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When our kids were small, we'd have a movie on Sunday night with popcorn and lemonaide. By then we were pretty much worn out from helping small children enjoy the Sabbath and having FHE with a dozen......yes a dozen by their request..... games after the short lesson. The criteria for Sunday movies was it had to teach us good lessons and be 'Sunday appropriate' in our opinion. If a movie was suggested that didn't fit Sunday, we set it aside to watch during the weekdays. . We had a lot of movies from "illustrated stories from scriptures" such as The King is Born. Then as they got a bit older we got quite a few movies from Family Films, such as Rigoletto. Also Prince of Egypt was a favorite. Then preteens and teens, expanded to movies like the Ten Commandments and Fiddler on the Roof, Iron Will. Now that I am alone/widow/kids grown......I sometimes will watch a Sunday movie, but not always. Choices include for me, documentaries that are Sunday appropriate and some BYUtv; also 'Who do you think you are" series.

Every prophet is different. President Hinckley was more open with his health challenges, I respect that. President Monson is more private, I respect that. NO one is lying to us.

I know there are many good lds women out there for you to choose from. Have you tried one of the lds dating sites? Personally, I'd be glad to move to a new area if the man was worth it. But alas......I am a widow and when meeting lds single men in our age range, many wish for someone not already sealed. So, what do I do? Stay home and serve my family and ward family. My husband died 14 years ago and finally, I just moved to a new ward........my neighbor.........a male lds member/single is a friend, the first lds single man I've met that didn't want to date, is happy to be friends.....wow......nice to finally have a male friend even though I love my sister friends!!!!!

I love President Monson and respect his right to keep his health private. Last conference, I noticed he was quite a bit more feeble than before. This conference, he proudly hung on to the pulpit while speaking, so he wouldn't slip further than he did, and I hoped he'd make it to the end without tumbling. So I am not buying into those saying he is doing okay when my eyes see the truth. This does NOT diminish in the least my love and respect for him.

I lived in a ward where the Bishop made it a goal for us to become a ward family...........this was unifying for certain I used to live in a ward where that didn't happen on too big of a scale, but we can still in those situations, strive to love all others anyway

..................wealth and poverty..................and righteousness............. Wealth is given for us to use funds in helping others [Jacob 2:10 "And after ye have obtained a hope in Christ ye shall obtain riches if ye seek them and ye will seek them for the intent to do good__to clothe the naked, and to feed the hungry, and to liberate the captive, and administer relief to the sick and the afflicted"] That is clearly stated.........to help others both temporally and spiritually........... I feel 'wealthy' because I seek a personal relationship with God above and take time daily to study/pray, because we seek to have a gospel home, enough money to have gas to go to the temple, because we have enough for our needs and some wants, enough to pay generous fast offering as prophet has asked, enough to have our food storage/use it/rotate it (which has added to our health because of the fiber content of grains, legumes, veg, fruits), enough to help family when needed and sometimes help others, enough to live in a clean home that isn't extravagant but meets our needs, enough to have a car to drive and car insurance (2005 model with low miles on it). It took a few years for us to learn to use money wisely, but that mostly came about because we were quite poor for a long time and learned how to stretch every penny.

Satan's plan came out of selfishness and pride, plus the taking away free agency. God could not agree to this as He is the opposite of selfish and prideful. Also, satan's plan would not allow us the agency that God wanted us to partake of so we could be free to choose right, instead of coerced into what is right and good. By the way, it is doubtful that satan would have kept to plan of 'getting us all back to God' as he had not the power nor inclination to do such......he wanted to have all the glory for himself.

Hello italianstallion......... First of all, you are very generous to give him a raise. And your concerns are valid. Have you prayed about what to do? I have found that praying, then staying on my knees to get direction helps tremendously. It' a touchy subject.....should you say something or not to the bishop...... I had new friends join the church, it took them over a year to completely give up marijuana. But they did it finally. Best wishes...................Let the Holy Spirit guide.......

Hello Revan................... It takes TIME for the damage/wounds to your spirit and body to heal. Part of repentance is to 'wait upon the Lord' as He plans and carries out what you need. Perhaps even brain cells must be changed?? Just as in planting a garden............you don't see the little seedling for a time but you KNOW you planted the good seeds. I can guarantee you that the Spirit is there and that Father in Heaven is aware of your mighty progress. I say believe......let your faith point you to believing the positive side of your challenges and repentance process, the ups n' downs that will entail. Why do I guarantee??? Because you are repenting and that brings the Spirit and the Help from God. Another area I have found in my times of repenting is to seek a LOT of humility.........ask for Help to humble self and to be more thankful/grateful. If your challenges were major, the entire process of repentance and being on closer terms with God is going to most likely be a long stretch. A major repentance in my life has taken years to unravel me from satan's grasp, and the pride connected with sinning. Also..........what would satan want you to think??? Exactly........that you can't feel the Spirit so why keep trying? I say.........when satan knocks on your door, ask Jesus to please answer....and keep this up over and over and over and over. Also.............do indexing..........it's a great way to serve and get away from satan.

I choose to NOT have a cell phone. If others want it fine. BUT........can I say how totally rude it is when we are out to lunch and person with phone spends the entire time reading and answering texts????? Talk about rude.

Sins and transgressions can blind us so thoroughly that we cannot see how lost we are, how prideful we are being. Then time passes, the Spirit fades even more, and we begin to be alone in the mire of wrong choices. I am sad that Dehlin has come to the point of being okay with leaving the Spirit behind. Very dangerous, unhappy ground. Pride might carry him for a time, but pride is a deep hole that us humans sure do fall into very very easily.

It is my experience with a son that has turned to atheism, that though he started out fairly conservative in his thoughts and views, the longer he is into atheism, the more liberal his take on life becomes. He does feel that we humans should choose good, not evil, but not in a religious sense, just in being a decent human being. He doesn't believe in guilt over morality choices such a living with a girlfriend outside bounds of marriage; but he is highly honest and truthful in his dealings with others (while still falling for the outrageous lie that atheism is). He claims to have his own views, but an internet friend of his is highly atheist, and when my son talks to me, a lot of his friend's philosophy has now become my son's take on existence. It has been my conclusion from loving this son while my heart is deeply breaking, that indeed the further he leans to the ways of 'worldly', the more liberal he has become.