Connie

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    Connie reacted to anatess2 in MCU's new HERo   
    Ask Disney.  That’s how they’re promoting Captain Marvel.
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    Connie got a reaction from Fether in What is that word???   
    Maybe sloganeering?
    "Reductionism: (also, Oversimplifying, Sloganeering): The fallacy of deceiving an audience by giving simple answers or bumper-sticker slogans in response to complex questions, especially when appealing to less educated or unsophisticated audiences. E.g., "If the glove doesn’t fit, you must vote to acquit." Or, "Vote for Snith. He'll bring back jobs!" In science, technology, engineering and mathematics ("STEM subjects") reductionism is intentionally practiced to make intractable problems computable, e.g., the well-known humorous suggestion, "First, let's assume the cow is a sphere!". See also, the Plain Truth Fallacy, and Dog-whistle Politics." 
    from: http://utminers.utep.edu/omwilliamson/ENGL1311/fallacies.htm
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    Connie got a reaction from unixknight in So um... I have an announcement.   
    Congratulations! That's awesome! 
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    Connie got a reaction from Midwest LDS in Is It Really So Hard To Love Those Who Leave?   
    Domestic violence perpetrators, I imagine.
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    Connie got a reaction from Just_A_Guy in Is It Really So Hard To Love Those Who Leave?   
    Domestic violence perpetrators, I imagine.
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    Connie got a reaction from Vort in Is It Really So Hard To Love Those Who Leave?   
    Domestic violence perpetrators, I imagine.
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    Connie got a reaction from Just_A_Guy in Here’s a tough one!!   
    That's pretty horrific. Maybe see if your area has something like Adult Protective Services. You can report cases of self neglect.
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    Connie got a reaction from SilentOne in First annual meeting of the Legion of Doom   
    JAG looks like such a nice guy. It's hard to imagine him as a hardened lawyer.  
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    Connie got a reaction from dprh in Is getting pregnant from a sperm donor not allowed in the church?   
    A single woman has so many options. There are so many people in this world who are in need of mothering. There are tons of career paths to take such as teaching, daycare, nursing, social work, etc., etc., etc. What is her job? There may be opportunities there to mother. If not, there are so many volunteer opportunities. She could look on justserve.org to find volunteer opportunities in her area.
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    Connie got a reaction from Backroads in Is getting pregnant from a sperm donor not allowed in the church?   
    A single woman has so many options. There are so many people in this world who are in need of mothering. There are tons of career paths to take such as teaching, daycare, nursing, social work, etc., etc., etc. What is her job? There may be opportunities there to mother. If not, there are so many volunteer opportunities. She could look on justserve.org to find volunteer opportunities in her area.
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    Connie got a reaction from Jane_Doe in Ditching institute/YSA for family wards, bad idea?   
    I went to a YSA ward a couple times after high school graduation. I didn't really like it. I preferred the age variety of a family ward--learning from the experience of the older ladies in Relief Society as well as the bright, young testimonies of the primary-aged kids. I stayed in my family ward. No one ever pestered me about going to the YSA ward that i can recall. It didn't feel awkward to me, but I was a bit of an odd duck. I never gave much thought to what anyone else thought of my choice. I think family wards are very benefited when young single adults chose to stay. I had a calling as primary pianist.
    I think it just depends on what you're looking for and where you do your best learning. I have lots of family and friends who love their YSA ward and benefit greatly from meeting and serving with people their own age.
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    Connie got a reaction from Xavier in Is getting pregnant from a sperm donor not allowed in the church?   
    "Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity." --from The Family: A Proclamation to the World
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    Connie got a reaction from zil in Is getting pregnant from a sperm donor not allowed in the church?   
    "Artificial insemination of single sisters is not approved. Single sisters who deliberately refuse to follow the counsel of Church leaders in this matter are subject to Church discipline."
    Wow! There it is. When in doubt, check Handbook 2. Thanks, @zil.
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    Connie got a reaction from Midwest LDS in Is getting pregnant from a sperm donor not allowed in the church?   
    "Artificial insemination of single sisters is not approved. Single sisters who deliberately refuse to follow the counsel of Church leaders in this matter are subject to Church discipline."
    Wow! There it is. When in doubt, check Handbook 2. Thanks, @zil.
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    Connie got a reaction from Overwatch in Is getting pregnant from a sperm donor not allowed in the church?   
    "Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity." --from The Family: A Proclamation to the World
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    Connie got a reaction from Vort in Is getting pregnant from a sperm donor not allowed in the church?   
    "Artificial insemination of single sisters is not approved. Single sisters who deliberately refuse to follow the counsel of Church leaders in this matter are subject to Church discipline."
    Wow! There it is. When in doubt, check Handbook 2. Thanks, @zil.
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    Connie reacted to zil in Is getting pregnant from a sperm donor not allowed in the church?   
    https://www.lds.org/study/manual/handbook-2-administering-the-church/selected-church-policies-and-guidelines/selected-church-policies?lang=eng#title_number71
    Especially:
    Handbook 2 answers a multitude of questions.
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    Connie got a reaction from Midwest LDS in Is getting pregnant from a sperm donor not allowed in the church?   
    A single woman has so many options. There are so many people in this world who are in need of mothering. There are tons of career paths to take such as teaching, daycare, nursing, social work, etc., etc., etc. What is her job? There may be opportunities there to mother. If not, there are so many volunteer opportunities. She could look on justserve.org to find volunteer opportunities in her area.
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    Connie got a reaction from The Folk Prophet in Is getting pregnant from a sperm donor not allowed in the church?   
    "Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity." --from The Family: A Proclamation to the World
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    Connie got a reaction from NightSG in Is getting pregnant from a sperm donor not allowed in the church?   
    "Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity." --from The Family: A Proclamation to the World
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    Connie got a reaction from mordorbund in Is getting pregnant from a sperm donor not allowed in the church?   
    "Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity." --from The Family: A Proclamation to the World
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    Connie got a reaction from marge in Please can I ask your advice on finding a church to attend with my girlfriend.   
    I think you are right to want to get this resolved before marriage. Just based on what you’ve written here, I think the bigger issue (over finding a church you are both comfortable with) is that you are so committed to this and she, seemingly, is not. You need to sit down together and really communicate about this issue. Find out why she doesn’t seem to think this is important to figure out before marriage.
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    Connie got a reaction from carlimac in Seminary Curriculum switching to Come Follow Me.   
    I would absolutely love that! And that's pretty much what i mean when i say i wish it wasn't so entrenched with the public school. Even thinking of my own experience in high school. It would have been wonderful to have early morning seminary and then get to take some more extra curricular classes.
    I don't know about other areas of Utah, but there is very little concession made here for alternative education styles. We are pretty much expected to gain intimate knowledge of the public school schedule, which is frankly quite asinine, and never fits in very well with the online school our kids go to. There is one early morning class across the two high schools in my area. They make it very clear to any who ask that that class is reserved for public schooled kids who need to take extra courses and cannot do released time. They do offer home study but only if you make it clear that there is no time your kid can possibly attend during one of their class periods. There is also an online class, but they don't even mention that option unless you've gone a while doing home study. The online class is awful.
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    Connie got a reaction from Vort in Seminary Curriculum switching to Come Follow Me.   
    They did something similar back when I was in high school and they wanted things a little more aligned with what was happening in Sunday school. They had to offer a special class for the seniors so they wouldn’t miss out on the book they hadn’t done. So seniors were studying one thing while everyone else started on the new one that the seniors had already done.
    I have longed to see seminary less entrenched in the public school schedule, especially here in Utah. It is incredibly hard for homeschoolers and those who chose alternative education to find a good time for seminary for their kids here in my area. This seems like it may be a step in that direction. This is going to be quite the transition.