ttribe

First things first - your son's condition has nothing to do with whether your husband "messed up" or not. Your anger at God is stemming from a belief that God is somehow responding to every last thing that we do with our actions. It seems, culturally, we as LDS seem to forget the breadth of the Atonement and what it means to actually progress through the repentance process.

Mostly. Zina Young would be a notable exception.

Actually, by way of clarification, it was not instituted "as a way to deal with the numerous single mothers...." This is a common misconception. It was instituted as revealed in D&C 132.

Huh?

Bushman's book is the seminal work, IMO.

I wouldn't dismiss Brodie out of hand. Her research is considered quite reliable by many LDS scholars (Bushman, for example). Some of her conclusions leave something to be desired, but her research is pretty solid.

Tim - Contact me...you have my information.

Just as a point of clarification - there's nothing written in stone that says just because you are LDS you have to have a "LDS Funeral". If you choose to have the funeral at an LDS chapel, it's subject to Priesthood direction and will need to conform to the CHI. However, if one wants to deviate from that, there's a whole world of possibilities out there. From my personal experience - my Dad died about 8 years ago. He hadn't been active in the Church since he was 12. In all likelihood, I could have had his funeral at an LDS chapel, but chose not to...no one there would have known him and really he didn't want anything held anyway. We had a short service in Las Vegas (where he was living) for family and some of his old pilot friends. We then flew his body to Ogden, UT for burial where we had a brief graveside service just for family and I dedicated the grave. That was it.

Two words - HOLY CRAP!

I love Phoenix.

I was just up in SLC for a work emergency (had to go meet with some folks whose business burned down). I am currently VERY glad my flight was last night and not today.

You are wise.

Maybe...any desire to live in Arizona?

I'm an accountant, but I don't do traditional accounting work (taxes and such). I investigate fraud, financial loss, and provide expert witness testimony - forensic accounting. Tim Tribe - LinkedIn

I have my Dad's S&W .22 revolver that is an absolute joy to shoot. Super easy and very high quality. Not a revolver, but I am thinking very seriously about purchasing one of these:Sig P250