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So we just hope we have a few cops in our wards. Can they carry at church if they are off duty? We have several secret service agents in our ward. I certainly hope they are carrying when they are in attendance!!

Why do they need to be re-baptized if they weren’t excommunicated?

Is this for real or is Lark news related to the Onion?

I really don’t know. This is a friend talking on Facebook about a family she knows. So it’s second hand . It’s possible for the story to get scrambled in translation. But this is helpful to know. Thank you.

I asked her for more specifics but I doubt she’ll respond. She knows I have different viewpoints from hers. My guess is there were mistakes made/ appointments missed, either due to work schedules or bad lawyers or language barriers. Could be the offices are run by inept folks. Or simply the adults taking everything casually and thinking they’d just do it later. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s one of the workers in my friends’ business. I don’t think she is interested in those things. Only that the parents are being separated from their children. But the same thing happens to parents who are American citizens if they break the law. So... 🤔

I'm trying to squelch any feelings of bigotry by getting correct information. I have a bleeding heart friend who said this on facebook. "Don’t try and ‘other’ your way out of this situation. This is the difference of luck. Of Melanin in your skin. My friends who have been living in America close to 20 years - came with papers, been trying to go through channels for 20 years, laws keep changing- they were assigned SS # upon arriving- they have been paying taxes since they came - and the parents were “arrested” and are being held for deportation. They have a home, they have 3 kids - 2 are DACA and one is a citizen- our country has created a no win situation. People are here, working, living, and paying taxes. Yet they are not allowed to vote, not allowed to have a voice and not allowed citizenship. This is not their problem! This is our governments problem- and the government“solution “ is to rip families apart. Leave all of them financial, emotionally, and psychologically, devastated." And then it went on and on with white privilege stuff and we are all immigrants, etc, etc.! There is something about this story that doesn't add up. Can anyone who knows what's what with immigration tell me what went on here or is she scrambling the story? * I haven't engaged with her on this particular post ( which is one of three in the last 10 days with the same sentiments- different stories about different people.) She is the kind that if you question or offer a different opinion she comes at you with a firehose. *If* I do answer her post I want to be informed and educated- not just emotional. I tried researching some of this but I'm not finding clear answers since the story started 20 years ago.

Late to the party again. Not all of Baltimore is that bad but there are sections I would stay out of after sunset. Really rough! But same goes for all big cities . But here’s this:

Apparently not, but my house needs a do over, another heat/humidity wave is upon us, my beautiful 16 yr old daughter just started driving and dating whereas my beautiful 22 yr old needs a date that will commit and not flake out like 99% of BYU boys and it took DH 2 hrs to commute to work this morning due to a fatal accident on the road he drives and my oldest daughter with 4 sons is expecting and desperately wants a girl but decided not to find out on the ultrasound resulting in 3 more agonizing months to find out and another pregnant daughter has high blood pressure and is due to deliver our first granddaughter in 6 weeks and my son just gave up a cushy job at microsoft to work for amazon and my other son is in a boring rotation in medschool and can't find a nice non-LDS girl to date and my 15 yr old daughter is resisting piano lessons to hone her natural talent and the new puppy keeps piddling on the floor and i need to figure out what I'm going to do when I grow up because I just hit another milestone birthday and am done with living in the DC area because of all the drama and some very liberal neighbors and just want to retire in a cabin in the woods with mountain views and cool lakes and rivers and without ticks, snakes or poison ivy. What is going on in China and Russia? As long as AOC and Omar and Rapinoe aren't headlines, I'm relieved. But then Trump offended another Black senator with his tweets, so there's that. Did someone say something about a vacuum?

Someone actually did a study on this?😮 What a waste of time and effort.

I actually love to watch women's soccer. It's one of my favorite sports to watch. And I think the women look amazing!! Really fit and pretty after they've showered. I wouldn't expect them to be trying to chase balls in stilletos and ball gowns. I don't think there is much difference in how they look when they are playing than gymnasts look when they are gymnasting- except one is wearing shorts and a t-shirt and the other a leotard. Figure skating usually involves a little skirt and makeup so maybe more feminine. But honestly, some women barrel racers look very feminine in jeans and plaid flannel shirts when they are riding in the rodeos. I think the difference in popularity is that there is higher intensity and extravagant display of bravado that attracts more fans in mens', than womens'.

Hmmph! I saw Toy Story 4 over the weekend and totally missed any two moms scene. I forgot to watch for it. So...it was NOT obvious or blatant. Now if Bonnnie's parents had been two moms or two dads, that would have been uncomfortable to watch and something to make noise about. But they were a regular ol' mom and dad. I suppose someone could make a stink about them only having one child. But then that would hurt many many couples who experienced infertility after their first child, much to their dismay. Much hoo haw about nuthin in my opinion!

I feel the need to take her by the hand back to kindergarten where we learn to talk with nice words and say thank you. 🙄

It comes across that way. "The Beatles, on the whole, does not heal—it hurts." - JAG

What if Blackbird is sung by Gentri? Does that make it ok to listen to? https://youtu.be/oRrTPi4DoCE

Wow that sounds like an unpleasant and fruitless exercise. No thanks.

I never said they can't both be inspired. That's not my premise or my belief. I was just asking the question - "Could one of these have been an uninspired policy?"

What was accomplished by having the children of gays policy in place for only 18 months? The policy of polygamy was in place long enough to have a huge impact on women and families for good.

Can you explain how and why?

Sugar is an addictive substance. Even food can be addictive for some people who can’t control the quantity they eat. Food actually becomes harmful to their bodies.

So what was the deal with the change in policy about the children of gays first not being able to get baptized till 18 and gays being called apostate, then a year and a half later the policy changing and those restrictions being dropped? Which was inspired? The policy or the undoing of it so quickly?

I'm obviously not mikbone but wanted to respond to this question. We've been told by many leaders of the Church that going beyond the mark isn't necessary. Just search the term "going beyond the mark" or "looking beyond the mark" for the pages and pages of references on LDS.org. Another way to look at it is that "going beyond the mark" for some may be way more than they can handle, whereas someone else can keep their sanity and bodily health in check by not doing so. I have a dear friend who has a picture of Christ or a temple or a scripture plaque in EVERY SINGLE room of her house. For me, that would be going way beyond what is necessary or helpful. For her, it's what she likes and needs- apparently to remember Christ and to help her family. This friend has been known to live life in high gear with a zillion things going on at once. When I first met her she was extremely strict with computer use with her children. Over the years she's lightened up a bit. But she herself makes sure everyone knows she doesn't use social media and has dim views of it...just shy of acting as though it's against the commandments. For her, personally, maybe it is. So what YOU may think is the bare minimum of what is required may be someones very best effort- all they can muster. And I believe that's acceptable to the Lord. For someone else, it may not be enough and the Lord will ask why talents weren't expanded and resources used to do more? I fear the admonition to "magnify our callings" meant that some would go overboard and that it would be used as a measuring stick to beat upon those for whom doing the minimum feels just right.

Ok I found this from the World Journal of Gastroenterology from a couple years ago. "The available literature indicates that the immunological response to vaccines in children with celiac disease (CD) does not differ markedly from that of general population and antibody titres are high enough to provide long-term protection, except for hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine. " Then it goes on to say that there are an unlucky few who for some technical reason don't develop the immunity as readily as most kids with Celieac Disease do. Since my daughter was diagnosed when she was 9 1/2 years old she'd already gotten most of her vaccines so the doctor didn't feel the need to bring it up. Plus they've continued to learn more about it over the last 13 years. New protocols. She really hasn't seen a gastro doctor for probably 10 years at least. It would be interesting to find out if she's actually developed the immunity for all the diseases she was vaccinated for, especially Hep B. See, I can learn new things and admit when I'm wrong.

Ok I know for some reason I have a bad reputation on this forum- probably because I tell the truth and I'm not afraid to call out hooey when I see it. If I'm wrong I will gladly admit it. "Weird story" because from my experience and education you don't get encephalitis from vaccines that fast unless you inject it right into the cerebral spinal fluid which is impossible if you are giving a shot in the leg. And even then it would take hours for the symptoms of encephalitis to show up. The timing in the story is just off. What makes you say you can't tell if I'm being genuine? I was a pediatric nurse for years 7 at Primary Childrens and then for 4 years in a pediatric office before I quit to raise my own 7 kids. The comment about "if she stops screaming she'll be OK" was totally appropriate. Now if she were having a seizure in his office or her eyes were rolling back in her head or she had a stiff neck and he said, "Oh she should be OK." Then he should be sued and stripped of his license.

I'm going to bat for this doctor. I think the only thing he did wrong was perhaps persistently encouraging giving the shot that day when the baby had a low grade fever. They could have come back when the baby's temp was normal. but it isn't unheard of to give shots if there is a slight fever. I think it was specifically BECAUSE the doctor was concerned about his patient -about the baby catching Pertussis that he encouraged giving the shot asap. Pertussis is wretched and can be fatal for babies. There is no way a doctor can know for certain before the shot is given which child will have a severe reaction. ( Except it's not recommended for kids with certain types of allergies). It sounds to me like he WAS acting in the best interest of the patient. It's wrong to characterize doctors as uncaring. Some are, but most absolutely DO care. Especially pediatricians! It's NOT the easiest specialty and what I learned from working with hundreds of them is that they tend to care more than most. ENTS on the other hand... I've had more bad experiences with ENTs than any other kind of doctor.

OK this is just a weird story. The kind of screaming that happens when there is a bad reaction from the vaccine doesn't happen immediately- like right after the shot is given in the doctor's office. I've given hundreds of those shots. Yes some babies cry like crazy and some hurt and are deeply offended and let you know every time you move them. High pitched screaming associated with a bad reaction would come hours later as the neurological system is affected. The fact that this baby had been experiencing high fevers before she ever got the vaccine is something to consider. Even a low grade fever that day could have been from whatever it was that gave her encephalitis. It could be that something was brewing in her system long before she was vaccinated. Then it landed in her brain. Was it ever proven by the doctors? Do they know from a lumbar puncture what organism was growing in there? It just doesn't add up the way the story was told. I'm not discounting the mother's prompting at all. Perhaps she shouldn't have gotten the shot. But sadly her baby may have gotten encephalitis anyway. Also, I have a daughter who was diagnosed with Celiac disease at the Mayo Clinic about 13 years ago. We have never been told that vaccines won't take. Can you direct me to some kind of referrence for that? She has had all her vaccines. Hasn't had any reactions. Hasn't gotten sick with any of the illnesses.