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zil got a reaction from mirkwood in Freemasonry (edited)
Right, I'll get on that in the morning. Or maybe the afternoon (it is New Year's Eve). Dang cops. And I'll put the "Come Back With A Warrant" doormat back out.
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zil got a reaction from mordorbund in The honest, unironic feminist mindset: Nature is sexist
Can we just pause here to thank whoever it is that made the thing that attaches the seat belt hanger to the doorpost adjustable? There's an awkward sentence! Here, have a photo:
Saves my neck from getting sawed through by the seat belt.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled unironic feminist mindset post having little to do with cars (other than, perhaps, what some people do in their back seats).
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zil got a reaction from Vort in Freemasonry (edited)
Anyone know where I can get some of this free masonry? I was thinking about having one of them fancy barbeque pits built in my back yard.
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zil reacted to Vort in No Guns in Sacrament Meeting—We Mean It This Time!!!
My great-grandfather was a US marital, but he ended up going to Mexico with his two wives.
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zil reacted to NeedleinA in Releasing from callings, "those who need to know"?
The shelf kind @zil. Every boy knows boats & GIJoes are for the bathtub.
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zil got a reaction from NeedleinA in Releasing from callings, "those who need to know"?
As opposed to hollow ducks floating every which way in the bathtub. Those solid ducks may not float, but they're much more orderly.
Ouch. But better than not knowing you were being called as Primary President until they announced it in Sacrament meeting.
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zil reacted to Vort in Doctrine and Covenants 122:8
I believe so, absolutely. In fact, we are constantly urged throughout scripture to compare ourselves with the Lord. We will always come up short, of course; but the point is that we can get an idea of what our next step might be.
The wording of the above verse is interesting to me. What would being greater than Christ have to do with Christ descending below all things? Is God saying that as long as Joseph isn't better than Christ, he should not expect better treatment?
I think he's saying rather the opposite of this: You are not greater than Christ, so the things required of Christ will not be required of you. In other words, don't despair and don't even worry. Your pains will be "swallowed up in the joy of Christ".
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zil got a reaction from dprh in Doctrine and Covenants 122:8
Pretty sure it's more about making a point, reminding Joseph of something, rather than literally asking a simple yes/no question. He's saying, "Get some perspective, Joseph. I've been through worse. I'll help you endure this. If you're humble."
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zil got a reaction from Anddenex in Doctrine and Covenants 122:8
Pretty sure it's more about making a point, reminding Joseph of something, rather than literally asking a simple yes/no question. He's saying, "Get some perspective, Joseph. I've been through worse. I'll help you endure this. If you're humble."
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zil got a reaction from Vort in Doctrine and Covenants 122:8
Pretty sure it's more about making a point, reminding Joseph of something, rather than literally asking a simple yes/no question. He's saying, "Get some perspective, Joseph. I've been through worse. I'll help you endure this. If you're humble."
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zil got a reaction from MrShorty in Doctrine and Covenants 122:8
Pretty sure it's more about making a point, reminding Joseph of something, rather than literally asking a simple yes/no question. He's saying, "Get some perspective, Joseph. I've been through worse. I'll help you endure this. If you're humble."
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zil got a reaction from mordorbund in Doctrine and Covenants 122:8
Pretty sure it's more about making a point, reminding Joseph of something, rather than literally asking a simple yes/no question. He's saying, "Get some perspective, Joseph. I've been through worse. I'll help you endure this. If you're humble."
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zil reacted to rchorse in Releasing from callings, "those who need to know"?
Handbook 2 Section 19.1.1 (bold mine):
The Primary President should absolutely be notified in advance that someone in the primary will be released.
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zil reacted to Vort in Releasing from callings, "those who need to know"?
The Primary president needs to know when someone under her purview is being released or called. I have no citation for this beyond obvious common sense, nor do I believe any other citation is needed. This seems about as duh as it gets.
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zil got a reaction from Just_A_Guy in The honest, unironic feminist mindset: Nature is sexist
Can we just pause here to thank whoever it is that made the thing that attaches the seat belt hanger to the doorpost adjustable? There's an awkward sentence! Here, have a photo:
Saves my neck from getting sawed through by the seat belt.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled unironic feminist mindset post having little to do with cars (other than, perhaps, what some people do in their back seats).
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zil got a reaction from Backroads in Gross Tithing, Gross Blessings. Net Tithing, Net Blessings
(Emphasis mine.) Response from hypothetical person: "But it's so much easier to use a mathematical formula than to prayerfully seek the Lord's guidance!"
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zil got a reaction from Midwest LDS in Gross Tithing, Gross Blessings. Net Tithing, Net Blessings
(Emphasis mine.) Response from hypothetical person: "But it's so much easier to use a mathematical formula than to prayerfully seek the Lord's guidance!"
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zil reacted to Emmanuel Goldstein in The signs of Christ's birth
It was obviously the deceleration burn of a Star Drive on the Lord’s interstellar yacht. Sheesh, so simple.
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zil got a reaction from NeuroTypical in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
A) I wouldn't have seen it if not for the use of @zil
B) I have no idea who "Darth Stevan" is, so how do I draw them (and make them recognizable) as a cannon without doing research on who it is (which I don't want to do)?
C) Not sure how to draw a person as a cannon (and don't really want to think too long about the possibilities). (It appears too late to prevent too long, unfortunately.)
D) Two of my characters are having an interesting discussion in my head, and I'd prefer to continue eavesdropping on them.
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zil reacted to Vort in Foreign interference in our government?
I don't always rest my case, but when I do, I prefer a La-Z-Boy.
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zil got a reaction from Grunt in Foreign interference in our government?
"infantry blue" means nothing to me. Off to google. Hmm. In some pictures, it looks like a baby blue, in which case, the answer is "no". In other pictures, it looks like a grey-blue, in which case, Diamine Misty Blue or Sailor Sou Boku (in a dry pen) might, maybe come close.
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