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  1. 4 hours ago, Mores said:

    I'm not certain I agree with your list.  But I don't see how those measures would make CA any different than most other big cities.  The weather could be a minor factor.  But the fact is that people live outside in inclement weather all over the world.  And homeless don't exactly migrate easily.

    I'm wondering if some people just choose to be homeless and have regular jobs.  If I were an entry level silicon valley hire making $100k to $150k, I'd forego the home and the hour to two hour commute and just live in a tent.  Many of these companies have gyms, showers, refrigerators, and microwaves that I could live off of.  My desk could hold my few belongings (like clothing).  I could easily set up a PO box for mail.

    Then this would mean that the real cause of people like me would be housing prices.

    where would you pitch said tent? That is not a realistic scenario. 

  2. 1 minute ago, Mores said:

    This does tend to explain a lot ... in SF. 

    Are all urban areas in CA like that?  LA is having a big problem too.  Sacramento?  San Diego?  How are they doing?  WHAT are they doing?

    Berkeley, Oakland, the smaller cities near by all have similar problems....once you leave the Bay Area proper or go to the more affluent areas the problem is greatly reduced I circled the areas that have the biggest problem.  Sure there are homeless in the other areas but not nearly what I would consider a problem.

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  3. 1 hour ago, anatess2 said:

     You get priced out of a geographic area, you move to the "other side of the tracks". 

    There is no other side of the tracks in the SF Bay Area. People who can't afford to live here need to leave the state or move to a rural part of the state where housing is cheap.

    The homeless problem in SF is not in my opinion related to the housing crisis or inability to earn a fair wage. You have a city that will not enforce property crimes, and has decriminalized drug usage. You have a mild climate and a population who is tolerant of this behavior.

    If I wanted to be a homeless bum I'd come to SF. 

  4. 17 minutes ago, anatess2 said:

    Yes.  Silicon Valley is a geographic area offering Tech Jobs at half a million a year.  If you don't make that much, you're priced out of Silicon Valley.  Which means - you migrate out of Silicon Valley.

    The 500k/yr jobs are few and far between, most entry level silicon valley guys make between 120-150k with some options. None of those guys are living in the area unless they are single and can afford the expensive rent, or are living out of a van or something.  Sure many people do live in Stockton, or Modesto or other outskirts but they spend 4-6 hours/day commuting to have "cheaper" housing.  I put cheaper in quotation marks because anything livable in those areas will run you 5-600k.

     

  5. 5 minutes ago, anatess2 said:

    I wasn't talking about Uchdorf specifically.  I was simply commenting on Jedi_Nephite's claim that pilots have a thing for high-end watches.

    In any case, it's different between Uchdorf and other LDS religious leaders buying vanity things versus other religious leaders buying vanity things because LDS religious leaders don't earn their money off of membership tithes.

    Lots of people have a thing for high end watches. I guess my point is that many of our leaders have been very successful in their personal lives, as such they own/spend/do things that "average" people don't or can't.  Yet somehow when we see a general authority and they have a high end watch we think that they should not be subject to the trappings of vanity  (he only has a breitling because he was a pilot) or have items that are excessive in nature.  I know a GA who bought a golf club membership for 125k in 1995. 

    We as a membership should not care what our leaders do with their personal funds yet somehow we do.

  6. 22 hours ago, anatess2 said:

    It's not about high-end watches with pilots.  But rather, Pilot's Watches.  Similar to Diver's Watches.  They are watches designed specifically for Pilots and provides certain aviation functionality on their wrists independent of their cockpit computers.  Only a few brands carry aviation-specific watches that actually provide aviation functionality instead of just holding a world clock feature and call it a Pilot's Watch.  Breitling and IWC are, in my opinion, the best aviation functionality on the market even as they are not the most expensive.

    When was the last time Uchdorf flew a plane? I'm willing to bet that he owns more than one Breitling. My point is that even our leaders like nice things, it may even plan to their vanity who knows, but who cares? If he wants to strap 7k to his wrist good for him.

  7. 6 minutes ago, MarginOfError said:

    Given the number of stories I've heard of a person being called to a position and saying "I had a feeling this was coming," and how those are often celebrated as stories of personal preparedness and sensitivity to the spirit, I find this a curious statement.  It seems dangerously close to using concurrence with leadership as the yardstick of whether revelation/intuition/premonition is "true" or "false"

    I would place no stock in those stories. These are all after the fact discussions that the members share with others. As to the actual veracity of these things we don't know do we? nor would we have anyway of knowing unless we were the individual in question. They may be conflating their happiness/dissatisfaction with the calling as the influence of the spirit and thus make the statement "I knew this was coming" 

    10 minutes ago, MarginOfError said:

    The exact position I bear in the ward's organization is not a detail necessary for the discussion. But I will note that councilors that do not council with the bishop and offer their viewpoints aren't much good as councilors. Beyond that, we've been advised that those serving on the ward council serve the entire ward, not just their organizations; and that they should be free to offer council on all matters that affect ward members. If you wish to discuss that further, open a thread.

    I agree the councilors should council. This is not a subject that would come up in ward council so I will assume you are in the bishopric (not that it matters).  I would state to the bishop how I felt but also say that I have a bias in the matter. It is up to him to decide he has the keys to sort out personal bias.

    12 minutes ago, MarginOfError said:

    Regarding "pray that your personal bias will not get in the way of the Lord's work" -- thank you.  I just wish I knew some more sure way to determine if I were doing that successfully.

    See my previous statement, however is you are the Bishop you have the keys and carry the mantel as the leader of the ward to decide.

    What you decide will be best if done in a prayerful and thoughtful manner.

  8. On 5/26/2019 at 6:01 PM, MarginOfError said:

    Anyhow, I have always hated it when Bishoprics have been dismissive of others' impressions. So I really want to take this information seriously. But it flies in the face of what I've felt about this brother for close to a year, so it's hard for me to put my strong biases aside here.

    How do you consider something like this without letting your own biases interfere?

    Unless you are in a position to influence or make a decision your own bias is irrelevant. The brother who was called does not receive revelation for the ward or the stake, and while his preferences for calling may or may not be taken into account his ideas about what he is called to do are irrelevant also.

    Are you the Bishop? or just a councilor?  If the First, pray that your personal bias will not get in the way of the Lords work, if the latter keep your mouth shut.

     

  9. On 5/26/2019 at 10:13 PM, Traveler said:

     So I do not share; except on very rare occasions my covenants and blessings I have received because of my more strict observance.   I have learned by sad experience that most Latter-day Saints want to believe their understanding and devotions are the only acceptable understanding of G-d's covenants.

     

    The Traveler

    My intention is not for this to come off the wrong way nor to discredit or impugn your more strict observance following of the word of wisdom that is your business and you can follow as you see fit. What stands out to me it that you seem to imply that because of your personal observance of the WOW you have been the beneficiary of greater blessings as a result? As opposed to a "normal" adherent of the WoW.

  10. People have all kinds of ideas about church callings and which ones they should be called to. 1st counselor to the EQ presidency is kind of a big deal. This brother was selected by the EQ president in consultation with the Bishop, then approved by the high council and stake presidency.  I can understand why he would wan to think about it.

    This brother does not receive revelation for the stake, or the ward in which he resides. It is presumptous of him to think he does, his own personal thoughts about what he would like to be doing are irrelevant.

    Personally if I was that EQ president I would pick someone else. 

  11. On 5/10/2019 at 7:24 PM, Latter-Day Marriage said:

    That being said, someday you will be engaged to somebody, and you should tell them about it before the wedding.  For one reason, he needs to make the choice to marry you knowing your past.  Second, you need to know that he loves you warts and all.  You don't want to start a marriage on a lie of ommission and always wonder what will happen when he finds out.  Someday he will find out and it is better you tell him up front before the wedding then make him feel like you tricked him into marrying you.  Yes, he might leave you when you tell him like that other guy did, but that is better than a divorce, especially if kids are involved.

    I disagree with this line of thinking, once the repentance process is complete then why would you ever mention it again to anyone ever? It's not a lie of omission how can you omit something that will likely never come up.

    It would have to be something over the top, but most over the top sins that I can think of would have gotten you excommunicated. Since it is not any of those (to our knowledge) why would you mention it, ever, to anyone, under any circumstance?

  12. On 5/10/2019 at 11:10 AM, dddd said:

    I'm a single young adult woman in the Church. I've been going through the repentance process for a while now, and recently made some choices that have hindered my progress. Because of this, my Bishop told me not to go to the temple for a while. Although these sins are not related to breaking the law of chastity or my interactions with men, he implied that I should not be dating. He said that if a man were in my position and brought a sister he was dating to meet him, he would tell her that he is "bad news." I'd been dating a guy I really like, and I feel we have a really healthy relationship. He asked me to be his girlfriend a while back and I said we should keep on getting to know each other, which we've been doing. But now with this counsel, I feel I need to be clear with what's going on. How can I say this to him? I don't feel like it's his business to know, and I don't have this level of trust established with him yet, especially since my ex boyfriend broke up with me when I confided it to him (even though he had a porn addiction, but whatever.) I still would like to make it known that I want to see if it would work out in the future.

    Say nothing it's none of his business. If he can't accept that then its time to move on.

  13. 5 hours ago, Mores said:

    So, I just found out that 1 in 4 women have had abortions.  And many of those women have multiple abortions. 😪

    Since the "voluntary" percentage of those is upwards of 98%, we have to wonder about the spiritual health of our nation when 25% of the female population are either murderers or like unto murderers.  Then we add into it the abortion doctors and nurses and other clinic workers who are a party to it.  And the fathers who are consensually participating.

    This is greater than any of the following:

    • Total murder rate in the US
    • Total rapes in the US
    • Total domestic violence incidents in the US

    This is staggering.  So, forgive me if I'm not so concerned about hurting anyone's feelings about this.  This is unacceptable.

    You seem to be taking a very hard stance on this topic, what about victims of rape or incest? What if the life of the mother is in danger? Would you ball these people up in your list of murderers and murderesses?

    1 in 4 seems rather high and as pointed out in prior posts takes into account stillborns, non elective abortions etc. 

  14. On 5/2/2019 at 7:59 AM, Scott said:

    I met my wife at age 18.   I don't know if all these qualify as dates.  We did more "hanging out" than dating, but we did go to a dance.   Here is our timeline.

    2/26/1993:  She was sitting on a couch at college and I  walked up to her and asked her if I could sit on her lap (seriously).   She said yes.   After that, I did this every time I saw here sitting on the couch in school.

    3/12/1993:   She asked me to a dance (more accurately, demanded and kidnapped me with a squirt gun).

    4/11/1993:   Engaged in my grandma's basement.

    8/11/1993:   Married.

    This is terrifying, I'm glad everything worked out for you. 

    Should be noted that this is the exception not the rule.

  15. On 3/17/2019 at 1:17 PM, Emmanuel Goldstein said:

    One of my kids thinks that is alright to put coffee in baked items. I feel it is against the word of wisdom, but my wife thinks it is ok. I have spent my entire 47 years avoiding coffee, tea and alcohol.

    Any thoughts?

    Yes, it's ok.

  16. I think it may be problematic and for the record I am one of those who does not like the idea of being able to call your mommy every week.

    This is why I think it may be problematic and this only applies to those serving in third world countries.  In the US we are used to a certain standard of living, in many parts of the world standards are somewhat lower. I know that if my mommy knew of some of the trials I had on my mission she would have been on a plane and scooped me up. I am grateful for those trials and learning experiences. 

    When we did talk on the phone x-mas/M-Day I was able to share the good uplifting parts and not the difficult parts. There are so many ups and downs I can see it becoming an exercise in whining and complaining.

     

  17. I served in the 1990's in Mexico.  I do not measure my success as a missionary by the number of people I baptised you can't do that, you can't base the success of your mission based on the activity levels of the individuals you brought into the gospel. Someone who serves in France or another low baptising mission can have the exact same experience that I had. Success in a mission is based on what you take away from it, how you grow as a person.   

  18. 16 minutes ago, The Folk Prophet said:

    Plus...with the older cameras (not that Canon's newer cameras are that much better in some of these regards) I have to pull out my Compact Flash card, plug it into a converter, plug that into the computer, copy the files over, etc., etc., etc....argh! I'm not making money at this. I don't have time for all that. Get me wireless/bluetooth -- now!!

    You just made your own argument for getting the 5div, my brother has one it's the cats pajamas.

  19. FP, picture for picture I loved my 5dc the images it took were amazing. I have since upgraded to a 5dii and I can honestly say I enjoyed the film like quality of the 5dc better. I have owned a 7d and did not care for it.  I get moving to a smaller platform, I went out of town with my wife and took the 5dii with grip and 24-70 2.8L, I almost broke my neck.  I can't wrap my head around giving up the full frame or the noise increase at higher isos'.  Your gonna miss that 70-200l super sharp lens, and great for portraits. 

  20. On 12/23/2018 at 10:52 PM, milipedefantasies said:

    I know this is a strange topic to bring up in this forum as I'm not LDS, but my Mother is (my father is buddhist/sufist). My sister has been cheating on her husband for a VERY long time. I honestly don't know why they got married if this was the life she wanted to chose. I'm quite liberal and don't mind if friends or family have open relationships as long as they are not hurting other people in the process. Anyhoo, my sister is five months pregnant from one of her flings and told her husband she's getting a surgery to correct a hernia tomorrow. She's almost five months pregnant and is getting the fetus surgically removed. I do not personally have a problem with abortion as I believe it is the womans' right to do with her body as she pleases, but almost five months feels way too late to have a fetus destroyed. I want to tell her husband as he is LDS but I don't want to ruin their marriage. I know she ruined it by having multiple partners outside of marriage but I feel he needs to know. We live in Perth (Australia) if that's helpful to anyone. 

    Your sister is a monster, I would rat her out. 

  21. 1 hour ago, Tyme said:

     My positions that gays will get married in the Temple eventually is pretty clear.

    1. This will never happen 

    1 hour ago, Tyme said:

     That means they’ll also be exalted. 

    See #1 (assuming they reject the teachings of Christ in the second coming / spirit world and pursue their homosexual lifestyle).

    1 hour ago, Tyme said:

    God will work it out in the end for gays

    This I do agree with, but everyone knows this. 

  22. 4 hours ago, Vort said:

    Maybe my "gaydar" doesn't work. What were the tells? That he's funny? Well-spoken? Kind of chunky?

    I just found out yesterday that my manager is homosexual*. I had kind of thought he was, but didn't know for sure until yesterday. I'm sure it would be obvious to some, but not to me. On the other hand, I had a manager fifteen or so years ago that I was just 99.999% sure was gay. It was just so obvious. But guess what? Not gay.

    "Gaydar", like "Jewdar", may be a real thing, but I'm not convinced. Some homosexuals are over-the-top in their mannerisms, but I doubt that anyone can reliably distinguish between homosexuals and heterosexuals through casual conversation and public observation. Maybe 60% or even 70% correct, but that's not what I consider reliable.

    *Apropos of nothing, my manager is probably the kindest manager I have ever had. I told him exactly that in this morning's one-on-one, because I thought he deserved the feedback. He's also clever and quite funny.

    I live in the SF bay area I am a self proclaimed gay spotter.  Funny thing is growing up here and living here I find that most people can't tell if someone is gay or not. In fairness to others who do not have a lot of contact with individuals of that persuasion you would have a hard time knowing.  98% are just regular joes or gals who want to live life and be left alone like you and me.