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This article is ridiculous and nothing but lies. I can't see how anyone can be saying "some good points" and the like. No. They're not good points. They're garbage points based on lies.
It is. What other possible reason could there be for not exposing skin, cleavage, midriffs, thighs, etc.? Yes, there is more to modesty than that, but that is clearly and obviously the primary point. Duh.
No we weren't. It is, of course. But it's also a men's issue. The fact that men are more easily tempted by the visual is reality. So...duh.
It is. It always has been. I get told what I can and cannot wear everywhere I go. If I don't wear anything...I get arrested. I can't go into most gas stations without shoes or shirt. I can't wear ripped clothes or inappropriate logos to work. Etc. etc. And, may I add...DUH.
THEY ARE!
DUH!

Pump the brakes, One relapse since full repentance over a year ago? I'd put this on the home repentance plan and not get super wound up about it. You are now an adult, if you can identify what led to the relapse and ensure there are no further issues I would get on my knees ask for forgiveness and go about my business.
However if you really feel like you need to confess in the flesh to a Bishop by all means please do so. 

Pump the brakes, One relapse since full repentance over a year ago? I'd put this on the home repentance plan and not get super wound up about it. You are now an adult, if you can identify what led to the relapse and ensure there are no further issues I would get on my knees ask for forgiveness and go about my business.
However if you really feel like you need to confess in the flesh to a Bishop by all means please do so. 

Pump the brakes, One relapse since full repentance over a year ago? I'd put this on the home repentance plan and not get super wound up about it. You are now an adult, if you can identify what led to the relapse and ensure there are no further issues I would get on my knees ask for forgiveness and go about my business.
However if you really feel like you need to confess in the flesh to a Bishop by all means please do so. 

On this I can agree 100%. We are better off following their council in all respects.  

We need to look at the works individually and see how they line up with the doctrine.  Our leaders purposefully do not speak ex cathedra. Their words are carefully chosen and we are the ones who tend to add prophetic warning/advisories to them.
When is our prophet speaking as a Prophet and when is he speaking as a wise righteous man with whom we can disagree?

The simple fact that you feel the need to ask tells me that something needs to change. Is french kissing normal? (i don't have a problem with it) but would you do it in front of your bishop or mother? Probably not, it should probably be reserved fro a more deep and meaningful relationship. While you claim to not have much feeling about it I can guarantee you that your BF does.
If you don't plan on going further along than making out I say back it up a little bit slow things down. It is easy to get wrapped up in the physical aspect of a relationship without really getting to know an individual. you've been dating a year? time to make some decisions about your relationship. You don't mention your age so it is hard to advise.

I think you should say nothing, I wasn't there but was any irreparable harm done? not likely. Second, think about what he said and then think about what you heard, lastly think about what he ment.
This member of the stake president does not speak for the church this was his opinion and you may not agree with it (so what) no doctrinal boundaries were crossed. You might have raised your hand and asked him to clarify exactly what he ment but that moment has passed and so now you need to do nothing.

I think you should say nothing, I wasn't there but was any irreparable harm done? not likely. Second, think about what he said and then think about what you heard, lastly think about what he ment.
This member of the stake president does not speak for the church this was his opinion and you may not agree with it (so what) no doctrinal boundaries were crossed. You might have raised your hand and asked him to clarify exactly what he ment but that moment has passed and so now you need to do nothing.

The simple fact that you feel the need to ask tells me that something needs to change. Is french kissing normal? (i don't have a problem with it) but would you do it in front of your bishop or mother? Probably not, it should probably be reserved fro a more deep and meaningful relationship. While you claim to not have much feeling about it I can guarantee you that your BF does.
If you don't plan on going further along than making out I say back it up a little bit slow things down. It is easy to get wrapped up in the physical aspect of a relationship without really getting to know an individual. you've been dating a year? time to make some decisions about your relationship. You don't mention your age so it is hard to advise.

And this is fine. For example, I accept President Nelson as a true prophet of God. If he were to instruct us to disarm and work toward gun control or even abolition—something I don't think is a remote possibility—then I would follow his lead. Until that time, I accept the foundational US Constitution as a divinely inspired document, including the Bill of Rights.

I pretty much agree with all but #4 "Welfare benefits or compassionate laws specific to the homeless population.  People don't choose to be homeless - they end up homeless for a reason beyond one's control.  A lot of these compassionate benefits try to be compassionate to these people to offer them relief from poverty but they don't address the reason the people ended up homeless in the first place.  Tokyo is a good example of how compassionate laws can work to address poverty."
The people I see and I am in SF right now, want to be homeless, they don't want to conform to the norms of society where they have to follow rules and obey laws. They are addicted to drugs or are otherwise mentally ill and need to be in a care facility and medicated. 
Barring natural disaster no one "ends up homeless" being homeless in America is a choice. 

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.
 

Don't be a snitch but don't be bullied by this other person either. start looking for and get another job before you quit.

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. 

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?

Maybe I am just a cold hearted person, but I think there are some real mommas boys out in the field that could use some toughening up.  I've seen a number of the younger crop of missionaries come home because they weren't ready to be out in the field.  I suppose that being able to call home might help some of these lads in the short term, but in the long term at some point they need to be men.  Real men love their moms, but they don't need to be coddled by them.
There is some real growing that takes place when all you have is letter writing.  I don't have any resentment that I was not able to call home more than just a few times.

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.
 

My son comes home in less than two weeks, so we will get to talk with him the week before he comes home, which we might have done anyway. This is our third son to serve a mission. Sister Vort is less than happy that this is happening only now. For myself, I sustain the Brethren in their decisions, but I think the not-calling-home business served an important function, which might be called cutting the umbilical.

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.   

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.   

One more thought, Junior: If you find yourself in this predicament despite having "enjoyed" attending the temple with your mother in the past, we have a major disconnect going on. Methinks you have never actually listened to the covenants you make in the temple, or else you just don't care about them.
Repent. Humble yourself. Bring yourself down into the dust. Beg your bishop for help, then do whatever he says. Stop with the pridefulness. That's my best possible advice to you.

Yes, I do. I'm the father of five, and so have had five very intimate chances to experience what you're dealing with. Here are a few tips and things to remember:
Just go to Church. Even if you spend the entire time sitting in the hall, go anyway. You can enjoy the Spirit and maybe chat with some fellow Saints, and at least for the sacrament meeting, you can still partake of the sacrament and listen to the speakers even in the foyer. Stay for both hours. Within a month, your baby can go into the nursery, and you'll be able to attend gospel doctrine and Relief Society. This will not last forever. It's actually a very short time, even if it seems like forever. Children grow up very fast. Two years might sound like a long time, but trust me, it is not. Two years from now, your baby won't be a baby any more, and you and he (and who knows, maybe your husband) will be regular and welcome faces in your ward. Go for that picture and make it a reality. You have lots and lots and lots of company. You're treading the same path that countless others have walked before you, including many in your ward. The only people who might not be understanding are those who haven't yet gone down that path, and in the Church, that's not many people. (And most of the childless are sympathetic to the plight of parents of young children, too, so odds are few if any will be anything other than sympathetic and helpful.) As for how to handle a toddler at that age in a sacrament meeting, let me offer you some insights into what worked for me during the sixteen or so years that I dealt with very young children at Church.
Do not expect to be able to hear most of the talks. Just accept that for the next year or so, you won't be hearing much. If you do, BONUS! But have the expectation that you're going to Church and, while there, deal as best you can with your baby, because that's the most likely reality. Do it anyway. Infants and most very small children (about 18 months and younger) cannot really be disciplined, so don't try. Your job is to keep them as happy and comfortable as possible. Distraction often works very well for such children. More on that below. Now, the children will adapt to conditions they're exposed to, so by going the sacrament meeting you're helping them to set their own expectations. If you never go to sacrament meeting, they will never understand that it's a normal environment and get comfortable with it. If your child is mildly fussy, distract him with a soft, quiet toy like a teddy bear or a teething ring. As long as he's not screaming or being very loud, try to stay in sacrament meeting and teach him to be content. If your child is screaming or very loud, take him out to the foyer in consideration of others in the meeting. Sure, it seems unfair that you have to miss the meeting. Welcome to parenthood. We make all sorts of sacrifices for our children and for our neighbors who would otherwise be inconvenienced by our children. This, too, shall pass, and all too quickly (see "This will not last forever" above). NEVER, EVER, EVER LET YOUR CHILD RUN UP AND DOWN THE AISLES DURING SACRAMENT MEETING. Sorry if this seems stupidly obvious, but judging by the number of times I have seen this in Church, apparently it's not as obvious as all that to some people. If you do see other parents allowing their children to do this, please understand that that is an example of poor decision-making by the parents, not a signal that you should do the same. Be the responsible parent, not the other kind. I have noticed during my (extensive) time sitting in the foyer that many people don't "do" the foyer right with their children. When they go into the foyer, they drop their kid and let him run around while they (the parents) chat with each other.
DON'T DO THIS.
If you do, you are teaching your child that if he fusses and screams, he gets to go out and run around. What small child wouldn't want that? OF COURSE he's going to scream! He gets to run around if he does!
Here is the key to proper foyer etiquette with your child, based on long experience. This is so important that I'll give it its own heading:
HOW TO TAKE YOUR CHILD OUT INTO THE FOYER DURING SACRAMENT MEETING
When you take the child (toddler, say about two years old or more—remember, younger children just get held, fed, and comforted) into the foyer, it's a classic time-out situation. You sit the child on your lap while you both sit facing the corner or wall. If the child wants to get up, you don't let him. Sitting in the foyer is just that: Sitting. Do not be harsh or angry. You aren't mad at your child. Just make sure the foyer is as boring as you can possibly make it. No toys. No food. No books. NO TALKING AT ALL (that includes you, Mom). All you do is sit with your arms folded and stare at the wall. If your child gets restless, he's not allowed to do anything about it.
Just stare at the wall.
Boooooooring.
That's what you want. Boring as all get-out. Staring at the wall. Nothing to do, can't talk, no playing or reading or anything.
Staring at the wall.
After your child has successfully stared QUIETLY at the wall for a sufficient time (about one minute per year of age, so a two-year-old would be looking at the wall for about two minutes—maybe half that time would be sufficient to start out with), you then quietly and kindly ask your child if he wants to go back in. Maybe one time in a hundred he will say "No!", in which case you stare at the wall some more for a couple of minutes.
Eventually (almost always the first time, and never more than the second time for my children), when you ask if he wants to go back in, he will say "yes". You then remind him that when we're in sacrament meeting, we have to be quiet and reverent all the time. That means he can't talk out loud or make noise or scream. He can read his soft book or play with toys or whatever, but no noise. Will he be quiet when we go back in the chapel?
Of course, he will say yes. So back in you go.
And guess what happens? He gets loud again, sometimes 20 minutes later, sometimes two minutes later. What do you do?
Take him out into the foyer again, rinse, and repeat. Same drill. Stare at the wall.
I don't think that even the most recalcitrant of my children took more than two or three weeks of this before they realized that they were much better off being quiet during the sacrament meeting. Of course, they slipped up and occasionally still had to be taken out, but it was manageable. A fond if somewhat embarrassing memory is my taking my toddler daughter out into the foyer when she wouldn't calm down, and as we walked up the aisle with her in my arms, her screaming at the top of her lungs in a tearful and almost panicked voice, "NO!! DADDY!! NOT THE FOYER!! I DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE FOYER!!"

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. 

Nope I agree with you Vort, it is almost a part time job they are fairly compensated. When you add in the pensions and other benefits they are very well compensated