Iggy

Let me get this straight- You want to be released because you don't want to come to Church. If the only reason you are coming to church is because you are Nursery Leader, thus you do not have a testimony of the Church, you don't come for the Sacrament, or to worship God our Father- - - Then by all means go to your Bishop and tell him that and get released.

Pam, not one of the missionaries I know, or have met at my ward & here at the branch were allowed near a computer that was connected to the internet. My youngest nephew got home from England last week, the older nephew returned from Switzerland 3 or 4 years ago. In RS at the AZ ward, the Mission President requested that the sisters make up letter/envelope/stamps for the missionaries so that they could write home. That is also what my nephews requested of family. I sent address labels in my writing packet to them. Not just with my address, but their mothers sent me a list of who they wanted to write to, and I made up the labels. Also, both nephews requested journals to write in. I found a great deal on some and purchased a dozen. Sent both of them 6 each. The nephew that just returned, only emailed his mom and dad (parents are divorced), and only once a month. To everyone else, he sent snail mail. Guess it depends on the Mission President.

If you can't write in cursive, you probably can't read it, and you will have trouble if you ever get interested in Genealogy and want to do extraction, or even read your ancestors journals and/or letters. For fives years I worked for an independant insurance agent. I hand wrote a bit more than I typed. We printed, then scanned EVERYTHING! It took her four years to finally figure out that if it was scanned then it could get shredded. The only thing we absolutely had to keep was the "wet" signatures of the clients. Kept at least one clear and legible copy. Of course that was scanned. I have a couple of friends that I still send snail mail letters/cards to. The cards I hand write. The letters I do on Word, and print out. I do, however, "wet" sign it. Generally in a different color ink than it is printed in. My father had beautiful penmenship, so did my mother. My cursive is prettier when done in ink than in pencil. I think it is because the ink flows easier and without much pressure. I also prefer gel ink or my old refillable Papermate Pen. Was given to me when I graduated from 6th grade into the 7th grade - 1964-1965! If they aren't teaching your children this in school, why don't you teach it in the home. Your missionary son/daughter will have to HANDWRITE everything - so best to teach them at home. Same as teaching them to cook, wash dishes, do their own laundry, make and follow a budget, etc.

In this one too - http://www.lds.net/forums/health-exercise/31098-what-would-you-do.html#post487529

You can do any green salad: Spinach, leafy greens, baby greens, garden greens or a mixture; sliced green onions, sliced radishes, sliced cucumbers, zucchini, green/red/yellow peppers, tomatoes (either grape, Roma or on-the-vine or slicing) mini carrots, etc. Again I use the frozen, grilled, cubed chicken - nuke it for a minute to thaw and add to tossed garden salad. Husband likes 1000 island I prefer Ranch, any dressing is good. Pam, when you do salads, measure out 2 tablespoons into a separate dish. One where you can easily dip your fork into, then pick up some of your salad. The diabetic counselor told us to do this, you use less dressing (which is high is fat & sugars) yet you get dressing in every bite. 2 Tablespoons is generally the normal serving. I really hate for the restaurant to put dressing on my salads- they always put too much, and even though I really love ranch dressing (I dip veggies, french fries, and chicken in it) too much on a salad makes me gag. I also don't want the croûtons on the salad. I want them on the side. That way IF they are old and rancid, it is easier to have the waitress take them away, don't have to pick through the salad to get them. Yes, croûtons go stale and rancid. Just like butter can & does go rancid. YICK-YUCK-SPIT-SPIT:mad: Husband would put 1/2 cup or more on his salads, so I measure out 2 Tablespoons and put it on his salad. He is happy with that amount. He won't do the fork dipping. I have a tiny bowl that will just hold 1 large AA egg! It is now my dressing bowl. I just discovered Pig -N-Pancake - their salads are great, EXCEPT they are watery. With the dressing and croûtons on the side, I can take a napkin and wick up the water. So far, been there two times, their croûtons have been fresh and tasty. The ranch is a wee bit thin, but it tastes good. The bag of frozen raw skinless, boneless chicken breast or tenders really don't take long to thaw/cook. I nuke them on med for about 5 minutes, then cook either in the microwave, or in a cast iron skillet. Let it cook in the skillet, on med-low, with lid on while you are assembling your salad. When the chicken is done, I cut it up in the skillet- gotta love cast iron, metal utensils and sharp knives do NOT hurt them! - then add to the salad. Be sure to have some kind of carb with your salad if that is your meal. Bread, rolls, crackers. You can have two slices of bread or two dinner rolls, or 10 crackers. MMmmmm salad sounds good right now, except I want shrimp with mine, green onions, sliced tomatoes, hard cooked egg. Crackers. I'll ask husband if he wants one too- kind of wish we had fresh cauliflower, broccoli, cucumbers, mushrooms. We end up with salad in serving bowls

Please note that we all answered you- both/either - and then the why.

Make chicken stir fry - I use the frozen, grilled chicken strips or cubes. They are already cooked. I never used to - just getting lazier in my old age. A 16 oz bag of frozen stir-fry vegetables make 3 meals for Husband and myself. To this I add approximately 8 oz of the frozen, cooked chicken cubes. I place everything in a casserole dish and nuke for 6 minutes, stir up good, nuke for another 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from microwave, and drain liquid if there is any. Serve with Soy Vay Veri Veri Teriyaki Marinade & Sauce. You can cook it with the sauce on it- but it is just as good the other way. Husband likes lots of sauce, I like a little. This way, we add the amount we prefer. Pam, this one you can adjust easily for just one serving. One half of a chicken breast, sliced and cubed raw. Add to one serving of stir-fry vegetables in a steamer bag. Zip Lock makes these steamer bags and they are the perfect size for cooking up to 1/2 bag of veggies. Nuke for 6 minutes, check to make sure the chicken is cooked and all vegetables are cooked. If you prefer to add sauce and then nuke, but don't like it to be so watery/juicy- partially thaw the veggies first, by putting them in a colander and rinsing under hot tap water. I then take four paper towels and squeeze/soak the water up, then put veggies into the freezer bag/casserole dish. Serve with rice.

I love this one: Yogurt Chicken Breasts 3 whole chicken breasts, with bone but skinned 1 1/2 C plain yogurt (or low fat yogurt) 3 cloves garlic, minced 3 tsp dried tarragon Salt (or salt substitute), to taste (I don't use any salt) Ground black pepper, to taste (go easy with the pepper- you can add more at the table) 3 tsp olive oil 1 medium onion, thinly sliced 1 1/2 Cups thinly sliced mushrooms (calls for fresh, but if you don't have any, and have canned use the canned, I go nuts with the mushrooms, doubling the amount.) 3 tsp cornstarch 1/2 Cup water Preheat oven to 350 degrees F Rinse chicken, pat dry with paper towels, and set aside in a pan large enough to hold the chicken, yogurt, onions & mushrooms. In a medium bowl, combine the yogurt, garlic, tarragon, salt & pepper to taste. Spoon the contents of the bowl over the chicken. Let stand 7 to 8 minutes, Then turn over and let stand again 7 to 8 minutes. While the chicken marinates, place the oil in a large skillet and heat. Add the onion and mushroom and sauté (2 minutes). In a small dish, combine the cornstarch and water. Mix well. Pour the mixture into the skillet with the onions and mushrooms and stir until thickened. Remove the chicken from the marinade- I put the chicken on a plastic plate, scraping the yogurt off. ** Now add the skillet contents to the marinade and mix thoroughly. Add chicken, covering with the yogurt onion mushroom mixture. Cover and bake for 25 minutes. Uncover and bake until chicken is tender when pierced with the tines of a fork, about 10 to 15 minutes. Serve with rice (white/wild or mix of both) or noodles. **When I make this, I cut the whole chicken breasts into halves. 1/2 breast serves one. Before I bake, I place two halves with enough yogurt/onion/mushroom marinade to cover, into freezer containers. I actually measure the yogurt sauce and divide it into thirds. One to bake now, and two to freeze for later. I also use freezer containers that are just a smidgen smaller than my small casserole dish ( I have about 12 casserole dishes of different sizes and shapes, one of which is a match to the rubbermaid freezer container). Once it is frozen, I remove it from the freezer, pop it into a Food Saver bag and vacuum seal, return to freezer. This way there is less chance of freezer burn. This is also good substituting boneless pork loin chops. This would make six servings for you Pam, same with the chicken. I also prefer a mix of plain white rice mixed equally with wild rice pilaf and then steamed in a rice cooker. DO NOT add butter or oil. In a rice steamer for every cup of rice you add 1.5 cups of water. As soon as the steamer shuts off, use a wetted rice paddle or wetted wooden or melamine spoon and stir the rice, put lid back on and let sit for 5 minutes.

HBP is fairly easy to check. There are those chairs that have a BP check attached on them near the Rx section of most large pharmacies- Walmart, Walgreen's, Fred Meyers, etc. Go there, sit calmly for about 15 minutes, then remove your coat and do the test. When I have my BP checked at the Dr, I have to wait at least 15 minutes before they test me, for me to calm down. It is a bit of a walk from the parking lot to my Dr. office. Generally they test me just before I leave. That way they get a true reading. Those HP check chairs do a fair job. Just remember to remove your coat and to be rested a bit before. IF you do have HP according to them, get checked out by your Dr. With medications and improved diet it is very controllable. Since I am through with menopause, and keep my diabetes under control, the only time I am bouncing off walls and crankier than all get out is when I forget to take my meds. Husband has to remind me to take them - I am so not a pill taker.

Do you have high blood pressure? When I forget my HBP meds then I am all over the place moody.

Thanks Connie. I should have read the description better- The Lectures look interesting. Husband might be interested in those. My only problem is navigating within the book- guess I should read the Kindle directions and probably download them to my computer so I can print them off and keep them with my kindle.

Yes. Do not get the pdf scriptures. I got this one: Amazon.com: LDS Scriptures eBook: Joseph Smith: Kindle Store I also got the Hymns and Children's Songbook for $4.99. I just got my Kindle and so far I have only downloaded the free books, and purchased these two items. I have read three of my books, got 16 of them, and so far I am very happy with my Kindle. I really like the fact that I can toss it into my purse, and read a book anywhere- and I don't have to worry about smashing the pages, or losing my place or getting the book wet/smeared with stuff.

AND a sense of humor

Talk with your Dr about taking colloidal minerals. The type of calcium you need is NOT the calcium in Tums- Go to a vitamin/supplement specialty store, and tell them you want colloidal minerals- you want the one that the dose is 1 oz a day taken with 8 oz of water. The minerals should come in a quart or liter bottle. Word of warning here- drink the water- all of it - at least 8 oz minimum, 16 oz is better. The minerals taste awful, but it is just 1 oz, drink it down and follow with the water. Then eat your breakfast. When I first started on it, I only drank about 4 oz of water. Then I ate breakfast. Within three hours my gut was gurgling, then the gurgles went up and DOWN my spine, then I spent the rest of the day lit hours in the bathroom. After a week, I quit the minerals. I just happened to have a Dr appointment for an unrelated problem, yet I talked to the Dr about it. She said: why didn't you drink the full 8 oz of water? I said: I don't like water. She said: Suck it up, be the adult and drink the full 8 oz of water! Well, put like that, I had to show her I was the adult. Drank the full 8 oz of water. The gurgling stopped. Years later I quit the minerals because I just didn't have the money or the transportation (only store was 60 miles away) to get it. Then I moved, found a closer store and started up again. This time I did 8 to 16 oz of water. Never a gurgle to be had! Drink the 8 to 16 oz of water. No, I don't do the minerals anymore. My calcium levels are good. Get them tested once a year. I am not longer anemic either- cook as much as possible in cast iron cookware . Get the iron that way.

I knew an Elder Elder, and a Bishop Bishop. They weren't goofy though:lol:

Yeah the looks from passerby's when I would address a member outside of Church. Two of the brethern drove the city bus that I took to and from work when I was in High School. There was also a Sister that worked at the grocery store. Even though my Mom wasn't a member- she only knew of her as Sister Surname. Then when I came back to church, and the primary kids saw me at work (cashier at the local grocery store), they would call me Sister Surname. What I thought was one of the best missionary moments was when the 4 children of a family from church saw me shopping at the Fred Meyers store and squeeled "Sister Surname, Sister Surname" and ran down an aisle to give me hugs and kisses. The youngest was in the cart and screamed for me to Kisses Me, Kisses Me Sister Surname. Other shoppers stopped and looked, and several asked us what was with the Sister bit. Their mother and I proudly explained about the Mormon church. She even had the latest Pass Along cards and we 'passed' them along.

When I first started going to Church, back when I was 8 yrs old, only the Adults were addressed as Bro/Sis Surname, all children (age 18 and younger) were addressed by given name only, except when called publicly to give a talk or prayer. When I returned after 30 years, I was addressed as Sis Surname. Then my divorce was finalized a year later and my surname changed. It took the primary kids a bit to assimilate the change of surname. Note: wearing a name badge helped them. Fast forward 6 years and I have returned after marrying and moving to another state. My surname has changed once again. The primary youth are no longer in the branch- families moved, yet the adults I knew find it hard to remember my last name, so I am addressed as Sis Iggy. I find it hard to remember the Sisters surnames, so I call them by their given names too. All except one sister, she and her sister are now both in the branch. The elder of the sisters has always gone by the name of Joy, though her given name is Jocelyn. Her younger sister just moved here, married in the Branch and her given name is Joy. So the elder sister is Sis Surname and her sister is Sis Joy. We also have several sets of couples that have the same surnames though they are not related. They are addressed as Bro/Sis Given Name. The title of Bro/Sis, Bishop/President is one of respect. If I am called to Primary or YW, then I will have the children address me as Sis Surname, it teaches them respect of their elders/teachers.

Don't dumb down your posts- it is far easier to use dictionary.com - that way we learn even more.

I think the teacher is too politically correct - I am sure he meant Negro aka African.

It is my understanding that the Patriarch is guided by the Holy Ghost as to which tribe you are from/adopted into. My blessing says adopted. I know a Native American whose blessing does not use the word adopted.

My parents have different ancestors from different nations. My father is norwegian (haven't done much research at all on his kin) - my mothers ancestors are from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and France. (that is as far as I have gotten in my research) Seems to me that it would be easy to find a few different tribes from this diverse lineage. Also, as others have stated, we are mostly adopted into a tribe of Isreal, considering we are the Gentiles that are spoken of in the scriptures.

I googled it: How can you be a bachelor when your profile says you are single?

I live on the central Oregon coast- Lincoln County. My family all live in or near Seattle. My Junior high school was waving when I got there during the earthquake. All of the stair cases were seperated from the walls on the first floor. I stood outside and watched as the second floor of the school met the play ground and then seperated from it. I turned around and went home, actually I staggard, cause the ground was doing a slow-mo bump and heave. When I got home, 4 blocks away, I vomited in the front yard and Dad came and got me and took me into the house at the back door. We spent most of the day in the kitchen. Seemed safer in there. He also walked to the high school-6 blocks away, and got my sisters and told them to get home. I ended up with a migraine that lasted nearly two weeks. Spent all of the time in bed wih ear plugs in, and a home made mask on my nose and mouth and wet compresses on my eyes. I was living in Oregon when the latest quake hit Seattle. My family was okay- no damage to thier homes or even where they worked, though my sister saw lots of buildings damaged as she made her way home. Yeah the kingdome was a wreck- so was the Amtrak and bus depots. I came up about a month later via the train, and had to walk around debris that still had not been cleaned up.

November 22 1963- JFK was assassinated Thanksgiving, Nov 28,1963 my little sister died. I was 11 she was 10. I thought the entire world was grieving with us over her death, not JFK. It wasn't until I was 16 that I learned who JFK really was and that he died 6 days before her. My sister had a brain tumor- she was rushed to the hospital in the wee hours of the morning on the 22nd of November. Our TV wasn't turned on from that day until a month after her funeral- so us kids really had no clue what was going on in the outside world. No it wasn't a religious, or cultural thing. My Dad and Mom just did not want to hear the TV and us kids did other things to occupy ourselves. Quiet things like read, sew, embroidery, knitting. She will be 58 years old this Sept. It always amazes me that even after so many decades I still miss her. Last year was 40 years since I graduated from High School. 41 years since the Columbus Day storm. 46 years since the earthquake in Seattle that shook our house so hard that one side of the house had to be repaired and reinforced, also caused extensive damage at Ballard High and James Monroe Jr. High.

That is really odd about Arizona. I just moved from Casa Grande AZ, which is growing as fast as toadstools grow in the grass in Western Oregon!! We had 4 wards in each meeting house (two meeting houses and one stake building). We did NOT do 2 hours, we did three hours. What they did was overlap; there were two to three wards in the building at once, overlapping. Parking was a real problem, so the Stake Presidency asked that members car pool as much as possible. Got pretty noisy I can tell you. The Stake Presidency finally went to each wards Sacrament and told every one to treat the Meeting House as though it was the Temple, and to teach their children from 3 yrs old up to 18 what Temple Voice is and for ALL to USE IT. If members wanted to socialize on Sunday after each block or instead of going to classes, then to take it outdoors! When we moved, 16 November 2010, they had just dedicated yet another new Meeting house and moved 3 wards into it.