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Nothing from a general authority or anything, but whenever I was assigned as a front desk greeter at the temple, I felt like a maid in the Lord's house. Kind of like the characters who clear the plates and sweep the floors in period pieces.
Also, there's that story about one of the latter-day prophets (I forget which) walking through a hall in the Salt Lake temple with one of his granddaughters and points out to her a place where he had seen Christ in the temple.
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I shared this story in fast and testimony meeting today, so you guys get the benefits of a second draft, so to speak.
I've had this couch for a while, more of a loveseat, really and over time it has literally fallen apart. (I wish I had taken a picture of it, so you could see how utterly broken this couch was.) It looked okay on the outside, comfortable even, and I thought it fit decently with the decor, which is saying something because I have an "inherited dorm furniture" look going. In fact, it was a pretty nice couch when I bought it. But, like I said, over time it became pretty awful. My roommates had been ploppers, another roommate's nephews were rough on it, it had been moved three times. We had even applied the plywood (well, reinforced cardboard) under the cushions trick. Eventually, I referred to it as my "pajama pants" couch: good enough for me around the house, but I wouldn't expose it to the public. Because I was familiar with where the frame and supports were broken, I knew how best to avoid getting bitten by the springs. The frame was so broken, if you sat in it just right (or just wrong), a piece of splintered wood would poke out the back through a hole the size of a tennis ball.
But it looked nice, and everyone who saw it assumed it would be comfortable. To be honest, it had been a rather nice couch when I got it almost ten years ago. However, it had become a nuisance, and even unsafe. I felt an urgency to get it out of my life. I asked around about how to get rid of a couch I didn't even feel comfortable donating. "Put it on the curb," was the most popular answer. Except, I didn't want to do that. Mainly because I didn't want my landlord to see it and decide it was a misuse of the property. I'm on his good side, and I would most definitely like to stay there. I eventually had to call in the priesthood. My branch president and his 15 year old son took it from my living room to their truck and then to the dump for me. Before they arrived, I took the cushions out to the dumpster and paid them the fees from the dump this morning after church. When I came back to my living room, I noticed how much more open it was. I felt like doing a cartwheel, and probably would have even had enough room to do one! (I'm five foot even, so don't need much room.) I was amazed at the joy that I felt from that couch finally being out of my life!!
So it goes with major sins. They start off pretty nice, but over time, they become an irritant to our spirits and chip away at the joy. We come to a point where we recognize we need to do something about it. The world will have one answer, but the best answer is to call upon the priesthood of God. A few months ago, I had a lamp I also wanted to get rid of because it had stopped producing light. I was able to get rid of that myself, but the couch required me to call in the priesthood. I still had to do some work, in terms of taking out the cushions before and paying the dump fees after, but it was something I could not get rid of on my own.
I encourage you, if you have any unsafe couches in your life, to give your priesthood leader a call and ask him for help to get it out.
- my two cents, Petty3, Sunday21 and 3 others
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8 hours ago, chasingthewind said:
Just recently a female friend of mine told me that one of her brothers got married for the sole purpose of having sex. What are your thoughts on this?
Well, it's not my husband, so it's not my business.
If I personally knew the couple in question, I may possibly have more thoughts, but not likely since their reasons for getting married would have no bearing on which kingdom I enter come Judgement Day.
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@MormonGator any thoughts on Paradise Rega
18 hours ago, Sunday21 said:Paradise Lost is subversive!
But only @MormonGator understands it! Obviously those Muslims are way smarter than me! If only there was a dick and Jane version of these classics.
Paradise Lost is definitely intense. I enjoy reading it, but I struggle to keep track of what's happening with all of the poetic descriptions. Also, my reading retention is horrible in general, but formats like drama and poetry are worst of all. Like @MormonGator I was an English major and read Paradise Lost in college. It wasn't until after that I read Paradise Regained, which felt a little forced to me. Like Milton was all, "Fine. I'll write about it."
I do love the final lines of PL, though.
QuoteThe World was all before them, where to choose
Their place of rest, and Providence their guide:
They hand in hand with wand'ring steps and slow,
Through Eden took their solitary way.
Does that not sound like it belongs on a wedding announcement or program?
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On a lighter note, it's not uncommon to see the names of major hurricanes show up in popular baby name lists after the aftermath. That being said, Harvey is not very posh sounding, and with all the talk of Houston in the news, I'm wondering if that may be what gets used instead. Thoughts?
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1 hour ago, anatess2 said:
My impression on this is that this is because Olsteen is worth $40M. Plain envy, I think.
I think you're on to something there. How many people throwing stones at Osteen are doing so because they think they would behave differently than he is if they shared his financial status? I'll admit, I may have liked a few tweets calling him out, but points brought up here have shown me things I hadn't considered. I was definitely coming from a place of "If I had as many nickels as he had, I'd be giving more of them to Houston."
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Good on you @Happy HikerHiker! (Sorry, my phone insists on keeping the second hiker.) You've got an uphill climb for sure, but we're pulling for ya!
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Before marriage, do not do anything to arouse the powerful emotions that must be expressed only in marriage....Do not allow anyone to do that with you. Do not arouse those emotions in your own body.
That's straight out of For the Strength of Youth.
Council with the Lord and His stewards over you (priesthood leaders) on the best way for you to stop this behavior. Clear your browser history and take anything remotely pornographic to the nearest trash receptacle, and then take them to the nearest dumpster. Don't even wait for garbage day. These are your weapons of rebellion. Bury them deep, my friend. (Alma 23 and 24)
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I just shared a video with my YW yesterday from a Face to Face with Elder and Sister Bednar. It's in the YW "Come Follow Me" manual under the "Why is Temple Marriage Important?" outline. (In case I don't make it back with a decent link for you.) One of the things that he mentions is that "love" is both a noun and a verb. Often, the verb must come before the noun (feeling). Find it and watch it, maybe with your wife. Maybe share your thoughts about it with her.
Here is the lesson outline with the video. It's labeled video just above the "Share Experiences" section.
Best wishes.
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On August 27, 2017 at 5:57 PM, zil said:
I'm thinking this could lead to "Singles Night at the Temple" - where you get set up on the equivalent of a blind date... Might want to double check that the sealing you're about to, um, engage in is proxy work...
True story: when I was 29 and working in the temple, there was a guy from my YSA award who switched shifts from Friday night to Saturday morning (one of my shifts) due to a change in his work schedule. The first shift he was there, we both know need up being assigned as patrons in a sealing session. The sealer was his father. For some reason, it's way less awkward feeling for me to be proxy sealed to some guy I've never met before who is at least 40 years my senior than someone from my YSA ward while his dad is the sealer.
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I went through a patch where the only day I felt lonely was on Sunday. I realized that was because I was working or otherwise out in the community the other six days of the week. Could be that these feelings you're having are just below the surface the other days, but Sunday is a day you feel free to take your hat off, so to speak. I'm guessing you try to keep it holy by turning down the worldly volume, and this may be why it seems to be happening on Sunday. During that half hour "me time" that Gator mentioned, try to thoughtfully explore things in your life that do or have brought you joy. Journaling may be a good way to understand the differences between your attitude on Sunday versus other days.
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On August 25, 2017 at 10:49 PM, pam said:
I thought about that myself because some of the issues that some ward members have are meant to be kept between the Bishop, RS President and perhaps the home teachers. Not to be discussed with the entire body of RS sisters. I would be mortified if something like say my financial status or lack of was openly discussed.
Received some clarification on this in branch council. Basically, ideally, they will be topic based councils. For instance, we have a lot of homes where only one parent is an active member, so we may council on helping those (generic) in that situation remain faithful. Also, the new teaching format will require some adaptation of teaching methods, so one meeting may be a discussion on how to do that. I imagine these meetings will be similar to the adult meetings during ward/brand conference, if that helps with a frame of reference.
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5 hours ago, Just_A_Guy said:
Only ever happened to me once, in downtown Provo, with Just_A_Girl at a completely deserted intersection. After about 5-6 minutes I exited the vehicle and ran over to the sidewalk to push the "walk" button in the appropriate direction.
I've done that multiple times. In my previous neighborhood, there were two traffic signals that were not very favorable to cars leaving the neighborhood. I've also manipulated lights and green arrows by intentionally stopping a car length behind the white line and creeping towards it to make sure I trip the wire. It's almost like a game for me.
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2 minutes ago, eddified said:
Sorry didn't read all of the posts. Is Brother V by any chance the ward mission leader?
Primary teacher.
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Does anyone know how to make a video from lds.org available offline?
I tried the "download" option, but it basically made the webpage an icon on my iPad's home screen and was not available when I turned my wifi off. (A test I always do if I'm planning to show someone a video.) The missionaries showed me a video tonight, challenged me to show it to someone, and my thought is to show it to my divorced parents and half sister when we help my dad move into his new home on Wednesday (my birthday, for story's sake). But he obviously won't have Internet...
...you know what? Type-thinking all of this out, my mom will probably have wifi at her hotel and we can watch it there either before or after dinner.
But any information on making lds.org videos available offline would probably still be useful at a later date.
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5 hours ago, mirkwood said:
People should just be the best version of themselves all the time.
There. I fixed it.
Personally, I'm really susceptible to mimicking the behavior and attitude of anyone I'm spending time with, which is why I've become more particular about who I spend time with as I grow older.
- my two cents, Sunday21, SilentOne and 1 other
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6 hours ago, mirkwood said:
It's A Wonderful Life,
Oh, my, yes! I love watching that movie even when it's not Christmas!
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7 hours ago, Vort said:
Every Priesthood holder belongs to a quorum, by right of his Priesthood ordination. So you would think that a rebaptized apostle would necessarily return to the Quorum of Twelve and a rebaptized seventy would necessarily return to the Quorum of Seventy. But I doubt this is the case. Being a General Authority is a calling, not an ordination.
Thank you. I find this explanation satisfies my curiosity.
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I was thinking about this last night, and I have a question. Nothing I'm going to get hung up about, just curious.
When someone is rebaptized, they have their full blessings restored to them. If an elder is rebaptized, he doesn't have to be reordained as a deacon, teacher, then priest again. Since being a member of the Seventy is an office and a calling (in my mind; I could be wrong about that), if he is rebaptized and welcomed back to the Church, would he be back in a quorum of the Seventy, would he be given emeritus status, or something else?
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I agree with Stranger Than Fiction. I love seeing Will Ferrell in a serious role. Dan in Real Life helped me appreciate Steve Carrell in the same way.
Mona Lisa Smile has a good bit to say about feminism. (Liberal art history teacher at Wellesley women's college in the 1950s)
Corrina, Corrina manages to address grief and racial tensions using cuteness.
Leverage and Firefly are TV series that explore various relationships (platonic, familial, and romantic), similar to Parks & Rec.
American Pickers is edutainment at its finest. Their passion for antiques is contagious.
If you want to fully appreciate a conversation with me in person, I recommend being very familiar with The Princess Bride, Psych, and Firefly (and it's accompanying movie Serenity).
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One reason I didn't attend a "church school" for college was because I was nervous about culture shock. I was so used to being so different from others that I didn't know how to be part of the majority. Personally, I like being around people of cultures different than mine. That's why I try to keep a balance between LDS and non-LDS friends.
Another motivation for me to be around and act differently around nonmembers is because it keeps me accountable. 95% of the time I'm around nonmembers, I'm the only one. In a lot of cases, I'm likely the only Mormon they know. This motivates me to leave a good impression on them.
- classylady and Sunday21
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1 hour ago, Jane_Doe said:
I don't think so. We've had lots of "local needs" lessons before, they're opportunities to discuss things on people's minds locally. Sometimes they're lessons on broad topics we need reminded on like "how to better love my neighbor", other times I've seen pointed "we need to talk about teaching youth the importance of LoC, particularly the dangers of sexting". I've even had lessons on "this is how you pack and move self-sufficiently!" (it's like I live in a college ward...)
I had similar concerns, and this calms them.
Curious as to how involve members with a 3rd hour calling. Right now, I can read/study the week's lesson and still feel like I'm part of RS. Hopefully the insert will be made available electronically. This new method will also require much more personal effort on the part of the teachers: no more provided questions at the end of the lesson!
Truthfully, I'm a little bummed that RS and PH may have different lessons each week. It helped established a sense of unity for me knowing that the men and women in my ward/branch were being taught from the same message every week.
"The Other Way Round" - song from c.1972 - Driving me nuts!
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Posted · Edited by seashmore
That got this song from 1969 stuck in my head. Likely not the one you're looking for, though.
Update: someone asked a similar question here and got "Round and Round" by Panama Limited Jug Band as their final answer, although others were mentioned. Again, I doubt that's what you're looking for. I've just been searching using "round and round" since that was the prominent part.