mrmarklin

When your wife asks you if her outfit makes her look fat what are you supposed to say? Let's not get over simplistic here. Some lies are know as "tact". And all of us do it all the time. Don't lie.........................

If Jesus is a Raiders fan how come they haven't won the Superbowl in almost 30 years????????? Just a little too much free agency IMNSHO. Part of keeping the Sabbath holy is rest. God rested on the 7th day. If there is some form of relaxation that is restful to you, I don't see any problem with whatever it is.

You are in abusive relationship. You should leave.

Very true. There are Roman records of people living to be 100. And a lot of the nobility who were better nourished, housed and educated, were in general longer lived throughout history. Getting past 40 or so was the problem. If you look at the pioneers, a lot died in what we would consider the "prime of life" 30s and 40s.

There's a reason that real estate in California is high priced......... Burlingame July Weather 2012 - AccuWeather Forecast for CA 94010

One must remember that for most of history life spans have been relatively a lot shorter than they are today. So women married much younger. This 18 YO thing is relatively recent........

Every time we have given furniture away, the recipient has come for it. Otherwise it goes to Goodwill or the dump.............................just saying. I don't loan my vehicles, nor would I expect anyone else to loan me one.

You don not state what State you are from but here in the PRK there is some sort of procedure and licensing that enable "lay" people to perform weddings. This is not any religious deal.

Dated exactly one year and married about 2-1/2 months after that in the temple. I don't think the question is out of line at all. No one really needs to answer the second one. I'm not a big believer in a short dating time because I think that there is a lot of information to be gained by knowing the person during a year long "life-cycle". I even believed it at the yourng age of 21 when I left the mission field. It sounds like I was over smart for my age, but the fly in the ointment was that I was a student and so was my wife. Because of that artificial environment, my decision was not as wise as it should have been. I didn't really see that life cycle. That being said, we've ironed our problems out and have been married for over 40 years.

It's a loaded question like, "when did you stop beating your wife?":o No one knows how much the church spends on temples vs other items in the budget. And one must remember that temples serve the living more than the "dead". Thus fulfilling the Lord's purposes. As far as sending children into seemingly impossible situations, I can only say that it must be better than any other alternative. God sees all of history, we are seeing only a slice, and a small one at that. Why was anyone born before the invention of air conditioning??That's pretty cruel when you stop and think about it...........:-(

#5 is a tough question. Does getting stranded overnite in airports and/or related cities count as travel in one shot? I've had some really long trips when one starts looking at that sort of thing.

1, Family and close friends 2, 3 3, Ate ant larvae in Mexico last May. It was in season! 4, Don't remember, if ever. 5, Longest travel time was between SF Bay area and Grand Canyon ridden on my mortorcycle from dawn til late in the night in one shot. 6, Wife 7, rebel 8, 21 9, 5' 10" 10, Retire. Can't afford it now.

If you joined the church only to be able to be with your wife, you married her under false pretences. Because of this I think you owe it to your children at least to keep up the pretence until they are raised. What you are describing could be devastating to their upbringing. You also owe your wife a deep and sincere apology as she will also be devastated. Maybe you even should continue the pretence for her sake if you truly love her.

Unless he's a chubby chaser, NO. Guys are visual, and while as Mormons we tolerate women letting themselves go, I can say no one is happy about it that I know.

Just because you obey all the gospel rules as far a being temple worthy doesn't isolate you from life or the consequences of the choices you make. Bad choices will lead to bad results. There's no "get out of jail free" card in life just because you're a member in good standing. I've seen and heard of a lot of members go through life saying "the Lord will provide" or "the Lord will eventually make things turn out (for the best) in the end". This is silly. The Lord helps those who help themselves.

I hope this helps.

And here I always thought that this was the beginning of the rehabilitation of Mary Magdalene.:)

I have no interest in Jenny Craig other that it has helped me. It's almost like a 12 step program, in that you are monitored, and accountable for all the food you eat in excess of what is necessary. I'm sure there are other programs out there, but JC worked for me.

Heredity as a cause of obesity is so rare as to be IMHO non-existant. Calories count. I was diabetic, had high colesterol, and high blood pressure, but I went on the Jenny Craig weight-loss program, and lost enough weight to make ALL of it go away. If you are pre-diabetic, you can make that go away too considering how young you appear to be in your pictures. Forget all the BS nonsense you hear or read about. Only eating less will cure your problem. PS I'm a Diet Coke addict, and since there is no sugar it contributes to 1) my weight loss since I no longer drink surgared drinks, and 2) my sweet craving. I'm a big believer in diet beverages for this reason alone. I don't buy the notion that somehow they contribute to more weight. At the end of the day they contribute calories 0.

Several years ago I was on a Stake mission committee. Activity was defined as attendance once per quarter; essentially 4 times a year. Nevertheless, don't judge activity by church attendance srtictly.:) I would venture to say that 90+% of all people who don't even meet the very loose idea of activity above, consider themselves LDS and have good feelings about the church. I remember my mother being very judgemental about those people that were not there every Sunday, but that is a very incorrect attitude. One doesn't know what's in a heart. And I've personal experience with those who thump a Bible in church, and then go home and thump their wives and children. The best home teacher in my ward for many years was a person who could not give up smoking. Yet he attended Church every Sunday and was a home teacher. He is now passed away. He will have his reward as a faithful servant of the Lord, I'm sure.

PS I'm still going to Europe in October. Will it be there?

My father lived through the Great Depression: Please all of you read the Church pamphlet on preparedness. The people that survived the depression saved their money, made wise investments, bought a home if they could, worked hard, and in general went about life in a conservative way (while the US government amassed unprecedented debt). All the while Naziism was rising, communism was less than a decade away of taking over almost 1/3 the world's population, and the economies of Europe really DID collapse (see Marshall Plan). I don't think any of us are going to go through anything worse than that. During my lifetime my standard of living has risen beyond what my parents, or grandparents ever dreamed of in their wildest dreams. The iPhone is a case in point. What would that have been worth to a national power in the 30s or 40s?? Yet it's accessible to us all. It's a miracle and that power of communication is keeping us free, and empowering people all over the world to control their destinies. We live in the best of times.

I love mystery writing; some of the best authors are: Dorothy L Sayers (perhaps the best of the best) Katherine Ross (unfortunately died too young; only 4 books!) Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe) Agatha Christie (of course)

Bottom line is this: Scientists will alarm us and support whatever theory will get them their next GOVERNMENT GRANT or frankly, any sort of donation.

I agree with you. Not a good idea if you are married.