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Welcome Ruben.

I'm with you. I still like the personal touches of being able to send a letter, a thank you note or Christmas cards through the mail.

He hasn't taken office yet. But I'm expecting our borders will once again close. Or at least an attempt to close them. He has a lot to do and 4 years isn't very long as he can't run again.

I guess when we see which direction you wish to take this we will know if it's appropriate. Welcome to the site. 😊

In my area, we've been getting announcements looking for senior couples to serve, basically, it's a service mission, to open the gates on Sunday during certain hours so people can wander the grounds at the San Antonio temple.

The next step is to take it to their area 70 but only if no satisfaction is gained from the Bishop or Stake level. Not directly to Salt Lake. And no offense to the OP but we are only getting one side of the story.

What exactly is there to appeal that you would suggest taking it to Salt Lake City? This is a ward or stake matter.

I ban 25-30 new spammer accounts every single day.

Talk to your Bishop.

I've heard this, not necessarily about symbols, but any time we receive special revelation or insights within the temple.

I will miss it this year. I'll have to watch after the fact. I'm heading to New Hampshire the Thursday before. My daughter is getting married on the Saturday of conference and then I'll be walking the Freedom Trail in Boston on Sunday.

Some of us might be reluctant to advise someone your age. That is something that your parents or your own Bishop should be doing.

I sent a message to Paul with a link to this thread.

I just hate that at one time we were a respected nation. Now these days we are the laughing stock of nations.

They are ADA pads used to let a person who is visually impaired know they are at the entrance to the store. So as far as calling them "death traps" consider what someone visually impaired goes through all of the time.

All I gotta say is, "good for those people who still went to church while on vacation."

Honestly, why do we even care about numbers anyway? What a silly thing to have a debate about. I'm going to worry about myself and hope I make it.

Oh that's okay. I have this strong feeling no matter what I say or what references I provide you will have a counter argument. I believe what I believe and I stand by that. It's kind of been your posting history in the few times you've posted in the last 9 years.

Heavenly Father didn't make a plan so that the majority of His children could fail. What kind of loving Father would do that? You mentioned it in your comment. Heber C. Kimball "speculated." He didn't know. We've learned a lot more since Heber C. Kimball. We need faith and we need to follow Jesus Christ.

I totally disagree with you that only a few will make it to the Celestial Kingdom.

4 years ago we were also in the middle of COVID and large gatherings couldn't happen like they can now.

I don't remember. 😛

Yeah they want to appeal to the younger crowd since TikToks and Reels seem to be the thing these days. Does the younger generation not have a long attention span?

David Snell who for years has been one of the major hosts on Saints Unscripted has now branched off and rebranded what he is doing. It's called Keystone. It just started a month or so ago so there isn't a ton of content yet but it's worth following. https://keystonelds.com/ Oh and btw, Ben is so awesome!!