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I think the internet is a great thing when used responsibly. I use it to make my life easier and less hectic, Its also a great place to talk to people you would never meet otherwise.

I would have to agree with much of what loudmouth has said. I have 2 daughters and 1 son. I use my instincts much of the time and keep a close eye on what all my kids are doing and who they are playing with. That being said I will tell you, that I would be much more uncomfortable with my son spending time alone with an older boy than I would my daughters playing with older girls. I keep a close eye on all men who interact with my son. From his coaches in various activities to his teachers at school.

I have never taken issue with not holding the priesthood. I feel as many other women do, Men have their roles in the church and we have ours. I think the role of women is just as important and that it all comes together in building the kingdom of God. That being said, I can understand why other women have issues with it. I have issues with other areas of the church that other women are not bothered by.

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Hi Mark, welcome to the site. I took a peek at your journal, it's really nice. Thanks for sharing it with all of us.

I know exactly how you feel, my house is also the neighborhood hang out it seems. Sometimes though enough is enough. Many times parents will take advantage if they think you don't mind their kids always coming over. Have you considered asking this family over for dinner or a combined family home evening, to maybe open the lines of communication with this other family? I try to get to know the parents of the kids my children play with the most in our neighborhood. Makes it much easier to tackle issues that may arise.

Wow. I honestly had no idea it could get that complicated. I didn't realize there were so many rules and chains of command. This has been an eye opening post.

At least you have intellectual people where you live. Welcome to the site.

I agree with the first three, however with the forth I disagree. I think going on and on about your personal life can be annoying depending on the context in which you are doing it.Sometimes the spirit will lead you to talk about something personal, because there is someone who needs to hear it. You may never know who or why but it's important to follow that voice. I have somehow managed to fly under the radar lol.. I have never had to give a talk in sacrament, but there have been a few talks given in sacrament when a person shared very personal things but in a spiritual way and they touched me deeply.

No, its not a valid way to debate a point. It is also not very effective. Much of that type of arguing back and forth seems to me to stem from a persons overwhelming need to be right. When it comes to facts, i would prefer to be corrected if I am wrong. It's the only way I can hope to become wiser. When it comes to opinion, we all have one and bickering about it half the day isn't going to change mine or the person I am speaking with.

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I have often felt much the same way, scripture study is important and it brings us closer to the spirit and can help us in our daily life. In my opinion though the most important thing is actually living gospel standards. Which can be just as hard. I think feeling the spirit when we study means more than how much time we spend doing it. Does 3 hours of studying scripture really benefit you if most of that time was spent thinking of other things you should be doing? Put scriptures in places that you get stuck in with nothing to do. Such as the back of your toilet. What better reading material? lol... we have a set on the back of ours. keep a Book of Mormon in your car for when you are waiting for someone. Read them on your lunch break. Most importantly and I am learning this the hard way, do not base your salvation on comparing yourself to what others accomplish. I too have felt that what I do doesn't measure up compared to others. Then I remember Heavenly father isn't comparing me. Good luck

I'm glad I came across this thread, especially since I usually spend my time in chat and not on the forums. Seems I was wrong about John, thanks for all the useful information everyone.

Great article thanks for sharing it. I think its a great way to teach kids the dangers, especially here in North Carolina. We have a very high rate of teen accidents as it is. Not too long ago we had 4 teens killed in 4 separate accidents in a weeks time. They all seem to happen in the same county.This isn't the first time we have had several accidents by teens in short periods of time in that county. We have lots and lots of back country curvy roads that can be dangerous even for experienced drivers. Much less a texting teen, come to think of it,. it may not be a bad idea to put some adults through this course. Some of them are just as bad as teens are about texting and driving.

Hi Jo, congrats on the baptism date first off. As for relief society, it can be a bit boring at times to those of us that are younger. Are the younger women in your ward serving in primary or do you just not have many other women your age in the ward?

Dang, you couldn't have put a maybe on that poll for us simple minded people???

Because if John was an Apostle and he never died, then one of the original 12 would still be here right? The three nephites were not a part of the original 12, to my understanding( and I could easily be wrong) the falling away of the church came when all the original apostles had died. If John were still alive, why would he have not kept the original church of Christ going? Why the spiritual death of the church here on earth?

Ive heard this arguement a thousand times. We probably all have. My response is always the same. One, The bible has many missing books and the ones we do have are not in Chronological order. Meaning "Do not take away from" is said in many books and I think it referred to the particular passage or "book" not the entire Bible.Two, The BOM. D&C and Pearl of great Price are not added to the bible. They are books that stand alone and are only meant to be companions to original scripture. Another testament of Christ, not another story of Christ.

This is one of my favorite parts about the church. I remember as a kid growing up in my moms Baptist church (and i'm not saying they all teach this) asking the pastor what happened to kids in third world countries who were never taught about Christ. I think I may have been about 10. His reply was they would go to hell.I also remember thinking that I wanted no part of a God who could be so cruel and unfair. When I learned what was taught in the book of Mormon and the LDS church I remember feelings a sense of relief.

I'm thinking that Johns vision of the second coming was what was meant. Not that he is actually still alive. To my knowledge only the three Nephites still walk the earth. If the apostle John still walked the earth, wouldn't that mean that all the original apostles never died. Also meaning there should never have been a falling away from Christ church?

Welcome to the site I hope you find your way around. As for your son, all you can do is love him, guide him and show him the way. His agency allows him to choose the rest. 17 is young, I left home at 16 and didn't return to the church til I was about 29 I turned out fine. That's not to say that your fears for him aren't very real or that you shouldn't worry. I just think at his age the biggest thing is knowing that even if you don't love every decision he makes, you do love him. I'm not sure I know of any 17 yr old that doesn't make immoral decisions, come to think of it i'm not sure I know of anyone who doesn't at times. Just keep doing what you are doing, you are leading the way at some point he will follow. Good luck :)

Welcome to the site. Beautiful conversion story, thanks for sharing it.

I was on my high school debate team... I loved it. I liked being able to present the facts about things I felt strongly about. What really amazed me though is when I had to argue something I didn't agree with. I often found myself understanding the other side much more clearly.

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That's a great question Jamie and I do think that often people believe that their rights take precedence over anothers. I think many times it comes down to ignorance or a feeling that one persons way of thinking is somehow superior to anothers. I think people need to come to an understanding that just because they do not agree doesn't mean the other person does not deserve the same respect or even that the other person is wrong. There is always a way to be fair to both sides and I think people should strive for that.