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Yed, i'm pretty sure that PaPas avatar is Gandalf from Lord of the Rings, and not Dumbledore. (i am such a geek!) Oh, and welcome Steele!, i knew what you were going to say to Elp, before you said it. Every member of the church has to have their own conversion, and not live off someone elses forever, that will not save them. I've been working on that for the past 10 years. Question though, do you think that Children should bear their testimony? It is obviously not their testimony because they are just 'parroting' what their parents have taught them, they have not been converted or 'know' for sure that this or that doctrine is true. So should people bear thier testimony before they have the 'conversion experience'?

You are so lucky, Yed. Do you get to go to the Sacred Grove Pageants that they have also? That would be awesome.

I am very very excited about general conference, because this year i am flying thousands of miles just to be there. I am getting my brother in ogden (i think thats where he lives now) to look after my baby while me and my mum and dad go to the sat and sun morning sessions. I am excited about it because i am willing to give the church one last chance, and i'm willing to put 100% effort into really trying, i've set a quit date for my smoking, im going to pray and read the scriptures, and im even going to general conference. If after that, if i have given it all ive got, and it is still just 'not working' for me, then i think i will have to look into something else. I havent thought too much on that to' i'm just trying to make it work at the moment.

You have 12 close friends. But Yustan is your closest friend. (Yustan is my husband!) Freyr knows you the best, so have a long chat with this person and you might find out something important about yourself. (Freyr is my 9 month old baby!) Garry is your lucky star. This person will bring luck (usually unexpedetedly). Garry is an ex bf of mine who i still have strong feelings for.) You are deeply in love with Perrin and your feelings are like the song "Where I Stood". (Perrin is my step-son) You like Alvan , but it is not "meant to be"... kind of like the song " Love is in the air". (Alvan is my father!!!!) The song, " Twist it" says a lot about how you think, while the song, " The Prayer" tells how you feel about life in general. 8 is your lucky number, and it's also a good number of people to tell about this test.

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When my mum was in nursery she used to do a quick 'lesson', just by focussing on something really really simple. Such as 'Jesus loves me' and 'God created me', ' God created the animals' and 'i love my family' it took about 2 minutes, and then they played games and sang songs from the childrens songbook. i have included the link to the primary manual she used for her lessons. http://www.lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menu...000176f620a____

i do know all this... i have tried it a few times, but my depressive negative thinking gets in the way. I am getting counselling for that though. The whole thing about being more connected with HF because i am His daughter, just doesnt work for me, it doesnt make me feel 'special', everyone is a son or daughter of God, so it just makes me feel like i am 'lost in the crowd' Its the depressionn talking though, i know that, i just dont know how to change it. I am taking meds, i am getting counselling and have been told because i am depressed, prayer and scripture reading just doesnt seem to work for me like it does for others. Feeling of the spirit is dulled. Its still there, i just cant FEEL it.

I am grateful for my beautiful baby boy, who saved me from my suicidal ideations, and gave me a reason to live and to be happy. I am grateful that i am going on a trip with my mum and dad and baby to visit my brother , his wife, thier twin boys and little girl in Utah next month (i also get to go to general conference) then over to california to visit my sister too, and go to a Time Out Fot Women conference. I am nervous about it, but excited too.

Do you have that quote from Pres, young i would like to read it. When i was growing up, i was taught basic things about satan, and taught that if we talk too much about him, we are giving himm power over us. Do you guys believe that to be true (this was taught from my parents, in my home, not in sunday school, or anything)

I love everything Studio Ghibli, of course mainly Hayao Miazaki's style, Howls Moving castle, and spirited away, Princess mononoke (although that one is a little too gory in bits) I also love fruits basket (go kyo!) and Angelic Layer. Ten Kingdoms is also good, but i was disapointed by how it ended. I love to read clamp manga (im such a girl) I like to watch Lost, House, Americas Top Model, Play School (with my baby of course) Pingu, Ready Steady Cook (UK and Aussie versins, although the host on the aussie one is an idiopt who doesnt know anything about cooking!) oh, and of course, Iron Chef!

'fraid not Yed! i disgust myself sometimes... it is still wet and cold here, winter is lasting longer than usual, so i can 'get away with it' more than if it were summer.

Fascinating discussion on austism guys, but back to the topic, nudge nudge... About twice a year our bishopric has a sunday where all the talks are on reverence. That usually works for a few months, then the noise levels creep up bit by bit, until we have to have another one. Kids are difficult to keep reverent (sometimes i have trouble feeling reverent myself!) it is a skill, they have to learn and develop it, through example and reminding. Bribery is good too.

I totally agree with Pink Panther on this one. When i learned that Jesus was baptised to 'fulfill all righteousness' (in order to make the covenant needed to get to the Celestial Kingdom) I figured that other covenants are needed to also make it to higher degrees within the celetial kingdom itself (degrees within degress, if you will) so those who are endowed will be higher, and those who have been sealed in the temple (and keep the covenant) are placest in the highest degree in the celestial kingdom. So in order for him to 'fulfill all righteousness' it makes sense to beleive Christ himself (and probably his apsotles and other early christians before tha apostasy) had the Temple covenants. The only problem with this, is that it is such a sacred topic, that there is bascally no evidence for it. There isnt much in the Bible about Temples as we know them at all (too sacred?) I also havent found much from GAs on this topic, they stick to basic doctrines, because that is what builds testimonies.

yay, that would never have happened at LDS Talk! Thanks for doing your jobs mods, it is appreciated. I think what someone said before about listening at General Conference has alot to do with it... The Lord says his word through his prophets, right?

so far this site has been much much better... My LDS counselor is south african. i love his accent. Us aussies will still beat you in the Rugby World cup, however.

ooo. between my depression and having a baby ive been too busy to shave for a while now... my poor husband. Those recipes sound fantastic! My fav Aussie recipe is a great cake called a Pavlova. Its a huge merigue (im not helping iggys diabetic shock with this one!) with a crunchy outside and fluffy centre. My mum used to make this in America for friends, and they would pay up to $50 for one cake! (this was for fundraising for YW Camp) i cant remember my mums recipe off y heart. so i got this recipe from joyofbaking.com. theres a pic there too if you want to drool even more. Pavlova 4 large (120 grams) egg whites 1 cup (200 grams) superfine (castor) sugar 1 teaspoon white vinegar 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch (corn flour) Topping: 1 cup (240 ml) heavy whipping cream 1 1/2 tablespoons (20 grams) granulated white sugar 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Fresh fruit - kiwi, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, passion fruit, peaches, pineapple, or other fruit of your choice Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (130 degrees C) and place rack in center of oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and draw a 7 inch (18 cm) circle on the paper. In the bowl of your electric mixer, with the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites on medium-high speed until they hold soft peaks. Start adding the sugar, a tablespoon at a time, and continue to beat until the meringue holds very stiff peaks. (Test to see if the sugar is fully dissolved by rubbing a little of the meringue between your thumb and index finger. The meringue should feel smooth, not gritty. If it feels gritty the sugar has not fully dissolved so keep beating until it feels smooth between your fingers). Sprinkle the vinegar and cornstarch over the top of the meringue and, with a rubber spatula, fold in. Gently spread the meringue inside the circle drawn on the parchment paper, smoothing the edges, making sure the edges of the meringue are slightly higher than the center. (You want a slight well in the center of the meringue to place the whipped cream and fruit.) Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes or until the outside is dry and takes on a very pale cream color. Turn the oven off, leave the door slightly ajar, and let the meringue cool completely in the oven. (The outside of the meringue will feel firm to the touch, if gently pressed, but as it cools you will get a little cracking and you will see that the inside is soft and marshmallowy.) The cooled meringue can be made and stored in a cool dry place, in an airtight container, for a few days. Just before serving gently place the meringue onto a serving plate. Whip the cream in your electric mixer, with the whisk attachment, until soft peaks form. Sweeten with the sugar and vanilla and then mound the softly whipped cream into the center of the meringue. Arrange the fruit randomly, or in a decorative pattern, on top of the cream. Serve immediately as this dessert does not hold for more than a few hours My other fav 'recipe' is strawberry tortillas. Fry some tortillas in a frying pan with butter and oil, bung in some cut strawberries, honey and sour cream, while the tortilla is still hot, fold like a burrito and eat. Its a fav in my family during strawberry season.

I know for a fact that men cannot do the same jobs a women can do as well as a woman... if that makes sense...i reread it and it does. i think. My husband was divorced and ran the home for 5 years before i came along, and he did it (with his mothers help) but not as good as i do it! then again, i dont think i'll ever be as good a carpenter as him...

jelly bellys (the best jelly beans in the world!) you guys are making me hungry... first the pans of brownies, and now this????

i pushed it and became supermum!

Hello Elphie!!! Will we be starting up a youtube thread and a weird animal thread over here too? (can i just hijack the thread for a sec... how do you guys get an avatar up? i cant find out how!)

alot of you have been encouraging prayer, but i do have a hard time with feeling the spirit when i pray, i just feel kind of silly, like i am talking to myself, or that noone is listening or paying attention. What are some tips for me to get over this (maybe i should start a new topic for this... what do you guys think?)

My name is bunnzy (well, not really) and i am a spring chicken at the baby age of 22. I have made some silly mistakes in my life, such as marrying a man with 3 children from a previous marraige, becoming a step-mum! (oh how the mighty have fallen!) I then went on and had a baby myself (not sure i'll be doing that again!) He is a beautiful little boy, nearly 9 months old, and already standing up and cruising around everywhere. I live in Brisbane Australia, but was born in Melbourne. I also live in Urbandale, Iowa for a few months in 1997, and then drove across with my family (stopping off at Utah for Thanksgiving) to Petaluma, California (just north of San Fran) There i went to high school, and had my naive eyes opened to the world, and left the church for a while, became gothic at one point! My parents had enough of this and sent me to Church College of New Zealand, where my dad and brother went, but i hated it, and fell into a deep depression. This is when 9/11 happened, and that woke me up and i became more spiritual then. I do still struggle with depression, but am back at church (kind of) borrowing off others testimonies, and trying to find out for myself whether the church can really work for me. I have alot of trust and faith issues. Well, that reads like such a soap opera! My life would make a great movie... ok, so i hope i can get the information and opinions of others here that will help me to gain my own testimoney and stand on my own two feet and help myself deal with this depression, my husband, my baby, and my step-kids.

Hey there Iggy.... I followed you

Poor pity me, my baby woke up 4 times last night

All i can say is that Actions speak louder than words. or in this case, thats great you have apologised, but now you need to prove it.