JThimm88

I always love reading stuff like this. What particularly amazes me in your quote from the article are two things: the number of members who helped for one, and two, the amount of money that was saved. Those are both massive numbers and it makes me happy that so many members of our Church were able to help CA save that much money that can go towards other needs, whatever they may be.

No, it's not Christlike, but every church seems to have their position on how they feel about other churches, whether in general or specific churches. And of course, if a church takes a stance, you'll find that the members tend to follow that train of thought. Then again, you've got the churches who still preach kindness towards many churches and yet members on an individual level take it into their own hands to attack others. I've seen many people from many different churches that I was looking into, even ours, attack other faiths. It's not right, but we're all guilty of it at some point, unfortunately, I'm guessing.

What is the voucher system exactly? I've never heard of it before but am curious how it plays into the schools.

It's been a year and a half since I've gone in for a worthiness/recommend interview, so I was wondering if someone could refresh my mind. When asked if we follow the law of chastity during an interview, are we asked specifically if we masturbate? Someone told me a disturbing story involving a child being asked a question like that, and I guess I'm wondering if children are asked the specifics? If so, it kind of makes me nervous. As a parent have you ever been able to sit in during an interview when your youngster was getting asked? I don't know how interviews work with children as I joined the Church when I was 19.

When I was in high school, a situation like that would have gotten the police called due to truancy. In-school suspension isn't an option there, no matter the reason for leaving, so you'd be considered lucky if that's the consequence of leaving! I'd tell them the truth, like Dravin said, but expect an in-school suspension regardless. They'll most likely have to follow school policy despite it. Who knows, could prove to be okay. If you're just sitting in a room all day quietly, you might have a chance to clear your mind. :)

Yep, Chicago just changes the brightness of the lights when in a larger temple you'd be moving from room to room.

Chicago is a one-room session; Rexburg moves room to room and has awesome murals as well. There's a deer on one of the walls that makes me think of my husband for some reason -- he likes them, lol.

Oh gosh, Chicago's DEFINITELY tiny, I agree. In comparison though, Rexburg's huge. I'm from Wisconsin, so Chicago's been my home temple since I joined the Church... when I got married and moved out to Idaho, I was shocked at how big the Rexburg temple seemed ... until I just saw the outside of Salt Lake's in person, lol.

Alright, so I figured as much about the access. :) Thanks for clarifying about the do-it-all temples. I don't think I've ever been to one like that -- only been to Chicago and Rexburg!

"Temples that could do it all," what do you mean? And by "everybody has access" do you mean that they're more accessible to get to, or more accessible in terms of what you can do in them? If it's the latter, then I don't understand because all of the ordinances performed are the same. I'm probably just misunderstanding you.

Have to say, that was a good change. It seems more efficient to get everything done in 3 straight hours. Though I have to say that having primary/Sunday school on Wednesdays doesn't seem so strange to me; most other churches do some sort of youth activity or even another church service on Wednesdays. (When I was Lutheran they did a contemporary worship service that you could attend instead of the Sunday service if you couldn't make it on Sundays because of work).

Consolidated to 3? How long was church previously?

Hey, if it's up to me, feel free to hijack. I'm interested in hearing about these things. :)

My husband and I both discussed getting out of debt and food storage as ones we knew of too. :)

What revelations and prophecies have we been given in the Church in more recent times? Are there any that have really struck you in your lifetime?

I have the same quote, the second one, on a decorative board my MIL gave me. :)

Lol, all I know is life is not perfect for THIS LDS woman. I have a terrible track record with education -- I've never known really what I've wanted to do. In the 2 and a half years I had under my belt before my husband and I got married, I studied early childhood education, lay ministry in the Lutheran church (before I converted), nursing, human resources, and computer networking. At 22, I should be graduating from college this year, but I'm a stay at home mom to a 2 month old. I LOVE that -- in fact, it's the only thing I'm sure that I want to do right now, but I know that if I don't eventually get a degree in SOMETHING, I'll regret it. The issue is figuring out what it should be in, something worthwhile that I'll enjoy, but what? I'm one of those gals who realizes I'm young; my husband and I are really just starting our lives at 22 and 25, BUT I don't think we're invincible. I know that in a heartbeat he could be gone, and that I would be left to support myself and my little girl on my own. Education is very important! But instead of wasting money that we don't have, and time that I don't necessarily have being a full-time mom right now, on something I'm not sure of, seems pointless. Ideally I'll go back to school once my babies are in school, so it might be a while as we're just starting our family, but ... it'll happen, and who knows, by then I'll know what I want to do aside from being a mom. :) That's just my dilemma!

Congrats to you both! Super exciting things happening around here. :)

I second the Jeep. I have an '04 Grand Cherokee that I love. I'll admit, it really doesn't get the best gas mileage, but I feel safe driving in it. I'm only 5'2" so being able to sit up a little bit higher in my vehicle sure helps me with visibility and it's a pretty sturdy car. I'd say having 3 dogs, you'd be able to fit them nicely in the trunk. Also, while you're thinking in terms of the baby, our Graco Alano infant car seat base and seat fits perfectly in the middle seat, which is a plus. With our Jeep, our middle seat is pretty narrow and short, so we weren't sure if it would work, but it did. :)

The movie is already out. My husband and I bought it this past fall. :)

Whopping 15 pounds? I wouldn't worry about it. You look so tiny for 17 weeks! Love the ultrasound pictures of your little girl, Bini!

Congrats, Bini! While I'm sure a boy would have been great (in fact, we're hoping for one next), little girls are such a blast! ...Especially if you like dressing them up in pink. I do. My poor husband, lol. He's outnumbered at the moment and our house is full of girly stuff now.

Glad to see things went pretty well and you're recovering nicely! I had taken a look at your thread about swallowing pills... I take it the liquid medicine was the alternative to pills? If so, glad that worked out for you as well considering you were anxious about them!

I asked my husband this and we both agreed, "No." Plain and simple, physical intimacy, especially sex, is very important to us in our marriage. Cuddling, kisses, hugs, and so forth are all great, but for us, nothing makes us feel closer than the physicality involved with sex. I know the OP doesn't really ask about this, but if this had suddenly become an issue after my husband and I already were married, I think we would learn to adapt to the situation. Not having read any posts yet on this thread other than the first, I hope nobody takes offense to my saying that I don't believe losing physical intimacy within marriage for UNSELFISH reasons (say, something medical happens and one of us can't ... "perform") is grounds for divorce or anything like that, so we would certainly learn to live with it.

Woah, "Protestant Apocrypha"??? What is that? I was Protestant before joining the Church, but only knew that Catholics had one...