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@zil don’t worry I’m not going to like any new or previous existing posts of yours till 8PM tonight.

And a big prize it is!

Haha yes. But don’t give my strategy away, @zil

Something I think about quite often is how I can provide the greatest service and value to others. What do I need to do to really make a meaningful difference in someone else’s life? Does mowing my neighbor’s grass one time do the job? What about spending that one day at the food bank to help pack food for the homeless? What about befriending an investigator of the church up until the point they stop coming to church and no longer show signs of progress towards baptism? I believe more often than not, achieving true meaningful difference in someone’s life requires serving them over a long period of time. Service that requires putting their priorities above your own to let them know you genuinely care and love them. An answer I like to making a meaningful difference is to begin with charity. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. One of my favorite examples of charity is illustrated through Ammon and his interaction with the Lamanites and King Lamoni. Ammon didn’t come charging out of the gates inviting King Lamoni and his people to learn about his religion. He first got to know them. He first served them without asking for anything in return. He selflessly promoted someone else’s agenda, and never made it about him. Ammon’s converting of King Lamoni and the Lamanite people wasn’t quick and easy. He served day in and day out for a long period of time performing menial and mundane tasks while receiving little recognition doing it. But over time he became known as a good steward in the position he was assigned, and was trusted, respected, and even revered by the Lamanites after having cut off the arms of the thieves. The quote comes to mind that people don’t really care how much you know until they know how much you care. Ammon did such a great job setting an example about caring for others. One of the challenges I see we face in the modern world today is how quick everything moves. Technology really has changed us. People don’t slow down as much as they used to and we tend to busy ourselves more easily with technology like smartphones. We want instant results and immediate payback for our invested time. Everything seems to be changing to instant gratification. How many of us are slowing down our lives so we can have opportunities like Ammon did to truly make a meaningful differences in the lives of others? This forum is a good place to start to try and make a difference. But interacting behind the curtain of anonymity with other internet users has its limitations. It’s largely impersonal, albeit it’s a positive community. If we all took the plunge like Ammon did and became full-time missionaries I’m sure more opportunities to make meaningful differences would pop up. But balancing our 40-50 hour work weeks on top of everything else is tricky. I for one would like to manage my time better and my approach to making a positive difference in the lives of others.

Dang. Ok. Thanks for the heads up. Vacation?

Lol. It’s just for fun. Similar to the recognition that has already existed on this website for quite some time that spotlights whoever gets the most likes in a day. I would be really surprised if that many people actually post purely out of motivation to get likes. Most people on here seem to be sincere with what they post and are simply sharing their honest perspective regardless of how it will be received. At least I can say that’s what I do! And it seems most posters on here are grown adults who wouldn’t let their likes reputation phase them... I would think! Lol. It’s funny to think of a grown adult taking their likes seriously on some Mormon religious forum website. If so, maybe they really miss their glory days back in high school and are still trying to live the dream here. @JohnsonJones don’t worry you don’t need to dust off and start wearing that sweet looking, Fonzie-leather jacket you had back in the day. Continue posting in the PJ’s it’s all good brother

Side note here: I have a friend back in Texas who actual got 1st place playing Fan Duel fantasy football 3-4 years ago. 1st place no joke. He was 1 out of 600,000 people playing that week. He won $500,000.00. He sent me this pic once they did the wire to his bank account. I was actually more surprised he only had $395.01 in his checking and savings prior to winning the prize than him actually winning the prize.

Umm, if you’re the cheerleader type, sure... Or if you’d like to play, feel free to pick 5.

Jane Doe Vort Grunt Zil Carborendum

FANTASY-FOOTBALL THIRD HOUR will begin tomorrow, 11/25/18, around 8 PM MST. Anyone who wants to participate will pick the 5 users they believe will get the highest combined amount of likes (which for simplicity includes any emoji reaction to a post). Fantasy-Football Third Hour will run from 11/25/18 8 PM MST to 12/9/18 8 PM MST. You can lock in your picks by posting on the new thread I created here before the starting time tomorrow, 11/25/18 8 PM MST. Goodluck!

For easy reference. Results are as of 11/23/2018.

FANTASY-FOOTBALL THIRD HOUR Overview: Anyone who wants to participate will pick the 5 users they believe will get the highest combined amount of likes (which for simplicity includes any emoji reaction to a post). Time: FANTASY-FOOTBALL THIRD HOUR will run for a 2-week period. Begins: 11/25/18 8 PM MST Ends: 12/9/18 8 PM MST Rules: Those wanting to participate will need to lock in their votes prior to the starting time by replying with which 5 users they pick. Editing your post after the starting time of 11/25/18 8 PM MST will disqualify your selections. You cannot select the exact same 5 users that someone else has already selected. You can copy up to 4 of their picks, but you can't select the exact same 5 as anyone else who has already chosen before you. Note: I will be tallying the likes of any users that are selected in the draft, so even if I missed someone on the Likes to Post Ratio thread that you want to choose, don't worry. Anyone can be selected. Here is the Likes to Posts Ratio thread as an snapshot of some users to choose from. Some of these users are not as active as others right now so keep that in mind too with your selections.

Will someone please give @zil some data to play with?

Lol. Do not fret, @pam & @Vort. Points for Fantasy-Football Third Hour will only be tallied on a prospective basis. And if it's any consolation, I like both of you at the top of my own personal list!

Reminds me of people I've met who ask me if I'm Mormon not based on anything out of the ordinary. I ask someone how's it going, and the response is, "that's nice of you to ask, are you Mormon?" Or someone you've never met says "you look like a Mormon." Just a weird thing to say. Last time I checked I don't part my hair and wear a white dress shirt with a tie everywhere I go. Not sure if this has happened anywhere else, but I'm convinced 1 out of 100 people suspect everyone in this world is Mormon.

As far as any deeper theology discussions you'd like to have, feel free to post topics on anything you might be wondering about the Mormon religion. I'm Mormon, born and raised, and even I will ask a lot of questions on here about things I don't fully understand. A lot of good people on this website who are here to help.

Well, if that's true, that's awesome. But I'd make the same request Donald Trump made to Obama. I'd have to see a birth certificate first though before believing it. Gotta remain skeptic with who you meet on the internet these days. You ever seen that show Catfish?

That's cool you have a connection to Joseph Smith. Is Joseph Smith your great-great-great-great Grandpa, or your 3rd cousin 8 times removed?

For some reason I thought you were going to say something about the Matrix the way you lead off on that one...

Lehi was given a vision from the Lord about the iron rod. Do you believe God can send us messages in our dreams? I haven't had any, but I know others who have

Oh okay. That makes more sense. God tells us to do that. Maybe I can look up the passage one sec

He did and didn't do a lot of things... Sorry, still not sure what you're getting at. Care to elaborate or just state your question in a more straightforward way so I can follow?

Are you saying you think Mormon theology has inconsistencies? If so, you're free to ask any questions you might have. A lot of good resources and discussions are on this website. Not sure what the question is here.

I thought @Vort's avatar was a personal picture of him for the first 3 months after I had joined this website . Very confusing to find out the Icelandic doe-eyed chick was a dude all along!