annewandering

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  1. Welcome to the forum and soon to the church!
  2. Why would we not nurture our babies? Spiritual bodies need nourishment, surely, of some kind. Breasts are not there to attract male attention. There are many societies where they are not used the way they are in ours. Why would that be their only purpose in the hereafter? Our physicial bodies are comparable to our spiritual bodies. When Joseph saw God and Jesus did they look like aliens with strange body parts? When people see spirits do they look like people or strange aliens? When people see female spirits, like their moms or wife, do they lack female body parts, like breasts or do they look like men? I would think by now someone would have noticed if they were androgynous.
  3. Women are also reticent to talk about it which is one reason why I suspect the figures are higher for both.
  4. What makes you think he is not at high risk of reoffending? Every time he had a choice he did another crime. It seems to be his pattern in life. I am a bit curious to know what a minor sexual offense is.
  5. I see no valid reason for a child to be talking or being near a stranger alone or with friends. Why in the world would we accept that as ok? About one out of every five women are raped or so they say. My feeling is that about 1 out of 2 females have been raped/molested in their lives. I have no idea what the male stats are but I suspect they are not nearly as low as we might think. Ok if that is true then who is doing it? Is one person out of a thousand doing all the rapes/molesting? Or are there a lot more predators than we like to think. It makes no sense to decide to not be 'rude' to people by hurting their feelings by protecting our kids around them. Around anyone. It might not be pc but kids come first. Parents being careful arent going to hurt my feelings Why should it hurt any caring persons? And no you dont have to terrify kids by teaching them to be safe and careful.
  6. Sharkey things must be different in different areas. My husband was in LDS hospital in SL and the dr not only helped he got another elder to assist. I think it would be awful to not be able to give all the care possible. I do not envy you Sharky. There is something more in the op's story though. Giggling? A Doctor/1st Counselor? Something is off with that.
  7. all the skin showing would seem the obvious reason to me.
  8. I bet. Oh I am sure there is someone out there that wants to live your lifestyle. Hope you find her.
  9. They had a dozen kids for several reasons. One was that most of the kids would die till recently. Another was because they had only rudimentary forms of birth control. Another is that the MAN had a dozen kids because the wives kept dying after a few and he would remarry and wait for that one to die then remarry till he had more kids. Now women dont die as often and neither do babies so we dont need as many to be born and we have birth control that usually works so women dont have to have a dozen kids if they dont chose to.
  10. Probably not but its a good point.
  11. And if you remember right they would only accept a lesser law. An eye for an eye etc. Jesus was known about before 1830. In essence they were living a lesser law than what Jesus had taught them. When there was an environment that they could START to live a higher law the Gospel was restored.
  12. My husband and I discussed this long ago when we first knew each other. At first he told me he wanted no kids. Then he agreed to two. I wanted a dozen. We have 8 living. But this was when it was cheaper and/or insurance paid. And we had four at home with Ken attending. If you want lots of kids you need to figure out how you are going to pay for them. And how they are going to be raised and by who. Then good luck in convincing some girl to go along with it. You could go convert a nice RLDS girl. ^^
  13. Considering that a regular birth can cost $5,000 dollars its not a surprise at all. That cost is due at the time of delivery too. Not in 30 years.
  14. We have to have an environment where we can make free choices. Show me a place where the church would have even been allowed to flourish before that time let alone allow people a chance to hear of it and join? It was not long before that time that men who wanted to bring the Bible to the masses were burned or otherwise condemned to death. There are still places in the world today that we can not go and preach in safety. Before then there were NO places. Even at that time, in the freest land in the world, our prophet was murdered.
  15. Take the time you have between callings and give your back a bit of a vacation! Then go talk to the bishop about being ready for a new calling. Sounds to me that people might have been concerned out of love for you. Sometimes we overdo and they might have been concerned about that. Isnt it nice that people love you and care about your well being? You are blessed to have a husband, family and ward members who care about you. Just think! You might luck out and get a calling in family history!
  16. When you feel the trigger perhaps you could have an alternate plan of action. Before you did the porn, which has the added benefit of punishing your wife for rejecting you. Now chose sometihng else. What can you do instead? It has to have the ability to give you a degree of pleasure. If candy isnt a problem for you then you might try Hershey's candy Kisses. They are easy to keep in a drawer where you work. Jerky would work as well. Perhaps you could keep a scented candle next to the computer to light when you feel rejected. Maybe a quick run around the block? Gets you out of the house. Not a bad thing at those times. You are the only one that can chose something effective but you really do need to have an alternative. Chose something pleasurable not a punishment. Not something to remind you of your weakness but something that gives pleasure.
  17. I can see how it could be very frustrating. Still we have to remember what Jesus did and taught not how His teachings have been corrupted and misused and ignored by people who claim to follow Him. Even in the church. None of us is perfect yet. :)
  18. lol nononono. I have always thought that it would be useful to have second wives who love to clean house and hate sex.
  19. maybe we could just assume we have the money to pay them for their services on call?
  20. I would have chosen the housekeeper but we cant own people!!
  21. I love southern and country gospel music. Elvis made the most wonderful gospel album. What is wrong with wearing what you feel comfortable in so long as it is modest. Of course you do need to know that the clothing you prefer is not required by others. Some of the most beautiful dresses are the ones the Hindu women wear. So feminine and graceful. Cultural is not the same as religious so wear what you like from other cultures. In the church women wear different types of clothing all over the world. check google images for lds women in various countries. Do not google lds clothes images. It is very distressing to see the antimormon garbage.
  22. A fixed house with no leaking roof, no messed up joist. A frostless fridge, a properly working oven and a shower. A washer and dryer. A sink that did not leak. lots of water for my trees and flowers. :) I would like a tv that was big enough to read the menu on but the others are more important.
  23. oh? I do hope you dont mean me. I just dont like being addicted.
  24. Hunter seems to be a popular name for boys around here. No doubt, in part, due to family surname of Hunter. By asking him to change that they are taking away part of who he is. So we have a family named Gay here. Should they change their name too? Any other names they dont approve of?
  25. Somtimes you may think you are being heard but you are not. Maybe it just happens being married a long time but I know I dont hear all my husband says when I am looking straight at him and I know he doesnt hear all of what I say either. If its important make sure she actually is listening. :) I dont think it is meant to be disrespectful. It just happens.