kpatrey

Yes, my husband has mowed on Sunday's on a few occasions. I have seen members who have said they were not going out. I just hope they don't look down at us for our decision. Our ward this year is having our Halloween Celebration the Friday before so I am sure that next year they will do it on Saturday. We live in a neighborhood filled with kids and very active so it's really great when we all participate. Thanks for your insight. :)

Anyone can attend a Sunday service, member or not. You would just need to check the times in your area. Some start early, some later. If you decide to go, let me know how it was.

Maybe you should come to one?? You might be pleasantly surprised.

Ouch, I am guilty of starting a few of those threads. Yes, as an adult convert to the church there was many things I was not sure of and "praying about it" was not something that came easily to me and my husband. I had no idea of "Mormon Culture." I thought everything I heard was a rule...written in stone and that has not been the case. Perfect example is the "sabbath day posting" I put up today. I just don't know and wanted to get some thoughts. So, for those that are long-time church members please be patient with us "newbies" try to understand where we are coming from.

If only all the world could be like Utah and make it so easy :) It's our favorite holiday so i am sure we'll be out there. Thanks again!

Great...thanks so much! It's always a challenge to know what we can/can't do and sometimes I feel out of place if I do things differently than some of the others. I appreciate the comments.

Can they go trick-or-treating on Halloween?

You are correct! I posted a question many months ago and people got all fired up and it was really, really ugly. Hopefully people will not be "quick to judge" this time around??

I have (3) actually. They all have special meaning to me. They were all done before I was a member. The first one was when I went through a divorce, I just wanted to do something I knew he wouldn't like. Yes, not the best reason - I agree 100%. The next one I got was a ying/yang symbol encircled by the sun. To me it represented the balance of good and bad that I have within me at all times and to try and focus on the good. The final one is Japanese writing that reprents "Forgiveness." This was something that I thought was an important reminder to me everyday. It was a reminder that I needed to be willing to forgive myself, as well as those in my past that caused much pain and lastly for those I will encounter in my future. They all have meaning and I wouldn't change them.

Okay, so I have a question about activities on the Sabbath Day. Some friends of mine were talking about how bummed they were that Halloween falls on a Sunday next year and the kids would miss it. I didn't really understand, but rather than ask at that moment I just left the comment alone. So my question is this, "If Christmas falls on a Sunday are the kids not allowed to open gifts?" This is a genuine question because I see some members do different things on the Sabbath Day. Is there something somewhere that says we can't celebrate a holiday if it falls on a Sunday? Thank you in advance for your replies.

Help me if I misunderstood this statement. Are you saying that only people that are 1) baptized;living according to the gospel and 2) in a sealed marriage can go to the celestial kingdom? I've only been a member for 2 years so I am learning new things all the time. I just want to make sure I didn't misundertand what you had said. Thanks!

Well, being a former Jehovah's Witness I can testify that they are NOT the same. Very similar in ways but NOT the same!

I find it hard to understand why BOLD and LARGER font would bother someone that much?!?! I mean really...to get so wigged out over something so minute is trivial!

There is also the wonderful Glen Beck and Neal Bortz!!! Everytime I watch Glen I have blood shooting from my eyes....LOL

Nothing as long as I can have a "bunch of husbands." Let's here some of the men who are absolutely comfortable sharing their wives with 2 or 3 other men. I haven't seen one post yet that is quick to say they would be okay with it. Just statements of, "what so wrong with having a bunch of wives." I'd love to see someone think of it the other way around and give an honest comment about that. I also think that the women of the Old Testament were probably pretty resentful about having to share their husbands. Even if at that time it was thought to be God's will. I'm still not convinced it was.

all I am saying is that if God really wanted us to be with multiple wives/husbands than He would have created it that way from the beginning. He would have given Adam 10 wives to begin filling the earth with children. My point is if pologymy "for men only" is part of my "incredible joy" than I don't want it. So yes, bold statement - but for a good reason.

They can do so and choose to only marry her for "a time" and not time and all eternity." this would be for only their earthly lives. I have to say the very thought of pologamy is utterly sickening to me and I honestly don't think that it was ever an "inspired" teaching. I think a bunch of men wanted a bunch of wives...plain and simple. There is nothing inspiring or Godly by what those men did. I think it was shameful and the church still has to carry that burden of bad choices. That is my final say on this matter cause the more I read the more grossed out by the many who are so accepting of it.

Wait for an exalted man! If the celestial kingdom required pologamy (for only the men) then I personally don't want to be there. It's that simple for me.

It is my personal belief that if a faithful LDS man isn't married by the time he dies, that it's his own fault -- he hasn't done any asking. Interesting thought Wingnut. "He hasn't done any asking." Well, couldn't a woman ask a faithful lds man to marry her? I mean this is 2009 isn't it? Maybe I am not "old school" like many. I knew what I saw in my husband and asked him to marry me!! Maybe the women need to be more proactive?? Yes, all hypothetical!

So just out of curiosity, would you be okay if your wife had another husband as well? I am sure most men would be totally okay with it if they were to take on a 2nd wife. I mean another pair of hands around the house to do all the yard work and hard labor would be wonderful. You'd be okay sharing your wife with another "husband?"

So are you saying that there will be those called to pologamy? Is this a doctrinal teaching? I just wanted to make sure I read your answer correctly.

Than...yeah me! Can Brad Pitt be my 2nd....lol. Honestly I think when it all comes down to it H.F. would never put us in a situation that we would live eternally "unhappy." Don't let something like this weigh you down. All the "what if's" out there would drive ourselves crazy! Enjoy your husband now and understand that God loves you and will see that you are happy.

All I can say on this matter is "where is the talk about multiple husbands???" I mean really, why do men get all the extras here?? If my husband in the celestial kingdom is offered another wife then a second husband had better be offered to me :) If I have to share then so does he! Everyone is happy!

i think with a debate you are trying to win a party, or person, over. you are trying to convince them of your viewpoint and get them to see it your way. again, this is my interpretation of it. i think with a discussion you are basically talking amongst a group of people, not necessarily trying to change their ideas or view point. discussions are just talking about the topic at hand. However, i have seen many discussions turn into a debate :) I can agree with keeping posts civil. It's really hard when you add a thread with good intentions and then all of a sudden it gets all crazy!