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That is a good clarification. I do NOT want to tear down her world view. The church is meaningful to her and she finds value in church service and the ordinances. I am happy for her to have that. I have no interest in trying to force anything be it conversation, new world-views, or whatever on her....

It has been some time since I've updated my WC thread/journal. Here are some highlights. August 2019 I was released from being a bishopric counselor and called as EQP My good friend was called to replace me as bishopric counselor September 2019 My friend from WC (who believes in pre-columbian horse...

With regard to the shock at JD being insensitive and using personal gain without consideration of whom he harms.... This seems to be par for his course. He is unlicensed and practices life coaching instead of therapy, to help without ethical oversight. He frequently disses the feminist community an...

Other people’s answers, well there are people just as kind who are not Mormon. Now you are getting technical. If I said Mormons like to drink a mixture of milk and Pepsi, could we just pretend that only Mormons do this while reserving the thought in the back of our minds that others also drink milk...

A picture's worth a thousand words: https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/06/29/multimedia/29MORNING-caseschart/29MORNING-caseschart-articleLarge.png https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/06/29/multimedia/29MORNING-deathschart/29MORNING-deathschart-articleLarge.png Yet our president and vice presiden...

I saw this and thought about it. At first I thought I miss the community, but then I thought that any feeling of community was long gone before I stopped going. I would say I miss being the same faith as my husband, but really we started fighting over our different beliefs before we even got married...

Reminds me of the joke about the guy on his roof during a flood who prays for deliverance from the flood. Mike Pence Has experts and doctors around him who tell him to social distance and to wear a face Mask, but Mike has faith that God will protect him. Mike dies of Covid and meets up with God. Mik...

People, foodie is supposed to mean something similar to gourmet. If we are going to consider Reese’s Puffs gourmet food then I better shut up about my mushroom stuffed ravioli in wine sauce.

I am surprised that these kinds of conversations never mention that the police in the UK are able to maintain law and order without the use of firearms. Most of them are armed only with batons and pepper spray. Of course, that requires them to stay fit enough to chase down a suspect, and socially s...

Boil water before drinking.

What if someone took Brigham Young at his word and beheaded a mixed race family because, according to a prophet of God, it would be showing them the greatest kindness and mercy. What if you heard a voice in your head telling you to sacrifice your son by stabbing him and cutting his throat? Isaac wa...

Bednar will add this to his list of how our religious freedom is being attacked.

I don’t know. If God really allowed someone like B Y to be a prophet, I think he would have ceased to be God at that point.

Having now watched Bednars actual talk, my interpretation has softened just a bit. I do think he paints a false picture of a government willing to rip away religious freedom as soon as we aren't paying attention. He builds that narrative by citing the ban on group gatherings (which happened to incl...

Yup. I’m trying to explain to the wife why I won’t go back for church in a large group setting then I head off to Home Depot not worried about the crowds. Wait... Do do you shake hands with all the Home Depot peoples, give them hugs, sing songs, and eat magick Wonder-Bread that has been fondled by ...

I began to seriously consider that I had ADHD when I had the soda equivalent of two cups of coffee at a work lunch, then returned to the office and fell asleep on the lobby couch. Adderall's side effects are generally milder than caffeine's, it lasts slightly longer, and it tends to do better at im...

We are at Bear Lake and normally our ward runs an extra sacrament meeting just for tourists and still is overwhelmed with tourists for the “locals” sacrament meeting. The ward in Garden City has it worse and runs two sacrament meetings just for tourists, expanding to a brand new chapel just for tour...

I think people are either born liking coffee or not. I am a not. My mother loved the taste and liked coffee ice cream. Same with my daughter. They loved the smell of coffee long before they started drinking it. Me, I gag from the smell going down the coffee isle in the store. I just cannot acquire ...

The gotcha seems to be that the believer is incapable of fully putting himself/herself into the mind of the former-believer, but the former-believer can fully understand and empathize with the mental environment of the believer. I think that's partly true. Have you ever had difficulty empathizing w...

... Still drink it way weak with creamer (no sugar as I am diabetic)... ... He can tell real quick if I have not had my cup worth of coffee, plus diet soda all day... If you can drink diet soda, why not try low-cal sweetener in your coffee? ...I think people are either born liking coffee or not. I ...