Silhouette

Just curious. No cities of course, but just the name of your ward. Sycamore Ward here.

Pitch black

Sorry to take so long in replying to this. For me personally, no, it doesn't bother me. One of my spiritual gifts is that acceptance of the Gospel has always come easily for me. I prayed about which church to join, just like Joseph Smith did. I received an immediate personal revelation to "Call the Mormon Church." So I did, the very next day.Before my prayer, I wouldn't have known a Mormon from Adam's cat. Never had heard of the religion except having heard that the Osmonds were Mormon. Because of this personal revelation, I know the Church is true. Therefore, it is easy for me to accept abstract ideas that some other people might struggle with. God will make everything right, and is incapable of leading me astray. I know this. Now, someone has rightly pointed out that there is no direct doctrine in the Church that teaches that polygamy will be in effect in the Celestial kingdom. Personally, I've just always felt that there would be. It just makes sense to me somehow. So I've been fine with the concept ever since I joined the Church. Stuff just doesn't bother me. If there is a concept that I question, I seek answers from those who can teach me why the concept is there. My acceptance of the point in question usually follows rapidly upon the heels of the explanation . If polygamy in the Celestial kingdom is going to be in effect, it must be how God wants it. And I want what He wants. God will not allow anything that isn't a part of the Plan. If He allows it, it must be good, and I want in on that. So no, it doesn't bother me that polygamy mIght be in place in the Celestial kingdom. I've got a great deal more to work on though, before I have the luxury of contemplating my being in the Celestial kingdom. I figure that if I get that far, I will have transcended the human weakness that would cause me to worry about plural marriage anyway.

Amen.

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I'm happy just getting a pedicure sometimes...that's a luxury to me.

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Hat dance

Gone fishing

Wow, that's amazing. I don't know if it will end up in theaters here in my city or not; It is opening the next town over from us. Our ward didn't buy tickets like your parents' ward did...we're just expected to go, following the schedule that came out on Sunday. I'm feeling so much pressure about going. My husband doesn't want to go either. It's ridiculous here how much pressure is being put on members to go. I understand that numbers are important, but gosh, they're twisting peoples' arm here.

This is coming out here on Friday of this week. In our Stake, ward leaders were sent a letter from the Stake President outlining a schedule for the members to go and see the movie, based on what organizations members are in. Someone mentioned that they have no interest in seeing it. Neither do I, but there is ALOT of pressure in our Stake to go whether you want to or not. We have been told to "flood the theaters" this first weekend (based on the schedule the Stake President sent out) so that the movie stays in theaters longer. The letter even broke down which cities in the Stake were to go at what time. Has anyone else experienced this type of pressure to go in your area?

Therapy dog

All of these explanations reassure me. They do make sense. *Silhouette unruffles her feathers and calms down* Whew...that's better lol

shell shock

True. Makes sense.

Well, put like this it seems to make more sense...seems a little easier for me to swallow in these terms. Thank you for this explanation.

I just had never heard of this. I don't know what I thought they lived on...their retirement? Their savings? I don't know what I thought. I guess I never GAVE it much thought... Just figured they did it "somehow" without any financial assistance from the Church. I mean, I guess it's "ok" with me that this happens, for lack of a better word, but I feel rather deflated somehow. Innocence lost? I dunno. It's just a new concept to me that I'll have to have time to wrap my head around. I sure feel stupid though.

I was over on another LDS forum, and there was a major discussion going on about this subject. I was shocked to learn that the General Authorities get a stipend for their work, as do many other leaders in high-ranking callings. Am I the only one who didn't know this??? I've been a member since I was 16, and I'm 53 now, and I never had any idea that this was going on. I just figured that Heavenly Father provided a way for these people to do His work without them getting paid by the Church. I feel so naive!

My son will be graduating from the University of Hawaii in a year or two. I'm in California. I'm already worrying about the plane flight over the ocean. Not that going over land would be any easier for me...

Hmmm ok, thanks.

Personally, I've only ever taken the song the way I described in my previous posts, "absurd" though it may be in others' opinion. But then I like to look on the positive side of things.

It's at the beginning when I first sign in, where "Forums" "Search" "Members" "New Content" and all that stuff is. It's another button like those that says "Status Updates".

I see a button for "status update", but when I use it, it just shows stuff that a few other people have written a long time ago. I see nowhere to enter anything of my own. Is it still in use? If so, how do I access it to enter my own comments?

I have always seen it this way, pertaining to myself: Either I'll accept it and have no problem with it, and make it to the Celestial kingdom, provided I meet all the other requirements for getting there. OR I won't accept it and I will have a problem with it, thus I won't be in the Celestial kingdom anyway to have to do it. By that time it would cease to have anything to do with me, so I wouldn't have to worry about it anyway. *shrug* As far as whether or not it was a revelation/commandment, I believe that it was, however, I also believe it was misused in many cases, and was not always done in accordance with the way God intended. I'm sure that in the Celestial kingdom it will be used righteously in all cases, so I don't worry too much about it. As far as your question of what if the man wants it but the woman doesn't, this ordinance, like any other, is based on acceptance by the parties involved. So if the woman doesn't want it, she won't be forced into marriage. But again, if she doesn't want it and accept it, she won't have to worry about it anyway because she won't be there where it's happening. At least this is the way this issue has been taught to me.

Pam, you're brave to want to go skydiving. Flying just by itself terrifies me, let alone jumping out of the plane! I get scared just going up a flight of stairs...