Jedi_Nephite
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Well, is rising inflation really a surprise to anyone with Administer Biden in charge? If people want to have low inflation, high employment with good wages, and stocked shelves, they need to stop electing people whose goals are to fundamentally destroy the Constitution of the United States (Albeit, Biden was not elected, as he clearly stole the election, but that’s another topic for another time). Still, though, people need to stop electing candidates that are pushing communist/socialist ideals. Also, vote for strong candidates even if their tweets sound “mean.”
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Well, last week I passed my General license exam. This is exciting, as I can now transmit on the HF bands. I’ve also gotten one of my older brothers excited about ham radio. He got his Technician license about a month after I did and will be testing for the General this week.
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9 hours ago, Fether said:
I have met MANY members (current and former alike) that understand it all to mean that if you don’t go to the celestial kingdom, you will be barred from seeing your family, but you can still hangout with everyone else in your respected kingdom.
My understanding has always been that those in the higher kingdoms can visit those in the lower kingdoms.
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45 minutes ago, NeuroTypical said:
Yes, that’s why I asked here. Most people who post questions are aware of Google, and use Google, but are looking for suggestions from those who have experience.
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On 11/2/2021 at 2:11 PM, mordorbund said:
I find it extremely dangerous to allow third parties to extrapolate a legalistic framework for your religion (or more accurately in this case, for your acts of conscience) and bind them on you.
It looks like they based that list on an Internet rumor that was later debunked. For example, Aspirin was discovered in 1853, over a hundred years before HEK-293 was available to researchers, which wasn’t discovered until 1977. The same is true for Ibuprofen, which was discovered in 1961.
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Does anyone have any suggestions on how to store wheat?
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1 hour ago, Fether said:
Genuine question for everyone, and don’t read too much into the question.
If instead of Covid, it was Ebola and people were vomiting blood in the street and you had first hand experience of multiple people dying of it, would you be down for a vaccine mandate?
Assumptions:
- vaccine is 90% affective and so the thought process is that it’s not just about your safety, but mass immunity bro minimize spread, even to those who are vaccinated
No.
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Social distancing
Irregardless (it’s regardless, not irregardless)
“Reach out” as in, “I’ll reach out to the offshore team to review the test scenarios.” - Why can’t we just say “contact?”
“Table it for now” - Just say, “Let’s come back to that later.”
”Let’s circle back later” - See above.
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Never been a fan of musicals. I’m more of a TV theme kind of a guy.
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3 hours ago, mirkwood said:
It dumbfounds me the lengths members of the LDS church will go to write off the dangers of modern SC's in our world.
Especially when modern events perfectly parallel SCs from the Book of Mormon.
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Do you know for a fact that the events described really happened the way it was told? Do you know the reasoning as to why the parents backed their daughter? Is it possible that, while the doors were closed, and the kids trying to enter happened to be black, it was not racially motivated? Could there have been a misunderstanding?
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Just now, LDSGator said:
Very sorry for the loss of your friend @Jedi_Nephite. 😞
Thank you. But to clarify, I didn’t know Jacob, the 13-year-old who died. I just know his grandfather, and I also used to sometimes play with his father after church when we were kids. My oldest brother also dated his aunt when they were in high school.
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I know the family of this young man. His grandfather attends the ward I grew up in, and we are good friends. The family is truly devastated by this and would like answers.
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I’ve never heard of it being a cultural thing or a common thing. But in the case of Love, Kennedy, the father, after doing everything he could to try and save his daughter, he finally prayed and accepted that she was going to die, that her time on this Earth would be short. I would hope, and assume, that anyone who would state in a blessing that they are released from this life would only be doing so when moved upon by the Holy Spirit.
My father died of cancer over 8 years ago. His diagnosis took the whole family by surprise, as he exercised, took good care of himself, and there wasn’t any history of cancer in his family. But not only was he diagnosed with cancer, but he was diagnosed with a very aggressive case of melanoma. He died 6 months after his diagnosis. My father was a good man. He was genuinely kind-hearted, and we were all very close to him, so it was hard to see him deteriorate. But, oddly enough, all of my siblings and I never really felt compelled to pray that he would be okay. I think we started to, but we quickly realized that we needed to pray that we could accept the Lord’s decision in this, that our mother would be comforted as she dealt with this, and that my father’s suffering would be eased. My mother and I were at his bedside when he died. He was barely conscious at this point, and breathing through a ventilator. Minutes before he passed, I was compelled to call my mother into his room. We felt that it was time. So, my mother told him that if he sees a light or if someone is calling his name, that it was okay to go. When she said that, he took one last breath and left this mortal realm. Perhaps this story is not the same as giving someone a blessing of being released, but I do understand the thinking behind it, but it’s certainly not something to be taken lightly.
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Here’s what this guy had to say about CRT:
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On 6/13/2021 at 6:41 PM, Just_A_Guy said:
1. I fear you’re again falling into the trap of making “modesty” all about (or even just “mostly” about) sex. Even “For the Strength of Youth” doesn’t do this. It reads, in relevant part,
Your body is sacred. Respect it and do not defile it in any way. Through your dress and appearance, you can show that you know how precious your body is. You can show that you are a disciple of Jesus Christ and that you love Him.
Prophets of God have continually counseled His children to dress modestly. When you are well groomed and modestly dressed, you invite the companionship of the Spirit and you can be a good influence on others. Your dress and grooming influence the way you and others act.Never lower your standards of dress. Do not use a special occasion as an excuse to be immodest. When you dress immodestly, you send a message that is contrary to your identity as a son or daughter of God. You also send the message that you are using your body to get attention and approval.
Immodest clothing is any clothing that is tight, sheer, or revealing in any other manner. Young women should avoid short shorts and short skirts, shirts that do not cover the stomach, and clothing that does not cover the shoulders or is low-cut in the front or the back. Young men should also maintain modesty in their appearance. Young men and young women should be neat and clean and avoid being extreme or inappropriately casual in clothing, hairstyle, and behavior. They should choose appropriately modest apparel when participating in sports. The fashions of the world will change, but the Lord’s standards will not change.
Do not disfigure yourself with tattoos or body piercings. Young women, if you desire to have your ears pierced, wear only one pair of earrings.
Show respect for the Lord and yourself by dressing appropriately for Church meetings and activities. This is especially important when attending sacrament services. Young men should dress with dignity when officiating in the ordinance of the sacrament.If you are not sure what is appropriate to wear, study the words of the prophets, pray for guidance, and ask your parents or leaders for help. Your dress and appearance now will help you prepare for the time when you will go to the temple to make sacred covenants with God. Ask yourself, “Would I feel comfortable with my appearance if I were in the Lord’s presence?”
Now, if modesty is all about making sure others aren’t tempted to lust after us—how does being neat and clean and avoiding extremes in fashion and grooming, keep people from lusting after us?
It’s not (primarily) about the sex; it’s about the messages we send to ourselves, to our God, and—yes—to others.
2). I don’t believe I said that issue of masks is objectively trivial. I did acknowledge that one side views the other side’s concerns as trivial (as the parties to any dispute are wont to do). I think I also stated that wearing a mask at church for a couple of hours (like avoiding wearing immodest sundresses in the same venue) is a trivial concession—as, in fact, it is; except for the spiritually sociopathic jack-donkeys who, as I expressed upthread, “are usually making a countercultural power play—a grownup variant of “I don’t wanna, and you can’t make me, and my sheer obnoxiousness makes me smarter and more virtuous than thou art!!!”
Or, to phrase the mentality another way—
“I’m gonna get mine, and if you don’t like it you can go to Hell. Maybe literally.”
Anyone who disagrees with you is a “spiritually sociopathic jack-donkey?”
Jag, you’re a lawyer, so I find it hard to believe that you can’t see the deeper reasons as to why anti-mask wearing members refuse to wear them. If you’re not aware of their concerns, you either refuse to listen to them, or are not very aware as to what’s going in the world. If you’re a lawyer, I would hope your critical thinking skills are better than that.
I neither said nor implied that modesty was only about sex. I didn’t say anything about sex. The modesty/mask wearing comparison was yours, not mine. In fact, what you posted from The Strength of Youth is pretty much what I said in my previous post, which was that dressing modestly shows respect for others and yourself, and, in doing so, helps each other stay on the righteous path. Yes, I did also say that doing so helps others not to think inappropriate/lustful thoughts, but, that’s true, so, my point still stands.
Again, trying to compare dressing modestly to mask wearing is not only absurd, but a form of manipulation to guilt members into compliance.
Modesty does not mean you have to wear a mask because Brother Jones is afraid of germs. If Brother Jones is afraid of germs, he can wear a mask. I won’t judge him for his choice to wear one, and I will hope he won’t judge me for my choice not to wear one.
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On 6/11/2021 at 9:52 PM, Just_A_Guy said:
The trouble is, your distinction is thoroughly subjective. You think that an pro-masker’s “fear” of COVID transmission is irrational whereas a conservative’a fear of having his lusts incited by a scantily-attired female is rational. Others see it as precisely the opposite.
Certainly there’s a limit to how much we will undermine our own interests to assuage the fears of others that we deem trivial. I get that masks may be an issue if you’re breathing heavily due to exertion; and maybe some folks have sensitive skin or something and really can’t abide a mask. But for the vast majority of people, wearing a mask to Church for a couple hours is about as trivial a concession as asking a female to go to Church on a summer day in something other than her favorite sun dress. In both cases, the strongest objectors are usually making a countercultural power play—a grownup variant of “I don’t wanna, and you can’t make me, and my sheer obnoxiousness makes me smarter and more virtuous than thou art!!!”
One reason women (and men also) dress modestly is because it is a commandment. They also do it out of respect for themselves and out of respect for others so as not to encourage inappropriate/lustful thoughts. In other words, to help each other live righteously. That is “bearing one another’s burdens.” Wearing a mask does not help anyone live righteously. However, if that person wants to wear a mask themselves, they are welcome to do so if it makes them feel better. More importantly, it’s something they have control over. But no one should be forced or guilted to wear a mask in the name of “bearing one another’s burdens.” That is exploiting a commandment to manipulate members.
Again, dressing modestly vs. not wearing a mask are two entirely different things.
If wearing masks is as trivial among members as you claim, why was it even a point of discussion in your council meetings?
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On 6/9/2021 at 9:46 PM, Just_A_Guy said:
The application that has been most prevalent in my mind lately (as our ward council has grappled with COVID-related drama) is this: if “modesty”, properly understood, demands that a female dress conservatively around a male; then it also demands that an anti-masker wear a mask around a COVID-hypochondriac.
Uh…no. The two are not even closely related. An unreasonable fear of having some illness versus following a commandment to dress modestly is not even comparing apples and oranges. That’s comparing apples and flashlights. If bearing each other’s burdens included enabling each other’s fears, then what about someone else’s fears of getting sick from breathing their own carbon dioxide all day?
How far do we want to take that reasoning?
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In my household, my wife and I both sweep the floors as needed. However, I do all of the vacuuming. Generally, my wife does the dishes throughout the week, but I usually do them on the weekends. Taking out the trash is primarily my responsibility. I do my own laundry, as I‘ve been doing that since my early teens (I’ve learned that I can never find my clothes when others do my laundry). I’ve offered to do the laundry for my wife and kids, but she has a particular way she likes to do it, so I’m not really allowed. I also mow the lawn, and help cook dinner, especially for the more “complicated” meals (i.e. meals that don’t come in a box). Plumbing issues are usually my responsibility. I do most of the “light” grocery shopping, when we need more milk or other items for dinner, whereas my wife prefers to do the heavy-duty weekly shopping.
Since we bought our house, if there is one chore I really don’t like doing, it’s probably yard work.
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3 hours ago, JohnsonJones said:
Do all you can to bring Covid numbers down in your area.
This can be interpreted in a number of different ways. Not once did President Nelson say to where masks or to get vaccinated. Basically, if members would just stay home when their sick, practice basic hygiene, and sneeze into their arm, that would help bring the numbers of any virus down. It is surprising, though, how many people don’t do that.
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Not only that, but she was a fully OUT lesbian who was proudly advertising her lesbian "identity."
What do you mean by “she was a fully OUT lesbian?” I cannot imagine the Church would allow anyone to promote SSA in the Temple.
Passed the Technician Class test for Ham Radio today
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True, in fact, I heard a lady on the 20m band sending QSOs last week. As for me, I made my first HF contact with someone from South Dakota responding to my CQ.
By the way, has anyone ever attended a hamfest, or ham radio convention? My brother and I were thinking of going to one, but not really sure what goes on there.