Mamas_Girl

After a loooong absence I am finally back on the forum. I've been active in the church, just not here. :-)

Thanks for all the great answers! I'm waiting now till Black Friday, in hopes that I can get one cheaper than the current rate. I called my bishop today and his son is an internet techy so if I can't put the scriptures on a Kindle my bishop said his son can, so that seals my fate! It does surprise me how many people have e-scriptures in my ward, but then again... when I've talked to them about the e-readers and tablets they say how much lighter they are for the older folk, and how easy they are to just slip into the purse or back pocket. I know I've had the problem of trying to hurry sometimes and gather my books quickly and then the dreaded avalanche occurs and I need to squat down and pick up two or three books. And needless to say the scriptures always fall face down and open so as to potentially destroy the binding. I'm convinced that an e-reader, and probably now more likely the tablet is the way to go. Thanks again to everyone for your help! Now keeping my fingers crossed that I can get my Kindle on Black Friday.

I'm kinda partial to Patriot's Day myself. No, not the 9/11 one, but the original Patriot's Day April 19th. Dress up in old clothes from the American Revolution.

Hi Guys! Don't know if 'this is the right place' or not for this question, but... I'm totally ignorant when it comes to electronics. What with the recently released 2013 scriptures I am tempted to finally buy a large print Quad, something I've been wanting for many years. My husband suggested that maybe I might want to look into an e-reader instead if I can download the scriptures. After all the large print quad is $73.50 and a Kindle Paperwhite can be had for around $100, and if a new LDS book comes out I can just upload or update it. Can the 2013 scriptures be put onto any e-reader? Yeah, I'm that ignorant when it comes to electronics. And it's the only reason that I'd be getting an e-reader. It would allow me to carry the scriptures all the time, just in my purse. I assume I can get like the scriptures, the hymnal, Ensign, and the like on just an e-reader? Then the other question, can e-readers play music? In other words, if I want to hear a hymn, would I be able to play it, or do I need to have something more like the Kindle Fire HD for that? Thanks in advance. I'm not tech savvy and even my cell phone is just the basic call in, call out, so it doesn't do anything. The KF HD is only a little bit more than the basic reader, and I was wondering if I'd want it for hymns. No sense paying a little for something and then wishing I'd paid just a little more and gotten something better.

Totally agree! Welcome, and feel free to ask questions. I promise not to bite, but don't worry, if I do -- I have my rabies shot up to date! BTW, I almost forgot, good luck on your new job! I'll keep my fingers crossed and add a prayer tonight and tomorrow for ya!

Is your mother a member of any particular church now? I mean, almost any church that went through the 19th century in the US has issues with either slavery or racism. The Methodist Church had a schism in 1844 dividing the church into the Methodist Episcopal North and Methodist Episcopal South, the Southern faction believing in slavery. The Methodists apologized about 2000. The Baptist Church splintered into the Northern and Southern Baptists in 1845, with the Southern Baptists believing that the Bible allowed for African slavery. The Southern Baptists apologized for that in 1995. The Presbyterians both old and new school split in 1857 and 1861, I can't find an apology from them though that doesn't mean it wasn't done. The Episcopalians who never split but supported slavery offered an apology in 2008. The LDS Church gave the priesthood to all worthy male members of the Church, in 1978; and President Hinckley's apology to a minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Church given about 2004. Racism is hurtful no matter what century, or country it's found in. To me, the important part is where the Church stands today, and where it's headed. I don't know if any of this was of interest to you, or if it will do you any good; but it is something that I think gives a person a more solid footing.

Ah, I see the knife, too, now.

Eowyn took the words right out of my mouth. I agree, entirely!

First thing I saw was two people kissing.

My problem is that I married a non-Mormon, an atheist (doesn't believe there was, is, or ever will be a Christ). I often have the same feeling of being alone. All I can do is keep a positive outlook, be a great example, and hope that something happens to give him a testimony. That's what I would recommend for you, but it's easier said than done. Does your husband still believe in God?

I remember my shock back in 1985 when I was moving to Logan. My non-member mother accompanied me on the drive and was going to fly home. It was a Sabbath morning near Logan and we were still in a hotel, so we went out for breakfast. At a nearby table we heard a lady and a bunch of children talking about something LDS. As they were getting ready to leave my Mom turned and asked the Sister if those were all her children, to which she laughed and admitted that they were her Valiant class. My mother looked shocked to think that LDS would chose to eat out on the Sabbath. The teacher explained that the students had completed a project a meal at this restaurant was their reward. They were supposed to have the meal on a previous day, but something came up and Sunday was the only day they could all get together so here they were. I spent the remainder of the morning explaining to my mother that the organization of the Church is perfect, but the people aren't.

I saw a Dr. Oz show the other day where he said that some of these energy drinks have as much as three times the amount of caffeine that's in a cup of coffee. So yeah, it'll help keep you awake after a night of insomnia, but at what cost? The scarier thing to me is that the FDA doesn't regulate them, so we have no idea what all is in them. The link goes to a video of his show where he talks about energy drinks.

I think we all remember our first experience with baking chocolate! Maybe not the exact circumstances, but definately the effect of trying it as if it was a Hershey bar, or Kiss. My husband pointed out about an hour ago that we do happen to have Hershey's Cocoa in the house, so now to decide what to bake! Better yet, how to talk him into making it -- he's actually a better cook than I am, and he does it a pinch of this and a handful of that. Disgusting. I can make a hamburger without directions, after I get the ground chuck at the store.

So is it saying that those of us who live in the US will need to go to Mexico City to attend missionary training for a mission to the US? They lost me on that one.

Enough with the chocolate already. I'm snowed in far from the nearest chocolate store, and no way to get there. It'll be at least Monday before I can get out. But watch out! On Monday, I'm gonna go chocolate crazy. Well, maybe just one chocolate cookie from Subway (the sandwich shop, not train).

Here's the official word on it.

I did not know that, but then I'm too chicken to even get my ears pierced once. Thanks for the post!

I'd really recommend contacting the local missionaries and talking to them. Contrary to popular belief, they don't bite, or at least I've never known them to. But seriously, from what I've seen of your post you appear to be ready to have them come and tell you everything you need to know. They'll give you specific assignments to read, pray about and stuff like that. Then the next time they come you can ask them tons of questions. Most people join the church (or at least meet the missionaries) by their knocking on the door. The most amazing them to them is to have you call and ask for them to come over! The advantage of having the missionaries come to your house before you come to church, is they'll help introduce you around to all the local members when you attend church in a few weeks. To me, that was really nice, and it helped me settle down and get comfortable among a group of people I'd never met before. Obviously, you need to do what's right for you, and I'd just like to say thanks for checking us out! Welcome aboard! :)

Is this what you're looking for? Nov. 1978 Ensign.

I have a quick question that I asked in SS yesterday. I can understand the various periods that the class member study guide has in it. I mean, New York period, Ohio-Missouri period, that all seems simple and straight forward. But why do they split up expansion of the church (1899-1950) and the worldwide church (1951-present)? It just seemed like expansion and worldwide would be one in the same, I've been thinking about this for a few days now and just got to wondering if they mean expansion as in missionaries were going into more and more countries, and worldwide in that we were getting larger congregations in those countries? It was a puzzle in our ward, and left a few scratching their heads thinking about it. TIA for any help you can be.

Here is a list of the temples complete with abbreviations. LDS (Mormon) Temple Codes

Good answer.I'd also like to comment on I think one thing that most modern people don't consider is that the more wealthy households were capable of buying medicine for their children when they were sick. This means medicines like calomel (mercury), and laudanum (opium), and many other drugs that were considered everyday medicines, but would never pass for everyday medicine today. And medicines that certainly cut short a number of lives across America in the 19th century, could it be that the parents' ability to buy the medicine did more harm than good?The article also doesn't state where the study took place, as in rural or city. Is it a combination? Those living in the city would be exposed to more epidemics (like cholera), while those in the country would be less exposed. Pampered children of the wealthy wouldn't necessarily need to work, they could relax; while their counterparts worked behind a plow and huffed and puffed and kept their lungs clearer. Yeah there are exceptions to every rule, but there's so much that we're not being told in the article that would help us to determine whether or not it's good or bad.

I don't believe in playing "what-ifs," it's too easy to come out looking like the good guy. I'm leary of believing that something is scientifically impossible when an event is unique, and only a handful of instances have occured that are remotely like it. There is no real precedence, so how do we know that it's scientifically impossible? I remember my mother telling me about how her science professor in college used to say that it was impossible for man to ever go to the moon. Well... we know how that went. Though I guess there are some who still believe it was staged in Hollywood. As I said, ""For me, I'd focus on the eternal truths and less on the worldly ones. What's important is bringing people to Christ and everlasting life." We are to render unto Ceasar what is Ceasar's, and to God what is God's. We are not yet in a theocracy and until then we will have a government created by man for man, thus it will have it's fair share of flaws. The Constitution didn't protect the liberty of all people at the beginning. Up until 1865 it protected slavery, and up to January 1, 1808 were were still legally permitted by our Constitution to bring African slaves into the US! So while it is a blessed instrument, it had it's manmade flaws.

The birthplace of the Restoration, Rochester, NY (before Utica broke off) 83-85

Prophets are often told to give people things line upon line, precept on precept, here a little, there a little. Sometimes they're told to only tell the people what's relevant to their salvation. I guess that's somewhat how I see the government with 9-11. There's a lot of things that they shouldn't tell us because it could jeopardize our national defense. To me, it does no good dwelling on the issue as it won't bring the dead back -- they have gone to a greater reward. The way I see it is, the Lord knows what happened and will deal with it when He's good and ready, and not before. There are far more important things for me to concern myself with than do I have all the facts surrounding 9-11. I already know I don't. For me, I'd focus on the eternal truths and less on the worldly ones. What's important is bringing people to Christ and everlasting life.