applepansy

No, Vort wants you use actual quotes and not "most likely" ones. I would like you to do listen to what you're being told without being defensive. Did you really believe that active members of the church were going to pat you on the back and say "good for you"???
I have never in my years here at lds.net read through a thread that has left me shaking my head so much.
Fate, you're not here to hear truth. You're here to get justification for what you want to happen. Sorry...you're not going to get anyone here who understands the gospel, the churches stance on polygamy, or adultery to agree with any of your justifications for living an adulterous life. at this point in your wife would most likely be excommunicated also.
I'm actually appalled that your wife thought she could give another "woman" as a gift.

I've wondered too. Taylor Caldwell wrote a book called "I, Judas" which is a book based on the gospel of Judas which is in the Catholic archives. She had already written Great Lion of God (about Peter) and Dear and Glorious Physician (about Luke). She wrote them as historical fiction. I have read Great Lion of God and Dear and Glorious Physician 2-3 times over the last 40 years. Taylor Caldwell has access to the Catholic archives to write these books.
I was in a used paperback book store about a decade or so ago and found "I, Judas." I got about half way through the 2nd chapter and had such a bad feeling that I had to stop reading. I tried again few weeks later to resume reading because I hate to not finish a book and I just couldn't read it. Stupor of thought kicked in and the bad feeling came back. So I traded the book for another one. Then a few years ago (of course I forgot about it - I suffer from Brain Fog frequently) I ran into the book again, bought it and tried to read it. This time when the bad feeling came (really dark bad feeling) I just threw the book away.
What I concluded is that what we should know of Judas is in the scriptures we have. We don't need to know more in his life. There has to be a reason Heavenly Father hasn't "inspired" someone to include in the King James version of the Bible.
Personally, I'm now content to never know. The bad feeling was that bad.

I've wondered too. Taylor Caldwell wrote a book called "I, Judas" which is a book based on the gospel of Judas which is in the Catholic archives. She had already written Great Lion of God (about Peter) and Dear and Glorious Physician (about Luke). She wrote them as historical fiction. I have read Great Lion of God and Dear and Glorious Physician 2-3 times over the last 40 years. Taylor Caldwell has access to the Catholic archives to write these books.
I was in a used paperback book store about a decade or so ago and found "I, Judas." I got about half way through the 2nd chapter and had such a bad feeling that I had to stop reading. I tried again few weeks later to resume reading because I hate to not finish a book and I just couldn't read it. Stupor of thought kicked in and the bad feeling came back. So I traded the book for another one. Then a few years ago (of course I forgot about it - I suffer from Brain Fog frequently) I ran into the book again, bought it and tried to read it. This time when the bad feeling came (really dark bad feeling) I just threw the book away.
What I concluded is that what we should know of Judas is in the scriptures we have. We don't need to know more in his life. There has to be a reason Heavenly Father hasn't "inspired" someone to include in the King James version of the Bible.
Personally, I'm now content to never know. The bad feeling was that bad.

What is tallit?
Edit: Just googled.
I've never used a prayer shawl. I've never seen a member of the Church use a prayer shawl.

Where is the laugh button when you need it.
ROFLMSO
applepansy

Service dogs are not allowed in the temple. If a person needs that kind of support then a temple worker is assigned to replace the dog while the patron is in the temple.
I would suggest calling the temple you plan to attend to ask if they have any suggestions for kenneling the dog while you're there.
applepansy

Hala, I wouldn't test yourself. You need to see your doctor. Other signs of diabetes is your your persperation and urine will sometimes smell sweet. Why do you think its diabetes and not something else? Is there a history in your family? A fasting blood sugar level is a good test.
To find out what is really wrong patients usually need more than one "test." Because of age and gender you need a complete blood work panel.
What you've described could very easily be hypoglycemia but those system are also present in hypothyroidism, which is the leading undiagnosed problem among women in the USA. The thyroid is usually tested with TSH (blood levels of thyroid hormone) but this test is often misleading. You can test normal and still have a problem. Your doctor needs to check not just your thyroid but your adrenal function, too.
Only if you're diabetic should you avoid simple carbohydrates completely. There are good carbs and bad carbs. Bad carbs are Sugar, Frutocse (really bad for you), glucose, etc. Good carbs are often pasta, potatoes, veggies.
If I was in your situation, before buying a blood sugar monitor I would first see my doctor for the work up. Then I'd just cut sugars out of my diet as much as possible (read labels) and eat healthy (veggies, good lean protein such as fish, chicken, lean meat, beans, eggs) and get the good fats (olive oil, coconut oil) and make sure I'm exercising. Exercise isn't about burning calories. You can't exercise enough to burn the calories we eat every day. Exercise is good because it reduces stress and it increases cortisol levels... then our bodies use our calories and don't store them and we have more energy.
Addition: Make sure you're getting enough fiber!
I wish you all the best. I have websites and videos that might be helpful. Send me a message if you're interested. Or just google... :)
Also ... I learned a lot from the following video:
"When God made the poison he packaged it with the antidote" -- Dr. Robert H. Lustig

yes, but not today. I don't have time.
If you want. . .go to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. then click on the A-Z index. then go to the Searchable Ensign files. You'll find them.
I'll do it Monday.
applepansy

Yes, I've seen a guitar in Sacrament meeting.
I found this performance... Love it.

yes.

I have posted about the level of contention at this site before.
 
I haven't been here much in the last year or so.  I just didn't have the stomach for the contention.  Yesterday I found myself wanting to discuss the news conference with other LDS members.  I was hoping there were others who felt the same way I did about the news conference.  I was happy.
 
I am confused why there is so much contention over the issue the church spoke on and over the news conference itself.  For me the words of our Prophet and Apostles are the last word.  I was happy to hear the church say it expects the same respect as other groups are expecting.  That is something to celebrate.  It needed to be said.  It needs to be fought for.
 
Our free society is disintegrating because we (as a nation) aren't allowing all people the same level of freedom.  (I am not talking about redefining words, such as, marriage.)  One side wants one thing and the other wants something else and if there is a little legal victory then its an all out war to make the other side pay.  That's wrong!  As LDS members we need more than ever to be Christ-like.  Instead we bicker and fight.
 
What I read in the headlines yesterday was so misleading and out right wrong I wondered if they even listened to the news conference.  What I read here is was just as disheartening to say the least, definitely un-Christ-like.  I was surprised all over again at the level of contention.  I was not surprised to see the thread closed this morning.
 
Are we as members going to be part of the wickness?  (rhetorical)
 
Sigh.... have at it.  I've voiced my concerns and probably won't be back for another year.
 
I hope all of you have a great day (year).  Enjoy! :)
 
Edit:  Had to add this quote from Russell M. Nelson, Conference Address, April 1989
 
"My concern is that contention is becoming accepted as a way of life. From what we see and hear in the media, the classroom, and the workplace, all are now infected to some degree with contention. How easy it is, yet how wrong it is, to allow habits of contention to pervade matters of spiritual significance, because contention is forbidden by divine decree:"

Great news conference.  This needed to be said.
 
I hope (but I won't hold my breath) that both sides will take heed and continue the debate without stepping on the constitution rights of the other side.  What is going on up until now has been disgraceful.

My brother shipped horse manure to that nice Nigerian kid.

My younger brother and I were alone with my father's casket (with the funeral home director), and we "pushed the buttons". Honestly, I am not happy that Dad was cremated, and I am not the only one of my siblings to feel that way. But it's what Mom wanted, and we weren't about to tell her to do it differently. Well, maybe one or two were about to tell her, but I think in the end everyone sucked it up. Because really, at that point what are you going to do? And it's Mom's call, not ours.

My nineteen-year-old daughter's funeral was closed-casket.  (We had no choice due to the damage her beautiful face had received from the car accident).  I had numerous people come to me afterwards who said they had no closure with her death because the funeral was closed-casket.  I guess, to them, being able to see the deceased in the casket brought them closure.  Maybe her death didn't seem real to them because they didn't see her deceased body? My feelings are divided on whether to have a closed-casket or an open-casket. Whatever the family wants, that is okay with me for I believe that funerals are for the living and not for the deceased.
 
There are many views on what is appropriate or not at funerals depending on personalities, culture, and religion.  I'm grateful for my knowledge of the Plan of Salvation, so that no matter what type of funeral I'm attending I have the sure knowledge of "who we are", "why we are here", and "where we are going after death."  The death of someone we know and love has a tendency to make us question our standing with God.  And, I think it's good to have that period of questioning within ourselves.  What do I really believe?  Where do I stand with God?  Often times with a funeral our pride is pushed aside, and raw emotion and humility is the result.  Is there really life after death?  If he/she died, when is it my time?  Am I ready to meet my maker?  What have I done with my life that has made this world a better place?  These are all questions that we should be asking ourselves--and I believe not just because of a funeral.
 
With my daughter's funeral the chapel and adjoining cultural hall were full of her friends, neighbors, family, and ward members.  We even had a closed-casket viewing.  This was more to greet family and friends, and allow them the chance to tell us of their love, and give their heart-felt condolences.  The funeral was sad.  Her two-month old son had not been blessed yet, and the blessing was performed after the funeral services, but prior to leaving for the cemetery.  There wasn't a dry eye in the crowd.  At the cemetery, every person who desired was able to put a rose on her casket. (My dear husband had purchased buckets of roses for this, which I hadn't known about.  And, I'm so grateful he did).  At the dedication of her grave, it was blessed as a hallowed place and anyone who came to meditate would be given solace and peace and would feel her spirit.  What a wonderful blessing.  For those who did not attend the dedication, they missed a wonderful opportunity to feel the Spirit and to be touched by the Spirit.  But, I can understand that it might be too difficult for some people.
 
After the cemetery, it was back to the ward building where the wonderful relief society sisters had prepared a meal for over 200 out-of-town family members and friends.  At the luncheon, there was laughter and some teary eyes.  It was wonderful to visit with family members who had driven or flown hundreds of miles to pay their respects.  To me, this is always the best part of a funeral.  (Though, is there really a best part?)  I love talking to family and letting them know of my love for them.  It's a time to catch up and renew family ties.
 
I cry as I type all this.  The grief a parent has over the loss of a child can be overwhelming.  And, the loss and grief never goes away.  It is always there, hidden away in the recesses of my heart.  I may seem normal and composed on the outside, but on the inside I grieve and mourn over her loss.  It's not because I lack faith.  I have faith and testimony, hope and comfort.  It's simply the loss of a child that I loved more than myself, and missing her.  I often think of King David's grief over the loss of his flawed son Absalom.  2 Samuel 18:33  "Oh my son Absalom!  My son, my son Absalom!  If only I had died instead of you--O Absalom, my son, my son!"  And I say the same in my heart: "Oh, my daughter, Rachelle!  My daughter, my daughter Rachelle!  If only I had died instead of you--Oh Rachelle, my daughter, my daughter!"
 
Back to the OP.  I wouldn't deny my young children the opportunity to feel the Spirit, to grieve, and to see the sorrow that death brings into this world.  They also need to know that death is not the end.  They need to learn that there is life after death.  It is a wonderful time to teach Gospel principles.  But, I would not force my children to do something they are uncomfortable with, i.e. kiss the deceased, touch the deceased, etc.  If they are going to see the deceased in the casket, then perhaps just a quick glimpse.  I think we all know our children and what they can and cannot handle.  Follow your parental instincts, and trust those instincts.  Don't second-guess yourself.

I don't discriminate over who a person is, but what they do. So a person who has same gender attraction comes into my restaurant. I don't even have any desire to throw them out. If they will pay for the food I serve, it's no problem at all. But if he or she begins talking loudly about his/her lifestyle, getting drunk and disorderly, bothering other patrons...out they go. 
 
If I owned an apartment complex and  a gay couple wanted to rent it, so be it. ( It would be hard but if that's the law, I'd allow it.) But if they behave badly as tenants and bring their gay friends over for orgies- boom- they're out on the street looking for somewhere else to live pronto. 
 
Their is definitely a limit to what we should tolerate. Same goes for any person regardless of orientation.

According to dictionary.com:
 
Homo
 
noun, plural homos. Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.1.a contemptuous term used to refer to a homosexual, especially amale homosexual. 

Gosh am I at the right site?  I thought this was an LDS site.  But the level of hatred and bigotry that is being displayed is just amazing to me.  I thought we were about love.  You could sure fool me on this thread.

You aren't wrong as far I'm concerned Eowyn.  I support marriage between a man and a woman. But as you said..I also support the rights of all towards employment and places to live.

Ughh....SO sick of gay stuff and pandering.
 
Elder Holland said, "“These are serious issues,” Holland said, “and they require serious minds engaged in thoughtful, courteous discourse.”
 
I guess that means they must refrain from defacing Temples and other vile gestures.

For clarification and understanding. The fundamental idea of "gay rights" is the legalized protection of sexual perversion. To some extent, most people today would agree with this, at least to the extent that government doesn't become invasive in the bedroom. But most people would also think there are limits to that, as for example in the case of sex with minors.
 
I see little difference between telling an apartment landlord, "You cannot refuse to rent to a woman that uses her apartment to have sex with other women" and telling the landlord, "You cannot refuse to rent to a woman that uses her apartment to have sex with her dog". There may be legalistic shades of distinction, but Eowyn suggested she was all for the proposed amendment because it was A Good Thing® and The Right Thing To Do®. So why is the one such an obviously good and moral thing but the other not?

At the risk of being contrarian, I actually agree with the adage -- despite its usage by Hillary Clinton. A healthy society will take a very strong collective interest in the children and will help with child-rearing. Clearly the family is and must be the central agent in rearing the child, but the role of "the village" should not be discounted.

I don't believe the nonsense that it takes a village to raise a child.  What it does take is a Family!  Our family has been trying to protect our children from the village for a few decades now.  

Great news conference.  This needed to be said.
 
I hope (but I won't hold my breath) that both sides will take heed and continue the debate without stepping on the constitution rights of the other side.  What is going on up until now has been disgraceful.

Bini, not many Utah funerals are like that.  Maybe doing some desensitization "therapy" would be helpful.  Its not good to not address the trauma of that one funeral you attended as a child.
 
to the thread at large: This is exactly why we should use funerals as learning experiences for children.