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I'd like to get another home near to where we are now, have around 10 acres, and build my own house...OR, fix up a house I have in another location, add on another bathroom and room, a second house next to it, and settle down living there.

Thank you also.  I am currently downloading all the Teachings of the Prophets, Lesson manuals, and Church history stuff.

Thank you also.  I am currently downloading all the Teachings of the Prophets, Lesson manuals, and Church history stuff.

Great! 
That helps.
I am now clicking on everything I think I might e interested in so I have it downloaded and can open it up when not connected.  I can now carry it around with me and read, even in locations around town and elsewhere which I don't have a wireless connection set up.  This is wonderful.
Thanks!  I appreciate the help!

Thank you also.  I am currently downloading all the Teachings of the Prophets, Lesson manuals, and Church history stuff.

Just for the first time you open a certain manual.  That first time the app will download that particular book from online.  After that it's just saved on your tablet and you don't need the internet.

The way it's worked for me is that the first time I open up a particular magazine or manual I should be connected to the internet, but after that it works fine wherever.

Well, the Gospel Library Music does have some videos of hymns sung during General Conference.

I'm leaving what I had already typed in when you just posted and saying that Gospel Library has the hymn lyrics but not the recordings and musical notations.
FamilySearch Tree is basically Family Search in an app.
LDS Tools - log into your LDS account and use ward/stake directories, calendars, and find a meetinghouse.
LDS Music has the music from the hymnal, Children's Songbook, some new children's songs from the last few years, and youth theme songs from the last few years, including musical notations and recordings.
I think everything from LDS Media Library is included in Gospel Library, but I'm not sure because I can't find that app for my device. The scriptures are all included in the Gospel Library app so I can't imagine you needing that one separately.

Doctrinal Mastery is some new curriculum for seminary. And I'm going to go look at the other apps now to learn about some and refresh my memory about others. I'll be back soon.

Get your membership number, and use that to create an account on LDS.org.  If you already have an account on LDS.org, but don't remember the login info, use the reminder links on the login page or talk to your ward clerk, who can probably help you.  Once you have this user name and password, you can use it to sign into the Gospel Library app so that your highlights, notes, etc. are saved onto the church's servers (as a backup - the app works offline just fine).
A Samsung tablet is Android.  You'll have an icon for "Play Store".  Open that (you'll need to be on the internet).  Search for "Gospel Library" - you'll find an app of that name published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - install it.
If you need more detail, please ask.

If you know how to get online on your tablet, you can go to https://www.lds.org/pages/mobileapps/android?lang=eng there and follow the Gospel Library link, by the icon of the golden Angel Moroni on a black background. Click the install button and OK any confirmation pages that come up. You probably need a Google account for this method.
If that doesn't work, is there an Apps button in the top right corner of your home screen? If so, click on that. Then select Market. There should be a search bar with a magnifying glass icon; click in there and type Gospel Library. After you submit the search, one of your results should be the free Gospel Library app (with the Angel Moroni on a black background icon). Select that, then click Download.

I think it depends.  Are you LDS? The answer differs depending on your answer.  This means I'll give multiple answers below.
If you are LDS you do not pay tithing because of "blessings."  This is a fallacy that many think is an automatic simply from paying tithing.  I've personally known those who paid tithing that have gone hungry, cold, and some that even lost their shelter and housing.  I don't think I'd tell these people that they were being "blessed" for paying their tithing at that moment.  It is NOT paid to help the poor, but to help the priests (or church) as per the Old Testament.  The Tithe is to be used for the building up of the church, it is offerings which are to be used for the poor typically.
This is a commandment in the LDS church.  What is not asked is how much of your income it is...or how you count it up.  Some individuals say it has to be 1/10 of your gross.  That's an INSANE thought for some individuals in some nations where they already take 60% for taxes, meaning that you'd be actually paying 25% of your livable income.  Others feel it is on net income, and others on whatever they consider a surplus.  The question is only whether you consider yourself a full tithe payer.  If that means you pay 15,000 in tithing, I suppose that's what it means.  If it means something else, than that's what it means.
There are also offerings, which are paid above and over tithes.  Supposedly these are used on the poor, however, I have no verification that all offerings are utilized in that way as I do not oversee all the offerings of the LDS church.  Today, it states that all monies donated to the church are to be utilized as the church desires (in essence at least), but I feel at least a portion, if not all those offerings are utilized in helping the needy.  Unfortunately offerings normally only come in the form of fast offerings and those tend to be somewhat meager on Fast Sunday in comparison to the needs of many wards.
NOW...
If you are not LDS, it can be something entirely different.  The term tithe means ten percent, but that commandment is ONLY really found in the Old Testament.  Furthermore, it is to support the Levitical priests of the time.  Do we still have the sacrifices of old, or the Levitical priests today?  I haven't seen any in Christian churches doing blood sacrifices recently.  have you?  So, the question is whether or not tithing is actually still a requirement, as it is obviously NOT understood in the same way it was in the Old Testament.  This understanding varies between church to chuch (or religion to religion). 
Paying something (and it does talk about tithes, but not as explicitly or as in detail as the Old testament) is discussed a little in the New Testament (Matthew 23:23 and 1 Corinthians 9:13-14 for example).  However, it also specifies that it doesn't necessarily need to be 10% as per 2 Corinthians 9:7
I'd like to say, you give your tithe to your church of choice, as you would.  If your church has specific rules on it, you may read up on those first, however, in general, it is up to you...even in the LDS church.
AS I pointed out above, some feel that since the ideas of the Old Testament really aren't available today (again, know any Levite Priests in Christian denominations), that how one tithes is utilized in different ways.  Many also feel it should be given to charitable organizations rather than a church. 
Here is a link to someone else who I found via google who had a similar question (though not necessarily LDS, but Christian in general)
https://www.redletterchristians.org/tithe-go-local-church/
If you decide to donate to a charity, be aware that whether you are LDS or a member of another congregation, they probably will not count your donation to that charity as tithing, and instead (if they are more liberal in that area, the LDS church probably would not) may consider it an offering if anything.  Some organizations which are good for donation from what I know of, and which will use most of the donation to the charity are as follows.
Red Cross (as far as I know, beyond the necessary payments for infrastructure and salaries, it all goes for charity.  Even those in the infrastructure are working to get blood and get it around.  95% goes to charity with only 5% to overhead administrative costs).
Boy Scouts (a portion of this will go to the Council Executive and the District Executives as salary.  The Council Executive at times is overpaid in my opinion, but the District Executives are normally just eeking by and are paid less then the national average salary or wage in general.  A part is also taken by national.)
Catholic Charities (you will need to specify which section this goes to.  This can be a hospital or other area).
Doctors without Borders (uses around 85-90% on charity)
For more questions on charity overhead and what goes where, you can reference this site
http://www.charitynavigator.org/
 
If you live in a large city, another place that can almost ALWAYS use donations is a soup kitchen or a place which gives food to the poor.
 

As man have pointed out, the two ideas are not exclusive. 
As an extreme (meaning this is an extreme, there are many levels far less extreme, it is extreme just as an example)
In the US, you can teach your children that drinking alcohol is not a good thing (and not just because of the Word of Wisdom).  You can teach them that it has bad effects.
That is very different than exposing them by giving beer or whiskey them at breakfast, lunch and dinner and letting them drink it whenever they want as a drink in the fridge (and in some places, not only is that bad, but illegal enough that you can go to jail for it).
There is a HUGE difference between educating your kids, and saying you are not going to restrict (or censor) their activities.  You can do both, because doing both is sometimes necessary (Especially if you don't want to go to jail or prison in many instances).

I think it depends.  Are you LDS? The answer differs depending on your answer.  This means I'll give multiple answers below.
If you are LDS you do not pay tithing because of "blessings."  This is a fallacy that many think is an automatic simply from paying tithing.  I've personally known those who paid tithing that have gone hungry, cold, and some that even lost their shelter and housing.  I don't think I'd tell these people that they were being "blessed" for paying their tithing at that moment.  It is NOT paid to help the poor, but to help the priests (or church) as per the Old Testament.  The Tithe is to be used for the building up of the church, it is offerings which are to be used for the poor typically.
This is a commandment in the LDS church.  What is not asked is how much of your income it is...or how you count it up.  Some individuals say it has to be 1/10 of your gross.  That's an INSANE thought for some individuals in some nations where they already take 60% for taxes, meaning that you'd be actually paying 25% of your livable income.  Others feel it is on net income, and others on whatever they consider a surplus.  The question is only whether you consider yourself a full tithe payer.  If that means you pay 15,000 in tithing, I suppose that's what it means.  If it means something else, than that's what it means.
There are also offerings, which are paid above and over tithes.  Supposedly these are used on the poor, however, I have no verification that all offerings are utilized in that way as I do not oversee all the offerings of the LDS church.  Today, it states that all monies donated to the church are to be utilized as the church desires (in essence at least), but I feel at least a portion, if not all those offerings are utilized in helping the needy.  Unfortunately offerings normally only come in the form of fast offerings and those tend to be somewhat meager on Fast Sunday in comparison to the needs of many wards.
NOW...
If you are not LDS, it can be something entirely different.  The term tithe means ten percent, but that commandment is ONLY really found in the Old Testament.  Furthermore, it is to support the Levitical priests of the time.  Do we still have the sacrifices of old, or the Levitical priests today?  I haven't seen any in Christian churches doing blood sacrifices recently.  have you?  So, the question is whether or not tithing is actually still a requirement, as it is obviously NOT understood in the same way it was in the Old Testament.  This understanding varies between church to chuch (or religion to religion). 
Paying something (and it does talk about tithes, but not as explicitly or as in detail as the Old testament) is discussed a little in the New Testament (Matthew 23:23 and 1 Corinthians 9:13-14 for example).  However, it also specifies that it doesn't necessarily need to be 10% as per 2 Corinthians 9:7
I'd like to say, you give your tithe to your church of choice, as you would.  If your church has specific rules on it, you may read up on those first, however, in general, it is up to you...even in the LDS church.
AS I pointed out above, some feel that since the ideas of the Old Testament really aren't available today (again, know any Levite Priests in Christian denominations), that how one tithes is utilized in different ways.  Many also feel it should be given to charitable organizations rather than a church. 
Here is a link to someone else who I found via google who had a similar question (though not necessarily LDS, but Christian in general)
https://www.redletterchristians.org/tithe-go-local-church/
If you decide to donate to a charity, be aware that whether you are LDS or a member of another congregation, they probably will not count your donation to that charity as tithing, and instead (if they are more liberal in that area, the LDS church probably would not) may consider it an offering if anything.  Some organizations which are good for donation from what I know of, and which will use most of the donation to the charity are as follows.
Red Cross (as far as I know, beyond the necessary payments for infrastructure and salaries, it all goes for charity.  Even those in the infrastructure are working to get blood and get it around.  95% goes to charity with only 5% to overhead administrative costs).
Boy Scouts (a portion of this will go to the Council Executive and the District Executives as salary.  The Council Executive at times is overpaid in my opinion, but the District Executives are normally just eeking by and are paid less then the national average salary or wage in general.  A part is also taken by national.)
Catholic Charities (you will need to specify which section this goes to.  This can be a hospital or other area).
Doctors without Borders (uses around 85-90% on charity)
For more questions on charity overhead and what goes where, you can reference this site
http://www.charitynavigator.org/
 
If you live in a large city, another place that can almost ALWAYS use donations is a soup kitchen or a place which gives food to the poor.
 

I think it depends.  Are you LDS? The answer differs depending on your answer.  This means I'll give multiple answers below.
If you are LDS you do not pay tithing because of "blessings."  This is a fallacy that many think is an automatic simply from paying tithing.  I've personally known those who paid tithing that have gone hungry, cold, and some that even lost their shelter and housing.  I don't think I'd tell these people that they were being "blessed" for paying their tithing at that moment.  It is NOT paid to help the poor, but to help the priests (or church) as per the Old Testament.  The Tithe is to be used for the building up of the church, it is offerings which are to be used for the poor typically.
This is a commandment in the LDS church.  What is not asked is how much of your income it is...or how you count it up.  Some individuals say it has to be 1/10 of your gross.  That's an INSANE thought for some individuals in some nations where they already take 60% for taxes, meaning that you'd be actually paying 25% of your livable income.  Others feel it is on net income, and others on whatever they consider a surplus.  The question is only whether you consider yourself a full tithe payer.  If that means you pay 15,000 in tithing, I suppose that's what it means.  If it means something else, than that's what it means.
There are also offerings, which are paid above and over tithes.  Supposedly these are used on the poor, however, I have no verification that all offerings are utilized in that way as I do not oversee all the offerings of the LDS church.  Today, it states that all monies donated to the church are to be utilized as the church desires (in essence at least), but I feel at least a portion, if not all those offerings are utilized in helping the needy.  Unfortunately offerings normally only come in the form of fast offerings and those tend to be somewhat meager on Fast Sunday in comparison to the needs of many wards.
NOW...
If you are not LDS, it can be something entirely different.  The term tithe means ten percent, but that commandment is ONLY really found in the Old Testament.  Furthermore, it is to support the Levitical priests of the time.  Do we still have the sacrifices of old, or the Levitical priests today?  I haven't seen any in Christian churches doing blood sacrifices recently.  have you?  So, the question is whether or not tithing is actually still a requirement, as it is obviously NOT understood in the same way it was in the Old Testament.  This understanding varies between church to chuch (or religion to religion). 
Paying something (and it does talk about tithes, but not as explicitly or as in detail as the Old testament) is discussed a little in the New Testament (Matthew 23:23 and 1 Corinthians 9:13-14 for example).  However, it also specifies that it doesn't necessarily need to be 10% as per 2 Corinthians 9:7
I'd like to say, you give your tithe to your church of choice, as you would.  If your church has specific rules on it, you may read up on those first, however, in general, it is up to you...even in the LDS church.
AS I pointed out above, some feel that since the ideas of the Old Testament really aren't available today (again, know any Levite Priests in Christian denominations), that how one tithes is utilized in different ways.  Many also feel it should be given to charitable organizations rather than a church. 
Here is a link to someone else who I found via google who had a similar question (though not necessarily LDS, but Christian in general)
https://www.redletterchristians.org/tithe-go-local-church/
If you decide to donate to a charity, be aware that whether you are LDS or a member of another congregation, they probably will not count your donation to that charity as tithing, and instead (if they are more liberal in that area, the LDS church probably would not) may consider it an offering if anything.  Some organizations which are good for donation from what I know of, and which will use most of the donation to the charity are as follows.
Red Cross (as far as I know, beyond the necessary payments for infrastructure and salaries, it all goes for charity.  Even those in the infrastructure are working to get blood and get it around.  95% goes to charity with only 5% to overhead administrative costs).
Boy Scouts (a portion of this will go to the Council Executive and the District Executives as salary.  The Council Executive at times is overpaid in my opinion, but the District Executives are normally just eeking by and are paid less then the national average salary or wage in general.  A part is also taken by national.)
Catholic Charities (you will need to specify which section this goes to.  This can be a hospital or other area).
Doctors without Borders (uses around 85-90% on charity)
For more questions on charity overhead and what goes where, you can reference this site
http://www.charitynavigator.org/
 
If you live in a large city, another place that can almost ALWAYS use donations is a soup kitchen or a place which gives food to the poor.
 

Good luck and hope you get into a good new line of work soon.

I strongly agree with this idea.  I think that we had some very major decisions in the pre-existence which affect what and where we are here in this life.  I think one of the ways the Lord knows who would have accepted the gospel in this life, even if they did not have the opportunity to, is due to what they decided in the pre-existence.  Those who were born into the covenant, I think chose for that.  Those who chose to be born to wealth and power in this life, but to not have the opportunities to be associated with the church or to reject it, I think made a lot of that decision in the pre-existence as well.  In fact, I think much of this life is simply to see whether we will choose good when given the choices between good and evil, and that a LOT of the other implications and effects on our lives were already decided by us before we ever came here.
 

I believe the people creating the live action Beauty and the Beast confirmed that the character is Gay and there is a scene specifically celebrating that fact.  This is why some are boycotting the movie.  I see the movie as partly targeting children.  Just like I would not allow them to see a movie that I thought was pushing people having premarital or extramarital relationships, I'm not going to allow them to see this movie when it is released based upon what I've heard of it.  I MIGHT go preview it, and if the scene is not inappropriate, then I may allow them to see it, but until I know what is in the movie, they probably will not see it.
This is not unusual as I do this for other movies (in fact, my older kids did not see Revenge of the Sith when if first came out for a similar reason...except it was due to graphic violence rather than anything related to the law of chastity difficulties, and though I've let them see it mostly, it is only when we are in the room and can edit certain portions of the movie).  Does that make me hardline...maybe.
I do not view being homosexual as a sin.  I view homosexual ACTS as sins, just like any other sin against the law of chastity.  I think there IS an agenda by some out there to try to have it normalized in society.  There are very clear reasons for some to do this, and much of it is VERY VERY anti-Christ.
There's a LOT I could say on the entire homosexual agenda as well as homosexuality itself.  I'll try to be somewhat brief and abridge myself.  I am uncertain whether homosexuality is genetic, one is born with it, or not.  There is evidence in my family that there is homosexuality that is prominent in my father's side.  It is a curse I hope never comes to any of my children.  I was raised by some individuals, one that was a closet homosexual, and one that was openly about it.  While I am not going to expose the one in the closet, I will speak about the one that was not.  My cousin was quite a bit older than I, and was one of those who was in charge of me when I spent summers at my Grandmother's house.
He was gay.  He did not want to be gay.  He went through a LOT of horrible things in his attempt to stop being gay.  He did electro-shock treatment (this is pretty much a torture to an individual), rehab and treatment facilities (just like a drug addict or otherwise), therapy, and anything he could to try to change his SSA.  It did not work.  It never worked.
He remained alone and died alone.  Just because you are homosexual does NOT mean you cannot keep the law of chastity (He was not LDS, he did smoke and drink coffee).  Just because you are heterosexual does NOT mean you cannot keep the law of chastity either (and if you view the world today, this is probably just as big a problem in movies and our culture).  In some ways his story is extremely sad, but in others, you could see it as a triumph (afterall, he helped raise 10 kids at various points).
I saw homosexual culture to a degree, but not as much from him, but other activities.  The other one who was gay got married, and also partly raised me.  One of the activities they felt was important was culture and art, and as part of that, I was one of the few that was in Ballet classes from very young until I was older and decided Ballet was NOT for me.  With my training, and the rarity of it at the time, it is very possible if I had wanted to, I could have gone pro.  In Ballet when you get older, at least when I was there, there is a LOT of homosexuals in the semi-pro and professional scene, at least for men.  Back then it was more of a hidden culture, now I'd say it is more forward.
That is NOT my lifestyle, and that is not one I would choose to expose my children to.  Both of those men chose various ways to deal with their lives.  One chose to get married, and also obeyed the law of Chastity.  His love for children (not in a perverted sense, in the way any Mormon or other Christian would want children) was one driving motivation for him to participate in a heterosexual relationship.  The story isn't a fairy tale though, and the end is not as happy as many might hope.  He remained married, but life was spent more or less apart doing their own separate things when they were old.
I feel they have a right to be who they want in the US, but I'd also say there IS an agenda some of them have.  I'm not going to go into detail, but overall it's an effort to make what used to be seen as a sin as good, and what is good...evil.  To me, those who push the normalization of homosexuality are probably those who are seeking to destroy Christianity and any who believe in the traditional aspects (the commandments in the Bible, etc) of Christianity.  Even those who claim Christianity many times, if they are pushing the normalization of homosexuality, are pushing the love everyone idea while ignoring that there are things that we should do if we love the Lord.  These people do NOT have our best interests in mind.
Not every person with SSA is like this.  In fact, a majority just want to live and let live with equal rights.  The thing is, for a vast majority of them, if they do not make their lives centered around that idea, and point it out, no one would realize who was homosexual or who was heterosexual for the most part.  In many ways it's the extremists who are pushing a lot of what I would see as an agenda, and including things like homosexual relationships in children's films is part of that agenda.  IF it is rather blatant in the film, I would also say it is inappropriate, and for that reason, would not want my children to be influenced by it anymore than I would by any of the other ideas that permeate the world that say sinning or fighting against the Lord's commandments are commendable things or ideas.
Ironically, there was always speculation by some in that community that a certain character in the original animated Beauty and the Beast was Gay.  This was due to his fascination of Gaston.  The people today say that including this character as Gay and the scene is a tribute to the composers (who I believe one was gay and died later on while working on other Disney movies) who made the original Beauty and the Beast animated movie.  This may be so, but even if that character is or is not Gay in the original animated Beauty and the Beast, it is not something that is explicitly stated in the movie and not something that is clear, nor is it something people can definitively state one way or the other. 
AS I said, I may see the film to see if it has anything objectionable for children.  It is not an outright boycott of mine, but due to the material mentioned, I am not going to simply let my children go and watch it like I might the animated movie.

While interesting, I question the validity that someone is assigning to another as a cross dresser, especially in the context of the stage.
Up until the 1950s, men dressing as woman on stage was actually far more the norm than the exception in many instances.  To equate these as the same as many of those who crossdress in public today, is a rather large fallacy for  someone to make.
Centuries ago, in most stage productions, the actors were all men.  Woman normally did not participate in acting. 
This meant that when there was a woman portrayed on stage, it was normally a man.
So, in the context of William Shakespeare, Juliet most likely was played by a man dressed up as Juliet.
This continued up until at least the 19th century, and even then was still very common for men to be acting as women on stage.  In fact, many strictly went by which gender they acted as, so if they were good at playing a certain type of woman on stage, that would be what they would normally focus on.
Woman started being more acceptable in theater, and it became more common for woman to be in theatrical productions, but it was still common for men to be acting as woman.
This was considered a respectable profession, and there were respected actors in that field. 
In the 19th century, some woman who were in the field were considered to have low morals, as it was more acceptable in many 'romantic' dramas to have men kissing actors portraying woman, than actually kissing woman who they were not married to (weird morality...maybe), if there was any actual kissing even portrayed.
There were notable woman actors in the 19th century, but they truly came to prominence at the beginning of the 20th century.  Even then, men portraying woman in acting continued, though not as much as it had in the past.  In some areas it was due to the availability of woman (as mocked in the film West Point Story with James Cagney), in others it was simply the tradition of that particular acting troupe or theater.
Now days, it has pretty much died off, but this is a more recent phenomenon.
It can not be denied there was a large amount of those that cross dressed in normal life who were in the theater, as well as homosexuality and other arenas of life, but typically these were not necessarily connected to what happened on stage.  An individual who portrayed woman on stage was not necessarily normally a cross dresser, and vice versa, someone who played men on stage may have actually been a cross dresser off stage.  One doing one thing, did not correlate to them doing something else.
I would like to see the documentation that Morris Young was not simply what some in modern day language would call a Drag Queen Entertainer (Drag Queens dress in woman's clothes, but are not necessarily Gay or cross dressing other than being on stage.  They come from all identities, genders, and other forms.  Some are also cross dressers or other dynamics in their off stage lives, but many Drag Queens also do it primarily for entertainment of others).  Every source I've seen regarding him thus far that try to paint him as something other than doing it simply for entertainment has come from questionable sources (which in typical fashion, are what many would call anti-Mormon resources).
I'd be interested in the primary sources which show if he carried this persona beyond the stage into his everyday life, or if it was just a stage persona that he participated in.

Off topic, but relavant.  On the broken leg thing, I have had health insurance that had policies of only covering you when you went to an assigned medical provider.  AS these medical providers were not open on Sunday, it meant unless you wanted to pay for it yourself, risk bill collectors if you didn't (even if the hospital is required to help you, they can also collect the money, or try to), you HAD to go on another day to get medical care.  They allowed you to go to certain clinics on Saturday, but nothing they covered was open on Sunday.
The only exceptions were things that fell under what THEY considered emergencies.  Broken bones did not count.  Neither did severe allergic reactions unless you were hospitalized for them (which was frustrating, as we experienced these things personally under our insurance, such as when my wife had an allergic reaction to a medicine that was prescribed to her and started to swell up.  We went to an emergency room, but afterwards, as she was not hospitalized and simply got medicine to combat the allergic reaction, were warned by the insurance that this was not something they covered...which kind of annoys me, even today).
In the light that insurance companies can try to force such things, I'm not sure if a broken bone that was not taken to an emergency room is necessarily abuse, as waiting to see a medical provider outside the emergency room (which is also cheaper for the insurance companies I might add) seems to be encouraged by a few of the insurance companies out there.
Is it annoying...absolutely.  However, they do not view it as life threatening apparently.

That sounds fascinating to be honest.  From the sounds of it, your kid has far better sources than anything I would have. 
Thanks.  I might utilize that forum in the future as family history is something I really need to tackle.

This is my opinion...
That is a good question.  I think the adversary gives out counterfeit feelings (and counterfeits many other things of the Lord as well), and for some it can be VERY difficult to tell the difference between counterfeit feelings and the ones the Holy Ghost gives...just like counterfeit money at times, or counterfeit items.
I think we see that a lot in the world today.  Many people deep in sin will say they have a LOT of joy in what they do.  They are being honest and truly feel that way. 
It's like that nostalgic feeling a Star Wars fan may feel when watching the Star Wars trilogy for the thousandth time.  (just to clarify, Star Wars is NOT a sin in my opinion, I am just using this as an example many may be able to have experienced in the past).
Is that really unadulterated joy as given by the spirit, or is it something else?
My thought is that the best way to differentiate between the spirit and a counterfeit is to feel the spirit and identify it more often.  When you read the Book of Mormon, after a few pages, sit up and analyze what you are feeling and how you feel.  Pray about it, and look for the peaceful feeling that you are experiencing at that time. 
When you go to the temple, be aware of the peaceful feeling inside your soul. 
The more you learn to recognize the spirit, the less you can be deceived by counterfeit feelings.  It's like those in the FBI who are experienced in countering counterfeit money.  While others may be fooled, due to their experience they know what to look for and how to identify counterfeits far easier than those who are not experienced with it.
If you know the feeling of the Holy Ghost well enough, you cannot be fooled by counterfeit feelings or counterfeits.  You will recognize the peace that can only be brought by the Holy Ghost.
Hopefully that helps.
 
 

I use the old notepad and paper, in triplicate in three different areas.
As long as someone doesn't break into my home so they can explicitly steal my passwords...
Has to be several different areas because I tend to misplace them.
Used to be sticky notes on the side of the screen and saved in the cache.  Then one day someone deleted the cache and threw away what they felt was trash littering up the screen.
That kind of made it difficult to access some things.
So, changed it up a little.  I'm old fashioned though, don't trust the password managers.  Probably to my detriment.

This is my opinion...
That is a good question.  I think the adversary gives out counterfeit feelings (and counterfeits many other things of the Lord as well), and for some it can be VERY difficult to tell the difference between counterfeit feelings and the ones the Holy Ghost gives...just like counterfeit money at times, or counterfeit items.
I think we see that a lot in the world today.  Many people deep in sin will say they have a LOT of joy in what they do.  They are being honest and truly feel that way. 
It's like that nostalgic feeling a Star Wars fan may feel when watching the Star Wars trilogy for the thousandth time.  (just to clarify, Star Wars is NOT a sin in my opinion, I am just using this as an example many may be able to have experienced in the past).
Is that really unadulterated joy as given by the spirit, or is it something else?
My thought is that the best way to differentiate between the spirit and a counterfeit is to feel the spirit and identify it more often.  When you read the Book of Mormon, after a few pages, sit up and analyze what you are feeling and how you feel.  Pray about it, and look for the peaceful feeling that you are experiencing at that time. 
When you go to the temple, be aware of the peaceful feeling inside your soul. 
The more you learn to recognize the spirit, the less you can be deceived by counterfeit feelings.  It's like those in the FBI who are experienced in countering counterfeit money.  While others may be fooled, due to their experience they know what to look for and how to identify counterfeits far easier than those who are not experienced with it.
If you know the feeling of the Holy Ghost well enough, you cannot be fooled by counterfeit feelings or counterfeits.  You will recognize the peace that can only be brought by the Holy Ghost.
Hopefully that helps.