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We see it as a symbol of Christ's sacrifice. Maybe Abraham saw it as this, too, but I suspect not. At least not directly. I suspect Abraham saw it as divine mercy toward him and his son, and as symbolic of the divine mercy God extends in not destroying the sinner but instead of finding a way to spare him—which of course is precisely what the Savior is.

My reaction exactly

Yeah, that's probably what the Savior meant. 🙄 I have heard Latter-day Saints claim that we should stop doing missionary work because it just makes people mad and not like us. Instead, we should just do proxy work for the dead. That way, you see, everyone can get saved, with no muss or fuss.

I've been under the impression we call the New York hill Cumorah because people assumed the plates were buried in the Hill Cumorah mentioned in the text of the Book of Mormon, so they started calling the New York hill by that name, and it stuck. Whether that was a correct assumption or not, I don't know and don't actually care much.

I promise you'll be happy. And even if you're not, there's more to life than that - don't ask me what.

Tom Baker forever! Jelly Babies! (Although I begrudgingly admit the 10th doctor just blows 'em all out of the water.)

These are all really just theories, except that the final battle took place in New York and the plates were buried in Cumorah. We have no idea where the rest took place.

I'd say there are multiple symbols with it. Vort and Fether have mentioned the most recognized one that is generally seen.

Even if the numbers are correct, the leaders would have put far more into the church via volunteer time and tithes and offerings than they ever would get out from a stipend? The only time church leaders are paid is to compensate for their families (i.e,. the money is to support wives and children who would be affected if he was suddenly no longer making a living). A leaked pay stub from an apostle, showed his stipend at just under 90K in 2000. http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=4800350&itype=CMSID Put that into perspective, and your typical IT specialist managing the church's website makes more than an Apostle.

Christ... our innocent worldly loves comforts/loves... Our agency... probably others

For us, the Shabbat is the holiest of days...even more so than Yom Kippur...because it is the only day (or Feast of the L-rd) that is mentioned in the Ten Commandments. In other words, we believe that it is a day set apart for all people, not just Jews. We look at the Shabbat with reverence for creation and the Creator. It is a line of demarkation between the sacred and the profane, the things of the Divine, and the day to day. Thank you for helping me understand that.

I believe it was moved to Sunday to honor the Ressurrction of Jesus Christ. Christ was killed on the cross on Friday and rose from the tomb on Sunday, and I believe most early and modern Christians celebrate the Sabbath on Sunday for that reason. There are exceptions however, such as the Seventh Day Adventists, who still honor the Sabbath on Saturday.

Thank you so kindly for your thoughtful response. As I read it, it made me think of something I've been meaning to ask of you or any Christian who cares to respond. Why do you suppose the Church changed the Shabbat being on Saturday (Friday sunset to Saturday sunset) as directed by Scripture to Sunday instead?

It’s too bad your friends said blink would get you hooked. The best episode to watch to get hooked is the very first episode of the new series. I’ve never been much for watching episodes of shows out of order.

I have heard of three symbolic interpretations for the story of the Good Samaritan. 1) The classic everyone is your neighbor 2) Christ is the Samaritan and we are the injured man. He is in the land where everyone hates him, he still stops to take care of them despite the hate. He heals us and pays our debt (Samaritan paying the inn keeper to take care of the wounds of the injured man) and promises to come again and pay any remaining debt (second coming and in the parable the Samaritan promises to return) 3) The temple worker and the Jewish priest that ignored the injured man were actually doing right. Spiritual work is more important than saving one man from a physical death.

My favorite is still the wheat and the tares. Wheat is used to make bread and thus the bread of life as symbolic to Christ and the sacrament, or, life is in the wheat. We are the wheat. But, what's interesting is that in the Rexburg temple the wheat motif is symbolized throughout but only in the sealing or marriage room is the wheat motif blossomed and ready for harvest.

We do need to teach things as parents. That usually involves being kind AND stern. Kindness with no sternness is just wishy-washy spoiling. Sterness without kindness drives people away. Sometimes you got to be "the bad guy" (like my daughter literally broke her bed from jumping) and sometimes things get rewarded (like she gathered the laundry today and got a marshmallow). It is great you're taking a parenting class, I hope it goes well!

Probably a little. The missionary handbook says “You may telephone your parents on Christmas and one other time during the year (usually Mother’s Day), according to guidelines from your mission president. Take care that these calls do not ... create a financial problem for your family.”

I'm happy with the new changes and look forward to hearing from my son tomorrow. However, I still plan to write to my son every week because I don't want to end the practice that I've followed every week for my previous two children. I still have all of the letters that my parents sent to me when I was on my mission. I don't think I have any records of the very few phones calls I made to my parents.

I loved it from 2008-2009ish, felt conflicted about it for the next couple years because it was my ex who introduced it to me, loved it for another couple years, lost my ability to watch it, regained my ability to watch it, lost it again... yeah, my journey has been a bit yo-yoish. I haven't seen anything with the newest Doctor yet because I'm waiting to be able to stream without paying per episode again.

I would say there are some similarities between our houses of worship and your synagogues, as well as some differences. Similarities: We also gather weekly on the Sabbath to study our scriptures. Generally, we have one hour where we hear sermons on various Gospel topics given by the members of the ward. We also have one hour of more in depth study, Sunday School together one week and Priesthood/Relief Society split by men and women the next. We also have special focus on certain scriptures and Gospel lessons during the holidays, Easter and Christmas being most important for us (and most other Christians of course). We also meet with our Bishop one on one if neccessary on Sunday, for individual counseling on various issues on an as need basis. I assume that is the same for Jews, although I don't know when you counsel with individuals in your congregation as a rabbi so I apologize if I am incorrect about that. I would say in many ways our faiths are similiar, as our churches can also be considered houses of prayer, study, and assembly. Differences: On Sunday, the most important part of our worship service is partaking of the Sacrament. By eating the bread and the water, we renew our special covenants that we made with our Father in Heaven and Jesus Christ during our baptism, and reflect upon and seek forgiveness for our sins. It is the most important part of our weekly worship, and is generally held near the beginning of our worship services.

Now, why is that? What would have happened if you did? That's good. Hopefully you can work towards making it a permanent situation instead of just a sabbatical. Hah hah... Your mom is a hoot. There's no such thing as a "naturally obedient child".

This didn’t seem worth a new thread, but it seemed worth noting somehow:

I find this site to be a useful resource for getting a snapshot of what various supplements are good for. I feel sometimes they seem to be missing some important information, but they look to have creatine covered quite well. https://examine.com/supplements/creatine/ As for the safety aspect in particular they have this to say: So they give it a very safe review. One new thing I learned is that it may help cognition in the sleep deprived - I'm glad you gave me a reason to check in on this. I have young children and work a varied shift sometimes being out to 9:00 pm or later and often being up at 4:00 am to start early shifts... I may have to start taking some.

All faithful members are RICH- richly blessed and there rewards are Eternal and not temporal. I feel wealthier than Bill Gates because I have been so incredibly blessed to have accepted the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ.

Why not?? "People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to affect, but actually, from a non-linear, non subjective point of view it is more like a big ball of wibbily wobbly timey wimey...stuff."