Maureen

First of al Josh I DO NOT HATE PEOPLE! second i never said i hate peole... lisajo, JoshuaK didn't say you HATE people, he said "I know you hate when people do that...." Not sure what "that" is, but that's what he said. Well this is what you said earlier: That could be interpreted to mean "not post" in my books. M.

Desire, sgallan was responding to what Brother Dorsey said in his post. M.

Well I must say that you handle rudeness with great civility JoshuaK. A respectful way to stick up for yourself. M.

I can understand eventual remarriage after sometime of grieving and adjusting to widow/erhood. But what if the widowed spouse made plans to remarry only 3 months after his/her first spouse's death, and then actually remarried 3 months later (6 months in total of spouse's death). What are your feelings about hasty 2nd marriages, Desire? I'm just curious about your opinion because of your above quote. M.

Why would you assume that someone would reply with a negative comment on home schooling? M.

From lds.org: Those in spirit prison have the opportunity to learn the gospel of Jesus Christ, repent of their sins, and receive the ordinances of baptism and confirmation through the work we do in temples (see D&C 138:30–35). When they do, they may enter paradise. (36863, True to the Faith, Paradise, 111) M.

Now that's funny! M.

I said 'Both'. IMO, many of the people who know about Mormons are ex-mormons (who are sometimes quite 'anti'). They once lived the Mormon life, therefore know what its like to be Mormon. And of course Mormons themselves, goes without saying. M.

I'm not sure Ruth would have been the same Ruth if she chose a different direction of faith. Since Ruth seems to be part of such a paradox of family history, which makes her history so much more interesting, I can't imagine Jesus coming from a different family line. M.

He is not a member of the mainstream Utah Mormon church, so that's not possible. Did I miss something. No where in the article does it say that he is a Mormon. It says he is a polygamist leader - leader of the FLDS. Are you confusing the two churches, Desire? M.

It looks like this story is really a 10 year old urgan legend: http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/cigarson.asp M.

Wow, I had never heard of Lundgren before. There seems to be crazy people everywhere. M.

IMO, of all these people to make such decisions, I think astronomers are the best qualified. I'm going to speculate that if you were around in the 16th century you would have been anti-Copernicanism: Copernicus and Copernicanism Nicolaus Copernicus.Copernicus' theory is of extraordinary importance in the history of human knowledge. Many authors suggest that only a few other persons have exerted a comparable influence on human culture in general and on science in particular.[citation needed] Many meanings have been ascribed to Copernicus' theory, apart from its strictly scientific import. His work affected religion as well as science, dogma as well as freedom of scientific inquiry. Copernicus' rank as a scientist is often compared with that of Galileo. Copernicus' work contradicted then-accepted religious dogma: it could be inferred that there was no need of an entity (God) that granted a soul, power and life to the World and to human beings — science could explain everything that was attributed to Him. Copernicanism, however, also opened a way to immanence, the view that a divine force, or a divine being, pervades all things that exist — a view that has since been developed further in modern philosophy. Immanentism also leads to subjectivism: to the theory that it is perception that creates reality, that there is no underlying reality that exists independent of perception. Thus some argue that Copernicanism demolished the foundations of medieval science and metaphysics. A corollary of Copernicanism is that scientific law need not be congruent with appearance. This contrasts with Aristotle's system, which placed much more importance on the derivation of knowledge through the senses.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_Cope...d_Copernicanism M.

Little Pluto, formerly the solar system's smallest planet, has been stripped of its status by the International Astronomical Union, reducing the number of planets to eight. The new guidelines — introduced in Prague on Thursday after a week of debate by the 2,500 astronomers at the organization's conference — define what is a planet and what is not. Pluto didn't make the cut.... from: Pluto demoted under new definition of planet http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2006/08...to-planets.html What is the galaxy coming to!? M.

Sorry, I stopped watching Survivor years ago. M.

Hi Nephi5 - You could give this a try: Facing the Future: A Prescription for Peace (John 14) By: Bob Deffinbaugh , Th.M http://www.bible.org/page.asp?page_id=622 M.

Do you believe that we inherit our sinful nature or that we acquire our sinful nature by learning/example? M.

be•nev•o•lent adj. 1. Characterized by or suggestive of doing good. 2. Of, concerned with, or organized for the benefit of charity. adj 1: doing or producing good [syn: beneficent, gracious] 2: intending or showing kindness; "a benevolent society" 3: having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others; "his benevolent smile"; "a benevolent nature" [syn: good] [ant: malevolent] 4: generous in providing aid to others [syn: freehearted] 5: generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions" [syn: beneficent, eleemosynary, philanthropic] vir•tu•ous adj. 1. Having or showing virtue, especially moral excellence: led a virtuous life. 2. Possessing or characterized by chastity; pure: a virtuous woman. See Synonyms at moral. adj 1: of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"; "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass [syn: good, just, upright] 2: morally excellent [ant: wicked] 3: behaving according to standards of what is right or just; "led a virtuous (or moral) life" 4: in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal" [syn: pure, vestal, virgin, virginal] M. :) (from of course dictionary.com)

LionHeart, Could you list some of those things that were removed from the Bible but included in the BofM? Thanks! M.

Two notes about this temple: It was built about two years before Hong Kong was handed over to the Chinese government (it had been a British colony). Also, although Hong Kong is part of China now, it remains a Special Administrative Region, and is under the promised 50 years of "Two systems, one country." In other words, what is allowed in Hong Kong is not the norm throughout China. My nephew served his mission in Hong Kong & Macau from Feb 2002/Nov. 2003. He was able to tract and speak with people in public and in homes. The LDS church purchased an existing building to conduct meetings/activities. M.

This is very very late but I liked to wish you a Belated Happy Birthday!...And also wanted to mention that lately you've been sounding very spunky Lindy in many of your posts, which might I add, is a good thing. Keep up the good work and I hope you had a wonderful day! M.

Great minds think alike, except I was going to suggest Chapters (do you have Chapters in the States? Book stores...). My kids and I can go and spend a couple hours looking at/for books and magazines. There's chairs to sit on and read and coffeeshops attached, but they also have nibblies, maybe even juice. M.

Call up friends you haven't seen in awhile and go on a double date, maybe just out to eat. M.

I think Franken was referring to him being the baptizer and not the baptizee. :) M.

Lutheran - It's the one worship service that I'm definitely comfortable with. I like their moderate take on certain activities. Evangelical Lutherans do not have a problem with dancing or drinking alcohol. Pentecostal - Before a pentecostal worship service, they would always spend at least half an hour, maybe more, singing "spiritual songs", not really hymns. The kind with the words projected on the wall, so that everyone can sing, even if you're not familiar with the song. My favorites are the ones that are usually from the book of Psalms, that someone has put a melody to. I've always wondered if there's an offical group of people that do this. :) Salvation Army - Definitely a "service" organization without the judgement. I would sometimes attend the Ladies Campouts with my friend at Pine Lake, AB years ago. There were always fun and humourous activities. LDS - Mormons like to dance, well they used to when I was a teenager. Youth dances were a very regular occurence. They even had Dance Festivals and Road Shows (not sure if they still do) - I participated in these also. TP'ing cars or houses and chinese firedrills were very "Mormon" things to do (not sure if these still happen, it could just be a 'generational' thing). I also found that Education Week and some of the Relief Society events where they focused on the day to day "inspirational" talks were beneficial. Anglican - I once was part of a choir at my friend's Anglican church and the music director was very old, he must have been in his '80's. He taught us the most unusal hymns. My favorite Christmas carol I learned from this man, The Holly and the Ivy and I'm guessing a very old hymn called Adam Lay Ybounden, here's the lyrics: Adam lay ybounden, Bounden in a bond; Four thousand winter Thought he not too long. And all was for an apple, An apple that he took, As clerkès finden Written in their book. Né had the apple taken been The apple taken been, Né had never our lady Abeen heavené queen. Blessèd be the time That apple taken was. Therefore we moun singen Deo Gracias! http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Adam_la..._(John_Ireland) M.