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Other than the being citizens and stuff that is pretty consistent with LDS doctrine. In the Garden of Eden the Father dealt directly with Adam. After the fall Jehovah dealt with mankind as the intermediary between us and Heavenly Father. 3 Ne 1:10-15 has Nephi praying and the Lord (Jehovah) tells him that he is coming in to the world. Although we worship and pray to Heavenly Father I love having the understanding of Jesus being the great Jehovah. It shows just how great is role is. He is the creator and savior, all being done under the direction of the Father. He appeared to the Brother of Jarod in Ether and showed His spirit self which was long before he was born. "Behold this body, which you now behold, is the body of my spirit; and man have I created after the body of my spirit; and even as I appear to thee to be in the spirit will I appear unto my people in the flesh." -Ether 3:16

My thoughts exactly bstone. Even though it is available online or in print (which I am very grateful for since I am often working on Saturdays), there is a special sense of camaraderie that exists in fathers taking their sons or Elders of a quorum seeing eachother at the Priesthood session. As the youngest of three sons, once I was old enough to receive the priesthood my father would take my two brothers and I to priesthood session and then we would get ice cream afterward. Yesterday my brother who lives in another state sent me a text message before Priesthood session that even though he was away from his father and brothers (He lives in TX, we in AZ), that he was still going to go get ice cream afterward. He sent me a picture of the ice cream he had from an ice cream shop and I sent him a picture of the DQ Blizzard I'd gotten. It was fun and added a lot to the experience even though we weren't together.

I agree with Dravin. That being said, I've been playing video games since I was a child. Atari, 286 PC, NES, SNES, Genesis, Playstation, PC Games, Playstation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii. I have played and completed hundreds and hundreds of games and I can honestly say that most of the success I have in my work has been due to the influence gaming has had on me; especially PC gaming. It led me to learn all about computer maintenance and repair, building custom PCs, broadband internet and networking, Home Video and Audio, low voltage wiring and many other subjects. I don't feel that it's any different than someone watching movies, reading books, listening to music, etc. Just about anything can become an unhealthy habit. If it gets to the point where it is interfering with you living a healthy life than it is bad for you. I have friends who have serious issues with games causing problems in their lives and others that love games and understand when it can get out of hand. To say video games as a whole are bad is a bit myopic in my opinion. I like to stick to the following: Moroni 7:14-16 15 For behold, my brethren, it is given unto you to judge, that ye may know good from evil; and the way to judge is as plain, that ye may know with a perfect knowledge, as the daylight is from the dark night. 16 For behold, the Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil; wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge; for every thing which inviteth to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ, is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ; wherefore ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God. 17 But whatsoever thing persuadeth men to do evil, and believe not in Christ, and deny him, and serve not God, then ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of the devil; for after this manner doth the devil work, for he persuadeth no man to do good, no, not one; neither do his angels; neither do they who subject themselves unto him.

Wow, I think the school district overreacted a bit here. As the article mentioned the kids thought it was funny and seemed to like the teacher, knowing the teacher was just joking around. My high school teachers called us all kinds of things, and for the most part they were right, even though they were joking around as well. As others have mentioned, with all the crap kids have to put up with other students, a teacher joking around with the kids is the least of their worries. This article just confirms that schools are babying children way too much, and parents complaining about stupid things are ruining schools. Teachers can't fail students in there classes or "OH NOO!! THE PARENTS ARE COMPLAINING." or "YOU'LL RUIN THE CHILD'S SOCIAL HEALTH."

I would think most definitely. Especially for the protection and blessings of the temple garment. I know I wouldn't want to be in battle without my garments. I sometimes get frustrated with the mindset that I see quite often among church members that military service is a bad thing; or that a member in the military is not living according to God's will. It is clear from the scriptures and from the teachings of the general authorities that military service is a very noble undertaking in serving man and God. Very many church leaders served in the military; and many prophets were also generals. That quote is from this talk: Elder Mark E. Petersen, "The Church and America," Apr. 1970 It is an awesome talk.

"Now the Church wants to show as much honor to you brethren going into the military service as we show to men going on a mission. It is a different kind of mission, but yet you can accomplish many of the same things that proselyting missionaries do. Even greater honor is yours because you are willing to risk your lives, if necessary, in doing this work. But in risking your life, know always that God will be by your side if only you will serve Him." -Mark E. Petersen I'm pretty sure that the church likes most worthy male members of the church that are serving in the military to have the Melchizidek priesthood; especially in times of war.

We have an orange, striped tabby cat named Hobbes. He's retarded, but so much fun!

Welcome! :) That's how I felt when I came across the site as well.

That is exactly how I feel. Do I think all members should read into anti information? Definitely not. But anything that I have read has caused me to go deeper into study and prayer and has made me come out stronger for it. It has also helped me to help others when they have come across information that makes them doubt the gospel.

Being a Mormon/Latter-day Saint has been the most rewarding decision of my life. To know the will of the Lord concerning you and following it brings great peace and happiness. The extreme happiness I enjoy with my family is what I enjoy most about being a Mormon. Isaiah describes it well in chapter 51 verse 3 - For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. I also love how much there is to study in the church. The Bible is excellent, but on its own there is limited information about the Lord and his plan for us. Tag on the additional scripture and there is so much more clarity. I love it!

Hey Soul Sister- Train So catchy!!! You can listen to it on my profile if you've never heard it.

I had an imaginery friend skunk. Not sure why I chose a skunk of all animals. Funny how you don't remember sitting there and deciding on having an imaginary friend; you just remember having one.

I've wondered about luck/chance/whatever you want to call it multiple times and it always makes me think of D&C 59:21 21 And in nothing doth man offend God, or against none is his wrath kindled, save those who confess not his hand in all things, and obey not his commandments. Whether that verse has anything to do with the topic, I'm not sure. That's just what comes to mind when I think about luck. I think it tends to have more with the importance of being grateful and expressing thanks to God. I like the idea of being lucky; but I don't really believe in it. Flipping a coin for example; people would say the chances are 50/50 but if you knew just the right amount of force to apply to the coin being flipped, etc. it would alter the percentage of it landing on the same side. Also, think of a driver never getting in an accident after 20 years of frequent driving. Some would say, "They're lucky," but of course that driver always checks their blind spot, is constantly aware of what is going on around them, etc. Does that mean they will never get in an accident? No. But the likelihood of them getting in one is a lot less. It's not luck.

Haha, I choked up while watching Up when the old guy's wife died at the beginning. Singing church hymns makes me teary eyed. Music is my favorite way to invite the Spirit. So many great hymns. D&C 122 and 19:15-16 are powerful scriptures that have made me cry while reading. Also Helaman 12. Elder Eyring quoting that in October 2001 shortly after 9-11 was amazing. LDS.org - Ensign Article - Prayer

Welcome! :)