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If no blessings will be denied to individuals who are worthy of the Celestial Kingdom, even if they didn't marry in this life time, I look to that promise to hold true for divorced members also. If so, then why not allow a sealing cancellation if that's what the individual/s want? If we believe that we won't be forced to be with someone we don't want to be with, then a divorced woman is not going to want her ex-husband to be the one to call her forth in the next life. Supposedly, by that time she will have found another spouse.

Bishop gave us a specific time frame for help. I don't fault him. I'm in agreement with him. DH needs to get a job that pays. He has a commission job right now, but he hasn't sold anything, so no paycheck. DH wasn't fired from his old job back in July. He quit. But, I don't think he had really thought it through. He thought he would be making money with his new job that is in sales. I've given my husband a time frame--if he can't make a go of it by a certain amount of time, he needs to find something else. This is my husband's dream, and I can't be the one to take that dream from him. He has to come to his own conclusion that he's not cut out of this type of work. I don't even mind going out and getting a job to allow my husband to follow his dream. But, I'm stuck right now with my mother living with us. I can't really leave her. She's still early stages Alzheimer's, so still has some functioning. But, she doesn't eat on her own. If I'm not there to make sure she eats meals, she forgets about it, or says she's not hungry.

Hmmm. I don't remember seeing it on FB this morning. I haven't been on for awhile. I'll go back and check. I like it.

Oh. So, that's what they are. Some of my primary kids have them in their scriptures (I think). Are they like clear plastic with pictures or writing, that might be sticky on one side, and they can paste it onto a page of their scriptures?

My older sister broke off her engagement to her fiancé when his mother refused to accept her. His family had money, we didn't. My sister said, when you marry, you marry their family. She wanted in-laws that would love and accept her. She didn't think they ever would. She didn't want her husband to have to choose between her and his family. For her, it was probably the right decision. You need to know yourself, and what you can handle. She knew she couldn't handle having in-laws that disliked her.

What in the world is a glue-in? I've never heard of it.

As long as the divorced woman has not been excommunicated or had her name removed from the Church, any subsequent children she would have would still be considered BIC (born in the covenant), even if the child was born out of wedlock. Perhaps, it's to allow the children to be BIC? If a man has a child with a woman that has not been sealed, the protection of being BIC does not pass from him as it does with the woman. Just making a guess here as to why it may be frowned upon to get a sealing cancellation for a woman before she remarries. Our Bishop has told my husband and me that the Church is not as strict as it once was about a man or woman asking for a sealing cancellation prior to the divorced wife getting remarried. He says there is a new procedure coming out for sealing cancellations. We shall see what it is since my husband is requesting a sealing cancellation from his ex wife. This is not a sealing clearance he is asking for, because he is already sealed to me. He is requesting a sealing cancellation. The Bishop told him, "Why didn't you ask for this years ago?" Well, DH was under the impression that he shouldn't, because his ex hadn't gotten married in the temple. I'll let you know what happens. Edit: Our Bishop is under the impression that since Howard W. Hunter, the requests for sealing cancellations have become easier. Edit: My husband’s sealing cancellation to his ex-wife was granted. In the cancellation letter from the First Presidency he was told that any children born In the covenant or sealed to their parents, as long as children remain worthy, these blessings remain secure.

Very seldom have any of my four boys had more than one pair of shoes at a time (unless I count flip flops). I always tried to buy them a pair of casual shoes they could wear to school and look nice enough to wear to church.

I was hoping to drop the temperature down to around 66 degrees during the day. But, I don't think my mother is going to be able to handle it. DH and I thought we would first try at 69 degrees and see how she managed. So far, not well. We've already had assistance from the church, and last month was the last month we could receive it. I'm not working, and I need to be, but really can't leave the house and leave my mother alone. I could send her to live with another family member, but she doesn't want to go. She wants to stay with me. DH hasn't had a pay check since July, so we've been living on church assistance and my 18 year old son's part time job. He's a good kid, willing to help, but he just makes over minimum wage, and it doesn't go far. We'll think of something.

DH thinks it might cost anywhere from $300 to $400 here in Utah. Now, California, he says they might have you replace the whole engine. Just kidding.

Unfortunately, now days anything with AWD or Front wheel drive with a V6 engine is generally set up where's it's almost impossible to get to the spark plugs. (According to DH)

Hmm, I'm wondering if she'll wear thermal garments. I would think that would definitely help her, plus be in a price range we could afford.

I'm thinking that as long as I have my mother living with me, I can't lower the temperature any lower than 69 degrees. And really, 69 degrees isn't all that cold, but she can't seem to handle it. I really don't want to put the temperature back up, but I might have to. At least then she can walk around with just a sweater. I'll keep it at 69 for a day or two longer to see if she can acclimate. But, I have a feeling she's not going to be able to. Sigh.

I didn't home school any of my children. I never felt disciplined enough to do it. I admire those who can. For the most part, I see positive results of home schooling. But, I do have one negative example. My cousin home schooled her 12 children. I don't think any of them (adults now) can really read and write past a 6th grade level. Sad.

Can't help you with your question Slamjet, but I want to add my rant. I grew up where we could always do our own repairs on our vehicles. It just seems so difficult now days to do basic repairs. I hate taking my car into a shop with a basic problem that we used to be able to do on our own. Rant done.

I know with the elderly that their bodies don't regulate temperature very well. Along with very young children, they're the ones who are the first to die in heat waves or with very cold temperatures. My mother would be happy with the house over 85 degrees. I can't be that warm.

I just walked into the living room, and my mother is all bundled up in her coat. An electric blanket would be great at night. I know she used to have one in her house. But, I don't think she brought it with her. I do have a heating pad in her bed to keep her feet warm. I'll look at getting an electric blanket for her. But, that doesn't help me with what to do during the day. She likes to help me out around the house, and doesn't want to stay in her bedroom all day. Just noticed she has gloves on too.

DH and I are trying to save money so have decided to lower the temperature in our house. We had the temperature set at 71 degrees. We only lowered it to 69. I know that isn't all that much colder. My 90 year old mother is living with us, and she can't stay warm at all. Even when we had the furnace set at 71 she was cold. I'd like to lower the temperature even lower, but I'm afraid it will be just too cold for her. I'm okay if I have to wear long sleeves and a sweater in the house. My mother can't seem to stay warm even with a sweater. So what should I do? DH and I really need to cut back on the heating bill, and any other bills where we can. Even if I got a space heater for my mother, that takes more electricity. Plus, I'm not too sure I trust her with one. She has alzheimers. Are we really saving any money by dropping the temperature by just a couple of degrees? Should I put it back up to 71 to keep my mother semi-comfortable?

LAST WORD Pronunciation (US): Dictionary entry overview: What does last word mean? • LAST WORD (noun) The noun LAST WORD has 3 senses: 1. the final statement in a verbal argument 2. an authoritative statement 3. elegance by virtue of being fashionable Familiarity information: LAST WORD used as a noun is uncommon. Dictionary entry details • LAST WORD (noun) Sense 1 last word [bACK TO TOP] Meaning: The final statement in a verbal argument Classified under: Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents Context example: she always gets the last word Hypernyms ("last word" is a kind of...): argument; statement (a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true) Sense 2 last word [bACK TO TOP] Meaning: An authoritative statement Classified under: Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents Context example: my doctor has the last word on the medicines I take Hypernyms ("last word" is a kind of...): authority (an authoritative written work) I'm thinking you have the last word due to the 2nd meaning: authoritative statement. After you've posted, you got it all covered and nothing else applies. lol

There have been times in our family when we couldn't afford to buy our Aaronic Priesthood boys white shirts. In our ward if no white shirt, the boys don't pass or bless the Sacrament. So, there would be months go by where my boys couldn't pass or bless the Sacrament.

Last night I was reading out loud the different thread titles to my husband to see which ones he would like to read together with me. When I read Eowyn's thread title "If you're well-endowed, where do you shop?", then went on to the next thread title, he said, "Whoa, go back to the other one. What's that about?" He did not interpret it as a well-endowed woman, looking for clothing. I had to explain what the thread was about. He was totally thinking it was about the opposite gender when he heard the title. We both got a laugh out of that one.

The case seems pretty straight-forward to me. The biological father was duped. He should get his daughter back. Some thoughts on Vort's thread title: Fathers: Second -or perhaps third-class citizens. It seems to me that the courts have favored mothers in custody cases without taking into account who would be the better parent. The mother isn't always the best parent to receive custody. That said, my husband received full custody of his two children when he and his ex divorced. This was over 33 years ago, and nearly unheard of. His ex still had the option of within 8 months of the divorce decree to come back and state she wanted the children, and she would have been given custody. She didn't. But, whenever there were any disagreements or disputations between my husband and the ex, she would threaten going to court to get custody. This was a real concern, because the divorce/custody decree was from the state of WA, and they all now lived in UT. Would Utah courts have given her custody? It was a real possibility, just by the fact that she was the mother. Also, it was never stipulated that his ex had to pay any child support. If it was my husband who didn't have custody, you can be assured that he would have been required to pay child support. So even though my husband received custody, the ex-wife in this case still got off easy because she was never required to pay child support (though she always had a job). My husband and I decided not to try to go to court to get child support because of the very real possibility of her then trying to sue for custody, and very likely losing the children to her, just because she was the mother.

"How Great Our Joy" a German Carol sung by Pam's group the Sterling Singers. Beautiful.

I had a similar experience with one of my old boy friends. I was living in Salt Lake City at the time and drove up to Logan to visit a friend. She introduced me to her home teacher. The following week I decided to do an endowment session at the Ogden Temple. He happened to be there, and he saw it as a sign that we were meant to be. And we started dating. He was "crazy" about me. Every weekend he would drive down to SLC to visit. He was a wonderful young man. But, no matter how I tried, I just couldn't fall in love with him. I felt smothered by the whole relationship because he was so intense. I finally told him I didn't think it would work. He was heartbroken. Then about three months later I got a wedding invitation in the mail from him. I couldn't understand my reaction. I was the one who had broken off our relationship, yet, I was hurt that he was able to move on so quickly. Maybe, it was just my pride? Years later I found out that he had bi-polar issues. He and his wife have been able to work through all his difficulties, and from what I understand it's been severe problems. I'm thinking that the reason I felt smothered by his intense love for me was probably due to his bi-polar personality.

I agree with Iggy. Get good quality items. Non-stick has never lasted in my house. My problem is how to store my pots with their lids in my cupboard. I can stack the pans nicely, but the lids just seem to be jumbled in there, and I have a hard time finding the right lid to go on the right pan. Bini, the new Outlets at Traverse Mountain have a couple of kitchen stores. You might enjoy checking them out.