Backroads

My roommates and I found the letter to the editor hilarious enough to be hung on our wall.

Frankly, this whole thing reminds me of an issue that happened at BYU-Idaho a few years back. The business department was selling hot chocolate. Then some student went completely out of his way to research one of the flavorings... his research proved it was made at the same factory as coffee and was therefore against the WoW.

Right now I'm horribly against the HCG diet. This summer there was a bad family experience. My mom's lifelong friend, a woman I consider my "other mom" was on it. She... had a breakdown, and medically it was because of the lack of calories and nutrients in her body. She and my mom got in a huge fight, this woman said some horrible, horrible things of possession level, and their relationship has not been the same sense, despite this woman going off the diet, apologizing...

Thank-you for the Trinity explanations. I suddenly recall a high school friend describing it using an egg, which was effective. As for perception of accusations, lets all remember it's a choice to be offended.

There is tea, and then there is tea. The tea I think we're against is from the plant Camellia sinensis. Then again, you can brew anything in hot water and call it tea.

Handy. I'm pretty sure I own Natural Vanilla (I"m a baking snob) so I'll have to check the ingredients when I get home.

It happens. Um, I only saw the first movie. It was decent. Truth be told, my mom, sisters, and I mock Gerald N. Lund fiction... To inspire conversation. Nothing more, nothing less.

But doesn't the FDA require so much ethyl alchohol in the extracts?

When I lost my job, I was depressed. So my friend took me out dancing to cheer me up. His buddy took some pictures of us and posted them on Facebook. For some reason, I looked miserable in one photo (one of those photos where we looked like a couple and I looked like I didn't like it, etc). My old roommate saw the photos, assumed I was dating a guy I didn't like (instead of the friend he was) and set me up with her best friend. We're engaged now. I can draw a direct line from losing my job to this. Blessings can come!

What do you think would cause this?

Personally I have never quite grasped the concept of the Trinity. Would someone mind explaining it to me?

So where is the difference between "guidance" and making an intellectual decision?

#2. What's your sign?

I think you need a hug. I'm sorry, but whatever these teachers say is not doctrine. If that were true, every man who has served a mission would have a successful temple marriage. I've seen plenty of non-missionaries who live happy temple marriages. If you have any desire to go, I would recommend going... just don't worry too much about other's opinions on it.

It all depends on the severity of the mental illness, and I think it then comes down to whether the elder/sister in question feels they can handle it. Tourrette's syndome runs in my family, and so far all the guys with it have served honorable missions. But as I said on another thread, if someone with such an issue said it made them unable to serve, I wouldn't judge at all, wouldn't think twice about it.

I do not believe that a mission necessarily makes you feel "accepted" with Heavenly Father if you didn't feel it was right to go in your situation, and I've never liked the part of the LDS community that is so focused on whether Joe went on a mission or not. I do believe that when you don't get answers, it's often Heavenly Father saying it's your decision and you need to use your intelligence and feelings. That being said, going on a mission with depression is a very difficult thing that can make it hard to serve. My question is... how controllable is your depression? Is it fairly debilitating at times, or can you manage with it and to what extent? Now do you want to go because it will mean being accepted? If you want to go because you think God would like you to go, I think that's a decent reason. If it's to please people, that's not. Personally, if someone told me they couldn't serve because of a condition like depression, I wouldn't think twice about it.

Really? Thanks for the info.

I've often heard it said the ban could have been lifted much earlier if someone had bothered to maybe ask God...

Welcome to the board!

Hola!

Welcome. Warm Idaho. Heh.

Good luck with that. Though tracking down people is so much easier these days.

Yay for cats! Selling mistletoe... wow, now that's a career!

I love the fact that you have animals. Welcome!