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Looks like we may be a new project family. DW got an email yesterday asking of several people could make appointment to come over to visit. Their suggested time? 7:30 PM. I have three kids. 9, 4, and almost a year. So they want to come over on a school night right at bedtime? I am pretty sure that t...

One question I would ask is: The commonly justifies that polygamy was used to support women who would otherwise have no husband to support them, commonly because they died due to various reason. 1. Census records for Utah clear show that Utah historically had more men than women. This was the case f...

If you wanted to jerk them around, then give them the office phone number of an electrical contractor in your area. Preferably one who is a commercial/industrial one and three times the price of a residential contractor.

What your mom doesn't have 480 Volt/3 phase power to her stove? Bummer.

Since the caller was not from your ward and it sounds like he had been canvasing several wards looking for someone he could ask to volunteer, it sounds like to me someone was trying to use the church for free labor. Why hire a licensed contractor when you can guilt someone with questionable qualific...

I have heard the narrative that after the Manifesto, the brethren wanted us to have a distinguishing characteristic and the full adherence to the Word of Wisdom was going to be the mark as "the peculiar people " that are Mormons. Heber J. Grant was a very vocal advocate of prohibition, partially be...

Interesting connection!

So was George A. Smith the original Paul H. Dunn?

Origin of the Book of Mormon: Believer's perspective: Because we do not know exactly how the translation was done, the only way to explain it is divine inspiration. Disaffected's perspective: While we do not know exactly how it was done, there are a number of theories that adequately explain how it...

According to the Wiki you posed, the Standing High Council was dissolved when they were expelled from Missouri in 1838. Originally, the standing high council, under the direction of the First Presidency, was in a de facto supervisory role over the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, which was a traveling...

Be careful when you fall down the rabbit hole because you will be surprised just how far down it goes.

Welcome to a new and hopefully better life of your own design.

wtfluff wrote:How's that? Those are the best useless plattitude-y answers I could come up with in the millisecond I spent thinking about it.

You spend WAY too much time thinking about some stuff.

Considering that the median household income in Utah is $62,912 according to the 2015 US Census data, hopefully this coverage will get people talking about what is considered a "modest living allowance." Church leaders basically have three sources of income. 1. Salary/"Modest living allowance." 2. C...

The Tribune has picked this up.

http://www.sltrib.com/home/4800350-155/ ... on-leaders

3. It's important to have your own hobbies/activities, but to have something together is important as well. This is something I need to work on in my marriage. The church is all we had in common, and with it gone, there's a lot of emptiness. Nothing is particularly bad, but there's nothing there ei...

MerrieMiss, This maybe a good opportunity to talk about the church culture with your DH. You can talk about church culture in a back handed way. Maybe something like this: "You know how often do we say that someone leaves the church because the are 'offended.' I heard that *insert name here* had iss...

That phase of life can be very difficult, even without religion bringing even more stress into a relationship. Something that may be helpful. 1. Get some professional help. One or both of you may be suffering from depression from the sounds of things. A good councilor (non church) and medication can...

Sounds like my ward growing up in West Jordan, a suburb of Salt Lake. I think there were maybe 120 houses in the ward, basically one block.

It was a big change to move to West Virginia where the ward covered over 500 square miles and had people in three states.

I always hated evening scripture study. There were way too many distractions. One idea Vlad is to go ahead and do it. Not only do it, but do it all out. By forcing everyone to take time out of their evening when they are already tired and cranky, everyone will get extra "enjoyment" from your time. M...

What is probably left out of this story is that the lady in question posted about being depressed and in need of chocolate all over Facebook and had a good friend who watches their phone all day.

Alas, does your state allow for domestic partnerships? Some states will give these the same benefits as a marriage. This would give the same benefits without the stigma. It may be something for them to look into at least. Of course, that begs the question for how the church will react to that. Legal...

It comes in white too: Sorry, but the white stuff is a different process than the pink fiberglass and does not itch nearly as much as the pink stuff. For me, it took me a while to stop wearing them. After my shelf crashed, I was basically in shock for weeks and it never occurred to me to stop weari...