miztrniceguy

ok, so this past sunday, they were passed out to all, and we were asked to contribute 2-3 dollars on the "other" line with our tithes and offerrings. i felt much better about it, as it didn't feel like we were being charged for it, which is how it came across the first time it was brought up.of course, i will contribute, as that was not my objection...just the way it was pronounced from the pulpit.

Dr. Lynn, my wife asks if you consider yourself a Trinitarian?

OK, i am actually curious about that one. What about when he's visiting other countries? Can he attend a Temple there? Can he be a visitor in a ward? i'm curious about this, too...

but do you think that it is possible that a bishop may discern incorrectly?...and i don't mean this to be disrespectful, nor to imply i wish to deceive my bishop.

before the question is even asked....you know if they are a full tithe payer or not....and the person knows that you know . how would you know if you were not privy to their full financial statements? is this something you can discern? having never been a bishop, nor ever planning to be, i would not now if HF "tells" you.

please understand it is not about the 2 dollars, as i can certainly afford it. i have just never heard of this practice in the 8 yrs i have been active as an adult. and i have been in at least 10 wards during that time.

Thoughts on the new book, Teachings of The Prophet Joseph Smith. to be used in Priesthood and RS for the next TWO years, and donations requested as they are NOT free? Are other wards requesting donation?

hmmm...funny how some people take potshots at us and move on...no reply...no rebuttal by original poster

i didnt see where he actually said he was a member himself...said father was lds, mother catholic...didnt say for himself.

i generally believe in the "store what you eat system". therefore, we have t freezers we stock up meat in. we usually buy half a cow at a time. last may we did that. no roasts, had all of it cut into steak or hamburger,and 2 briskets. sadly, a recent storm caused a power surge, tripping a breaker for the other freezer. sisnt find out untill freezer was completely defrosted. lost 15 roasts(from prior cow) a 20 lb turkey, a full ham,several trays of chicken, 10 lbs of boneless chicken breasts, and more. plus fried a router, a vcr, and a cordless phone. then today, i moved our refer and as i unplugged it, discovered cord was completelty fried, dont know how it was even supplying power. lucky i wasnt electrocuted. cord broke into seveal pieces while i was looking at it. not sure what we will lose from this, but hey, at least our house didnt burn down

No - but if you planning on receiving the communion somewhere, you may need to repent afterwards. That's a joke. Here's my take: We call it the sacrament. One should take the sacrament when one is worthy to do so. Obviously none of us is 100% worthy so the question is HOW worthy does one need to be? If you have committed some grevious sin - I dunno, like adultery, armed robbery, listening to Britney Spears music or killing a goat with your bare hands, maybe you should talk to the bishop. Otherwise, I think it is a matter of humility... are you seeking to get on the path towards greater spirituality, ie repenting, moving in the right direction? Only you can decide... but a good bishops often gives wise counsel. I guess if you have done something atrocious, there's the possibility that the bishop might take formal action - like put you on double-secret probation or something. Only you can decide. so killing a goat with a tuba needent be repented?

a freemason is a guy who doesn't charge to build a chimney

huh?

How original. Perhaps, but I'm new here and that's something I wanted to know. Should I take your answer as a "yes" or a "no"? I usually reply to that question with my own: "Why is it when someone joins the church, they can't leave the rest of us alone?" Are you saying that you wish to be left alone? if he really wanted to be left alone he wouldn't be here

wyoming....netherlands...outer darkness..all the same place?

now this makes no sense to me....first line says you have a policy question, and not interested in opinions. at the end you ask "thoughts"? If what you want is policy, then you want a quote from the Church Handbook or some other such document. Asking for thoughts is to ask an opinion, not ask for facts. oh, and congrats to you!!!!

babies who are miscarried ARE babies, and do have a body, albiet very tiny. my mother had 3 miscarriages before i was born...nice to know i have 3 older brothers!

i am so glad to be out of wyoming....land of 2 seasons..........winter and August!! i moved in july 2002, and that year there was flurries on july 4th!!!

i am appalled at the lack of restrant in using wikipedia for contentious posts by corian sympathetics. this thread should be moved to the "contention forum" skin thickness must be verified by a physical sample mailed to Heather before being allowed to enter the forum.

Are you on some kind of cold medicine or something tonight? hahahaha no...just wanted to lighten things up a bit.....but you still didnt answer my question....what are the boxes for?

what are the little boxes for?...what happens if there is no more room for a box? will it have to sleep out in the rain? poooor lil blue box

:) exactly the response i wanted!!

i hope nobody decides that this thread is an attack againt people with marble countertops by those with granite countertops, forcing someone else to provide the wikipedia definition of marble and countertops, followed by various assertions as to why it shouldn't be used, and there should be a dog barking at clouds on a green hill that isnt far enough away to be a forever family that cant we all get along and love one another and the apple on mars drinks wilk through its noseon saturdays at noon while sleeping.

what exactly is an Athiest Priestess?

i had several different jobs during my high school years...restaurant, fast food, paper delivery. After high school continued fast food for awhile, eventually leading to my first management position...shift manager at McD's. Next was the car wash business for a few years. first writing sales tickets as people drove up, selling extra services. After 1 month i was asst mgr, and 4 months was manager. Eventually returned to the Palm Springs area, where i had gone to high school. There i started in the convenience store business as a clerk in a Mobil station. after a month i was doing asst mgr job without title or pay. Left to try out the hotel industry, for a few months, then went back to c-store with a different company. Promoted to asst manager in 3 months, then started manager training program a month later. I spent about 20 years in the c-store business, managing stores for big companies and small companies. I was very good at it, and my specielty was taking over problem stores with slow sales and high theft(mostly employee). I year and a half ago i decided that with a wife and 2 kids, working 80 weeks, no days off, phone calls contantly wasn't worth the pay anymore. i needed something different. I now work as a customer service/sales in a call center for a Fortune 5 company. The pay is good, the benefits are awesome, and i am never called when i am not working. Today I found out i was top salesperson for my team last quarter. I just changed teams, and now work four 10 hour days. Although what i currently do is call center work, i do hope to move to other areas of the company. I wish we had a fraud dept here in MO, but we dont. I hope to move into another area of financial services when the time is right.