EarlJibbs

In talking how we can all be more included... I think that mostly depends on us. I recently moved from Utah from serving as EQP, in a Bishopric, YM President, High Council. When I move to TX recently, I received the calling of Priest Quorum Advisor and I will admit that there have been times that I have felt like I haven't been included and not because of myself. But I have come to understand that I can make myself more included in what I do. Being busy doesn't make one included. I can prepare my lesson more diligently, I can get to know the boys better and help in many different ways. I don't need to be asked to do this, I simply can. If we have been asked to do ANYTHING at all, we can all be "included" to the degree we want. So I don't go to a hundred meetings a month now, so I don't get brought into all of the ward issues any longer... so what? Isn't that what we all complain about anyway? I think "being included" is like "being angry" in the fact that we get to decide.

I am pretty sure Coke is trying to sell Coke. That is their point. As far as the song. You think people singing it in broken English would have been sufficient? I think that there would have then been talk of them learning proper English. The intro song to the Jeffersons was a song for Americans in America, but I doubt it would have received any flack. Yes, they are about different things, but just a song none the less. IMO - You are blowing this up out of nothing. This is the kind of reaction I would expect out of other countries. The more I think of the outrage, I am ashamed of us.

I know that almost wherever I go, I will have not only other Christians, but people that understand me. Understand that deep desire (although falling way short) to be a better person. Understand that desire to live with my family for the eternities.

My first impression was to sing it in English. But then, what makes us American? Not just speaking English.

What about people whom you only know their online name Bini? Or in other words... complete strangers? It appears that I am on your "okay to lend to" list! Yah!

Nice to meet you. Sorry you hate me :)

I am fine. Thanks Vort.

Even in my new ward in Houston TX. No one has even hinted at me buying anything of theirs. I can see how you may feel the insincerity. I would too, if I was invited to come over only to have a pitch made. We had some friends that we invited over once and after dinner, in a very serious tone we said to them "now the reason we invited you over is that we recently have gotten into selling water filters, not only do we sell these great water filters, but we sell the license to sell the water filters and we wanted to know what you think...." and we simply watched them for a moment. Now my friend knew my humor and he can smell a prank, but his wife was just getting to know us and started stuttering and talking, trying to figure out a way to tell us no. It was priceless. They ended up being our best friends ever.

Comes up with Earl Gibbs, NCAA football player. Earl Jibbs - Newspaper vendor. Then it shows my comments on YouTube, YouTube page, Flicker account, KSL comments....

I think deporting him sounds grand. Listen, you want to do those things in the US. You have to be a citizen. He has no right to our weak DUI laws. And he has no right to our weak system that allows celebrities so much more lenience than the average American. :)

No assurances beyond your teaching and trust with your children in my opinion. Anyone who thinks that just because you don't hand over a smart phone or tablet to your child they wont see easily accessible porn may want to think again. Their friends have them with them, in their homes.... I don't doubt that my 11 year old boy knows more about life than he lets on. He often tells us about you tube clips he has seen and I am shocked that he knows about them. But we talk openly and do not get upset when he comes to us or tells us something, because we want him to feel that although we don't approve, we aren't going to rip his head off. I am not sure about apps, we have successfully barred an android phone from downloads and internet (internet by filling up the memory to the max, it will not load the search page, and download because of 2 step verification with google/google play- he cant even access that) which makes it a regular cell phone. Although he uses it to talk to family via Skype and is basically our home phone.

It may sound like it, but I am not being combatant. I think you listed why the land lines are better, and they are few. The phone is so much more now and I am not sure its a bad thing if we use it correctly. I ALWAYS have my scriptures with me in my pocket, I ALWAYS have the ward directory with me in my pocket, I ALWAYS have a way to find a location through my GPS, I can scan official documents in, plan a shopping list that coincides with my wife's phone, know where my family is at in case they need me quick, important emails, talk to my family video chat from the palm of my hand...... on and on I can go about the good things it can do. We can say that we have the "old" ways of doing it and they worked just fine. Well we could also scrap email all together and use the post office again, waiting weeks for replies instead of using land lines. Or we could go back to the pony express. Each advancement is used for convenience. Nothing wrong with that. Often times convenience saves time. (or allows us new ways to waste it). To the OP. My kids always tell how everyone uses ipads and smart phones in school, use the web in there classes for learning... but the kids with those phones fall into the latch key group of kids and have another use. I am constantly asked by my oldest when he will get a phone. I tell him when his mom and I get a divorce... which is never. Or until he can work to pay for his own and his bill which is a long way out yet. We have an old smart phone that works on Wi-Fi (voice over IP) only and is blocked from internet searches and downloads. The kids use that as the number to give their friends so they can talk. But that is it. If they made better tablets with better parental control, I wouldn't mind letting them use that for school.

I agree Vort, and to apply this to the OP most recent post, the "new" way that he is acting toward you (OP) is that of a Young Man and not of someone that may be intentionally hurting your feelings. Keeping his distance from you is the best thing for both. Even if it doesn't seem the mature way, it is still right.

Maybe he (the inexperienced young man - Elder) finally noticed that you weren't just nice to him and that you potentially had feelings for him and he has changed his manner to make sure that you know it cannot be returned. Although it may seem rude, it may still be appropriate and what is needed. Does one simply turn off the switch from thinking someone is attractive? Maybe he liked it, and had to change as well, drastically so that there was no confusion to his purpose. I remember when I was serving, we were allowed into a home to teach a family and they had a 19 year old daughter. The parents after listening were not interested, however the daughter said she would like us to come back. She seemed a little flirtatious, but we set up the appointment to return with her whole family. When we returned the family was there, but stepped into the kitchen in the middle of the lesson, in sight. But the girl had this look in her eye that we didn't quite feel comfortable with. We set up the next lesson with them and sent in the sister missionaries. This is not exactly the same as your situation, but a course correction was needed and we made it. The Elder if he or his comp suspected feelings for them, they also would make a course correction? As far as making it a good experience? Since you have said you have abandoned your crush, but how can you look at him the same? See him as the Lords tool and open yourself up to the teachings rather than the person.

To clarify my "laugh". I laughed at the pure comedy of the situation, but not at the situation of its entirety (the divorce).

Granted, but you will live forever as an invincible Stew Pot. I wish that I had untiring stamina.

What part of TX? If I may ask?

Originally Posted by EarlJibbs View Post 1. When I lived in Salt Lake City (for 33 years) I had never gone to the raceway, rodeo, or skiing 2. I unknowingly struck up a conversation with Tim McGraw at a gas station asking him if he was going to the "Tim McGraw" concert. 3. I was a witness to a bank robbery. When I testified I was asked to draw a line on a map of where I saw the suspect. Before I did this, I corrected the inconsistencies on the map, crossing out roads that were no longer there. You got me! But the only part that wasn't true is that it wasn't me. I knew someone that had a 2nd job at a gas station near the Ampa Theatre in West Valley. Before the show started a cowboy came in with some tough looking guys and bought some snacks. when he was paying for the items, the guy said to the cowboy "You here for the Tim McGraw concert?" then cowboy smiled and said, "yes I am". When they left, another store employee said "YOU IDIOT!!! THAT *WAS* TIM McGraw?" Funniest story I ever did hear. My #3 on the list was pretty bad. I was 17 and terrified of being in court.

1. When I lived in Salt Lake City (for 33 years) I had never gone to the raceway, rodeo, or skiing 2. I unknowingly struck up a conversation with Tim McGraw at a gas station asking him if he was going to the "Tim McGraw" concert. 3. I was a witness to a bank robbery. When I testified I was asked to draw a line on a map of where I saw the suspect. Before I did this, I corrected the inconsistencies on the map, crossing out roads that were no longer there.

You are seriously making me doubt how cool I am when I look at your list of "truths"

There is not enough proof (on the negative) side to surely state that it is bad for you. And when you find something, are the facts enough to apply to you? Even when the feds say so, I would be leery of it. I give you an example (link below). The feds say that something in the caramel colouring in soda will cause cancer and were going to require Pepsi and Coke to put a warning on their can. Here is the catch, it would take a "person would need to drink more than 1,000 cans of Coke or Pepsi a day to take in the same dose of the chemical that was given to the animals in the lab test." Now we are faced with the question of if the scientific study can even apply to anyone. Someone would take this and slam in your face "Your going to get cancer". But really? BBC News - Coke and Pepsi change manufacturing process to avoid cancer warning I am not pro Regular soda, too many calories and too much sugar for me. I am not pro aspartame necessarily, but since it has been around for decades without an epidemic of health issues, I am okay with it....for now.

Something screams at me that policies are not set out of an "attitude of ignorance". As far as driving people away from the church? The church cannot please everyone and is not established to do so. We all need to think about what would be those one or two things that would potentially make us leave the church and try to work on them. separation of the wheat and the tares comes to mind. Which one will I be? I would be devastated to find out that I could not serve a mission (weather hereditary or not). But in the end, we must all make our decision to accept or not. And I don't think that approaching the right authority for reconsideration would be bad, but at one point or another, we must uphold the leaders that we have raised our right hands for.

I'm guessing #2 is the lie. But only because I don't see President Hinckley being the steer roping type. #3 is my lie. #2 was quite intimidating since I was about 15 years old. And my family always says "it's not his fault he drank turpentine when we was younger" when I say or do something goofy. :) apparently I almost died.

I don't see one that isn't answered so I will just place my three. 1. I drank turpentine when I was a toddler 2. I had Dinner at President Hinckley's ranch with his family. 3. I have tried the famous "monkey brain" desert shown in Indiana Jones. Nasty!

I don't usually run, but when I do I do HIIT. Since HIIT copies what you might do in sports, I like to play most sports. Basketball once a week. Volleyball once a week.