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That's why I would vote no. If there were to be an area of the site that included games, that would be different.

I think that's the key. How many of us have told our kids (or been told by our parents), "Because I'm the mom (or dad) and I said so!"? Can't Heavenly Father do the same? :)

I would be, but that's because I'm guessing that it will fizzle out...just like this thread already did. :) Again, not that it's up to met or that I have anything to do with it.

It's not the caffeine. It's not the tannic acid. It's the addictive properties of anything.

Dad one was good too. Here's a MomSense Part 2: YouTube - Anita Renfroe Total Momsense 2

That is absolutely amazing...how many rehearsals do you think she had to do to not trip over any words? Off to watch the dad one...

The first time I saw "The Little Mermaid," I cried when Ursula died. It was a very violent death for a cartoon.

Do you come from any Christian background? Are you familiar with the Bible? If not, I would recommend that. If you are familiar with it, then I would recommend the Book of Mormon if you are interested in Mormonism. Actually, I recommend both. Official LDS Church websites that are helpful: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mormon.org - Home If you want to go to Church, this page will help you find the nearest meetinghouse and tell you what time the congregation meets: LDS Maps If you want to visit with missionaries, you can do either either by chatting here (Mormon.org - Chat Live) or call 1-888-537-6600 (USA and Canada only), or to have the missionaries contact you, click here: Mormon.org - Have missionaries contact me And while the Church likes to see whole families baptized together and share in the joy of the Gospel together, anyone can be baptized with or without their family.

The law doesn't teach or dictate what is good or bad. It teaches what is legal or not. When it comes to gay marriage, it wouldn't definte it as "good" but rather as "legal."

That's good to start...I'd add or anywhere else that you are uncomfortable with.

Even if they aren't doing to abuse, many parents don't think about teaching their child about touching at such a young age. Teaching it in school ensures that it does in fact get taught, and it isn't teaching sex...it's teaching boundaries and appropriateness. Some parents are so freaked about about EVER having to talk to this kids about sex that they don't talk about some of the things that are important, but only somewhat related, like this.

I think it is important for children as young as 5 to know that it's not okay for someone to touch them in places they are not comfortable with, and if someone does do that, that the children know (1) it's not their fault, and (2) who they can go to to report/talk about it. If that is what is referred to as "sex ed" for 5 years olds, then yes I think it is appropriate.

I'm glad to see that you seem willing to give it a try for awhile. There are several scriptures in which the Lord invites us to "test" him...to try out the promises he's made to us. I think that's the best way to gain a testimony of any Gospel principle...live as if you already believe it, and you'll come to know it. Do the will of God, and you will come to know if it is true doctrine or not. While this verse speaks specifically of tithing, I think the concept can be applied elsewhere. Do what the Lord commands, and prove Him (test or try Him). He'll bless you. The Lord gives us certain commandments. In return, He gives us certain blessings. When we follow the commandments that He gives us, He cannot be restrained from giving us the blessings He has promised. However, when we fail to uphold our end of the bargain, He has no obligation to uphold His.

No she absolutely does NOT. That's called sexual abuse. Also child abuse. You need to discuss it with your doctor, a school counselor, the bishop, or a police officer.

She's 18...how much reason does she need? :) We all choose foolish relationships at that point in life. And we usually all wise up, too (thankfully!).

But I wouldn't advise lying about it, either.

Sorry, but I'm keeping my chocolate to myself.

As you prepare for baptism, you will be asked a series of worthiness questions. They inquire as to your intent to follow commitments to help you live the laws of God. As you progress in the Gospel, and are interviewed for Priesthood worthiness and later temple worthiness, the questions will be similar, but they will pertain to your behavior and patterns, not your intent. If you really have no intent of giving up your Word of Wisdom related habits, you need to make that clear in advance.

I would argue that we don't all live it completely. We focus a lot on the "thou shalt not" aspects of it (the coffee, tea, alcohol, smoking, etc.). There is another side to it that we tend to let slide sometimes...it's the "thou shalt" part. It talks about grain, meat, and herbs. For what you are asking, however, yes we try to follow it completely. Correct. Well, it's always up to you. No one forces you to do anything, or not do anything. However, there are blessings that you cannot enjoy if you are not following the Word of Wisdom.

No I don't think you had mentioned that. Like I said, what's done is done, and I still wouldn't include him on further emails about the subject. It's just not healthy to drive that kind of a wedge between family. As for whether he was insensitive in sending you the vote no email, there are a couple of ways to look at it. 1) Did he send his first? If so, then yes, I still think it was insensitive on your part. 2) Prop 8 will affect him more than it affects you if it passes. You may disagree, but he is the one who will have his rights restricted or not. That being the case, I think he was more justified in sending you his request that you sending yours. 3) When he sent his email, did you repsond to it? Did you share your feelings at that time? Did you tell him you respect him? Did you have that interchange prior to your sending the email to which he took offense? If not, then I can see his personal justification in his indignance. And for the record, I would continue to NOT point out that his behavior is un-Christlike. Probably a good idea to avoid that can of worms. :) However, because I like to play Devil's Advocate...did he ever call himself Christlike? His email to you implies that you have.

What's done is done, and you can't undo it. You've apologized for this event, and there's not much more you can do (except someone suggested flowers), especially since he already knows where you stand on the issue. I do think it was insensitive to include him on the email in the first place though. I would be more careful with any correspondence of a sensitive topic going forward, and if Prop 8 passes, don't include your brother in your victory email.

I definitely agree with this statement. When you became a firefighter, you must have known that you would encounter such situations. You probably were already of the temperament to be able to compartmentalize things, and possibly took some preparatory time on a personal level for the things you wouldn't deal with as well. I imagine that after many consecutive incidents, you'll have a crash down moment at some point, but I could be wrong.

Years ago, it used to be that you could try on unmarked garments in the dressing room, and not have to purchase them. Unmarked garments are no longer available for trying on, so if you have to try garments on, you have to purchase the ones you try. On a slightly amusing side note: although no longer available for purchase in most distribution centers, you can still purchase one-piece garments. When my dad was endowed, that was what was available to him, and now 32+ years later, he still can't get used to two-piece garments, so he special-orders them. The amusing part to me is that he just can't wear a tee-shirt and boxer briefs style...he has to go with the rear-end flap style.

I suppose so, not that I have anything to do with it.

Well, if you read through some previous thread of a political nature, you'll find that those of us that express more liberal points of view often get accused of not being good members of the Church. If not that extreme, our opinions are usually shot down with poor logic and repetitive and poorly thought out logic.