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Yep, used it for years and years. Keeps the irritation and frustration levels down to nearly zero. Plus it also prevents me from posting: You really are some kind of special stupid now aren't you! Thus getting put into *Time Out* often. What I can't see, I can't respond to, I can't get upset - frustrated - face palm by.
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It amuses me when I read/hear that Jello is a Mormon/Utah thing. I am 64 years old, grew up in a non-mormon environment in the community of Ballard in Seattle, Wa. Actually we were surrounded by Catholics, Lutherans, Protestants, Methodists, and one family was Baptist, all within a six block radius.
At all of the schools,( grade, Jr. & Senior High) fruit flavored jell-o was served AND quite a few of us who brought our lunches, brought jell-o too. On Wednesday's Mom sent the ground up bologna w/dill pickles and mixed up with miracle whip on home made white bread sandwich, a square of brownie AND raspberry jell-o in a bowl I had best bring home!
Holidays Mom served grated cabbage mixed into lemon, lime, orange jell-o that was layered served with a generous dollop of miracle whip. Or once she added chopped walnuts and grated carrots in with the cabbage. My all time favorite *salad* was grated carrots, softened raisins in orange jell-o, again topped with miracle whip.
If we wanted jell-o and were tall enough to safely reach the back burner without burning any body part we were allowed to fix it. If we weren't tall enough then one of the adults had to boil the water and be there to help if needed. It was quite the wondrous day when Mom declared that I was finally tall enough to go it on my own.
One of my favorite treats in the summer was to eat the jell-o right out of the box. Had to take it outside to eat it. That is why it was a summer treat.
One summer my oldest sister and I walked into town and stopped in one of the many thrift stores. We found several copper jell-o molds for $0.25 each. Spending all of the $3.00 I had, I bought them all. My favorite was the fish shaped one - I thought it would be hilariously funny if we filled it with the carrot-raisin-orange jell-o for Easter dinner! My sister and I were the only ones who understood the joke.
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These are two talks that my Sister-In-Law gave me permission to use at any baptism that I was asked to give a talk. They are simple and to the point. Perhaps they will help you to comprehend the covenant one takes at baptism.
BAPTISM TALK
1) When you came to the Earth, your Heavenly Father had some very important things for you to do. You accomplished the first thing when you were born and received your body. You are here today to do the next thing He wanted you to accomplish. You are going to be baptized and receive the Holy Ghost.
2) I have some keepsakes to give you as I talk about Baptism. You can keep in this special box so you can use them to help remember about your Baptism and what it means.
a) The Fourth Article of Faith says: We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost. (Copy of Fourth Article of Faith) We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
b) You must be at least 8 years old to be baptized. That is when you are old enough to know the difference between right and wrong. (A number 8)
c) We follow the example of Jesus when he was baptized by John the Baptist. (Picture of Jesus being baptized)
d) We are baptized by immersion - which means you are completely covered by the water, by someone who has the priesthood authority. (Picture of child being baptized)
e) Baptism is a covenant or promise between Heavenly Father and you. (Scroll with promise on it) You promise, or covenant, to take the name of Jesus Christ upon you, to always remember Him, to keep His commandments, to bear testimony of Him, and to love and serve Him by loving and serving others.Mosiah 18:8-10
8 And it came to pass that he said unto them: Behold, here are the waters of Mormon (for thus were they called) and now, as ye are desirous to come into the fold of God, and to be called his people, and are willing to bear one another’s burdens, that they may be light;
9 Yea, and are willing to mourn with those that mourn; yea, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort, and to stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places that ye may be in, even until death, that ye may be redeemed of God, and be numbered with those of the first resurrection, that ye may have eternal life—
10 Now I say unto you, if this be the desire of your hearts, what have you against being baptized in the name of the Lord, as a witness before him that ye have entered into a covenant with him, that ye will serve him and keep his commandments, that he may pour out his Spirit more abundantly upon you?
Doctrine and Covenants 20:37 And again, by way of commandment to the church concerning the manner of baptism—All those who humble themselves before God, and desire to be baptized, and come forth with broken hearts and contrite spirits, and witness before the church that they have truly repented of all their sins, and are willing to take upon them the name of Jesus Christ, having a determination to serve him to the end, and truly manifest by their works that they have received of the Spirit of Christ unto the remission of their sins, shall be received by baptism into his church.
f) When you are baptized you promise to obey the commandments of Heavenly Father. (Ten commandments)1. “Thou shalt have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3). We should do “all things with an eye single to the glory of God” (D&C 82:19). We should love and serve the Lord with all our heart, might, mind, and strength (see Deuteronomy 6:5; D&C 59:5).
2. “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image” (Exodus 20:4). In this commandment, the Lord condemns the worship of idols. Idolatry may take many forms. Some people do not bow before graven images or statues but instead replace the living God with other idols, such as money, material possessions, ideas, or prestige. In their lives, “their treasure is their god”—a god that “shall perish with them” (2 Nephi 9:30).
3. “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain” (Exodus 20:7).
4. “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy” (Exodus 20:8).
5. “Honour thy father and thy mother” (Exodus 20:12). This commandment remains binding throughout our lives and can be understood in several ways: We should honor our fathers and our mothers who are our ancestors; we should be grateful to the father and mother who provided our earthly bodies; we should honor those who raised us in the knowledge of the truth. Above all, we should honor our Heavenly Parents. The way we honor all these fathers and mothers is by keeping the commandments.
6. “Thou shalt not kill” (Exodus 20:13).
7. “Thou shalt not commit adultery” (Exodus 20:14). In a latter-day revelation, the Lord condemned not only adultery, but “anything like unto it” (D&C 59:6). Fornication, homosexuality, and other sexual sins are violations of the seventh commandment.
8. “Thou shalt not steal” (Exodus 20:15). Stealing is a form of dishonesty.
9. “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor” (Exodus 20:16). Bearing false witness is another form of dishonesty.
10. “Thou shalt not covet” (Exodus 20:17). Coveting, or envying something that belongs to another, is damaging to the soul. It can consume our thoughts and plague us with constant unhappiness and dissatisfaction. It often leads to other sins and to financial indebtedness.
g) When you are baptized you are forgiven and your sins are washed away. If you do something wrong after that, Heavenly Father will forgive you if you repent and that sin will be washed away too. (Small bar of soap)
h) When you are baptized you become a member of the true church - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. (Badge with name of the church)
i) When you take the Sacrament you are renewing the covenant you made with Heavenly Father at your baptism. (Picture of child taking sacrament or trays)There is always the talk about receiving the Holy Ghost ~
HOLY GHOST TALK
1) When Heavenly Father sent us to this Earth, He know we would need someone to help us, to guide us. After we are Baptized he gives us a gift, the gift of the Holy Ghost. This gift is the greatest gift we can enjoy on Earth. You can't see the Holy Ghost, but you can feel his presence when you need it. Sometimes it is like a warm or burning feeling within you or as a feeling of comfort and joy.
2) I have some things that will help me explain to you what the gift of the Holy Ghost is. You may keep these things and use them to help you remember about the Holy Ghost.
a) The Holy Ghost is a member of the Godhead. He has a spiritual body that can only be in one place at a time, but his influence can be felt everywhere, like the sun. The sun is only in one place in the sky but we can see it's light and feel it's warmth over a large area at the same time. (Circle chart of the Godhead)
b) The Holy Ghost testifies of Jesus Christ, that he does live and of his love for us. (Frame with picture of Christ)
c) The Holy Ghost will be a shield or protector, to protect you from harm. He will warn you of danger. (Shield)
d) The Holy Ghost will help you Choose the Right. When you pray about something, he will give you a peaceful feeling if you are making the right choice. If you are making the wrong choice you will feel confused. (CTR ring)
e) The Holy Ghost will be a companion or friend and will help you feel love for yourself and others. (Paper doll with heart shape)
f) The Holy Ghost will be a guide, like the compass. He will show us what things we should do to make correct decisions to lead us back to our Father in Heaven. (Compass)
g) The Holy Ghost will act as a teacher, to teach us the truth of all things. (Chalkboard)
h) The Holy Ghost will act as a comforter, to comfort us in time of need, to give us the feeling of peace when we feel alone or afraid. (Small quilted comforter)
3) The Holy Ghost will be with you when you need him but there are some things which you must do to keep his spirit with you. If you are doing something wrong the Holy Ghost will have to leave and you would need to repent and ask for his spirit to return. I am going to share some things with you that will help you remember what you must do.
i) You must obey the Commandments and live a clean and worthy life. (Moses and commandments)
j) You must read and study the scriptures. They are the most important books we have. Many times the answers you are looking for will be found there. As you read, the Holy Ghost will tell you what you are reading is true. (Picture of Bible and Book of Mormon)
k) Pray every morning and every night and often during the day. Tell your Heavenly Father what you need and ask to have the Spirit of the Holy Ghost with you. Thank Heavenly Father for all he gives you.
l) Sometimes you will hear a still small voice, and sometimes an idea that suddenly comes to you may be the influence of the Holy Ghost. When you ask for something you need to remember to listen for the answer. (Child in prayer)
m) You must have faith. The mustard seed reminds us of faith. In the scriptures we learn that if we have faith the size of the mustard seed we can tell a whole mountain to move - and it will move. The mustard seed is the tiniest of seeds but it can grow into the largest of trees. (Picture of Mustard tree and pin)n) Always follow Jesus Christ, he is the light of the world and will always light your way. (Lantern)
Yes, these talks are pretty much geared towards children, but I have given them to my adult converts. I don't know how to insert the picture props - so when you have your lessons with the Missionaries, show them these talks, and ask them to show you the possible pictures.
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Long before I was an adult and a member of the church, my mother made my undergarments. Why? Because I am allergic to the elastic. My knickers had no elastic, they had draw ties at the waist and finished hems on the legs and they were like boxers are now - some what- the legs came to my knees. I also wore undershirts that Mom made for me. Had short sleeves and were long waisted so that they tucked into the knickers and STAYED put. Why the the undershirt and the long legged knickers on a little girl? I am allergic to the lanolin in wool. 90% of my clothes were made from hand-me-down adult clothes. Mom's little brother's wife came from a rather well-to-do family. She gave Mom all of high school and college clothes. Wool, wool and more wool. Plaids, chevrons, tartans, Oh My! Mom took most of them and not only made me skirts, but also a vest for my baby brother and skirts for my two little sisters. Even though most of the wool skirts were lined, the waists and hems were not - and they made my skin blister. I loved the Angora & Mohair sweaters, but couldn't wear them.
So, as an adult this carried over, wearing undergarment bottoms made out of nylon with legs that came to my knees or mid-calf. Camisoles made of nylon or if I was fortunate to find some in cotton. Then when I received my Endowment at the age of 49 - the only difference was now they were Church made. I still prefer the drawstring knickers that Mom made - because there was NO elastic at all. Sure wish the DriSilque knickers would come with drawstrings.I do get the longer length tops and tuck them into the knickers to protect my skin from the elastic.
My first husband (non-member) insisted that I wear the fancy panties and push-up bras. Way too much scratchy *lace*, exposed elastic. Bleh. With Husband #2 (endowed member), he thinks sexy is the flimsy robe over nothing that I wear just before - - - - -. He also thinks that undergarments were never meant to be sexy. Granted he is 74 years old and I am his child bride at 64 years old.
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Not a book, but it was enlightening to me. More so than the student guide and teachers manual
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From my point of view: Female, age 64. Been member for 50 years. Sealed to her Eternal Companion.
Accepting the concept of plural marriage is basically ones frame of mind. Judging the LDS women I personally know who are adamantly against it, they are selfish women to start with. For the LDS men whose wives are selfishly against it, they are against it because they fear their wives.
The single LDS men I personally know are for it. Again, their reasons are Woo Hoo, love me my women. Wait on me. Blah, Blah Blah.
My husband is for it. If the Lord commands him to take on another wife or two, then he will obey the Lord. Me, I am for it. Woo Hoo bring on a sister wife or three. We can share in the household chores. As well as being Sisters in Zion.
Husband is secure in his own oneness. I am secure in mine. For him to bring into our marriage and home AND Eternal Marriage sister wives for me, then yes all is good.
We both know LDS couples who think and feel as we do. We all feel pretty sure that this commandment will not be forthcoming until very near to the second coming, or even beyond that. All in the Lord's time.
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Use caution when giving herbal anything mixed with Rx. Make sure the water you give her is NOT commercially bottled. If your tap water is icky tasting, then filter it using Brita or Pur.
Just curious, smell your daughters ear - the one infected. Does it smell sour (infection) or yeasty (needs to avoid Rx such as amoxicillin)? All my childhood the Dr's prescribed penicillin and then amoxicillins for my repeated and near constant ear infections. Well, guess what, a Nurse Practitioner took a whiff of my horribly infected earS when I was in to see her when I was 32, and printed out Take two 10mg loratadine tablets a day for one week. Then one at night for a month. By then I was to see her again.
My infection cleared right up. Turns out I have had yeast infections in my inner ear all along. the Rx fed the infection, and eventually blew out my ear drums. Since then I take two a day. Morning and at bed. Keeps my inner ears dry of fluid. No fluid, no yeast infections.
Get an electric heating pad or hot water bottle and have her lay down with the aching ear on it. This will help it to drain and it will comfort her. Depending on her age, you can give her children's Benadryl. It is an antihistamine.
Ask her pediatrician if he/she has done a culture of the infection. If not, ask why?
Cuddling her, sitting in the warm bath with her, even reading to her will bring much comfort to her. My Dad had me sit in the chair next to him with my aching ear against his body. That man was a walking furnace! My ear would start to drain, and then he would have me lay my head down on the arm of his overstuffed chair (which was covered with his clean handkerchief). When one ear drained - it would stop hurting. Then he would switch me to the other side.
Mom would get in the tub with me. Then Dad would come in and dry me off while Mom dried off. This ended when I turned 12 or so. Mom still was in there when I took a bath when I had ear aches. My equilibrium was totally off, and they didn't want me to slip and hurt myself.
You and your family are in my prayers - hoping for a speedy recovery for all.
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I went to the large town north of us that has all of the stores today. Figured the icy roads were done with 'cause the snow sure was done.
Well, I get to within 12 miles (half way) of town center and all of the puddles, the water in the ditches along the road are all frozen. I stop at my favorite restaurant to eat before I hit the stores to shop for groceries. Every car parked there has icicles hanging off one side - the north side. My dashboard in the car says 29 degrees F. The wind is freezing! I wore layers today. A long sleeve top under a nurses smock, knit knee highs and jeans. That wind hit clear to the bone.
At least the roads are dry, as are the parking lots. But the cars have icicles one them! I spend over an hour at Walmart - the stoopid management re-arrange the aisles without changing the signs hanging from the ceiling.
At Safeway I have to backtrack in nearly every aisle as the families of the Dungeness Crabbing fleet are in the stores stocking up on EVERYTHING except fish and pet supplies. By the time I am done it is 4:15 pm and getting dark. I am really worried that the temp is going to drop into the teens. I overhear one of the crabbers saying how the weather forecast is for the temp to hit 49, the winds to drop to 10 mph out of the east and the rains are to hit around midnight.
Sure enough the closer I got the home, the warmer it got. By the time I pulled into my parking spot it was 42. No wind and no rain.
On the way home, out on the ocean were most of the crabbing vessels, they had set their pots at 8 AM Saturday morning. It's good to have the strike over with and a fair price $2.875 set.
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Yesterday we had snow on the Central Oregon Coast, clear down to the ocean. The nasty stuff stuck and stayed stuck for most of the day. The amount of the stuff varied in inches too. My friend who lived on the street behind me had 4" while I had barely 2". Schools were closed, and pretty much everyone who lived up by the church were stuck at home with a foot of snow. No, we don't have snow plows. The last good snow we had - stuff that stuck for more than 8 hours - was back in Feb of 2014. Snowed for several days, but the accumulation wasn't much over an inch or two.
We are on the Pacific Ocean for heaven's sake. Back in 2014, one of my neighbors (the only one who is a member of the church & is also active) called us saying they didn't have any food. I went through the list of Q & A: Do you have soup? Frozen meat? Real potatoes? What canned/frozen foods do you have? Turns out they were out of bread, milk, & real potatoes. The teen son was jonesing because he could fill up on bread, pbutter and 1/2 gal of milk. Poor kid. I wrote down the recipe for baking powder biscuits and told her to send her kid to come pick it up.
They could eat for three months on what was in their cupboards & freezer - but she didn't have enough flour to make more than a batch of biscuits every other day.
The snow yesterday started after her husband left for work at 7:15 AM and stopped by the time I woke up at 10 AM. His parking spot in front of their house had as much snow at the yard area.
This morning at 4ish AM I got up to get another quilt to cover me, I checked on the outside temp, 20 degrees Fahrenheit. This is not normal for the Oregon coast. At least the snow is gone except for a few rare patches. The roads are clear and DRY. School is in session except for one where there was a landslide and the road is closed - can't get to the school at all.
We get snow here seldom. The county doesn't feel it is enough to purchase plows and neither do us citizens. Only once has the snow shut every down along the southern section of the county. It was in 1999 - and we had an accumulation of 4 feet with temps not rising above 34 degrees F. This was in November - so there wasn't enough sunlit hours to even melt let along DRY the roads. After nearly three weeks, it warmed up to the 40's, and then rained for a week. That got rid of the snow and ice.
I feel for all of you who are having to deal with unaccustomed snow and icy conditions.
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I haven't really been gone, really. Just lurking. My left wrist has De Quervain's tenosynovitis. The Dr prescribed Flector patches. Works somewhat on the pain, but it makes my skin hurt clear from fingertips to shoulder. Been wearing a wrist/thumb brace which is near impossible to type with. Hubby can type as fast with the forefinger of one hand as I can with two hands. BUT it is way stress full for me to try to type with just my two forefingers, so I don't respond to many posts.
Got a new brace that isn't thick and super restrictive of the majority of my left fingers.
We shall see if typing with it doesn't also cause more pain.
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You got a much bigger bed to sleep in during the test than I had. I was so afraid of rolling off the bed. I am a side sleeper and a mouth breather. Yep I snored. Hubby's third wife sawed oak logs - he says my snores were dainty snores. I also throw my arms up over my head - so all night stands, etc., have to be away from the bed.
So I have been on my machine for almost a year now (I think). Every two months I take my machine to church, plug it in so the data can be sent into cyber space. Then within a week I get a new mask and two filters. At the 6th month mark I got new head gear, mask, heated tube, & 4 filters. My home is in a dead spot and the machine can't send out the data. Too bad it is a Version modem rather than AT&T. Only AT&T works up here. Yeah for AT&T!!!
Hubby has had his Cpap for 4 months longer and he doesn't get any new stuff. Unfortunately, his is a medium size and my is small - other wise I would have shared with him. We are trying to get his mask, hose, head gear through CIGNA's networked provider.
One thing NT ~ clean the water dish out with a mild dish detergent every third day. Have your therapist show you how to remove the end pieces of your hose and wash the hose once a month in mild dish detergent, rinse thoroughly and let air dry. ALWAYS use distilled water. When I visited my brother, I of course took my machine. His house was so filthy, that I ended up with critters growing in the tubing and water dish. Even though I dumped it out and washed just the water holder. Thankfully I had three extra filters and changed that out. Then I washed my container and the hose in really hot, soapy, dawn detergent water. Hubby had me rinse with vinegar water, then plain water. No more wiggly critters.
One other thing - being a man this may not apply, but don't put facial cream, moisturizer or even after shave lotion on and then go to bed. That stuff will make your mask stretch out and not give an air tight seal.
I am averaging 6 to 8 hours of sleep a night. I also use the machine when I take naps. I set my alarm for 2 hour naps and with the machine I go into REM! Never did that before. Well, not since I was 6 years old.
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I am grateful for the skilled medical personal who live and work in my county. That my husband worked hard to obtain really good medical insurance.
I am grateful for my husband of 12 years. For his faith, and adherence to his covenants. For his love and concern for me.
I am grateful first and foremost for the love of Heavenly Father, His Son Jesus Christ and for the gift of the Holy Ghost. That the true gospel has been restored here on earth and that it has enriched my life.
I am grateful for the trials and tribulations I have gone through and grown from. For those that I will go through that I will learn and grow from them. I know it is a refiners fire and that Father is guiding and shielding me.
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I searched the internet for a new 100% cotton temple dress and envelope for about a year. Finally settled on Dressed In White. They no longer carry the dress I bought, if I had to replace it they have two that I like in the plus size. The envelope I got is the Battenburg. I sewed a larger button and enlarged the button hole to fit. These aging fingers just couldn't work that small of a button. I am going to have to change out the small hook and eye at the back of the dress too - and put a velcro closure there instead. I absolutely love it.
They said that their sizes run a bit small - and at the time I was a size 3x at Walmart, 1x at Woman Within, 4x at Lane Bryant. So I had a girlfriend measure me and bought their size 3x. It fit just a tiny bit snug, not enough to cause me to return it. In 8 years I have lost about 25 pounds and the dress fits a bit loose. Not enough for me to buy a new one from them in size 2x.
I am 5'3" and had to hem the dress by about 5 inches. Now if I can just find a slip that is 100% cotton OR a pair or three of *pettie? pants* that are all cotton.
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The name of the class is Gospel Principles and the manual is of the same name. Gospel Essentials was replaced in 1994. Please see my documentation w/links below.
QuoteTaken from lds.org online store description.
Gospel Fundamentals
This manual is primarily for those who live in areas where the Church is relatively new or where scriptures have not been translated into their language. It may also be useful to other members. It provides a more basic outline of doctrines and principles than the Gospel Principles manual. It may be used as a personal study guide, for family home evenings, and for classroom instruction.
Gospel Principles
This book provides an overview of gospel principles. It was revised in 2009. It is used for personal study and for the Gospel Principles class during Sunday School. In 2010 and 2011 it will be used for Melchizedek Priesthood and Relief Society instruction on the second and third Sundays of each month.
QuoteGospel Essentials
https://www.lds.org/ensign/1981/03/news-of-the-church?lang=eng
· March 1981 · News of the Church
New Curriculum Year and Interim Lesson Materials. The First Presidency announced in a letter dated 30 September 1980 that the Church curriculum year would be unified worldwide to coincide with the calendar year beginning 1 January 1982. This change has prompted the following questions.
1. Who will be affected by this change? Wards and branches whose present curriculum year ends 31 August 1981.
2. What materials will be used during the interim period from 1 September to 31 December 1981 and how can they be ordered? Primaries will continue to use the lesson materials outlined for the Sunday meeting schedule. No adjustments are necessary now. Instructions for lessons to be taught during the interim period will be listed on the distribution center preprinted order forms that will be sent to all wards and branches in February and March 1981. All Sunday School classes, both adult and youth, will use Gospel Essentials (PCMP36C7) as the teacher’s manual and Gospel Principles (PBIC0245) as the student manual. Class members will use Gospel Principles extensively to supplement the Gospel Essentials lessons. This instructional approach will provide an excellent opportunity for parents and children to study the basic gospel principles together at home and at Sunday School.
https://www.lds.org/ensign/1994/10/news-of-the-church?lang=eng
· October 1994 · News of the Church
New Church Curriculum Materials Now Available
The Church produces curriculum materials for families and Church units all over the world. The curriculum, which consists of three phases, is simple, flexible, and designed to accommodate members in all economic, educational, and cultural circumstances. New curriculum materials and instructions on how they are to be used are available for the 1995 calendar year.
The Church publishes curriculum materials to help members learn and live the gospel; the scriptures and words of the living prophets are the foundation of the curriculum.
The home is the center for gospel learning and living. All members are encouraged to have the scriptures and the words of the living prophets in their homes. In addition, the following basic materials are available for supplemental use in individual and family study.
—Gospel Fundamentals (for use in non-English-speaking areas where the Church has only recently been introduced)
—Gospel Principles manual
—Church magazines
—Family Guidebook
—Gospel Art Picture Kit
—Scripture readers
—For the Strength of Youth
—Hymns, 1985
—Children’s Songbook
—Family Home Evening Resource Book
—Truth Restored
—A Parent’s Guide
The curriculum for use in any particular Church unit is based on that unit’s needs and the availability of materials in each language.
Phase 1 curriculum is used where the Church has only recently been introduced. Materials used in phase 1 include Gospel Fundamentals, The Prophet Joseph Smith’s Testimony (a pamphlet), the scriptures, and messages of the First Presidency. These materials are made available as they are translated.
In this phase, children under twelve years of age meet together for gospel instruction. Youth and adult members meet together in gospel instruction classes. For priesthood and women’s meetings, the brethren and sisters separate to conduct priesthood business, discuss their duties, and plan activities, including service they can provide.
Phase 2 curriculum is used in areas where the Church is still new to the area or in areas where the Church has only recently begun translating materials into a new language. In areas using phase 2 curriculum, units are large enough to divide members into classes for gospel instruction. Phase 2 curriculum may also be used where the Church is well established if that better meets local needs.
Newbutoldmember ~ I was inactive for 30 years, and when I came back my Branch President and I decided that my going to the Gospel Principles class would bring me up to speed. He wanted me to attend Gospel Doctrine class also, so the Senior Missionary couple that was assigned to our Branch, taught me on Wednesday afternoon at the Meetinghouse. Wed & Thurs were my day off, and I went to work 2 hours after the end of the block on Sundays so I was able to attend church. The class was to be for 45 minutes, more often than not it lasted 2+ hours!!
Why don't you talk to the Gospel Principles Teacher and the Bishopric Councilor over Sunday School to see if you and your wife could be taught on a different day. In our Branch now (17 yrs later) the class is taught by the Branch Mission Leader, his wife AND the assigned Missionaries.
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3 hours ago, anatess2 said:
I, Robot.
Ah, in the move I made 5 moves ago, I lost ALL of my first editions of Isaac Asimov's Robot books. I fell in love with his books when I was traveling the US with first hubby. My BFF lived in Seattle and I would stay with her while hubby went to a new town and got us a place to live for the 2 - 4 weeks he would be at the job site. Her hubby had just read the Robot Trilogy's, and I ended up reading them while I was there. From the get-go I was more than smitten. Every time I came to Seattle, I ventured to the used bookstores and gathered up not only his published books, but also the science fiction magazines where he sold his short stories to put bread & butter on the table.
I need to get down to Florence OR to the two huge thrift stores and comb through their vast used book selections for his works. EReader just won't do for dear Isaac.
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2 hours ago, StrawberryFields said:
IGGY!!! I have missed you as well!
You are such a sweet friend!
How ow do you do all of those cute things?
I had not been here for about a year.
Will I stay?
Time will only tell. ?
They are part of the Emoticon's, there are 294 of them. See the smilie face in the second box after the B I U? Click on it, then click at the top of the box that opens up, Categories. Emoticons 294. TaDa - have fun with them.
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5 hours ago, pam said:
I know @mirkwood has an opinion on 72 hour kits. But what I found interesting on the Church website is that they don't come out and say that we should have a 72 hour kit. This is what is said:
What about 72-hour kits?
Church members are encouraged to prepare for adversity by building a basic supply of food, water, money, and, over time, longer-term supply items. Beyond this, Church members may choose to store additional items that could be of use during times of distress.
What I get from this is that they really want us to focus on the 3 month supply and build from that.
In reading on other websites about 72 hour kits it always states that you need to make sure you can carry it. But with the lists they provide, I don't see how anyone could carry everything they recommend in a 72 hour kit.
What are your thoughts? Yes or no to 72 hour kits and why?
Personally I can see the importance of having some kind of a emergency kit for a few days that you keep in your car. Especially during the winter.
Here, I carry a gallon of water, a small tarp, two emergency foil type blankets, two inexpensive fleece throws, a roll of paper towels, folded up plastic bags. Always in my purse I carry power bars, and if I plan in advance to eat out I have my glucose meter and my Humalog pen. During the winter when storms can close the bridge between my town and the entrance to the next one, and I can't cross to get home, then I carry my Lantus pen, a heavier blanket and a small pillow. The motels I can afford are rather seedy and I prefer to sleep in my car parked at the meetinghouse. Always connected to the two cig lighters in the car are the cables to my phone and to my Kindle Fire. I can call home to give my status to Hubby, and in the church parking lot, I can sign in and surf the internet for entertainment, or just read the scriptures, e-books, lessons, etc. Just a few blocks away from the meetinghouse are Fred Meyer and Safeway and my favorite restaurant. So, when I have to potty, I start up the car and go to the store.
3 hours ago, pam said:So why doesn't the Church put on their website more information and lists of items for 72 hour kits?
Pam, in my neck of the woods, our Stake Presidency has stressed that we educated ourselves regarding 72 hour &/or Bug Out kits by attending as many of the preparedness seminars given by our local city/county/state peoples. Three of our members are employed by two of these county/state Emergency Management. So, not only has our branch, the ward in the next town AND as a Stake event had Firesides, RS Evening Meeting, given by them. One 5th Sunday my Husband and I did a presentation on: Emergency Preparedness by Hubby and 3 month/ 1 year Food & Etc. Storage by me. All of hubby's presentation was from information he gathered from our county web sites, NOT the church.
Sitting in the congregation was the parents of our Stake President (they live 6 months here, and 6 months three blocks from their son). They told him of our presentation, and about two weeks later, hubby received a phone call from him asking for us to do the same presentation during a Stake Fireside. Well, hubby is not able to travel well due to health issues, so as a compromise, Hubby typed up his presentation, I put it in a form that easily followed the Power Point Presentation we showed. I already had mine typed up.
When one of his councilor's was visiting us, we gave him a thumb drive with the power point on it and the typed pages of the presentation. Since this was going to be a Stake attended thing, the councilor researched the local emergency information for each of the wards.
As for a bug-out bag. We don't plan to bug-out. Hubby is 74, I am 64 and both of us are *stoved* up. We have gone over pretty much all of the possible scenario's and have opted to stay home. Just across from us is an area that has been marked out and designated as an Emergency Tsunami Helo Pick Up spot. We are out of the tsunami flood area. We just have to store water to flush/clean with, and stock up on more kittly litter.
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On 11/6/2016 at 11:08 AM, StrawberryFields said:
I'm curious, what did you decide?
Berry! You are back! 
Oh Happy Dance! Please say you are staying, I have missed you so, so much.
Staying
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Finished watching the Worldwide Training broadcast from lds.org; https://www.lds.org/broadcasts/training/teaching-in-the-saviors-way-2016?cid=HP_WE_26-10-2016_dCN_fEVT_xLIDyL1-C_&lang=eng .Such a learning experience. It boggles my mind to know of members who have put up roadblocks to participating in their Teaching Councils.I was hoping that at a later date, we (I) will be able to download this to a thumb drive for those who do not get the internet.If you haven't seen it yet, click on the picture and it will take you directly there.
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40 minutes ago, Maureen said:
Here's a weird question. Would the LDS Church call someone in their 80s to be a Temple President? I've noticed some are called in their 60s and 70s, but someone in their 80s is getting up there.
M.
I have seen members who are in the 90's - holding callings in the Ward or Stake who are more physically and mentally fit than the 30-50 somethings. I am in my 60's and they out-run/do me.
I have also seen 60 to late 70 members who are just existing. They drag to and from. I feel like that most of the time. My mind is not aging at all as fast as my body. But the constant and insistent pain that invades by body, wears one down. Just last night I was really close to going to the new motel near me and renting one of the rooms that features a jacuzzi because in my mind that is what would ease the pain and bring blessed comfort.
Back on track to your question Maureen ~ ~ yes, the LDS church would and does call someones who are in their 80's and quit possibly in their 90's to be Temple Presidents as well as other callings.
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Sounds like what you hired was a privately owned bus. Didn't the hotel where you were staying have a shuttle to pick you up? Quite a few of the hotels near the Portland airport have their own shuttles, as do the ones near Sea-Tac airport.
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1 hour ago, Sunday21 said:
The number had been disconnected. What to do?
So how did you get to the hotel?
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Thanksgiving. Pam, it may be just one large meal, but it is also a gathering of family and friends. When I was a kid, it was several days of meal prep. Pie, cookies and of course the jello w/ vegetable or fruit salads.
It was also the after the feast, lingering over the desserts that the family picked names for the One Gift Christmas present. We each would put our name on a square of paper and three choices of a gift we would like. It had to be $5.00 or under. Then Daddy folded them all up and Grandma would draw the paper, look at the name to be sure we didn't get our own.
In our home, Thanksgiving was the only holiday where the Uncles and their wives did NOT drink alcohol and get drunk.All of us cousins played together in harmony. We all listened to my Mom tell stories about herself and her cousins living in South Dakota and their adventures.
Flash forward 30 years and Thanksgiving is just a *flash in the pan* holiday. It is treated as an opening act to Christmas when the stores fill the meat department with frozen turkeys, spiral hams and frozen cornish game hens. In protest one year, I had a friend of mine position wooden cut outs of a Pilgrim Thanksgiving scene on the roof of my 14 ft. wide x 60 ft long trailer house. We put it up on the 2nd of November and took it down the 23rd of December!! Wish I still had those cut outs still.
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Never done, would like to do!
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Posted · Edited by Iggy
I would like to take a passenger train trip criss-crossing the US. Figure to do it right it should take a year or two.
Would like to do a road trip to see all of my extended family in the US.