jclarke

I like this test, it said I will live until I'm 96. That means I've only lived about one third of my life. I still have a lot to do in the next 63 years!!!

There are alot of woman that work and are current members in good standing. I'm a member, married with 3 kids and I work full time. Woman are encouraged to stay home but that is only if it is possible. In my situiation I work because I have to. We live in Silicon Valley and we really need 2 full time paychecks to get by in this area. And your other concern about being the first in your family to be a member. Does it really matter how far back your family are members? Will that really affect your standing with our Father in Heaven? I personally feel that all members are converts. If you are not converted at some time in your life you stop going to church. At some point between coming to church with your parents and relying on their faith and coming to church on your own you are converted. You gain a full testimony of the church. You do not gain your parents testimony you gain your own testimony. Some of us test the church more than others and come back and others slowly build their testimonies over there life time. My humble opinion, Jeannette

First of all I'm not from Utah but California. My first thought was "common sense government?????" You cannot be fired for being gay or transexual, makes sense. And the other being that if you live together and file a "declaration of joint support" you can make medical decisions and get inhritance. Who can really disagree with that? They are not asking to get married only be able to make decisions in a medical emergency and receive benifits. I think that sounds very fair. Jeannette

Well, this is my first post but I have been reading everyone elses posts for a while. Who has read the February Ensign? I just read the February Ensign articles on adoption. I loved it!!! Most articles on adoption are only about the adoptive parents. I loved reading about the point of view from both birthparents, the birth grandparents, and the adopted child. I am a birthmother and my daughter will be 17 at the end of the month. So I am probably a little biased. I would love for the article to also go into more detail about the adoptees biological siblings and how it affects them. I now have 3 other children and no where can I find a book or article about how these children deal with there sister being adopted. How the adoption now affects them on a daily basis. I wish this was in the New Era also. Jeannette