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My goal is to make it so if a great grand child of mine in the future opened my work, they would know more than the name or date but get a idea of that person. I have entered everything I can find from schooling to employment to stories.

For quantity I would monitor the amount you use per person per week. for example toilet paper...Enlist your families help and have them only use one bathroom for a week. Count how much paper you use and divide by amount of people. Reason I say this, is during an emergency will others come to you. I know my parents in law would come to me. So if it comes to 1/2 a roll per person per week x by 52 equals 26. 26 times # of people you expect and that would give you your answer.

Hi its been a long time since I have been here so figured I need to get to know everyone again :) I'm married to a non member who is meeting with the missionaries, attending church and reading the BOM....So really excited. We had our first son Feb last year and are expecting our second child this August.(which we have been told is probably another boy) I converted just over 12 years ago and was very inactive for a while but have been back at church over a year and it feels like home.

Je ne pense pas quelle a jeté un sort sur vous ou telle. Je ne ;inquiéterais pas et rappelez-vous notre Père céleste vous aime et la foi peut aider à surmonter les maux de ce monde. Ainsi, même dans la possibilité peu probable qu ;elle a fait, la foi est la réponse. il vous plaît excuser mon français, il a été depuis longtemps je me suis entretenu I do not believe that she has cast a spell on you or such. I would not be concerned about it and remember our Heavenly Father loves you and faith can help overcome the evils of this world. Thus, even in the unlikely possibility that, she did, faith is the answer. it has been a long time since I wrote in French so I hope I wrote in a way that could be understood.

Our little son was born on Thursday by Emergency C with fluid on his lungs, with the help of a blessing we are both home, well and progressing.

I haven't really posted in a long time so first allow me to apologize for turning around and asking questions out of the blue. I have been lurking and reading posts but not really been active. I have been inactive in the ward for a while and a lot has happened. I have gotten married to James a wonderful (agnostic) man who fully supports my choice to follow any religion of my choice as well as support the raising of our children in the religion of our choice, the only condition he has placed on this is that I assure him that they will be taught other beliefs and that they will be tolerant of them. I have absolutely no issues with this at all. In the last several months I have been inactive and have visited many different churches of different creed yet none of them hit home like LDS. About 8 months ago I was visited by the ward mission leader and missionaries and I had joined a low point in my life where I had convinced myself out of the truth of the church and a lot of the anti-lds things had begun to make sense to me. I was not living my life according to the gospel and had started to slip away. They invited me to church and I went, I felt so dark and alone in there that I closed off and even though I gave answers in school for the doctrine I guess it was obvious I was hurting. The ward mission leader pulled me aside and this was someone I had grown to respect the year before so what he said hurt me deeply. He told me that I was unhappy because I was making bad choices and he could help me remove myself from the church records if I wanted. After that I left and was very upset. What hurt me more was the only time anyone spoke to me from church after that point was to try and collect money for offerings. For the last couple of months I have been thinking about the church and about the baby especially seeing as I want to raise him LDS and have him blessed. I want to get involved with the church but feel extremely uncomfortable with my old ward due to this mission leader who is now on the stake from what I have heard. I am a firm believer in that my Heavenly Father and Christ are the only ones with the right to judge me and part of my mortal existence is to make mistakes and use them to grow closer to them. Do I have to go to the same ward, the ward boundaries were shifted and even though I am technically in the same ward there is another ward building closer, that I would have to drive past to go to the new building and what do I need to do for our child to help him get his right steps. I have researched and found nothing and you are my last grab out on this topic as I am already past due and I know as a parent I am held responsible for this childs upbringing and growth to the Lord.

Simon Monjack Admits Brittany Murphy Suffered Heart Murmur This was interesting, a friend of mine recently had surgery because they discovered with him and said it could lead to a cardiac arrest so there is a good chance that her death was purely natural and that her flu made her condition worse

I am originally from Manchester Uk and currently living in the US. I moved here 6 years ago. When I came here I was with just my passport and a 90 day limit for tourist. I met someone and at the end of 90days went home. I then came back and in the next 90 day visit we were married by the bishop. I am now a permanent resident but it wasnt easy. I would highly recommend a vacation first it is very different that the UK, even the church is different, it has been my experience that it is not a positive change with the church and has made me doubt the church with a lot of pain and suffering. If you choose to immigrate do it for yourself and not for the church or to live close to etc. It must be a decision you are happy with. I miss home terribly but now I am remarried (to someone who does not raise his fists) expecting our little miracle next month and no longer an active church member. But I am happy! Think it through carefully, research diligently and take every precaution for your choices.

This is a topic that my husband and I have sat down and discussed at length. We are expecting our 1st child and have already decided that we will have as many children as God chooses and not as we will. I have already taken the role of SAHM at 7 months pregnant and we will homeschool for multiple reasons. 1. DH degree is in social studies and education, (was a life long ambition to be a history teacher) however is a manager due to the poor compensation in this state for teachers. 2. His sister is a 1st Grade teacher in another state and has offered us the assistance via email and phone. 3. AZ has one of the worst rankings for public education nationwide. 4. I have my PHD in Physics so mathematics and science are strong suits. 5. My nephew who goes to a local public school has difficulty with basic addition due to a class of 45 kids. He is 9. 6. we are going to actively enroll our children in outside social activities such as T ball.

This year's favorite could easily be Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On his first trip home, having driven onto the freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the drivers seat to go into the back and make himself a cup of coffee. Not surprisingly, the R.V. left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mr. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him in the owner's manual that he couldn't actually do this. The jury awarded him $1,750,000 plus a new motor home. The company actually changed their manuals on the basis of this suit, just in case there were any other complete morons buying their recreation vehicles.

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Definitely on my to do list

Yes, I started a job yesterday and so far so good. Its a good learning experience and I have received many blessings for it.

Just an update, last weekend was hard for me but I survived. lol I'm actually doing better, the more I think about it the more this guy tried to take me for everything and now I know I still have my dignity and self respect. Again Thank you to everyone for the kind words and support. I know that the reason I was having my 'guts' scream to go back to church is that HF knew I was going to need the support of good people and I am thankful for that

I have just read through the thread and figured I would add my 2cents. What Adoyle said is right, certain medicines are there due to Heavenly Father and given us in benefit to help live our lives to the fullest. In my opinion the issue falls when due to addiction or desire to alter yourself beyond the need of medicine is where the issue is. For example, you break your leg and get pain medicine while its healing and once its healed you think that the meds made you happier, a high if you will, so you take the meds without needing them. I was diagnosed with a disorder (Bi-polar) 8 years ago now and was put on medication, because of that I have been able to live a 'normal' life. Now the doctors have altered my medication as science has improved to remove the zombie effect and has given me a better take in life. I know that without my medication that I would not be the person here today. I even had a bishop give me spiritual counsel during this time and what he said was a reason I fell from the church. He read a passage from the KJB and told me that mental disorders were equal to possession, that I had not enough faith and or I was displeasing Heavenly Father. This felt so wrong that it gave me the 1st seed of doubt. However through prayer and faith I know that the reason I was diagnosed and the reason I was given medicine was because Heaven Father loves me and wants me to be successful on earth. So what I say to those that judge me for having a mental disorder. I smile.

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My 5 words would be loving, kind, gentle, cook and quirky

You may be mormon if you know that Jon Heder is a mormon

I am currently over 8000 miles away from family so am trying to meet people here

Ok...it was stormy and he was counting between lightening and thunderclaps

I spent over $20,000 in the last year on his debts etc. He never went without. Now he wont even speak to me, he was the one who told me not to work and that he would love me forever. Now I am feeling burned and that he played me for a fool. What is the chance of this being the case? And right now I feel as if I will never find that eternal partner. I went to YSA last night just to see if I could maybe make friends with some people that way I get to know more individuals and they were all so much younger than me. Am I past my sell by date already? I'll be 29 in less than 2 months. A relationship isn't pressing on my mind at the moment but the thoughts of having kids and finding someone to love when I let myself think on it, drives me nuts. lol.

A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds. After explaining the commandment to "honor thy father and thy mother," she asked, "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?" Without missing a beat one little boy answered, "Thou shall not kill."

A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particularly icy winter.They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years before.Because of their hectic schedules, it was difficult to coordinate their travel schedules. So, the husband left Minneapolis and flew to Florida on Friday, and his wife was flying down the following day.The husband checked into the hotel, and unlike years ago, there was a computer in his room, and he decided to send an email to his wife. However, he accidentally left out one letter in her email address, and without noticing his error, sent the email to the wrong address.Meanwhile....somewhere in Houston ....a widow had just returned home from her husband's funeral. He was a Minister who was called home to glory after suffering a heart attack. The widow decided to check her email, expecting messages from relatives and friends. After reading the first message, she screamed and then fainted. The widow's son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor, and then glanced up and saw the computer screen which read: To: My Loving Wife Date: Friday, June 6, 2007 Subject: I have Arrived! Dearest Love: I know you are surprised to hear from me. They have computers here now, and you are allowed to send emails to your loved ones. I have just arrived and have been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow, and look forward to seeing you then. Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was. PS ....... Sure is hot down here!!

God created the dog and said: 'Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years.' The dog said: 'That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?' So God agreed. God created the monkey and said: 'Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span.' The monkey said: 'Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the Dog did?' And God agreed. God created the cow and said: 'You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years.' The cow said: 'That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?' And God agreed again. God created man and said: 'Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years.' But man said: 'Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?' 'Okay,' said God, 'You asked for it.' So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone. Life has now been explained to you.

Whenever your kids are out of control, you can take comfort from the thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend to God's kids. After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve. And the first thing He said to them was: "Don't." "Don't what?" Adam asked. "Don't eat the Forbidden Fruit." God replied. "Forbidden fruit? We got Forbidden Fruit? Hey, Eve..we got Forbidden Fruit!" "No way!" "Where?" "Don't eat that fruit!" said God. "Why?" "Because I am your Creator and I said so!" said God, wondering why he hadn't stopped after making the elephants. A few minutes later God saw the kids having an apple break and was angry. "Didn't I tell you not to eat that fruit?" the 'First Parent' asked. "Uh huh," Adam replied. "Then why did you?" "I dunno," Eve answered. "She started it!" Adam said. "Did not!" "DID so!" "DID NOT!" Having had it with the two of them, God's punishment was that Adam and Eve should have children of their own...thus the pattern was set, and it has never changed.