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I would think it is more important that one is currently temple worthy (whether endowed or not) than whether one went on a mission or not.

I would think it is more important that one is currently temple worthy (whether endowed or not) than whether one went on a mission or not.

I would think it is more important that one is currently temple worthy (whether endowed or not) than whether one went on a mission or not.

This is a good thing.  Create a "crisis".  Demand money to solve said "crisis" and waste it on things pretending they are solving the "crisis".  When "crisis" doesn't happen, congratulate yourself on solving the "crisis".  It's all just a way to convince people to give up their resources voluntarily.  The "rich" pay for the "poor" and the leaders skim off the top, and the poor stay poor.

This is a good thing.  Create a "crisis".  Demand money to solve said "crisis" and waste it on things pretending they are solving the "crisis".  When "crisis" doesn't happen, congratulate yourself on solving the "crisis".  It's all just a way to convince people to give up their resources voluntarily.  The "rich" pay for the "poor" and the leaders skim off the top, and the poor stay poor.

This is a good thing.  Create a "crisis".  Demand money to solve said "crisis" and waste it on things pretending they are solving the "crisis".  When "crisis" doesn't happen, congratulate yourself on solving the "crisis".  It's all just a way to convince people to give up their resources voluntarily.  The "rich" pay for the "poor" and the leaders skim off the top, and the poor stay poor.

We have several of them. They're just something to have in your hand, and it's a fad that I'm sure will go away soon enough.  But it seems they are going all out, since you can find them pretty much everywhere, from 7-11 to the grocery store to the mall kiosk.  One had the middle thing unscrew and I can see how you can easily swallow it.  It's been a while since we had a universal fad, and I am happy to see America come together for something.

Here's the difference... as I pointed out about segregation...
SJW is a result of Democratic political narratives.  The Democratic Party, for some reason, decided that their voter base is going to be a conglomeration of minorities and they decided to use "victimhood" as their rallying cry.  This directly resulted in SJWs.
The Confederate Battle Flag is a symbol of the South against the Federation.  To the South, this flag represents State's Rights (a Republican principle).  To the North, this flag represents slavery (racism being a Democrat victimhood rallying cry).  So yes, this is still a Democrat/Republican issue post-civil war.  BUT... the Confederate Flag is not a straight Democrat/Republican divide because in the Civil War, the South were Southern Democrats while the Union were a Republican majority.  So, many Republicans all the way to today don't want anything to do with that flag.
 

I don't see a smiley... is this question serious?  Do you see the difference between saying "all" anti-cultural appropriation are Democrats versus the Democrat Party are anti-cultural appropriation?
But yes, most, if not all, of the anti-cultural appropriation folks and social justice warriors are Democrats.  Not many, if not none, of the Republicans have a problem with cultural appropriation because this, and other forms of social justice stuff, are in contradiction to constitutional liberty that is a major reason people vote Republican.  But no, this is not to say that all Democrats are anti-cultural appropriation. 
 

My speculation on the three divisions within the celestial kingdom.
1. Those who were baptized only.
2. Those who were endowed
3. Those who were sealed.
I believe angels make up 1 & 2, and gods 3.

My county is still somewhat sane politically, and it does have a professional baseball team (Angels), and hockey (Ducks), and of course the Happiest Place on Earth.  We have great beaches with variety of what kind of beach experience you want, and yes, you can find isolated spots if you know where to look.  I live close to the beach, but thanks to traffic, the drive went from 15 minutes to forget about it on the weekends.  I love the climate, and the lack of bugs.  Close enough to LA and San Diego to make a day trip but far enough away to not feel like I'm in a big city.  Cost of living is high, traffic is getting worse and worse, taxes are getting higher and higher.  I love it for now, but I have no objections to a move.  Utah may be in my future.

Maybe Joseph Smith saw a vision of the Utah valley, and thought it was Missouri.

I particularly found this parallel interesting:
"[R]esearchers found that P. pruinosa first moved from central Mexico into what is now the midwestern United States approximately 5,000 years ago, before expanding to the East Coast some time later."

https://news.ncsu.edu/2016/06/squash-agriculture-bees-2016/

"The Jaredite origin in the Old World probably dates to the third Millennium B.C., which due to the scarcity of historical material presents obstacles to the use of comparative literature or archaeology. "

http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Jaredites

The time you have to think when walking between your desk and the bathroom.

I miss Gordon Jump.  But seriously, I liked the old simplistic films, where things weren't so cinematic. An empty stage with actors in suits is fine with me.

I didn't mind camping, or scouting in general. I just didn't have friends in my troop/ward.  If I had friends I wanted to hang out with, it would have been different.  But scouting is more than just camping.  It's skill building in a variety of disciplines. And yes, most are useless in our modern era, but they will come in handy in the zombie apocalypse, or Venezuela. 

I'm surprised and perhaps a little disappointed in the joy exhibited by so many Saints regarding this announcement. It's practically Schadenfreude. But my surprise betrays my naivete.
Here is the blunt truth: Scouting has never worked in the Church as it ought to have worked, because the Saints never supported it as they ought to have supported it. I include myself in this indictment. We raised our hands to sustain the leaders, but did we sustain them? Did we donate to FOS, regardless of how much we didn't want to or couldn't afford it? Did we take time off of work to volunteer to go on campouts every few months? When we had sons in the program, did we work with them to help them to the best of our and their ability to accomplish what they wanted? When we didn't have sons in the program, did we ask the Young Men's leaders and the bishopric how we could help out? In either case, did we support the boys in their efforts, offer them encouragement, go to their Courts of Honor, and help them along the path?
Some did. I honor those good-hearted people. Most of us did not. Please note that most of the ideas above apply equally to our young women. How are we doing there? Are we supporting our young women in their programs any better than we have supported our young men?
Do we want to be a Zion society, or don't we? If we do, are we willing to pay the price? Will we do what Zion society people do -- go to festivals to honor young men and women, give of our substance and time and blood to further that part of the sacred work, really support it and show our commitment to the young men and women? Will we, in the wording of the Doctrine and Covenants, "waste and wear out our lives" in pursuit of these goals? Or will we weary in well-doing?
I hang my head in shame that I have not been one of the valiant in this effort. My own sons have greatly benefited from these programs, but my contribution has been small. Sure, I've done my calling and gone on campouts and such, but there was no fire in the belly. I received the benefits without really helping. And the benefits could have been greater for all had I been more involved -- I mean REALLY involved, not just helping out here and there.
So here we are. Scouting is going away for our more senior Young Men, for the most part at least. It will be replaced by something else. And when that new program comes online, what will we do? How will we support it? The same as we did with Scouting? If so, the new program won't accomplish anything more than Scouting did. We'll still get poor results, but maybe we'll spend less money getting them. Is that considered trading up?
The bottom line is that Scouting is not the problem. We are the problem.

I grew up in a ward full of "popular girls" and was one of only two boys.  It was awful, honestly.  We had a Youth activity where we were supposed to go on a scavenger hunt around the neighborhood and eventually meet back at the church for donuts.  We were in two teams, the populars and the rest of us.  Anyway, we did all of our tasks and when we finally got back to the church, the donuts had been eaten and a note said, "We got bored after the first thing, so came back early.  Have a good night."  I think the worst part was their guide was an adult.  Took a lot of prayer to forgive that one.  Please, stand up to bullies!

Yeah, but my best friend’s sister’s boyfriend’s brother’s girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who’s going with a girl who knew the family that it happened to, so it must be true.

The easiest argument against abortion is that the aborted is a life.  It's simply indefensible.  Ben Shapiro has some very good debates on YouTube on the topic.

The Spirit of God... my favorite line is "the veil o'er the Earth is beginning to burst". but the lyrics overall are so powerful, and how can you not love a good Hosanna shout?

The Spirit of God... my favorite line is "the veil o'er the Earth is beginning to burst". but the lyrics overall are so powerful, and how can you not love a good Hosanna shout?

In Seattle, they were illegal until someone renamed them "solar dryers". Now they're all the rage.

Not sure if it's still published.

https://deseretbook.com/p/2013-church-almanac-deseret-news-87347

John 12:4-6
Such people ought not to be taken seriously.