BenRaines

This is just my personal opinion. Blessing an animal benefits and perhaps teaches the humans listening. As said in an earlier post blessings are based based on the faith of the receiver and the person giving the blessing.
Not sure animals were charged with having faith and proving it in the life like the humans can and should do.
Ben Raines

Only time I remember blessing the animals was after they had been returned from the butcher and we were having them for dinner. Then we blessed the food.
Ben Raines

This is just my personal opinion. Blessing an animal benefits and perhaps teaches the humans listening. As said in an earlier post blessings are based based on the faith of the receiver and the person giving the blessing.
Not sure animals were charged with having faith and proving it in the life like the humans can and should do.
Ben Raines

There is a saying in spanish that I love it is:
Mejor sola que mal acompanada. Better alone than in bad company.
Ben Raines

CK, I would think that your point of non tatoos would be visible tatoos and being a veil worker. I am sure that there are some old Navy men and a few Marines who due to long sleeves are veil workers.
I agree we have posted in our temple as well the requirement that temple workers have no facial hair. I think that goes for the sisters as well.
Ben Raines

I am with you Dr. T. A Laker fan back in the days of Gail Goodrich and Jerry West.
Ben Raines

The way I have done it and the way it makes sense to me is after giving the name seek a blessing on the child from Heavenly Father. Continue to address Heavenly Father in the things you request that the child be blessed with.
To me it seems odd to address Heavenly Father and then in the middle of addressing Heavenly Father you begin to address the child. Just seems odd to me.
Ben Raines

There is a saying in spanish that I love it is:
Mejor sola que mal acompanada. Better alone than in bad company.
Ben Raines

I believe that the reason most single sisters are not married is because there are very few worthy males to marry.
The stories my daughters tell me about the guys they or their friends meet. I have a 31 yr old daughter twice divorced. First guy never held a job in the four years they were married, he had his own business. That meant he could play XBox until late at night with his buddies and then work and hour or two and rest before next Xbox marathon. Divorced him when she had the baby and he still wouldn't work or take care of the baby and the house while she worked. Next guy she married was physically abusive.
Other daughter served a mission in South Africa. Holds current temple recommend, very outgoing, physically fit and beautiful. She is 29 and all the guys she knows around her age are not interested in a serious relationship.
The rest of the guys have issues with immorality, pornography, still students at 28, too occupied playing video games, etc.
One guy invited my daughter out to dinner, she went to a medium priced place, he told her to pick the place. When they got there he ordered water, she ordered a soda, he asked her what she liked on the menu, when she told him he said, oh good we can share it. She told him, "you know I work I can pay for my own meal." He still shared it with her and she paid half. Here she is a single mom, he asks her out on a date and she has to pay half. Loser.
Ben Raines

I believe that the reason most single sisters are not married is because there are very few worthy males to marry.
The stories my daughters tell me about the guys they or their friends meet. I have a 31 yr old daughter twice divorced. First guy never held a job in the four years they were married, he had his own business. That meant he could play XBox until late at night with his buddies and then work and hour or two and rest before next Xbox marathon. Divorced him when she had the baby and he still wouldn't work or take care of the baby and the house while she worked. Next guy she married was physically abusive.
Other daughter served a mission in South Africa. Holds current temple recommend, very outgoing, physically fit and beautiful. She is 29 and all the guys she knows around her age are not interested in a serious relationship.
The rest of the guys have issues with immorality, pornography, still students at 28, too occupied playing video games, etc.
One guy invited my daughter out to dinner, she went to a medium priced place, he told her to pick the place. When they got there he ordered water, she ordered a soda, he asked her what she liked on the menu, when she told him he said, oh good we can share it. She told him, "you know I work I can pay for my own meal." He still shared it with her and she paid half. Here she is a single mom, he asks her out on a date and she has to pay half. Loser.
Ben Raines