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  1. *sigh* Demogorgon. Singular. He is a single demon/deity not plural. If you're gonna geek, geek it correctly. Sheeeshhh...(been playing since 1977). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demogorgon_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)
    3 points
  2. Here is the thing. if you don’t learn to communicate and respect each others wants and needs, you might as well file for divorce now. You have a VERY unhealthy relationship that needs to be fixed or you will be unhappy your whole life, and worst yet, you will raise a child in a home by parents who are unhappy and don’t respect each other. And then your kid will grow up to be just like you two.
    2 points
  3. Thank you everyone, I appreciate the efforts and humor. I've come to the conclusion now that the quote, phrase must have been given to us by a GA in a stake or regional setting instead, which explains why it is not readily coming up in online searches. Thank you again!
    2 points
  4. Take the kid to church. If she says no, than take her to her grandparents and then go to church. If you can’t make it to your ward, find another nearby if possible. if my wife went against the church, I would give a darn what she wanted me or didn’t want me to do with the gospel. I’m making time for God.
    2 points
  5. I agree. It’s unfortunate that you didn’t work harder to build clarity on this issue before the marriage; and you probably owe her an apology for that. But no spouse has the right to unilaterally control the other spouse’s religion, or to micromanage their spouse’s schedule to the point that the spouse can’t spend 2-3 hours per week on a personal activity of their choice. And frankly, as a dad of six: My wife has gone through some pretty messy deliveries, including nearly bleeding out after a newbie postpartum nurse didn’t catch the fact that she was hemorrhaging badly. She has *NEVER* remained incapable of driving for fifteen weeks after birth. I don’t buy the story about your wife being medically unable to drive herself to Grandma’s at this point. I mean, if you’ve heard a doctor say that; I guess that’s the hand you’ve been dealt (but even then, once you’ve dropped her off there should be an LDS ward somewhere within pretty easy distance). But your wife recovered well enough to plan and go through a wedding with you a month or two after giving birth, so it sounds to me like she may be using her medical woes as a means of controlling you.
    2 points
  6. I disagree that you have to give up on Church because of your wife. Don't argue, don't fight. But stand up for yourself. This is what you do - tell the wife - in a non-heated, calm manner, the same way you would tell her that the mail just arrived... "I am going to Church on Sunday, I will be gone for 3 hours - from x to y. If you like, I can take the baby with me so you can rest." This shouldn't be presented as a request. Rather, this should be presented as a Fact of Life. Isn't the bishop your uncle, or something? If I remember it correctly, then your uncle being upset is probably because he knows you can stand up for yourself and not jeopardize your marriage when it comes to your devotion to your Heavenly Father and you just haven't done so. My advice to guys - most women respect a man who wouldn't allow them to treat as a doormat.
    2 points
  7. Hey I think I found it. It was given by President Spencer W. Kimball at a fireside in 1979. You can find the whole talk in the Novemeber 1979 ensign in the Gospel Library under the title "The role of righteous women" Here is the excerpt I think you are thinking of: "Even though the eternal roles of men and women differ, as we indicated to you a year ago, this leaves much to be done by way of parallel personal development —for both men and women. In this connection, I stress again the deep need each woman has to study the scriptures. We want our homes to be blessed with sister scriptorians —whether you are single or married, young or old, widowed or living in a family."
    2 points
  8. We've only been married 6 weeks it's not like we got married and magically the next day we were the perfect family. We're still figuring it out but I love and respect my wife
    1 point
  9. The article seems to be making an excuse for them remarking that it's "White people" as if this were an honest effort at historical awareness. C'mon. It's 2019. That wasn't about being accurate in a positive way. In 2019, that's just a lefty term for "racists."
    1 point
  10. Hey Junior? Just full disclosure here - I didn't really feel like an adult until both my kids had been born and I was in my mid '30's. That said, I was an adult, I just didn't feel like one. I had to act like one, even though I didn't feel like one. I had to make principled decisions based on what was right, instead of what was popular, or what would have me liked, or what would make someone mad. That's part of being an adult. When I was an immature dependent child, I was all about "my dad doesn't want me to" this, and "I want to try but my mom said" that. But once I got married, I had to put all that childish nonsense away and start making decisions based on principles. It's your time, brother. You are learning how to be an adult. Be quick about it, because your wife and child need you to be one. You don't have to be mean, rude, or unrighteous. Just right.
    1 point
  11. I have a testimony that the church is true. I do try to put the church first
    1 point
  12. This still wouldn't bother me a bit. Not if it was truly color blind.
    1 point
  13. anatess2

    A Minority "Voice"?

    The "Squad" says racists things and it's ok. The President fires back at their racist comments and he gets a Congressional Vote to condemn his comments as racist. Honk honk. Clown World.
    1 point
  14. Seems reasonable. After all, the Olympics don't seem to be suffering from not having salaried athletes. A sprint (half mile swim, 12.5 mile bike, 3 mile run) really should be doable for anyone without legitimate mobility issues, with a month or two of training. If I can ever manage a 5k run without my knee acting up, I'm going to give it a shot.
    1 point
  15. When we say “original meaning”, do we mean that when Agrippa used the word (or its Greek equivalent) in Acts 26 he meant “Trinitarian”; or that he was referring to some doctrinal litmus year above and beyond “believer in the messiahship of Yesuha-bin-Yusuf”? I agree with you generally that what we are is far more important than what we are called. That being said, and trying to approach the matter with a degree of detachment: it strikes me that most of the litmus tests being offered by those who seek to monopolize the term in modern times have little to do with anything Jesus actually taught; and more to do with making sure that Mormons remain theologically, socially, and politically “otherized”.
    1 point
  16. Honestly, for me the biggest irked is when some people purposefully twist things to have that shock factor (the brothers thing being a classic example). I'm just a bigger believe in being factual: be factual about what other people ACTUALLY believe, even if you totally disagree with it. Any Christian does not need to rely of false sensationalism to "protect the flock". But, this article is about the good side: the many people are strong in Christ, willing to see others and acknowledge their relationship with Christ. While they are not as loud, I do find the they are majority and a increasingly large majority. And I celebrate with them, rejoicing from the bottom of my heart.
    1 point
  17. It's a pain where gluten is hidden. My son can't have wheat. It makes things ao hard at times.
    1 point
  18. I am not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (I thought the term "Mormon" is now frowned upon?) but I think of myself as very friendly to the Church and open to learning wherever I can find it. As Scott said, this is also the biggest issue I've seen, but a close #2 is how Jesus and Lucifer are sometimes portrayed as spiritual brothers, which is a total, instantaneous, and irrevocable deal-breaker for many of my fellow Protestants, who simply cannot bring themselves to visualize Jesus and Lucifer as a sort of Cain and Abel. I have studied this topic a bit and my understanding is that God is believed to be the Father of all beings, so in a sense we are all brothers and sisters. But that concept can be awkwardly expressed in ways that frighten the daylights out of people who have never heard it before. Maybe I'm a naive contrarian here, but I'd say many of my thoughtful friends define "Christendom" as "the set of all people who call themselves Christian," which seems like a reasonable starting point to me.
    1 point
  19. In some ways, I think this might be the heart of the question -- Is it morally wrong for unmarried men and women to be alone together? My impression has always been that the real moral right/wrong question is about adultery/chastity/sexual impropriety. Men and women being alone together, by itself, is morally neutral. Things like the Billy Graham rule are more like "hedges about the law". By setting a standard -- a hedge -- that is far away from the actual moral question, one eliminates/minimizes the opportunity to cross an actual moral boundary.
    1 point
  20. Also possibly the July 1980 New Era. President Kimball again: "We say to you, as we recently said to the adult sisters in the Church, that the Lord is delighted when we have sisters in the Church who are good scriptorians."
    1 point
  21. I found these two here: It is fine that a man might be the scriptorian at home, but it is better that the woman is actually a follower of Christ. Don't let dad master the scriptures and mom be the only one following the example of the Savior. Hope that helps. Be sure to provide your citation!
    1 point
  22. I love sports. Both to play and to watch. I love college basketball and volleyball and have season tickets to both for a local Div I school a couple of miles from my home. My wife and I enjoy our game nights together. We, along with our adult son, play golf and tennis. Both are sports one can play throughout their life. Tennis, at least, is good exercise; golf usually puts you in nice, outdoor settings and we enjoy spending time together. We spent our 25th wedding anniversary in New York City being tourists by day and watching US Open tennis in person by night. It was one of our favorite trips. We even ran into Elder and Sister Perry a couple of times at our hotel. Whenever we travel in the summer we scope out if there is a major or minor league baseball team in town and will take in a game just to enjoy a nice evening. Our son plays pickup basketball each week at the church following YM/YW. He has developed a number of close friendships from those weekly games. I will travel a day’s journey in any direction to attend a football game for my alma mater. I live two time zones away so it’s a pleasure to be able to see them play in person on occasion. These end up being fun, family weekends. As a spectator, I enjoy watching people who are better at something than I am and I appreciate the effort it has taken them to be as good as they are. What I don’t understand is how people can get so worked up over their team, rivals or rival fans to the point where Dodgers / Giants games result in loss of life; where on-line commenters seem to shelve all civility in berating the players or fans of another team, etc. I mean, seriously, it’s just a game.
    1 point
  23. Why reply to them at all? Nothing wrong with just not saying anything to them, right?
    1 point
  24. I will take the less popular opinion here and say that you should speak to him. But what you are offering is not a correction, and her certainly wasn't teaching any false doctrine. What his statements needs is a brief statement of nuance. I have used that same scripture to make the same exact point. However, I always add the caveat, "barring cases of mental health and/or depression, those who find themselves happy in this life are likely to find themselves happy in the next." The important part is to focus on the behavior of doing our best to live the gospel and repent--doing so brings lasting joy through eternity. While I have no doubt that your stake presiden(t/cy person thing) would agree, I believe that words are important. Especially when they can affect some of our most vulnerable saints. Adding that one simple caveat is, I feel, a reasonable protection to keep those with mental health struggles from further despair.
    1 point
  25. And the indoctrination of the young continues. Wake up, parents!
    1 point
  26. anatess2

    Lame Jokes, the Sequel

    Two guys struck up a conversation while waiting for Peter at the Pearly Gates. "How'd you die?" the first man asks the second. "I froze to death," says the second. "How did you die?" says the second. "I had a heart attack", says the first guy. "You see, I knew my wife was cheating on me, so one day I showed up at home unexpectedly. I ran up to the bedroom, and found her alone. I ran down to the basement, bot no one was hiding there. I ran up to the second floor, but no one was hiding there either. I ran as fast as I could to the attic, and just as I got there, I had a massive heart attack and died." The second man shakes his head, "If you had only stopped to look in the freezer, we'd both still be alive."
    1 point
  27. This is the sign outside my local butcher's job. ' And on the other side
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  28. zil

    Lame Jokes, the Sequel

    There's this guy who collects candy canes. They're all in mint condition.
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  29. zil

    Lame Jokes, the Sequel

    Not exactly a lame joke, but I didn't want to make a whole new thread for it (and did want to share it, cuz it's kinda funny):
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  30. anatess2

    Lame Jokes, the Sequel

    Wife comes home to see this note on the refrigerator: Honey, a woman from the Gyna Colleges called and left a message that the Pabst beer was a concern. I didn't even know you took up drinking. Good thing you have concerned members at the college. I love you and will always be here for you to support you in whatever way I can. I have the schedule of the AA meetings in the area and I also went ahead and set up an appointment with the bishop for you.
    0 points