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It was important for me to change my name when I married, sort of as a show of unity, but I don't care what other people do.

The expression on Boston Rob's face when Tyson was blindsided was HYSTERICAL. Totally baffled. And he seems like quite the sore loser. "I'm better than Russell, he's playing with the big boys, blah blah." Then he gets ousted by him? "You're a little man." Someone sounds bitter he got outwitted and outplayed!

I know most people are just unaware of how it's spelled and use "Morman" on accident, but in a few situations I've seen it used mockingly. It just makes me think of a "merman," heh.

D&C 121: 7-8 My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment; And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes. Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Awesome.

I've enjoyed him in various shows and I'm glad to read this.

I have no advice, just sympathy. Good luck.

I agree with this. I feel like some people here are making her out to be this bad, selfish, petty, insecure person who wants to steal blessings from the ex-wife... but put yourself in her shoes. She's only been active for a year and doesn't understand every single aspect of the sealing. All she knows is that sealing = marriage. She's probably heard a bit about polygamy. She's wondering, "what if somehow I end up sharing him in the eternities?" There's nothing wrong about that. It's a perfectly normal thing to assume, if you're in her situation. What she needs is to speak with a bishop and study the gospel and learn more about the sealing; not for the OP to dump her because she's "obviously a bad person."

I never thought the Charlie video was funny at all... but I do like David After Dentist, Sneezing Panda, Hitler's Downfall, Baby Laughing, and Christian the Lion.

It definitely makes sense that it would upset her since she's fairly new to all this. It's easy for many us to have doctrinal debates about the meaning of sealings but for her, she's just thinking of you being married to another woman and, understandably, doesn't like it! I don't think she's selfish or insecure at all. As others have said, it would be a good idea to discuss with with a bishop so she can learn more.

Emergency Preparedness. Don't like it much.

I don't like it when people that I went to high school with, but never spoke to, try to add me on Facebook. This happens all the time and I rarely add them back. We weren't even acquaintances back then, why do you want to add me now? I also dislike it when someone adds you (or accepts your friend request) then you try to talk with them, ask how they're doing on their Wall, etc, and they ignore you. Why did you even add me if you're not interested in communicating?

I personally think there's a difference between cancelling a sealing due to death, and cancelling a sealing due to divorce. One is a tragic circumstance where the couple loved each other; the other, the couple chose to seperate and did not wish to be married anymore. It's not the same thing to request a divorced man cancel his sealing, versus a widower.

Frankly, I can understand where your girlfriend is coming from. I wouldn't want my husband to be sealed to another woman. As Suzie said, cancellations exist for a reason. If you don't want to be with your ex-wife, why not just cancel the sealing? Then again, I'm one of those people who is totally paranoid about celestial polygamy - I probably wouldn't marry a man if he refused to cancel his previous sealing.

I moved to Utah a couple years ago for school and the culture here is definitely different. Even some of the fashion and and home-decorating is unique and fits a certain "look" that you kind of only see around here. And I've never met so many girls that worship Disney! I don't think being a "Utah Mormon" is necessarily bad or worthy of criticism, though. A lot of it is just a stereotype that, like all stereotypes, not everyone fits.

Regardless of what "church culture" says, I firmly believe that the decision of how many children to have is a very private, personal decision that is different for each couple. There will always be those people that tut-tut over small families, say that birth control is wrong, that by being sealed we're promising to have children immediately, etc... but that's not doctrine. There are also some people who look down their noses at the big, "typical Mormon" families, and I believe that's wrong, too.

Aren't we supposedly going to all end up sealed to each other anyway, in one big web? If every single person gets sealed to their spouse, parents, children, etc, we'll all be connected.

I'm not talking about your situation, just those in general who marry non-members.

Samoas... the food of the gods...

But it doesn't always work out that way. If you're married to a non-member, you're missing out on the sealing blessings (along with other things.)

Personally, I wouldn't take too much advice from Dr Laura, considering she's had affairs herself and doesn't practice what she preaches.

I agree with this. You have the ability to protect yourself - the mask - and you need to use it, instead of expecting hundreds of other people to cater to you. Shouldn't the other members have the right to use detergent, soaps, perfume, etc as they wish? I doubt that every single person in the congregation is dousing themselves in scents before leaving their homes. Why do you feel your rights are more important than theirs?

I've only gotten a couple charley horses in my life but oh man, they are agonizing. Arranged marriages are less likely to end in divorce; not saying I'd go out and get one, but it's interesting to think about. Possibly because they're based on shared values and background, rather than lust or blind emotion.

Stumbled across this today and thought of this thread...

Totally agree with you, Nikkie. Why would you get a pet that needs love and companionship, only to dump it in the backyard all day?