UintahJack

I have a feeling scouting is going to be encouraged more than ever in the church with Thomas S. Monson as the president of the church. He has been involved in scouting his entire life and has been one of its strongest advocates. He is Mr. Scouting.

Jonny, Don't give up. I don't remember who said it, but someone said, "Life is a series of problems. Either you are in one now, you're just coming out of one or you're getting ready to go into another one." That's why we consider our mortal life a test and we are measured by how we respond to our challenges. Obtaining the priesthood is a worthy goal and is worth the effort. Like many others have said, you need to see your bishop. He is the one who is called to help you with this and will be inspired to know how you need to proceed. Having the priesthood is a great privilege and gift given to us by the Lord, usually given when you are worthy and after some period of activity. Again, that is up to your bishop so set up a time and talk to him. :)

I had a grandpa named Moroni. He was a great man and I think he liked his name. I think Nephi would be good. My daughter-in-law is going to have a baby girl any day and they are going to give her a Welsh name, Tegan (pronounced Teegan). Just thought I'd mention that. :)

I am very concerned about this Texas overreaction to a probably bogus telephone call that started it all in the first place. Don't get me wrong, if child abuse is going on, where young underage girls are forced into marriages and sex, something needs to be done about it. But, just based on a phone call, authorities can't go in and round up 400+ children and tear them from their mothers. I'm not a lawyer, but where is the due process? If I was one of those parents I would get a good lawyer and sue Texas for a gazillion dollars for all the mental anguish and trauma they have caused to these children and their mothers. Isn't this reminiscent of the persecution heaped on the LDS (not FLDS) church over polygamy in the late 19th century? If you read about what happened then you will see that, much like today, the media whipped up the public back East into a frenzy against the "Mormons." I know the polygamy back then was much different than it is now for the FLDS. The LDS church wasn't all about polygamy like it seems to be with the FLDS, only a small percentage of the members actually practiced it. Still, don't believe all that you see on the media about the FLDS. I usually like Fox News, but their reporting has even been very inflammatory and one-sided. It is just big news so they're soaking it for all they can like all the other news, especially cable news. Texas authorities, investigate the FLDS if you want in the proper way, but all their rights should be respected and treat them as innocent until proven guilty. I had a few polygamous ancestors, but I can't imagine why anyone would want to live that way. The men who do it in today's world must have huge egos. I can't handle my one wife and wouldn't want more. Still, I personally think if mature people want to do it in a responsible way, not preying on young girls or taking advantage of them, that it should be legal. In the LDS church today it isn't allowed, so end of the discussion if you are LDS. But, if you aren't LDS if they are going to allow same sex marriages in some states why not polygamous marriages too? If a woman was crazy enough to want more than one husband let her do that too. What's the difference? Just my two cents. :)

Welcome on board Sazz, it's a great place to be.