NOM

Paint the sun room.

Ride the tram and have a pint at Oktoberfest. Posted my first photo of me drinking, a reply to a photo of my uncle's wife drinking her Stein. Not sure what my family will think of it...

- Me wanting to learn more about church history and doctrine (starting in 2012) is the same as committing adultery. How? Because, according to DW, I knew that in digging I would find issues that would lead me to question the church. This desire to know more about the church is selfish and thus the ...

Great. All the extra laundry detergent from the t-shirts to foam up the pool. Sorry, I used to do pool maintenance. Lotions, and soaps suck. But seriously, have the stake leaders forgotten what the Church used to look like? When it was fun and the ward did stuff? I bet they didn't wear t-shirts. Did...

That's a tough one. Hopefully, through the pain/anxiety you can be the first smiling face they see. That will have to be enough. I can see my wonderful FIL's face as we exited the temple. The love was very apparent, any contention was quickly forgotten. Hopefully the mission has brought maturity, an...

This feels akin to the other recent trend we were having a discussion on, the one about if the Youth are actually leaving in droves. Could the slow down on NOM, the fact that most all of us that may have started off on the early days of NOM, have now evolved our faith transitions to the end of the ...

I think this is a great topic. I have become way more liberal on some issues, and way more conservative on others. I used to be down the line kind of person. I am a registered D, but think more like a classic R most of the time. Maybe I am finally accepting the doctrine of getting off the fence and ...

JS seemed so manic in how he treated people: You're out! Then your in. Then you're out again! What you want back in? Absolutely, I will do you a favor by bringing you back in (just swear loyalty to me). I do have to say, it is much easier then to get back in when JS was around. Now there are countle...

I don’t see the problem. The scoutmaster will be converted to the priesthood camping expert with the new system This is exactly what was being discussed in our bishopric meeting recently. People were complaining about how leadership was continuing to fill positions in a dying program, and the bisho...

The financials are not available to us. I suspect that cash flow is declining, but assets are high enough to cover them for now. I think the shortfall in the next generation of leadership is going to hit much harder than any shortfall in tithing. I live on the east bench of Salt Lake City. I agree ...

I'm pretty sure Bennett was familiar with "spiritual wifery" before he knew of Joseph or came to Nauvoo. The rumors of Joseph's plural marriage doctrines may have even drawn Bennett there. He already had quite a reputation as being a man of ill repute and Joseph was warned about him as he was on hi...

Looks like Lee was doing a send-up pointed at AOC, (who really needs to return to Junior high) but Lee (not my favorite senator) needs to know that a little sarcasm goes a long, long way.... especially with his delivery. I agree about AOC, not sure why everyone gets so excited about her? Lots of so...

Well, there was something McNaughtonesque about Reagan riding on a flag carrying Velociraptor with a semi-automatic. No kidding! Baffles me. I wish someone would have brought posters and presented on the following things after Lee was done, "and we are supposed to take you seriously? When you devou...

Coffee put my autoimmune disease into remission. Wine seems to be making my smile lines vanish. I drink both most days. I think my whole adult life would have been better with them in my life. I haven't been able to get into coffee, even with time. Wine and beer are okay- but don't excite me. I fol...

My opinion is that the WoW became commandment because BY realized the people would.probably starve or be bankrupt if they kept importing (coffee, tea, tobacco and alcohol) into the valley. It did save me money. My roommates would live off Ramen and Pb&j after a long weekend. It was more about $$$ an...

I wonder if there's any way of knowing how many of the contributors to FAIR eventually tumble down the rabbit hole themselves and either move on or have to disengage from apologetics to avoid the need to move on. I bet there aren't many. The FAIR contributors must be an internet savvy crowd, and if...

I have a concealed carry permit, but I rarely carry at church. A lot of times having a gun on you can be more of a liability than an asset, so you have to be careful and know what you're doing. I like to have the option to carry, and I like having some training about the laws and all... often it's ...

Sitting in church, this morning, I took the sacrament for the first time since 2011 :twisted: . I took the smallest piece I could. Maybe it will be less damning. I’ll probably stop for a G&T on the way home. That should cleans the evil. Haha. I thought I would feel guilty, but this whole church gam...

It would be hard to have a specific amount of time left to live though I think... e.g. 10-12 years. I think that would give me anxiety. I would feel like I had to really carpe diem and make every minute count and even though we should all do that anyway and live our best life each day, the truth is...

This was very nice. I love that everyone came and showed him how much they care for him. I think he will remember that. Sundays are for bike rides and skiing in my opinion. Sounds like a good weekend. My daughter turns eight next week. I am sure there will be secret conversations about why she is no...

Reuben wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 28, 2019 5:41 pm

At the temple: "Now, what church do I belong to, again?"

Got used to it, though.

Temple was my undoing too

DW's, this last year. Trying to explain Easter to our little kids, and watching their expressions...she felt like she was describing a zombie.