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I think we need exactly the amount of female leadership that the Lord has revealed he wants.  As soon as the Lord reveals additional female leadership positions, I want those too!  Until the Lord reveals the need for additional female leadership positions, I will trust that the Church is being run as it should be.  Kind of reminds me of a little ditty I learned as a kid, I think it went something like this:
 

I think some kindness all around could go a long way here.

(Answering this as an LDS female) It didn't bother me at all.  And with both the RS and Primary being reorganized-- new people and new position to learn, I could see the benefit to each individual not having to add "write Conference talk" on top of it.  

Disagree with Good Sir MormonGator.  When in a boundary-sensitive crucial conversation about issues with my wife, I would be eternally grateful if I could go into that thing knowing how I should feel.  
 

There weren't any gay speakers either. That must make the gays feel bad.

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Welcome @lala131426!
IMO, the best things to do if dating a young man approaching missionary age are: 1) Don't let it get so serious that your relationship will in any way or for any reason tempt or prevent him from going on a mission; 2) Frequently encourage and help him to prepare to go on a mission (there should be no "if", only a plan for him to prepare);  3) Plan now to not be a distraction to him while he's on his mission (e.g. don't plan love letters - plan friendship and spiritual-encouragement letters).
Beyond that, I'm not sure I understand the question.  Are you asking how to prepare to miss someone?  I'm not sure it can be done (beyond the obvious of planning to move forward with your life in the right ways - e.g. church, education, work - rather than planning to sit around and pine (I'm sure you're not planning that, just setting up the obvious contrast).)  Or are you asking what to do for those 2 years?  How to support his efforts for those 2 years?
If you're asking how to maintain the relationship while he's gone for 2 years, I wouldn't even try.  Maintain a friendship, sure, but not a romantic relationship - that would be a disservice to both of you.  I guarantee you will both be very different people in 2 years, don't fight that, embrace it and use those 2 years to become the best you you can be.  Then, when he returns, get to know one another again.  Either the attraction will still be there, or it won't.  Either way, it'll be OK, if you are both doing your best to live as the Lord teaches.

Make America great?

I heard an interesting new expression last week. It’s “aerosol words.” An aerosol word is a word, or phrase, that you just spray into the air. They feel good and improve the atmosphere and make people feel better, but they are insubstantial and hard to catch hold of. The word that I heard that was described as an aerosol word last week was innovation. Have you heard any aerosol words lately?  

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Does the fact that it 'makes people feel better' have to mean that its truthful?

Not only is this an aerosol word, 'Social Justice' is a complete farce.  Justice is justice, to add anything to it makes it no longer justice but rather a vehicle for societal accepted bias and injustice.

In evaluations they can be words that bulk up a comment without actually adding anything.  For example...
John Doe expertly managed twenty-five 30 million dollar accounts insuring excellent percentage rate increases over the 10 percent range.
In the above sentence expertly and excellent are both aerosol words.  They add nothing to the meaning of the sentence in any real way.
In a meeting you could have someone say the following...
We need more synergy in our teamwork to collaborate more seamless interactions.
Which could be simply stated
We need better teamwork.
Thus synergy, collaborate, seamless and interactions are all aerosol words.
That's what I think it would refer to.  Unfortunately, I bulk up my writing all the time, so I probably use aerosol words constantly out of habit.

Make America great?

Make America great?

Seriously!?

I heard an interesting new expression last week. It’s “aerosol words.” An aerosol word is a word, or phrase, that you just spray into the air. They feel good and improve the atmosphere and make people feel better, but they are insubstantial and hard to catch hold of. The word that I heard that was described as an aerosol word last week was innovation. Have you heard any aerosol words lately?  

If you listen to Anvil, will you need Advil?

I heard an interesting new expression last week. It’s “aerosol words.” An aerosol word is a word, or phrase, that you just spray into the air. They feel good and improve the atmosphere and make people feel better, but they are insubstantial and hard to catch hold of. The word that I heard that was described as an aerosol word last week was innovation. Have you heard any aerosol words lately?  

If you listen to Anvil, will you need Advil?

Unless it's so far open that everything falls out...

And you can bring that with your toasted biscuits!

You're looking in the wrong place for an answer. I suggest you go to the General Conference section of lds.org and do a search using the word tithing. If you look long enough you will come to a told in General Conference many years ago where one of the apostles relates an incident, and his response, to almost exactly the same kind of situation that you are proposing. The prophetic response was different from your proposal.
 

As an Asperger's person myself, I have to agree with this suspicion.   High functioning spectrum people are indeed smart-- in fact, typically have very high IQ's, and feel extremely vibrantly.  We're just not good a figuring out all these "invisible rules" people/society has and expressing things.  In addition to the speaking out of turn, not following "normal" flow of conversation, there's lots of other little things that add up.  Like I naturally make this really "weird" face when I'm thinking- it's not and the unwritten code says that my "weird" thinking face is not ok to make in public (people say I looking like I'm having a seizure).  Who'd have thought that make a thinking face not ok?  Is there a rational reason why it's not ok?  Not really, it's just the unwritten code.  And the invisible rules don't just say "don't make that face", there's LOTS of other rules in there too!  In fact, it's a giant textbook of invisible rules!    What's even more confusing is that this magical unwritten code changes!  So in addition to learning the textbook invisible rules one time, I need learn the textbook for behavior at church, behavior at school, behavior at home, behavior in front of a boss, etc-- it's exhausting!!   (Obviously I'm not your husband here, but I'm just expressing this because I suspect your husband might have similar experiences).  
So, do I read the invisible textbook of "rules"?  Well, I don't have any choice really.  Plus I want to succeed: like everyone else spectrum people do enjoy doing activities, being praised, and having friends.  So I'll do it.  But it's tiring.  It takes a long time.  Sometimes I'm sort of clueless.  And sometimes I get REALLY frustrated trying to read an invisible textbook.  But I got to do it.  Sometimes I envy the "neurotypical" people around me, who seemingly learned the entire textbook library via osmosis and simply being in the room.  But then, most times I don't want to be like them-- I want to be like me.  I like me.  I think outside of the box (frequently I don't even know where the invisible box is).  I am entirely honest to people- even when they don't want to hear it.  I can focus and conquer any problem faster than other people because I'm not distracted thinking about whether or not my shirt matches my shoes (ok, admittedly that's an extreme example).  I have passions and loves like any other person, and I pursue them in a simple and direct manner.

Asperger's people aren't bad at all, just different. 

This could be the problem.  Double check for pulse and respiration before burying him and moving on, though.  If either is present, however, try different counseling.

God said - Love one another.
He didn't say - Love one another only if they're not socially awkward, have good jobs, etc.
The problem here is not your husband.  The problem here is you.  You have not learned to LOVE.
You know your husband has a lot of challenges.  Instead of being his wife (or even his friend) helping him overcome his challenges, especially setting the example to your children to love their father to help him overcome his weakness and defending him to the world around you,  You've spent the past 15 years making him feel even more awkward.  He is totally alone.  He doesn't deserve this.  Now you have the rest of your life to finally learn to love your husband and help him be the best he can be as a precious child of God.  You have a lot of work ahead of you to make up for the past 15 years.  Hope you won't make your husband a victim of your self-focus, making him even more alone in the world, by divorcing him.