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Thank you, Angel. You refer to this as a war. You refer to a start. Specifically, you say "before the war started." With so much connection to the area, I am curious what day or moment you, your husband, your students, and friends would consider to be the start. Would the answers all be the same? O...

The idea behind "woke", is to see people for who they are, and not their skin color, nationality, but each as an individual. I have both Jewish and Palestinian students in class. One of my Jewish students was out for a week - their grandmother's home is now gone. One of my Muslim students comes from...

I thought those in this group had escaped groupthink mentality - for all of it - would recognize within all groups the same stuff that has caused us to leave LDSinc. Independent, not-affiliated, not following any hierarchy, not putting on anyone's team jersey. Anyways, I'm struggling right now tryin...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33732922/ Recently, direct brain-to-brain communication (DBBC) outside the conventional five senses has been verified ... https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-nu5Tgd689HU%2FT5B6uVau32I%2FAAAAAAAAA_M%2FlxTEacYKc84%2Fs1600%2Fs...

I copied this from a Wikipedia article about Jonathan Haidt: Moral elevation Main article: Elevation (emotion) With Sara Algoe, Haidt argued that exposure to stories about moral beauty (the opposite of moral disgust) cause a common set of responses, including warm, loving feelings, calmness, and a ...

I'm adviser of community garden at our school. Just finished planting a few more things with little group of students and staff. Yes -we plant in the winter here :). Tips: Weed barrier. Use it. Adopt a plot - set up small assignments. Weddings, funerals, wars - walk & garden events are nice. Excerci...

It's like a gringo pretending they invented tacos. Its like a theater major pretending they wrote Shakespeare's plays. Be careful what costumes you wear this Halloween kiddos... some cultures don't appreciate those who dress up in another's clothes. Dressing up in someone else's clothes. Wolves in ...

Mormons have historically partnered with Muslims, They probably admire the unquestioning devotion to ayatollahs and the willingness to die for your faith. They're thinking, damn, how do we get more of that? After Trump works his magic, the Kingdom of Deseret could utilize the tactic of strapping a ...

And yet in church today I heard a talk about gathering Israel. Patriarchal blessings - are members disappointed when their ancestry.com DNA results don't match their blessing? It's like a gringo pretending they invented tacos. Its like a theater major pretending they wrote Shakespeare's plays. Be c...

I wonder if its like JW's, with list of 144,000 (church judges who goes to heaven, not god)

Quite a few Christians (and Jews) believe the 2nd coming (1st coming) will happen in Israel - near the contested dome of the rock / temple mount / wailing wall area. Are Mormons watching the current news too, or is it just everyone else? Any statement from lds church condemning Hamas or are Mormons ...

Were there any GC talks on how to handle church leaders who are pedophiles?

I was out of town for conference, did not listen to any of it, but am now seeing the commentary in social media threads. As an educator focused on student success rates and doing everything I can to pull everyone (not a select few) through course material, all religious groups - and Mormons are not ...

Great points Angel. I completely agree, but I think I need to give him space to make some decisions. We talked about why he wants to go to church more and I cautioned him against doing it because he feels like he "should" in an effort to help him see the groupthink pressure. I'll be there for him a...

Wanting to be good... New semester, students introding themselves, getting to know the new crowd. They want to be good at math, good at programming, good at - you name it - immersed in excercise, immersed in learning a new language, immersed in music, in cooking - dedicated to being good/talented .....

blazerb wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 01, 2023 1:21 pm

the pressure to present a perfect image

One year our ward theme was "be ye therefore perfect"

I think serious issues are more common than most realize. The pressure to iron that shirt, comb hair, and put on a smile...

Kouri Richins, 33, Mormon Utah mother accused of killing her husband Eric, threw a party at her house the day after his death.... writes children's book about how to cope with death https://nypost.com/2023/05/13/kouri-richins-threw-party-day-after-allegedly-killing-husband-report/ Just keeping the c...

Upon the sea, a sailor's gaze, In wonder at the diverse array. Big and small, old and new, Each on a voyage, a different hue. Through storms they strive, through calm they glide, Their paths converge, a fate implied. One port they seek, though routes vary wide, Many boats, one destination, a journey...

Reasonable? Faith over fear? Gen 22:12 - And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fear est God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. faith = fear Consider what some Jewish people believe about Abraham/Isaac -...

Hagoth wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 15, 2023 3:15 pm

You are entitled to three meals a day, clothing, a place to sleep, and healthcare. Anything beyond that is up to you."

... and education - need to add education to that list, the pursuit of happiness and self-reliance.