mirkwood

Oquirrh Mountain Temple
 

 
 
 

Good for you, though I'm very sorry for the tragic route you've taken. Ftr, I'm talking about the parents who smile benignly as their little children run screaming through the aisles.

In my younger years as a parent, I remember thinking “why can’t those parents keep their children quiet, or keep them in their seats during Sacrament meeting? My children are able to sit still and be quiet.” I was definitely being judgmental. Then, when my daughter died in a car accident, her two-month old son survived but with a brain injury, (I wonder if it contributed to him being on the autism spectrum?), we pretty much raised him. We would be sitting in Sacrament meeting, and he would suddenly get up and dart up onto the stand. He was a handful. I simply wasn’t prepared as a parent, even though I had raised 7 other children before him, to know how to deal with his behavior, or how to discipline or incentivize him to behave. He’s 20 now, and I still flounder with knowing how to help him flourish. He’s very high functioning, brilliant in areas of language skills, but has an eating disorder and other quirks. I feel like I have failed him as a parent. Anyhow, I’m a little more understanding of children who misbehave. Though, I do admit I find it hard to condone parents who blatantly just sit there and let their children be disruptive. 

Yes, but parents be parents, and parents should discipline their children.

I'm in Kane County north of Kanab. 

Interesting.  Where do you live?

If they were my daughters or perhaps my sisters who were involved in such shenanigans, I would probably feel great sorrow. As it is, I think it's wonderful that such wolves are removing their sheepskins so that we can more easily detect them.

Sadly, the rebellion continues.  Apparently, these women (or some women) called for sisters to "boycott" yesterday's Sunday meetings and the RS broadcast last night over this issue.  Satan is laughing.  In what way does refraining from worship and instruction aid anyone?
Anywho, before knowing anything about the boycott, my extremely introverted self opted not to go to the stake center last night, knowing I could watch it online today (at 2x, with pauses for pondering or notes, as I wished).  So this morning, as I was scrolling through IG, President Nelson's account had a portion of his talk from last night, and many of the comments were sadly negative, including complaints related to this sitting on the stand issue.  I read those negative comments and then went and watched the broadcast.  Funny thing: all but one concern those commenters had was addressed in some way by one of the speakers.  If they had only listened to the broadcast, with humble hearts, seeking answers through the Spirit, their minds could have been enlightened.
Satan is deceiving "the very elect" with things like this, and it's heartbreaking.  Refraining from worship and instruction (surely the equivalent of telling the Spirit to take a hike) isn't the answer, sisters - faith, humility, covenants, Jesus Christ is the answer.  And if you think you don't have power or access or whatever, go re-read President Nelson's October 2019 GC talk, "Spiritual Treasures":
This is nothing new.  Stop listening to the world and listen to Christ.

Nah.  If nothing else, fountain pen people will continue using forums until the rest of you crazy people come to your senses and join us so that we don't have to resort to forums and snail mail to communicate with each other.

Heh - well, you can't please everyone I guess.  At the risk of going full-blown passive-aggressive, would you say your post here is an example of a sad ego driven persona, or a counter balance to an unhappy/unfulfilled life?
From where I'm standing, it's not the heaviness of the subject that's an issue.  The only thing that gets threads locked is an abundance of folks abusing the site rules, usually #1-3.
LM (head toxic windbag)
 
 
 

Think of "they" in context of an organization.
 
Example:  Officer Mirkwood works in Utah.  He is part of the police.  They work together to solve crimes.
 

Think of "they" in context of an organization.
 
Example:  Officer Mirkwood works in Utah.  He is part of the police.  They work together to solve crimes.
 

Think of "they" in context of an organization.
 
Example:  Officer Mirkwood works in Utah.  He is part of the police.  They work together to solve crimes.
 

Looks like @Jamie123 only reads General Discussion. We should go to the other forums and talk about him. He'll never know.

For over a decade, I've felt that pretty much all politicians on the federal level, follow two great commandments above all else:
1. Thou shalt get elected and gain power.
2. Thou shalt remain elected and increase power.
That viewpoint has helped me decipher pretty much everything every politician says and does.  
So, a political party is more a reflection on that party's power brokers (people and entities who can influence votes), than it is of any particular platform or ideology.
Trump seems to be a far superior deal maker than the rest of 'em.  I truly believe if he had won his 2nd term, Russia wouldn't have invaded Ukraine.  Trump would have made a deal with Putin, probably over NATO expansion and energy. 
 
Also this:

I'll go further. The Republican Party is corrupt, and many or most Republican leaders are also corrupt and care about power and influence much more than freedom and liberty. Of the two major parties that have been thrust upon us, the Republicans are significantly less corrupt and awful than the Democrats, which is why I nominally support the Republicans. But I am under no illusions as to the purity of the Republican cause.
My feelings about the Republicans are in line with my feelings about Donald Trump and a potential second Trump administration: It's much better than the alternative, but that does not make it ideal, or even particularly good.