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I am not trying to be sarcastic or scare anyone but it's a little funny and sad at the same time how parents generally think they DO have control over their children's phones and let me tell you, most of them in my experience do not have a clue about what their teens are doing with their phones...then in a lot of cases, the whole thing turns very sour, the police gets involved in a lot of cases, counseling is needed, etc...if you just hear the stories!

Not a problem.

No...the family curse tried to hit Faust but the worst it could do was turn him into a lawyer! Just kidding JAG...just kidding...

That's correct, they were in fact related. James E. Faust was also Richard R. Lyman's cousin (Faust was the great-great grandson of former apostle, Amasa M. Lyman, the Apostle with the super funny beard and who was Richard R. Lyman's grandfather and was stripped of his apostleship as well, I know sort of ironic eh?). Richard's father was also an Apostle. We need to create a thread about how all these Church leaders are related to each other ( Hinckley, Monson, Lyman, Ballard, etc).

Granted, but then you have the Terrible Threes, and Fours, and Fives...and TEEN years! I wish I had a million pair of shoes.

That's correct, it is not surprising to me why Cowdery rebelled against Smith and accused him of adultery. It is alleged that he actually admitted this relationship five years prior to his excommunication and yet from 1925 to 1943 he maintained this affair secretly and after his excommunication, he continued the relationship up to two years prior to his reinstatement to the Church (1954). McKay loved him and worked very hard to bring him back. As you know, President Grant's health was deteriorating rapidly after he suffered a stroke that left his whole left side of his body completely paralyzed and became incapacitated to perform his duties, on top of that unfortunate situation, McKay also became seriously ill and it was Clark who was the de facto president who was running the whole First Presidency pretty much on his own. He was the one who started to investigate the allegations against Lyman and even instructed a couple of Apostles to follow him and that's where they started gathering evidence against him. The police even raided the house of Lyman's mistress and he was arrested in the middle of the night. We are talking about a couple who were now in their 70's, imagine that. A few people argue that due to the embarrassment he caused to himself, he should have ended the relationship with his mistress right after the whole secret came out but he did not. I admit, even though he was wrong by all accounts, I can also understand that both of these octogenarians lived with each other for almost 30 years! Oh yes (that one deserves a thread all of it's own!) but yes around 1942-1943 when he was called as a Church Patriarch, a lot of our members were in absolute shock and complained to the Brethren about his appointment due to the fact that a lot of people in the University of Utah knew he was gay and some parents said he was involved in alleged relationships with their sons as well as other university students. Quinn argues that an affair with a US navy gay Latter Day Saint was also discovered after his death. Nevertheless, his wife supported him in all these struggles and the Church seem to have been more than willing to help and quite lenient in the way his affairs were handled. She asked to be released, I am actually amazed how she was able to handle the whole affair. It is my belief that they were already separated or living separated lives while legally married. You can say that again!

I wish I was a giraffe.

Vort, I did.

Richard R. Lyman was born in November 23rd, 1870 in Fillmore, Utah . He married his wife Amy on September 9th, 1896. At the age of 48 (in 1918), he was called as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. His wife would become years later a Relief Society General President. Sometime in 1920-1921 Lyman started helping and counseling a woman who had been disfellowshipped from the Church for practicing Plural Marriage. As some of you know, plural marriages performed between 1890 and 1906 were allowed to continue until those involved in such marriages died off. Three years after this sister (Anna S. Jacobsen Hegsted) was back in full status in the Church (1922) and four years after Lyman was called and set apart as an Apostle, he entered what he would describe as a mutual agreement of “plural marriage” with this woman. Allegedly, they exchanged marriage vows in secrecy (some sources indicate that this “secret” wasn’t really that secret and it was performed in the temple), with Lyman’s wife apparently unaware of what was happening. Both Lyman and Jacobsen Hegsted were in their 50’s. The First Presidency did not become aware of the situation until after 18 years have passed since this second “marriage” was performed and the people involved were already in their 70’s. Lyman was eventually excommunicated and the very short explanation given by the Church about the excommunication was about an issue with the Law of Chastity but there was no mention of plural marriage. David O. McKay was a great friend to Lyman and guided him back into the Church, although Lyman continued living with Anna for many years after the secret came out, he eventually returned to Church and was rebaptized in 1954. He did not obtain the restoration of all his blessings in mortality, but the work has been done for him in the Temple. I am interested in your thoughts: 1. Did Lyman really enter “plural marriage”? 2. How is it possible that his wife Amy or anyone else for that matter did not know/notice anything unusual for so many years? 3. How influenced was Lyman about past teachings and his own belief that Plural Marriage was necessary for Salvation? 4. Does it shock you/surprise you that an Apostle would keep a secret of this magnitude for such a long time?

You are missing the fact that these phones have become instant "babysitters" and some parents are perfectly fine with that because they do not want to be bothered. Is there a need for a regular cel phone nowadays? I would say yes. A fancy one for a 10 year old? No way on earth. Just the other day, a friend of mine was telling me that his 11 year old son eats dinner with his phone right by his side, when I asked her why she allows such a thing she told me that she "can't" take away the phone from him because he gets very upset if she does and plus "he has some school work" on his phone so he "needs" it. Yup and she believes that.

You are doing great by praying. :) Your question is not naive at all, if you feel you can start slowing trying to live the Word of Wisdom then by all means, do it. I wish you all the best.

Number #1 gotta be the lie! 1. I'm a hair dye addict. 2. I hate going to the doctor. 3. People always ask me why I am always so "happy".

We often hear the phrase that wishes do come true so this is the place for that! We can grant wishes, however, we also know there is a need for opposition in all things sooo yes, you can grant a wish to the person above you BUT the outcome of such wish being granted is far from desirable. Example: Person 1: I wish I was a hairbrush. Person 2: Granted, but you gotta brush the hair of a man full of lice. Person 2 again: I wish... The sentences need to be simple and don't try to outsmart the game, it is just for fun. I'll start: I wish I was a potato.

Hmmmm I would say your lie is number#2!

You are super cool! :) Let's read your list! :)

Shay and Collete Butler (and family) ("famous" youtubers with more than 1 million followers).

Number#2 is the lie!

Nope . Number #1 is the lie.

What about me? Oh, you guys are discriminating me because of my strapless top and shorts eh?

Your lie is #2...I think. 1. I was clinically dead for 2 1/2 minutes. 2. I have the tone of voice of a radio announcer. 3. I am bilingual and I also can understand two more languages and a dialect.

Read that Pam?

Rootbeer smells and taste like you are at your dentist office.

You are good at this.

Number 3 is the lie? lol 1. I went undercover to research about a religious cult with serious allegations of child sexual abuse. 2. I sat down and talked with Ricky Martin for a while. 3. I bought a van just like the one of Scooby-Doo.