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Wow, sounds like a drive-by churching! Did they do any non-church stuff with you while they were there? That just seems obtuse, what are they hoping to accomplish?... Good question? My parents came late on a Thursday evening...just in time to say Hi...and go to bed. Friday morning: They sat my kids...

I definitely avoid having my TBM mother attend my Ward-- at any cost! She would not hesitate (and hasn't hesitated) to get up and bear her testimony (of the imminent End-of-the-world Horrors... of how the government will soon be be implanting computer microchips into our foreheads, how chocolate is ...

Linked, All I can say is that I totally understand where you are coming from. I could've written this post. And..., I'm so sorry. I don't have any answers or suggestions. Much of the time, I feel like this is a No-Win Situation. No matter what avenue you (or I) pursue.... there will be fall-out. How...

How overt vs. subtle should this resistance be? This is a question I ask myself...almost every day. I don't have an answer. So, by doing these kinds of things I feel like I'm participating on my own terms and being present in a way that I hope defies the apostate stereotype. But does it come across...

Korihor likes to poke the bear https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=da58ff960d&view=att&th=15d76ede45bf536d&attid=0.1&disp=safe&zw -- yeah...I'm technologically impaired. (The bear picture showed up for me when I first posted it. But, whatever). To be frank, the Temple Worker Grandmas started ...

[...to me, giving it back to them gives them power. If you don't want it, throw it in the garbage. That's what it deserves. Who cares what a church leader thinks? I get what you're saying. ...But, I see it like this: 25 years ago (minus 1 month), I sat ...blindly & in a state of confusion .... I sa...

I've done this (giving back a TR) before. In all honesty, it felt GREAT to say (to the SP1C)-- I don't want this.

I'm thinking of you & your family-- during this time of transition. I've never lost anyone close to me. I don't really know what that is like --Yet.

Much love to you. <3

Do the Kids enjoy time with the grandparents? No -- if they loved it, I wouldn't mind so much. But, my kids are grinning & bearing it, just like me. Except my 11-year-old (on the Autism Spectrum). He is saying exactly what he thinks, as always. ....which can be socially "inappropriate"... but a bit...

My EXTRAORDINARILY TBM parents (Bishop, RS President, 9 full-time missions, combined...my mother doesn't eat chocolate because of 1) Word of Wisdom, duh!!) AND "Deals" she has made with the Lord. We are talking HARD-CORE...have 10 children...even though we don't even LIKE children...but the Prophet ...

BYU-I's actions here are wrong, on so many levels. This story, unfortunately, does not surprise me one bit. I worked as a professor (adjunct) at BYU-I for several years. I ended up resigning because it just took too much energy to constantly censor what came out of my mouth -- none of which was actu...

Red Ryder wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 19, 2017 9:34 am

...keep it simple and then just stare at him.

Brilliant! This is going to be my new M.O.--- for all church leader issues that arise. (Of course, those involve a "HIM" -- 99.9% of the time).

I am sure that I cannot comprehend your loss and sadness; your grief. Much love to you, still.

MM-- I knew EXACTLY what your post was about, after reading the title. No thoughts of extremity pain, joints, or rotator cuffs even started to come into my mind. But, then again-- after 45 years of LDS church activity/culture, I cannot even see a 2-year-old girl, in a sleeveless sundress...in August...

Achilles-- I'm so sorry. This is such a difficult thing to go through. Much love to you. <3 whatever happens, I wish you & your family all the best.

From Elder Ronald A. Rasband on Facebook: During our time at the temple dedication and other activities, I was again impressed by President Eyring’s strong witness of the Savior. With each conversation he had with reporters or others, he continually focused his remarks on the Savior. Though I have ...

I want to ask if I can be second counselor in the stake Sunday school presidency. Me, too. But, one of us won't even have a shot at getting it. (Me). I asked my current Bishop if I could be the Assistant Girls Camp Director. And, that was before I even moved into the Ward & before he had ever met m...

I wasn't outed for being on the rainbow, but I endured a terrible outing (by my parents to my extended family) about my disaffection -- in an email about 3 years ago. My parents really did see this as an "Intervention" that would save my soul. Here's the shocker: It didn't. It just harmed many famil...

Well folks, it's been a rough month and a half. My mother's health has been poor, and she had to be hospitalized for acute liver I imagine many of you have had experiences with similar things. I don't know why I am writing this, but I hope maybe I can get some advice or encouragement. The neuropsyc...

I do not feel that old. Yet, I remember being a little girl -- when my Dad helped to build a church building in Colorado. I remember roadshows. I loved them. I was part of the "cast", in a few. My Mom wrote the scripts for them. She cared about church events, even while not caring so much for the 10...