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Yes... but I didn't even have a stormy time ... i avoided it basically telling God to get it out of my way... i don't want to go through it and deal with it

-That rain is just the test.... But Christians can be entitles to quicker healing and less suffering ... if they have enough faith..... - I think that the LDS just accept suffering and pain too lightly as part of their earthly testing... or just don't have enough faith... i don't really know what it is... but I believe that God does have favorites ... those who worship him live their life for him. .. accept Jesus and follow him .... Christians are favorites... those who become Christians join the favorites - I mean I had a kind of impossible miracle to tell you about... First, In Canadian high schools one only needs to take math until grade 11 as part of the requirement... If the student doesn't want to take any thing in college or University related to math or requires math they don't need to continue on taking math in 12 th grade ... -Basically i was in grade 11 in 2006, i was doing really poorly in my grade 11 math class... and if I failed I would have to take it in summer school and If you fail there it looks even worse... Basically i knew I would not pass the exam ...However, the night before I prayed to God and said I know I can't pass... and I don't need this subject but even if I fail you will pass me ..please favor me over the others, . please pass me any ways ... I begged and begged God and believed that even if I failed please pass me!! - so on the day after the exam ( and this teacher was a horrible person... mean.. tried to fail every one all the time) ... Told the boy and a girl in front of me that they were 1 % away from a passing grade but, she could not boost up their grades and they would either have to repeat the class next year or do summer school... However... when it was my turn ... i failed by 5 percent .. you need 50% to pass I got 45% in the course and failed the exam... but she took me aside and said "Yana ... You had some difficulties on your exam and in class this year you failed by 5 % but... you know what ... you are such a nice girl!!! I am just going to pass you!!!~ Just like that out of the blue!!!~ ~ I don't know but i do think that Christians do have the favor of God ... - I really do think after that that... GOD does favor Christians that call upon his name -Even though you all might think this is crazy... but that is the honest truth... The importance is how we pray and the level that our faith is ... I could have just prayed and asked God .. to help me do my best at the exam...but than I would have failed ... God creates and Lets Christians through to Opportunities over others if they so ask...

]\----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First of all I commented early .. and I will say sorry to you as well...for my complaining. I was having an off year for the past year... ( I have depress and my father is a crazy abusive Muslim man)... SO I go crazy on the internet when I feel my life too hard to deal with.... and finally had to complain... Secondly I am very very sorry about your husband... His suffering was very real and much worse than all those meaningless things that i posted up about... not being able to travel/ have clothes is not at all suffering compared to what your husband went through .. However, the is some truth to Christian entitlement not the things that I mentioned above... But Christians are entitled to Health/ prosperity/ opportunities through their when they pass tests according to their faith...they are entitled to these blessings and ease of suffering over atheist and nonbelievers.... - When I went to my friends Christian church her Pastor told us a story about a Christian Man and his wife and A non Christian man and his wife...On their travels the Christian man was bit by a snake.. his hand has turned completely black and needed to be amputated to save his life as told by the doctor... (this was the moment of suffering... was very real.... and also this was the test) The Christian man and his wife would not take that for an answer they fell on their knees and prayed and fasted for three days... finally God spoke to the man and asked if he wanted his hand to be saved .. The man said yes... then another test showed up... this hand turned back to normal.. except for his pinky... that needed to be amputated .... The man still took no for an answer... he felt that as a Faithful Christians he was entitled to a blessing of health and restoration he prayed and fasted.. for more days with with his wife and finally God saved his pinky and he go his blessing of health that he was entitled as a faithful Christian.... as opposed to the other ... non Christian atheist.. who had to have his whole arm amputated to save his life ... They were both suffering .... and tested ... the test was going through the snake bite/ the pain the fear ..... But the Christian was entitled top those blessings..... through activation of faith... - again I'm really sorry about your husband once again...but as you said he did not have the gospel.. So I'm guessing he was not baptized and did not believe in Jesus ?? So, he as a non believer didn't have the faith or authority to access the blessing because that is for Christians... or those who want to turn their life to God and become Christians... - If when he realized what was happening.. went home and prayed told God that he would give his life to him if he saved his leg / life ... I'm sure not... I am 100% guaranteed he would have been healed complete and become entitled to all the blessing of Health... - Even though I grew up in the latter-day saints Church and I know the Gospel is true I always knew there was something wrong ... with attitude that we must endure awful suffering while here... No.. we will endure tests but we do not need to suffer long as Christians .. the ( When said non- believers have to suffer I was wrong) i mean that they do suffer because they are not Christians and can not access the blessing that Christians are entitled too... - LDS church puts too much ...emphasis on... That we must go through major suffering in our lives ... The answer is NO!!! We don't have to get into the worst stage of suffering if we pray and receive the blessings through faith that Christians are entitled to... - Look at the TV the Christian Miracle Crusades million who gather and accept Jesus are healed right that moment!!!~ Because they because the pastor Explains that When we become Christian give our lives to GOD we get blessings ... and are entitled to those blessings... over others...

Thanks ... You see I haven't been to a LDS ward for like 3 years .. I've been attending my friends Korean church for language practice ... maybe I should go back one of these days

I made a list of my accomplishment... i feel better now... I realized that she doesn't have the work experience and survival strength that I have... Her mother is 60 and will go on pension soon... living on less... she will be emotionally destroyed .. Her blessing are only temporary at best I guess

That too needs to be done too... My dad is actually and in all true honesty ... an A** h*** and abusive and a non member ... we probably don't have enough money cause he hoards it.. and probably gambles... My mom and I found casino cards from him.. even though he denies it and says he only take customers up there... ( One of his job is a taxi driver) so he can easily make the excuse that he simply drops of a custonmer

- List of things I couldn't / can't do.... -Take Japanese lessons at Saturday school - Go to a summer abroad in Japan - DO a year long university exchange in Japan -Take expensive personalized art lessons in High school -Get a degree in east Asian studies.... - ATM get new clothes / expensive bag... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Realizations - Even though I didn't attend Japanese lessons... The friend that took expensive Japanese school... made a Japanese club in out high-school... Taught everything to me for free any ways... i even got to keep her old textbook for free - Japan is not even the best place to be right now.. with all the earth quakes and disasters.. that have happened over the next year. ... even my friend who went abroad doesn't want to go back... and wants to stay in Canada for a while - The East Asian Studied degree that she did for 4 years... Is actually a waste as it doesn't provide her with any solid job... It's only a base for further pursuit of education such as a masters ... or law school or teachers college which will eat up another 50,000 of her parents money.... - The friend lived in a university dorm ( expensive) Lived all on parents money ... is 21 years old and never work a day in her life ( looks bad on resume ... can't get job later.) - New clothes/ Bag ... will get old and out dated anyways... can't take them with you to the after life when you die anyways ..... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Things I was able to do accomplish ( GOOD THINGS) - Had an artistic drawing talent since I was young... even though I couldn't take expensive lessons... got into a free art high school ... EVERYTHING WAS FREE TO USE!!! Pencils/ paper/ expensive paper/chalk/ was able to take a 5th year or high school ( AVAILABLE IN CANADA!) for free and only did art classes came to school and drew all day every day for 8 hours not paying a penny for any supplies that i used - graduated my art high school with every single art award ! (success) - High school (sponsored) me to take a year ( certificate) program of design foundations @ a junior college for free...( MORE success) - In a terrible economy was able to work for three years to pay for elective classes at college and work up more to save for the rest of college! Able to work 3 different jobs ( more experience for resume ) !!!~ - Now: Even though i had to quite two of my jobs for full time college in September... I can keep my burger shop job .... -More good things: college --> 15min walk from my house job---> 20 min walk from college = save money on gas/ monthly travel pass save (126.00 per month) - Even though I can't major in two of my passions ... i will have to live with it... - Art .. I already did drawing and painting for 5 year in high school and 1.5 years in junior college = 6 year even sold a painting for 600,00!! To raise money for my high-school!!!.... don't need a bachelor degree in that anyways... - East Asian studies... don't need to major in this ... if i think long and hard about it.. I did a good enough job self teaching my self the languages i wanted to learn... I even helped the students who actually pay for expensive lessons in school.... ( I guess language learning and art will be more fun as a hobby since I will feel free and more enjoyment when i do it on my own terms and not stress over project and exams!!) - Perusing a degree in special field of social work.. = government job and security... ( sure I won't be a millionaire.... but have don't have to worry about getting fired or being hungry or homeless.... - New clothes/ Expensive Bag/ and Make-up! Just recently checked closet .. after reading a comment on my post that said what's the point if your clothes are new or second hand... I wanted to respond back saying.. old clothes have these little rolled up balls on them that make them look old... and went to check closet .... Actually all my clothes are new.... Worked for 3 years in jobs that required a uniform... Never worn most of my clothes except some dress for church on Sundays.... have enough new or slightly used clothes from friends... to last me my 4 years of college.... shouldn't even be allowed to buy more... since closet door can't close ... Expensive Bag: I have a 200.00 guess bag ... My extremely rich friend threw it on the ground when her parents gave it to her because it wasn't a coach or Micheal Kors brand!!! ~I picked it up off the floor and she said I can have it <3 Got an expensive smart phone 2 months ago from her for free the same way <3 make up: I don;t really need it!!!~ My friend buy a lot because they need it...They are blond girls ... with blond eye lashes and eye brown that need mascara and eye make up and brow macer to make them stand out and look pretty!! Also they have straight thin boring hair that need to go to salons for expensive and pretty looking hair do's!! me= thanks to Indians in my family I have Black wavy hair with lots of volume... Just need to wash and dry automatic hair style... Black eyes/ eye brows eyelashes... already stand out with out make up... don't need much foundation because skin is good most of the time..... other good things ... 23 years old... every one thinks I'm 17-19... Good for fitting in college and making friends.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Good things out weigh the bad things .. when I get mad at my mom for not having enough for me I should look at this ....... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, only thing that's missing is LOVE .............. Just need to graduate and start looking for men

THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DRINK IN UTAH?~ i thought it was mostly LDS that lived in that area...

~Yeah... sorry about the complaining.. I guess it had to come out somewhere... i don't wanna complain in real life though.. cause then I will loose all my friends @__@ ...Internet is a much better place to take out frustrations... ~ Even though I did complain ... I actually saved up enough to pay off my school... for the next four years... even though It's not an amazing university ... it's just a college down the street 10 min walk away from my home... but I can get a ( not my dream studies) but a good decent degree in a subject that is second to what I would have other wise chosen... I guess it will be ok .... ~ Are you just starting college @ age 54?? .....You will be stuck in a class room full of 17-25 year olds..... Or are you doing a degree upgrade?? I was just wondering... cause in my college all the degree upgrades are in 40-50 age range

If you are lucky to work as a bar -tender in a really upscale part of the city in a high end restaurant you can end up making as much as 1,000 bucks or over purely on tips... as tipping is 10% here.. and there is quite the high end drink called "king Louis" which costs $300.00 per glass!! Only mangers have the keys to get the bottle out!!!~ If a lot people order those you can get 30.00 tip off of each person who has a glass of that!!:) I still only dream on working there!!

I guess so.... I feel like a dumb a*** for complaining so much now... I think I should make a list and post up of things that I am lucky enough to do or have or have been able to accomplish vs what I want and find a way to accomplish them .....

I worked as both.. I started out working as a waitress/ cocktail waitress... I wanted to make more money as a bar-tender the catering company that I worked for paid for my bar-tending license and fine dinning training... I still work for the same company.. they have a closed bar and a set menu for drinks... though I get tipped but not as much as if it were an open bar.. When I do waitress work at the catering/ banquet I don't usually get tipped as the event is paid for before hand... and the guests come in just to have a good time.. ( So yes... my job requires serving drinks most of the time ) ( also yes, I make drinks... when senior bartenders can't work as much I fill in from time to time.... I can make a bit of money on open bar up to 400.00 bucks a night... but then again that kind of shift comes by once a month if I'm lucky some times two.... lol If I could work that kind of shift every day the past two years... I would be complaining about anything right now lol) - I work at the local burger shop as well .. I get tips but it only only goes up at $100 bucks per day if it's a good busy night if not I make less

I don't want every single thing that people can afford... I only wanted 2 at a time (Only two thungs while i was in highschool) and even so... It doesn't seem like I can afford them and inly 2 things at the most 3 things now..

I think I'M just upset cause I missed out on everything... getting older and still missing out.... The worst part is that my mother and I we pay thatching go to church and are obedient... we still after 20 years have nothing.... she can't support me I can't really support my self all that well either... And the friend that I have been mentioning... openly hates God... Is a practicing lesbian..Her parents are atheist... and yet they are somehow blessed enough to be able to accomplish everything they want and able to for ancestors...... what is the point to bless that girl with the opprotunities she has..... she won't need them for her growth in the after life.... since there will probably be no after life for her... I'm not coveting everything everyone else wants.... it's just that this high-school friends I use to have had simular goals as me... she is luving terrible sinful life style and gets everything and I dont Well one of. My prayers now should be for God to take her blessings of prosperity away... and hand them down to me

Lol nope, I never worked at McDonald's.... I work at a local burger shop near my house... a catering company and at a restaurant as a bar tender

My multiple jobs don't cover even half of what i want to do... i barely make.enough to cover tuition for the next four years..... I know a job i could do... the best and oldest job in the world... it would pay everything off for me... but than i would get excommunicated from the church

That's not what I meant... I meant it differently.... for example... sime things are better and more fun to do if your younger... and it's nice to have your parents finances them.... for example my friend got to go to japan for a high school exchange I really wanted to do that too...my parents couldn't afford it... now I'M 23 almost 24 i can't go back.and enjoy that time any more...she got to go again in university.... i can't afford that either.... I missed out on that too... most of the universitu students abraod tell 17-21... i want to be able to do things and keep up with people my age.... when I'M 54 I'M gonna be past that stage .... I'M not home a fit in witness students... it's gonna be a time that i will have other priorities... 54... usually orientation have kids who are in university or high-school...u need to finance them...

I'm 23 and 3/4 years old...

Yes usually the oldest so. Or daughter takes the parents to live with them when they get old....there is nothing wrong with that! I Would much rather do that and have my parents pay everything for me.now.... because enjoying life is for the young.... when you are older you... than give up your life to raise children. And work and take care of parents which is fine

That as quite responsible of you... you parents should have praised you for your maturity... but agreed to pay everything for your flight and living expenses.... and tild you to use your hard earned money, for shopping and hanging out.and anything else that you want.... MY friend who went to japan.. also saved up money though here parents did what i stated above...

unfortunately... that is the mind set in North America.... and I guess the reason is thanks to people like your daughter who waste it.... than in that case thoae people do n't deserve the help from their parents... Even though I am Canadian. Most of my friends are international students from asia....their parents pay for all of their education...they say their parents owe it to them... to pay.... and in return... they don't waste a penny...

Most defiantly you don't believe in God and axcept Jesus... than you don't get the blessing or prosperity ..

In fact yes I do think I am entitled to a better life... In fact you are too! Everyone on this forums is who is LDS or even Christian.... All the best opportunities belong to us... I went to my friends church to hear her Korean pastor preaching....he said Christian are not ment to live in poverty sickness and despair... we are God's inheritance. And are suppose to recieve the best and be the first to recieve everything.... Atheists/ buddhist/ involved are suppose to suffer... not Chritians... and also that It's.every parents responsibly to provide for their children so that they always have more than enough...... And the things I mentioned are not selfish... maybe back in the day all the parents had to do was provide till high-school... because even out of high school people were able to get great jobs....for which nowadays a person. Needs a bachelor degree to qualify.....So parents are suppose to provide until college and uni... and if in that time span a travelling abroad if required parents should cover that educational cost..... if some one wants to go abroad just to party... than paretns can make them pay their own money.... Number 2 I am not lazy... I worked to.make enough money to cover my whole 4year tuition...by this time I should be graduating and working...but due to my parents making bad life choice of early marriage and not saving enough money..... I have to make majo sacrifices... because I can only afford so much on my student job salary.....

What are you reasons than??~ Feel free to state them ... I don't take offense easily so it's OK... In fact I'm Interested in hearing them ...