EarlJibbs

My wifes family is Irish (Her mom is still an Irish Citizen with full living rights here in the United States- Just no voting rights). While I share your enthusiasm for raising them with Irish traditions, I still find it humerous that you would say you are "raising them Irish" as if it is a religion. Just made me smile, that's all. To the OP, I love my last name, I love its history. I am not sure I would say the same if it was awkward, but I feel it defines me a little, to know where I came from through my name. But hey, you can embrace your wifes also. I so go for it.

What a good read. Pursue it! Do it nicely, but do it. I think often times we a re so afraid of offending someone that we may let something like this go. You can do it legally and nicely beleive it or not. If they get offended, so be it. Their choice.

Okay, I feel that we could be best friends now, haha! This is one of my families favorite movies! Have you ever noticed that when that creepy non-lethal weopons guy...say it with me "Heller", uses what LDS normally use as the bread sacrament tray to pass candy to the old ladies when they fight the Red Eyes?

My wife is not okay if I go out to lunch with a Female co-worker alone. I also am not confortable with it for myself. And I am often invited regularly to go "grab" something by female co-workers. If you are not okay with it. Talk to her about how it makes you feel.

This is the kind of thread that really matters :)

Which brings up another question, How many shards of matter cast off from the planet Krypton after its destruction can there be? :)

I would think that Batman is just a Hero. We don't call soldiers with gear super heroes. And yes, Iron Man is just a Hero as well. Although, Batman in my opinion is one of the weakest. Sorry Batman lovers.

Members of our ward will sometimes watch others children because something comes up and people sometimes need help for a few weeks. That is service. Everything else is work.

With the adoption of parties that were introduced shortly after the first Electoral College existed, the population of state should have nothing to do with voting today. Idea’s, parties and candidates flow from one sate to another seamlessly, without regard to state boundary. The purpose that the electoral college was put in place for is no longer adequate for our society. Manipulate the states with more electoral votes... manipulate the entire vote. We see this now, plug tons of time and money into the small states.

31 is a good age to ditch a singles ward that starts with a lot younger people. It's like not wanting to graduate highschool because there are plenty of cute girls. Sure, you could always go back and creep on some, but I say you embrace moving to a mid-singles ward and maybe you will find a 31 year old woman that is just right for you.

Okay, so I have been doing some reading on the Electoral College. I searched LDS.net to see if this has been talked about and couldnt find anything. So I would like to know your opinion. Is the Electoral College we have in place fair? I will place my own opinion and vote later as to not pursuade anyone from the get go.

Mine was 6 months.

They are not in my ward, but I do know the bishop pretty well. He is well aware of the situation. But I think it is time that I tip him off that all is not well in Zion. I have been pretty vague, but these two are family. All of the advice received here was great. What does a bishop do when two "offenders" live in the same ward and continue to be active? The entire situation is really awkward. You cannot really ask one of them to move or to stop coming. Wierd case indeed.

Brother X will not seek therapy. Even with continued communication with the girl, he feels that it is not needed. However, Sister X is setting up an appointment as she cannot deal with this alone and feels she needs extra support. I told her that although she may find ways to deal with her own feelings in the situation, she will not find an answer to deal with Brother X's problems. That would take both of them. I have sugegsted meeting with the Bishop, I have not however, heard back on that.

I think you are right. Even if 'these two" were my best friends or the very closest of my family, how could I possibly know them enough to judge their situation? I suppose that from what I do know, this has been evolving over how many years but you are absolutely correct, I was not present for any of their private conversations and regardless of what my relationship is.... I would still be clueless unless I was there for the last 40 years. I will be honest, when I first read your reply, I felt a little angry inside, but who am I to know anything about anyone exept for myself right? Truely thanks for your post. I like sound judgement. Which you have given. I think that advice will help me with my feelings of judgement upon Brother X, which I hate to admit, I had towards him.

Admittedly, I have left out a lot of details (including how I and my wife are even involved). You still give sound advice. I will continue to discourage her thinking. But I will still leave myself far enough away to allow her to make her own decision. My wife and I are one of her main sources of support. I could have simply posed my question "is it really that difficult for a woman to receive a temple divorce?" but thought that the illogical thinking of simply walking away from all of her convenants would provide a good sub-topic, which pointing out using a bull-doser to remove a few small rocks was a good one. But in this case, maybe more is less.

So true! I told her that Heavenly Father would work that out, but she seems to want the peace (if can even call it that) that he will have no hope of having that sealing valid. And I asked why she would reject everything else she has worked for (including being sealed to her children) for him. So is it truely almost impossible for her to receive a temple divorce? Only ones I have heard of were for the most heinous of breaking of those covenants by one party or the other.

Get (borrow) a projector and actually watch the movie "on the big screen" style. If it is not too cold, doing this outside is a favorite of mine.

:(Okay, so I have someone close and dear to me. We will call her Sister X. She sealed & married to Brother X and has been married for around 40 years now. Brother X decides he is going to cheat. Nothing (according to Brother X) that is considered to be the worst, he claims holding hands, long chats.... for emotional support. Brother X feels that he is getting that from this girl rather than Sister X. Knowing these two, Sister X has been nothing but a loving supporting stay at home wife their entire marrage. He promisses to change, Doesnt lose his temple reccomend, in fact the only thing that happens is he is released from his calling. To add salt to wounds, the girl Brother X cheated with is in the same ward and they still see eachother. It has been found that they still communicate and Sister X has had enough. She is thinking seriously after trying and trying to make this work of divorcing Brother X. Her dilema, if she doesnt want him anylonger in this life, because of his infidelity and heart breaking decisions, she doesnt want him in the next. She says it very unlikely that she will be able to get her sealing broken and really doesnt want to have it in tact. She tells me she has a way to break it without going through the proper channels. And after only a couple of seconds, I ask if she is really thinking of either 1, being ex communicated or 2, asking for her name to be removed from the church. Is it really that difficult for her to break the Sealing? I told her that forsaking all of her covenants she has made with the Lord (not him & her) is not smart at all. I think she feels like she is cheating the system somehow, but God cannot be cheated...

I would think that adding turkey chunks, and a can of beef chunks would make anything better. I am with your husband on this one. :) But really I am on your side. You should have been upset. You worked hard on that. When he is making the dinner, he can go and add whatever he wants.

Perfect Video for you. (everyone else should watch it also) FRIEND ZONE 'D! (And How To Escape) - YouTube Honestly, just move on. You have given her chances. I dont know that I would ever mention it again to her. If she is the shy gal you explain, most likely she is going to feel pretty bad for hurting your feelings. But take her feelings into account, which she has already made known to you. I could be wrong and this could end up being a great hollywood sounding ending where you fought for the girl you loved and in the end she finally saw the light and came running to you.... but most likely not.

Aren't the seriousness of the Temple Covenants we make made clear prior to making them? That fact that you say that you are in love with your ex.... does that mean that you are in contact with her and you feel this way? Or are you simply holding on to those feelings? My opinion, since you asked it is this. I agree with those that have said do not have children if this is really a valid concern and get out now. You have already done your wife a huge disservice by "settling" for her. No one wants to feel like that, and I imagine that if she didnt "settle" for you, you are going to rip her heart out. Figure out your feelings. Just because those feelings of past loves are still there, doesnt mean that you cannot be with or love your now wife. Get over the other girl and put in 100% into your marrage. Anything less will end tragically.

I am sure the $$ cahrged in the ticket.... if not paid will prohibit you from gradualting correct?

Aahhhh....The joy of being a troll on FB. When I get on, I rarely reply to anything. I mainly like to see what is going on in everone elses lives. It's kind of like people watching in a crowded food court. You get to snicker, without anyone punching you in the face. I do post things every once in a while. But things that would be useful to all of my virtual "friends" about keeping up with me. Nothing more.

Okay, so I have been out of date on the twinkie topic. I hear a while back on a news radio program (yes I listen to NPR) that they were going to do away with them. I think it had to do with someone filing BK. But it appears that they didnt do away with them after all. I am not sure however if that is such a good thing for us :)