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The first year after I left my husband, the YW Heart Attacked me. My front door was completely covered. They used that tacky gum to put the hearts and ribbon on the door. It was real easy to remove and never left any marks. I still have all of the tacky gum too- I use it all the time to put papers on my walls. It is unfortunate that the YW Leaders didn't think ahead regarding the tape, and strongly suggest to the YW that they use the tacky gum. That year I was the YW's project- because I was newly separated, and struggling. Having them wash the windows of my house, bring me an apple, orange, banana and a lemon every third week was such a sweet blessing. Sometimes a couple of the girls would show up and ask if I wanted to go to the movies. They treated me!! If you are really upset over the tape- then tell the YW President, and suggest that they use something that is easy to get off and doesn't leave marks or require labor to clean up. If she doesn't know it is upsetting, how can she direct the girls into doing a bit better service?? They are doing this out of love- not for malicious vandalism.
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patriarchal blessing? (feels like a dumb question)
Iggy replied to lydlou's topic in LDS Gospel Discussion
They all are tape recorded. Then the Patriarch transcribes them and then sends them on to Utah. My Patriarch was blind. So when we first met, he told me that he wanted to hear a bit about me, he had some set questions. Then he said that because he is blind, and recently so, his wife will be the one to transcribe the tapes. If this bothered me, say so, and he will set it up that the patriarch from a neighboring stake will give me my blessing. I felt that because Father has seen fit to keep him healthy and just take his eyesight from him, there really was no reason not to have his wife transcribe the tapes. I had my best friend with me, and she was witnessing the blessing in real time with me. I was 49 years old and headed into a divorce when I received my blessing. After the blessing and before we left the meeting house, he took me by the hands and told me that Father was so very proud of me, He knew I had the strength to endure the hardships, trials and stumbling blocks that were in my path. That He knew if I just kept faith, I would not become bitter and revengeful. This is NOT part of my blessing, this is what was told to me after wards. I made it to the car before I broke down crying. I told my friend that there is proof positive that that man, the Patriarch, walks with God. Yes, I was enduring hardships, I was battling every hour with bitterness and wanting my revenge against my estranged spouse. I was terrified of becoming a horrible, shrewish, bitter woman. Now I knew, without a doubt that God heard my pleas. He had just answered them. Prior to getting my blessing, my Branch President gave me some scriptures to read. Then the Patriarch gave me some others to read when I called to set up an appointment. I wish I had kept them, so I could tell you which ones. Go to your Bishop and tell him that you want to get your Patriarchal blessing. Then when you call the Patriarch to set up a time, ask him if there are any scriptures that he recommends you to read. I didn't fast before hand, because I had a 4pm appointment, and it was a 2 hour drive to get to the stake center to meet him, I didn't want to faint on him or before I got there. I did read and re-read the scriptures that were given me. I also wasn't expecting any great revelations or the sky opening in a blaze of glory. I was concerned that I wouldn't remember what was said. Every thing that is done in the Church is recorded and kept. Baptisms, Baby Blessings, Sealings, Marriages, Deaths, Births, when the men recieve the Aaronic & Melchezidek priesthoods, etc. We are fortunate that if one loses thier patriarchal blessing, they can get a copy of the original. Same goes for all of the other recorded events. -
Gospel/Christian Music Prohibited?
Iggy replied to lumberjacksdaughter's topic in General Discussion
I bought my first Josh Groban CD at Deseret Books. He is not LDS. Since then, however, I have bought my music CD's at Walmart, Walgreen's, Target and Best Buy. Why? Because Deseret Books is very expensive. In-Other-Words they are Way TOO Proud of their products. I am very picky about what radio stations I listen to. Music really affects me, spiritually. If it is hard and negative, then I feel it and act upon it. So I listen to easy jazz, rhythm and blues, and easy listening (elevator music). At home I listen to Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, and Mozart. When the missionaries are over, there is no music playing at all. To answer your question, is the music sold at Deseret Books what she should buy and listen to - yes of course it is. After she buys every thing they have, google the artists and see just how many are NOT LDS. That should shake her up just a bit. -
Rachelle, When I was separated from hubby#1 and living on my own, I could have the sister missionaries over with just me- but - my work hours just didn't work out. So, I made them meals in vacuumed sealed bags that they could use for lunch. They nuked them either at home (which was three houses down from me) or at the church. Then when we got the men missionaries, and I moved to a larger house, I was in quite a pickle. I really wanted to feed them, plus I had a woman neighbor who wanted the lessons. The mission president kept upping the number of women per missionaries, then said we single women had to have a priesthood holder to dinner too. WHAT?? So I ended up inviting a married couple to dinner. Me, married couple, missionaries and the single woman who was investigating the church. Worked out great!! When the married couple wanted to feed the missionaries, they used my house. They lived 17 miles from church, and the missionaries never had the gas to get there. I loved it. It never bothered me to have another woman use my kitchen- especially when her husband and the missionaries cleaned up the dishes!!! Yes, the missionaries have always washed the dinner dishes. They insisted, and believe you me, I was not turning them down. Another thing I always did, was when everyone got there, I invited the men to remove their suit jackets. I have a coat tree with wooden hangers just for that purpose. Then I always have large cloth napkins so that the elders white shirts don't get soiled. I place the napkin tucked into my blouse-and invite everyone else to follow suit .
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In 1999 my garment top and bottoms cost $3.50 each. I wear the DriSilque. I can't remember what year it was that Pres Hinkley had the prices lowered so that more endowed members could afford to buy new and retire their old raggedy ones. He also lowered the prices of the Temple whites and ceremonial items at the same time. My DriSilque now cost $1.75 and $1.95- CHEAP by nearly any standard, and the ones I bought in 1999 are nearly like new- unfortunately I have grown a bit and they no longer fit! Before I received my endowments I wore camisoles under my bra. This kept the hardware of the bra from irritating a particular spot under my shoulder blade- I tend to get a skin tag there and the hardware rubs and causes it to flare up - very painful. The non-lds women I worked with in the restaurant, lounge and later in an office, often wore camisoles under the revealing blouses- plus it helped the snugger fit blouses to fit better, and lay flat without bunching. The only stain I could not get out of the DriSilque with just regular washing was when I spilled Kroeger brand knock-off of a powder drink that you add to bottled water. I did not get the lid on the bottle right so that when I shook it, it spilled all over me. I was wearing a cotton bathrobe and my garments. That pair of garments have pink spots now. They are fading with each wash- so now they are very pale pink.
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Rent a mongoose- I have heard that they are great at hunting down and catching snakes. Or you can use white mice as bait.
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Ladies, Totally Non-LDS Problem-- Carpet Issues!
Iggy replied to Melissa569's topic in Relief Society
Pine Sol mixed in water. Gets out skunk oil spray permently so it should work on your smell. Did you put towels down to absorb the liquid. It might help to put a small garbage bag on top of the towels then heavy items on that. BTW what was spilled? For What It Is Worth - once the pad gets wet it will need to be replaced. I know you rent, so this is not something you can just up and do. Soooo be prepared to be hit with a bill after you move out from your landlord. He is going to have to replace the padding- and that is a major job. -
I was the one who left the marriage and filed for divorce- yet after the elation of the finalization of it- I was hit with the grief. I honestly felt like I had been slammed into a brick wall! Then my dear friends and members of my Branch helped me work through the grieving process. It is a death. Death of a marriage. One instance that was so bizarre was about a year after the finalization- I was in Fred Myer in the grocery section. They had Best Foods Mayo on sale- really good sale- and I started putting jars in my cart. Figured I should get about 5 of them. Then I stopped dead in my tracks and said out loud. What in the world am I doing. I am not the one who likes this stuff!! I like Miracle Whip. There was another shopper in the aisle, a man close to my age, and all he said was "Newly divorced" Yep, so right. When I got home and unpacked the 2 jars of Miracle Whip, I sat down and just bawled. I remarried a couple of years later- member of the church- he dislikes mayo just as much as I do - He also dislikes Miracle Whip , good all the more for me . Don't date until you are ready. And pay attention to how your son reacts to your dates. If he really doesn't like them, and not jealous because they are taking up Mommies time and attention, then heed that and don't continue to see them.
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I had a Main Coon too- well, she was part Main Coon and part whoknows. I had the hardest time keeping water in her water dish. She would pat it and empty the dish all over the floor. Had to lock her out of the bathroom when we bathed/showered. She would jump right in. Absolutely loved the shower! With that long, silky fur- I would be covered in it! It plugged up the drain too. Finally got a gravity feed water dish, that she could not get her big paw in to slap it. I did let her play in the bathroom sink once a week. I had a rubber fish, duck and boat that she would play with, just like she was a human kid!!
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I would spike his drink or food with some of his pills so that he is calm, then have a bunch of people over and move him out. I also would go rent a storage in HIS name, pay for a month and move everythng of his into it, then give him the key. Also change the locks to your apartment. Don't trust him to have NOT made duplicates.
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I had too many siblings around to have an imaginary friend. My next youngest sister and I were 15 months apart- yet we really thought we were twins:lol: - we spent most of our time keeping away from the 4 older sibs- and then later on, when the two younger sibs were born, we played with them instead of our dolls.
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I have a friend who is like this with her very overweight toy poodle I am sorry for your loss - I love cats more than I love dogs. I like dogs. Especially if they are well behaved and have good manners. Just thinking about the "snooky wooky" stuff - I have one cat that would love that, Fred really does like it, he purrs and drools when I baby snuggle him. Then there is his sister Ethyl - she would shred your face if you tried that on her. She tolerates me when I call her Baby Girl, and she will come and lay next to me if I put her pillow there and then ignore her. Cats, just love them! I love their independence and their Attitudes.
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Just because you live in an apartment doesn't mean you can't have food storage. I live in a very old adobe home. There is NO storage here. No closets, I only have enough upper cupboards in the kitchen for the tableware (plates, cereal/soup bowls, glasses, cups, etc.), and the one counter has the sink in it and below are the most USELESS cupboards ever designed. There are NO shelves!! I bought DIY cabinets- put them together, then measured the adjustable shelf and had several more made. I now have two cupboards in the kitchen- different sizes though that hold some of my food storage. There are two, same size cabinets in the living room that hold the rest of my kitchen things. Plastic storage containers, G2 drinks, cereal, etc. It isn't the best system in the world- in my old place (rented dbl wide mobile home) the coat closet was turned into my pantry- plus I had some shelves that I put together eons ago that I stored my small appliances on, along with my mixing bowls, baking pans, cooking pans, etc., so that I could have the kitchen cabinet/cupboard space for food. My living room here is dinky- postage stamp size. I don't even have room to take a metal garbage can, put vacuum sealed packages of grains in it, cover with a wooden top and place a decorative cloth over. We are tossing the futon- it is bum sprung and broken- getting a new sofa that is 15 inches longer- so now have to get rid of the two end tables! See sofa here: Ashley Furniture: Showroom It is 98" long- going to take some creativity to place it in the LR. There is some room under it, that I could put envelope food items in plastic 'under bed' containers and place them there. Keep the cats from laying on their backs and shredding the fabric that covers the underside of the sofa. How much space do you have above your bathroom, utility room, bedroom doors? Enough to put shelves just above and across the door wall, and store paper items there? TPaper, Paper towels. Fab. soft sheets? A shelf 10 inches wide can hold quite a lot. I only have 2" of space from the top of my doors to the ceiling in the bedroom and kitchen. In the MB the ceiling slopes up- HATE it! If I could just get the HUGE exercise unit out of my bedroom/house, then I would have enough space to put 4 cabinets, and still have plenty of walk around room. Is all of the space in your closets utilized? I took half of my side and put a rod half way down for half the length- for all of my shirts, skirts, sweaters, jackets and Capri's. Then I had a section for my long dresses and long slacks. Along one short wall I have shoe bags hanging for all of our shoes, and then I put up coat hooks to hang my scarves on and husbands ties. There are 4 rows of 5 hooks about 6 inches between rows - I alternated them so the scarves and ties hang freely. Above the door, there is about 18 inches to the ceiling. I have a 12" shelf there, and that is where I store all the tpaper! IF it falls, it really doesn't hurt. Under my clothes, I have plastic storage bins that have extra bath soap, shampoo, tpaste, mouth wash, etc. When the stores run some great sales, I check out what I already have, make note if I need more and get it all on sale. I shop from what I have in storage first, then make up a shopping at the store list. In my dinky laundry room, I put up a plastic shelving unit and keep the liquid laundry detergent there, along with the dish washing stuff. Extra stuff that is. I also have a small freezer. It is counter height- with a door on the front. I have shelves above it, leaving one to two inches above and around it for "breathing space"- again I store garbage bags, grains, and the small appliances I only use seasonally. All the time growing up, everyone I knew (non-members) had full pantries and basements/garages/root cellars filled with home and store canned foods. I grew up in a Teamster town- when one group went on strike, the rest did not cross lines. We grew our own vegetables and some fruit just in case we couldn't cross the lines. We also raised our own rabbits- rather than chickens to eat. Rabbits were legal in the city limits, chickens were not. Rabbits don't make any noise, chickens sure do. When my siblings joined the LDS church, and learned about food storage- heck we already were there. We just had to make a few minor adjustments. Like grind our own flour instead of buying 100 pound bags every month. We have always 'shopped' from the pantry and then shopped at the store. When canned veggies were on sale, we bought a case or two and stocked the pantry. We learned how to dehydrate foods, and which ones to dehydrate and how to cook with dehydrated foods. I find it amazing that my peers - 55 to 65 years olds - do not have a well stocked kitchen/pantry. My brother-in-law has absolutely nothing in his kitchen cupboard. Well, 5 jars of gravy is not food! When he got snowed in this month- he and his wife had only the jars of gravy and some stale bread to eat. He emailed me to ask what foods they could make with some stale flour, a jar of jam and the gravy. Oh, they also had a big box of pancake mix. Make pancakes and have jam on it. Then for dinner have pancakes with the gravy on it. One note- do NOT store food you really do not like. No matter how cheap it is. If you do not like it in time of plenty, you certainly are not going to like it come adversity. I was buying Velveeta Shells and Cheese in the mix - well after a year, the cheese goes really bad. Now I buy shells in the packages and repackage them in containers that I can vacuum seal. I buy the processed cheese in jars and when we want Shells and Cheese- I do it with out the boxed mix. We really like canned green beans and canned spinach with this. So I save all the liquid from the beans and spinach, add more water to it and cook the shells in that. I don't have to conserve water, but by learning to do this now, when and if it comes to a Have To Do thing, I am already in the habit and it comes naturally. WOW, this is one long post- oops -
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That is why I have Dictionary.com at the top of my Favorites list- I use it often.
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Advice, advise. Advice- asking for advice for something. An opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.: I shall act on your advice. Advise- to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious. BYW anatess- thank you for this post.
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VIN Number = Vehicle Identification Number Number
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FYI it is NOT Taking Out. It is receiving. Those who are new to LDS ways are the ones who say taking out. You take out the trash, you get take out chinese food. Endowment is a gift- a precious gift from God. You RECEIVE your endowment (gift).
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Too much water- two bath sheet towels sop it up, that is how much water! There is only two people living in this house - me and hubby.
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Water on the floor of the bathroom because someone wasn't careful with the shower curtain. That is why my shower curtain is long enough to reach the floor of the tub! I also have TWO shower curtains up to insure that the sides are sufficently closed. AND still there is water on the floor- ICK EEEwwww I really hate wet floor rugs and mats. Wet and messy bathroom sinks. That is why there are paper towels on the inside of the sink cabinet- please use them to clean up and dry the sink after you shave/brush your teeth and wet your hair as you comb it. People who use my good and expensive towels to dry the mirrors, clean the sink and wipe down the shower wall. There is a squeegee hanging in the shower, there are paper towels under the sink- I have shown you all this as I gave you your towels and told you how our funky shower works.
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1. What is your favorite color? This year: Grey,Black, shades of purple. 2. Where were you born? Igloo, South Dakota (hence my forum name ) 3. Did you serve a mission and if so where? N/A 4. Married or single? Married/Sealed 5. What is your favorite food? Rib Eye Steak, baked potato w/everything/vegetables 6. What is your favorite movie? Fried Green Tomatoes - Steel Magnolias - Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 7. Who is your favorite band? Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; Abba 8. Do you have children? No 9. Who is your favorite author? LuAnne Rice, Patterson, Jonathan Kellerman, Norma Roberts, etc. 10. What is your hobby? Rubber Stamping my own greeting cards & stationary, embroidery, computer forums, reading. 11. What is your idea of the perfect vacation? Time alone with my husband with occasional visits with my relatives. 12. What is your favorite city? Waldport, OR 13. What is your favorite sports team? Don't care for sports 14. What kind of car do you drive? Dodge Caliber 15. What was the first car you owned? Chevy Aveo 16. What calling do you hold in church? Don't have one at the time 17. If you could travel anywhere in the world that you have not been to before, where would it be? Ireland, Scotland, England, France, Norway, Wales to do family history. I would also love to do a road trip across the US. Starting in Seattle and criss crossing west to east. Take a year or two to do it. With no time constraints, or have-to-be-somewhere-by-X-date. In a motor coach preferably towing a Smart Car! 18. What is your favorite tv show? Don't have a TV:rolleyes: 19. What is your current favorite restaurant? Olive Garden, Mimi's, JB's 20. What event in your life gave you the biggest rush? Rubber tubing down the Gallatin River in Montana. It wasn't white water or anything, but it was one of the most fun times I had, went with about 20 people along with the band Whiskey Jack - before hubby #1 showed his true colors.
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Where is your Dr? Mine costs $175 a visit!! I do see the real Doc- not a PA or nurse though. My Diabetic Counselor only costs $45 a visit - and it is for an hours worth of instruction, tests, . . . counseling. Fortunately, my co-pay is $15 each visit. Insurance picks up the rest, after they have discounted a certain percentage.
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Yeah!! Enjoy yourself.
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Funky, I am going to address just the stupor of thought part. Personally, when I have stupor of thought- that means no. When my thoughts are jumbled, confused - then it is something I am NOT to do. Just from that phrase alone - if she actually said that with the no 'yes' right afterward - I think she is personally adding to her own confusion. You both need to put this question on the altar, and give it ten coats of time. Marriage is a HUGE and permanent commitment- You are doing everything right, BTW :) So keep on doing it. Give her time.
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Biting others is something children in pre-school do and get punished for. It is not something young adults do. I would steer clear of him drunk or not. Whether he was drunk or not, he is still someone you need to be careful around. Alcohol doesn't make nice people do bad or inappropriate things. It is used as an excuse to do bad or inappropriate things.
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Love the time out!!