Latter Days Guy

Just worked out how much I pay in tax and stuff each month, it's £431.14 which works out as $843.22 a month!

In what way has it changed? I've noticed that in the short time that I've posted here there seems to be periods of anti-LDS posts and periods of none at all. But in general it just seems to be a great bunch of people discussing how God has changed and is changing their lives.

Actually, some courts have banned LDS people from paying tithing if they owe their creditors. Also, in part member families often a wife or husband who is not a member will prohibit the member spouse from paying tithing. That person can still get a recommend. One thing that has troubled me is the gross or net payment thing. I know in Europe taxes are so high that members only pay on what they actually get after taxes generally. I think it's up to the member in these situations. So are you to pay tithes on your gross or net pay? I thought it was worked out on net.

Out of curiosity, is your wife a member? (BTW thought never crossed my mind that you meant it for yourself-assumed you were asking generally) To members whose partners don't become members expect a challenging road with a lot of extra bumps and views. That's why people are encouraged to marry someone of like belief As always, life to some degree is what you make of it. No my wife is not a member yet! Like I said, I was wondering what would happen after death etc.

Thanks for all the replies, and no I've no intention of leaving the wife! I was just wondering what happens to those members who's partners don't become members.

Just a quick question, what happens to those members who's marriage partners are not members of the church and who never become members of the church when they come to the judgement and entering the different glories of heaven? I know that you have to take part in temple ordinances and temple marriage, obey the commandments etc to gain entry to the celestial kingdom, but what happens to the member who doesn't have the chance to do this because their wife/husband is not a member of the church? Would it be better for such a person to seperate from their non member partner and find one within the church?

Was having a conversation with a friend the other day and mentioned that I was returning to the Church. He's not a member and he asked me about what the church believed etc. Well the conversation eventually got round to the tithe and offerings we give to the church. I told him that we are instructed to give 10% of our income to the church as well as our fast offerings, pointing out that this was the biblical norm. So the first question he asked me is what if you cannot afford to pay a full tithe, will God reject you? I said of course no God wouldn't reject you for this, but it did get me thinking. When you go for a temple recommend you are asked if you have kept the commandments, the Word of Wisdom etc, obviously this includes tithing. Would you get a recomend if you had not paid your full tithe but were paying what you could afford to pay? What happens at the meeting you have with the bishop when you come to give an account of your tithing and you say that you have not paid your full tithe but have given as much as you could afford? I know in an ideal world we all pay our tithes and offerings, but there are people on very low incomes who try their hardest to follow the commandments but who could find it hard to pay their full tithe, and who choose to put food on the table for their family and give what they can afford to. Just wondering if what I had said was true and what the churches position is on such a situation?

The one about not putting up your Christmas tree until 12 days before Christmas? Maybe it's a UK thing

Do none of you stick with the 12 day rule for Christmas Tree erection?

It does that for me aswell! Is this a problem with the server?

Whats thanksgiving then?

So what happened to the dead deer? Did you have to contact anyone about getting the mess cleaned up, do you get to keep the dead deer and make deer burgers out of it?

Yes the Osmonds are from Utah now but they have traced their family history and discovered that they originally came from Wales, hence the Donny coming home title! See here for details. The concert is on 30/06/07 And for a friendly place to visit I would go to Italy!

Donny Osmond is coming home to Wales next year and is holding his only UK concert there in 2007. Are any of the UK posters of LDS Talk going along to the concert? My wife and I are going and are really looking forward to it! She's not LDS (yet!) and complained about going to see him last year until she went to the concert and now she's a Donny fan! If any posters are going, maybe we could have a LDS Talk meet up before the concert!

What's all these fixings things? Here in the UK the fixings are light sockets, curtain rails, that kind of stuff? I assume you mean all the veg and stuff, which we call all the trimmings!

We've got 2 DVD players and a DVD writer, all are multi regional. I buy a lot of DVD's from abroad because they are usually out a good few months before they are here in the UK. Why's this in the gospel discussion section?

I took the two missionaries that I've been meeting out for pizza at Pizza Hut the other day. Nothing unusual about that until you find out how much they can eat! One of the Elders is from the UK and the other is from Bulgaria, well my UK brother and I managed to eat about 8 pieces of pizza, but our Bulgarian brother was still going strong after 16 pieces I had 2 glasses of orange, he had 4 classes of coke! I think he would have gone on to eat a few more if they didn't have to go to another appointment after visiting me! Wow! I think we need to go and start a "Feed the Hungry Missionaries Society" before they all wilt and die from starvation!

So you have a kennel inside the house? Our dogs used to sleep either on my bed or on my sisters bed (when I left home many moons ago!).

Do you have a link?

You keep your dog outside We British must me soft as we kept all our dogs inside, I knew one couple who even kept their rabbits indoors because they thought it was too cold for them!

That is contrary to a video that I watched on-line. What video would that be?

I would have God first, Wife 2nd and Child third. It can be difficult as my daughter can and does wrap me around her little finger some times But my Heavenly Father always comes first.

Ok, then I vote for.....Eeeeh! I don't know....... I vote for President Hinckley

No, not voting today. Couldn't if I wanted to either

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