfM, The Foyer (a former discussion board), The ExMormon Foundation, i4M.com (a great former website that broached so many Mormon topics), and Kathy Worthington’s site, when I needed a resignation template and advice. I’m also grateful for the book
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I can only imagine the PTSD that RMs suffered as a result of the Groberg era. Both a "tragedy" and a "crime" as botchan describes it. Cuz X
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olderelder Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Whereas I finally realized I could step away from > an institution that had never aligned with me and > my values. I didn't realize it until I was 47 years old. I resigned one year later. At least I've had 18 years out of TSSC. Cuz X
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Got rid of my kayak last year when we moved to Roy. So many good memories, especially sailing in Gilbert Bay and kayaking around the north end of Antelope Island. Cuz X
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https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/w6uleg/sl_tribune_sunday_oped_i_simply_stepped_away_from/ "I simply stepped away from an institution that no longer aligned with me or my values." Love that quote. Sweet freedom! Cuz X
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Thank you, Kathleen. https://mormonstories.org/podcast/truth-seeking/ https://mormonstories.org/podcast/tom-phillips-and-the-second-anointing/
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If you were a fan of Top Gun in 1986, I think you would enjoy Top Gun: Maverick. So far, one grandson, one daughter, and I have seen it and we all give it the thumbs up. It's interesting that it took nearly ten years from the first draft of the screenplay till its premiere. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gun:_Maverick
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In my youth, local church leaders frequently opined that the Lord would return around the year 2000. In 1999, I remember busily installing a "fix" onto our junior high school's computers to counteract the possible deleterious effects of Y2K. About the same time, my stake president called me to work on the high council. Little did I know that, four years later, I would be questioning
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I stumbled on the podcast with Jessie Funk this afternoon. What a tough childhood (her parents divorced when she was thirteen, three years after her mom left the church). She broaches so many topics with Dehlin. Just before 1:03, Jessie mentions the Mormon idea that "a testimony is found through the bearing of it." That's a sad commentary, isn't it? How many young Mormons go into th
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Gordon Jump was a pretty cool actor. Yeah, he made a convincing Peter from a MPV (Mormon point of view). He passed away on September 22, 2003, the same month I was losing my faith. Cuz X
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Our sleep schedules are opposite; I sleep at night and she sleeps through the morning. I woke up early to do some laundry and found her watching the final recorded session of conference. I’m sad for her that she still holds onto any belief in TSSC. I quit believing over 18 years ago and resigned in 2004. I don’t think she’s been to church in the last ten years and she quit wearing garme
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I truly regret not applying to college in Hawaii. Like you, I probably would have made my way out of Laie as often as possible. My family lived in Kailua from 66-67. Later, the Army assigned me to the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks from 83-85. Oahu has been our go-to-place for vacation since then. IDK about Laie proper, but life on Oahu sure beats living in Rexburg, Idaho, or Pro
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Me: resigned in 2004, two years after my release from a stake high council. Wife: inactive since moving outside of our old stake boundary in 2008. Daughter 1 and SIL: don’t believe at all since before they met in 2009 and got married in 2010. They’ve happily moved out of Utah to the PNW in 2019. I am so glad for them. Daughter 2: totally inactive since the early 2000s. Daughter 3:
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48 years ago, I spent my first semester of college at Ricks. It used to have some amazing dark skies for watching the stars. In fact, it’s as close as I ever got to see a faint glow from the northern lights. What I really like about Idaho, both then and now, are its geological features. There are lava tubes and some very cool sand dunes in the area. And, in eastern Idaho, there are some awes
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Rubicon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I kind of liked being dead as far as the > church was concerned. If only, I would gladly put a check mark in a box for membership resignation next to my name. The COJCOLDS (or whatever it goes by now) is not my church!!! Cuz X And 2/29 is NOT my birthday but it almost was in 1956…
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Initially, I posted as “Lost in the forest of doubt” and subsequently as “Lost no more.” After meeting Jerry the aspousetate, I chose Cousin Exmo as we figure that we are distantly related. I was fortunate to attend a few Exmormon conventions in the company of Jerry and Cheryl. Cuz X
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Once I realized that nothing of substance was forthcoming from church leadership in 2001, the stage was nearly set for me to discover the truth about TSSC. It took two more years before the "little flecks of history" demolished my beliefs. In August 2003, thanks to a program on NPR about the Mountain Meadows Massacre, Blood Atonement, and a comment about Joseph Smith's polygamy, I start
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I was looking for an ancestor's genealogical info and noticed that my own birthday is off by a day. I have to LOL a bit because I was born in a leap year; indeed, February 29th would have been a pretty cool birthdate. It doesn't matter anyway. It's Family Search dot org. My immediate family knows my birthday and that's all that counts. Would you care if Family Search thought you were born on t
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