Jeremy A

KBYU started out life as a PBS station, but in time the college officials (et al) began adding more college-related and church-related content until finally it really didn't resemble a traditional PBS station anymore. That's when the break happened, with KBYU dropping the PBS affiliation, becoming independent, and focusing on its eclectic mix of family, BYU, and religious programming. And since it was independent, it was no longer confined to broadcasting just in Utah, allowing it to broadcast across the United States in a way that KSL-TV couldn't. Thus, it's become a major source for church programming, including Conference. 

You can please all of the people some of the time, or some of the people all of the time.  But with a little extra effort you can offend all of the people all of the time!

But with a little effort, you can make shows that will offend everyone!

I stopped using the okay symbol, because I thought it meant ...hole. My memory may be fuzzy, but I learned it from "Mr. Holland's Opus." I do remember, however, that the angle was different. (An angel has nothing to do with this.) Okay, I'm not remembering it right, and I don't want to look it up. Regardless, I stopped using it.

I've only read the first page of replies, but I thought I would comment on musicals:
I'm not sure what my favorite is, but I enjoy Phantom, Les Mis, Sound of Music, Oliver!, Evita, and Annie. I can't think of any others at this moment. I really enjoy Phantom, Les Mis, Sound of Music, and Oliver! I want to say my mom started me with musicals, but I've seen musicals my entire life. My mom did, however, introduce Les Mis to me. It was one musical where all the songs were good with only one standing out: "Master of the House."
With Phantom, the title song stood out. I didn't like the movie version, because they cut the main musical number short. That song is the best part of the play, and they cut its length. I couldn't get into it. The Les Mis movie is great. For that one, they sang live, so the soundtrack had all the background noises. Brief spoiler ahead: I'm glad they took out the back-breaking sound in the soundtrack. It made that scene more intense and more painful. The end credits music wasn't in the soundtrack, however.
"Sound of Music" is an interesting one, especially "Sixteen Going on Seventeen." Things are much different regarding the roles of men and women. It's also difficult to pick a favorite song. I'm reminded of "Wind It Up" by Gwen Stefani, and she samples music from "The Lonely Goatherd." I digress.
I don't know what to say about Oliver! One thing I noticed is that "Who Will Buy?" is longer in the movie, and they never released a full soundtrack version of that song. There are some extended bits in that sequence that I'm glad isn't in the soundtrack. There's an extended release of "The Sound of Music" that I got as soon as I saw it available. I don't know if there's an extended release of the original "Annie," but there are many more movies that have extended releases. That list is off-topic.
Oh, Annie is interesting. For some reason I don't remember, I hated "Tomorrow" when I first heard it in second grade. Of course, when I said I hated it at school, people would sing the song more. However, there are two songs that I don't like from the movie, and I deleted them. I forget the titles, but I believe one was "Little Girls," the one sung by the scammy orphanage leader, Miss Hannigan. I definitely don't remember the other title, but it was the song when Miss Hannigan and the other two conceive of kidnapping Annie to collect a ransom. I saw the movie briefly and saw the ending to "Little Girls" and realized how much I hated the song and that I forgot I deleted it.
My wife got me interested in Evita. How Madonna got cast as Evita is something of a mystery, although she lost a lot of weight for that role. The only song that stands out is "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina," one that Donna Summer covered. I haven't seen the movie in full, however. She also likes Chicago, and I haven't heard the soundtrack or seen the movie all the way through yet. I do remember not liking the Queen Latifah version of "He Had It Coming," but I believe I changed my mind.
My mom enjoys "Fiddler on the Roof" and "West Side Story," but I haven't heard the soundtrack or seen the full movie before. I didn't get into them as much as others. The only Rogers and Hammerstein musical I like is "The Sound of Music." I haven't really seen the others.
Oh, that reminds me of Judy Garland. I just can't get into liking her music. I actually feel sorry for her, because the studio overworked her to the point of exhaustion and blamed her for the exhaustion. All she wanted to do was entertain people, but other people made that difficult for her. Her most famous song, I would guess, is "Over the Rainbow" from "Wizard of Oz." I've heard many cover versions, including one by Sowelu from Japan. It's a great dance version, but I don't have the soundtrack to "Wizard of Oz." I haven't really wanted to get it, either.
Finally, I'll talk about Shirley Temple. My favorite movie of hers was "Heidi." It's not a musical, but my mom and my sister loved her other movies. I believe her most famous song is "Good Ship Lollipop." I haven't watched any of her other movies all the way through, but I sure loved her version of "Heidi."

I've only read the first page of replies, but I thought I would comment on musicals:
I'm not sure what my favorite is, but I enjoy Phantom, Les Mis, Sound of Music, Oliver!, Evita, and Annie. I can't think of any others at this moment. I really enjoy Phantom, Les Mis, Sound of Music, and Oliver! I want to say my mom started me with musicals, but I've seen musicals my entire life. My mom did, however, introduce Les Mis to me. It was one musical where all the songs were good with only one standing out: "Master of the House."
With Phantom, the title song stood out. I didn't like the movie version, because they cut the main musical number short. That song is the best part of the play, and they cut its length. I couldn't get into it. The Les Mis movie is great. For that one, they sang live, so the soundtrack had all the background noises. Brief spoiler ahead: I'm glad they took out the back-breaking sound in the soundtrack. It made that scene more intense and more painful. The end credits music wasn't in the soundtrack, however.
"Sound of Music" is an interesting one, especially "Sixteen Going on Seventeen." Things are much different regarding the roles of men and women. It's also difficult to pick a favorite song. I'm reminded of "Wind It Up" by Gwen Stefani, and she samples music from "The Lonely Goatherd." I digress.
I don't know what to say about Oliver! One thing I noticed is that "Who Will Buy?" is longer in the movie, and they never released a full soundtrack version of that song. There are some extended bits in that sequence that I'm glad isn't in the soundtrack. There's an extended release of "The Sound of Music" that I got as soon as I saw it available. I don't know if there's an extended release of the original "Annie," but there are many more movies that have extended releases. That list is off-topic.
Oh, Annie is interesting. For some reason I don't remember, I hated "Tomorrow" when I first heard it in second grade. Of course, when I said I hated it at school, people would sing the song more. However, there are two songs that I don't like from the movie, and I deleted them. I forget the titles, but I believe one was "Little Girls," the one sung by the scammy orphanage leader, Miss Hannigan. I definitely don't remember the other title, but it was the song when Miss Hannigan and the other two conceive of kidnapping Annie to collect a ransom. I saw the movie briefly and saw the ending to "Little Girls" and realized how much I hated the song and that I forgot I deleted it.
My wife got me interested in Evita. How Madonna got cast as Evita is something of a mystery, although she lost a lot of weight for that role. The only song that stands out is "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina," one that Donna Summer covered. I haven't seen the movie in full, however. She also likes Chicago, and I haven't heard the soundtrack or seen the movie all the way through yet. I do remember not liking the Queen Latifah version of "He Had It Coming," but I believe I changed my mind.
My mom enjoys "Fiddler on the Roof" and "West Side Story," but I haven't heard the soundtrack or seen the full movie before. I didn't get into them as much as others. The only Rogers and Hammerstein musical I like is "The Sound of Music." I haven't really seen the others.
Oh, that reminds me of Judy Garland. I just can't get into liking her music. I actually feel sorry for her, because the studio overworked her to the point of exhaustion and blamed her for the exhaustion. All she wanted to do was entertain people, but other people made that difficult for her. Her most famous song, I would guess, is "Over the Rainbow" from "Wizard of Oz." I've heard many cover versions, including one by Sowelu from Japan. It's a great dance version, but I don't have the soundtrack to "Wizard of Oz." I haven't really wanted to get it, either.
Finally, I'll talk about Shirley Temple. My favorite movie of hers was "Heidi." It's not a musical, but my mom and my sister loved her other movies. I believe her most famous song is "Good Ship Lollipop." I haven't watched any of her other movies all the way through, but I sure loved her version of "Heidi."

It has been a while since I tried a game of LDS Trivia and Puzzles, so this weekend is the time: tonight, which is Friday, between 6:30 PM and 8:00 PM; tomorrow all day from 10 AM to 7 PM; and Sunday from 1:30 PM to 7:30 PM. All times are Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). For those outside North America, compare your time zone with Seattle, Washington. There will only be one session this weekend, so I'll post again when a session completes. The game is on DALnet in channel #lds_trivia. Please see the website for more information on how to get to the game.   I don't believe I have anybody signed up for the notify list or newsletter at the time of writing this, so I'm going to post three random questions here. Rack your brains to get the answers but do not send me the answers until prompted in the channel when the game starts. I will post the answers in the newsletter after a game,. Good luck. See you there.   Book of Mormon: True or false? A man tries to take revenge on Ammon for killing his brother during Ammon's defending of king Lamoni's flocks. As the guy lifted his sword to kill Ammon while on the floor, the guy dropped dead instantly. Old Testament: According to the Bible Dictionary, the book of Judges gives a history of how many judges? Old Testament: "And shall (blank) and not be weary, and shall walk and not faint." A) Walk, B) run, C) stand, or D) jog?

Not much. It's pretty light.

@person0 Minor thought.
I read the quote you posted multiple times, being frustrated by it each time I read it. Each time, I failed to read it as the following:
"Things that do not command universal support. Examples":
- Abolishing the police (do not support)
- Seriously reducing their (police) effectiveness (do not support)
- Changing our constitutional government (do no support)

Embrace BLM? People have lost their freakin minds.
BLM fights for racial equality by looting small businesses.

BLM fights for racial equality by stealing TVs.

BLM fights for racial equality by trashing their own cities.

BLM & "LDS?" members who support BLM, the movement, can go suck eggs.

Then we must all educate them as best we can. Pres Oaks was referring to the slogan/statement "black lives matter". People need to know that the phrase and the BLM movement are two different things. BLM only cares about self-aggrandizement through destruction...they don't give a rat's patootie about actual black lives...or anyone's life for that matter. If they did, they would be protesting the countless black on black deaths we see in Chicago every day.

There was nothing in Pres. Oaks talk that was controversial or confusing. Folks (and especially our kids) need to realize and remember that black lives do matter, (everyone's life matters and is important) but the organization that calls themselves "black lives matter" is not actually associated with that phrase, and could actually care less about the prosperity of black america. Their organization is all about destroying our country as we know it at any cost, and lifting themselves up through theft and violence. They, along with may rioters we see in places like Seattle - aka CHAZ, are today's version of the Gadianton Robbers - lazy, evil, destructive, and disgusting people. Black Lives Matter, but Black Lives Matter as a phrase and black lives matter the organization are two completely different things. The actions and messages of the latter are far away from love, tolerance, and acceptance. This group is exhibit A of a wolf in sheep's clothing.

The part I’ve bolded, is the part that caught my attention.
How many girls have you had “kissing sessions” with?
Of those girls, how many of the relationships turned out to be “secure”?
Answer:  unless you are now married, the answer is zero.  You didn’t have a secure relationship with any of those girls.  If you had, the relationship wouldn’t have ended.
So now, you’ve got a bunch of failed relationships where either you, the girl involved—or both of you—thought it was serious and committed, and it really wasn’t.  And so the breakup becomes, not an amicable parting of two good people who on further investigation simply turned out to be incompatible; but a betrayal, a reminder of unmet expectations and unkept promises.  All of that leaves a mark, psychologically and spiritually.  It impacts the way we bond, and the quality of future relationships. 
God doesn’t want us to play around with people’s emotions like that just for the sake of a cheap semi-sexual thrill.  And we aren’t really doing ourselves any favors with that kind of thing, either.
I’m not saying we should never kiss anyone we don’t plan to marry.  But I am suggesting that physicality cannot be cavalierly transactionalized without, to some degree, stunting our ability to form and enjoy and maintain meaningful relationships in the future.  Fully restoring that ability—viz, repentance—is not an easy or a pleasant or a short process.

Paid off our car a few months ago 🤘 also saved up enough money to buy a minivan with cash. Time to have a 3rd baby!

We paid off our car today.  No more car payments!  Yippy!  There is only about 59,000 miles on the odometer presently as well.

Brigham Young once observed that any woman can spoon money out the kitchen window faster than any man can shovel it in the front door.
Your accomplishments are not that of one but of two.  It seem to be more and more difficult in this world to get two to work together long enough to accomplish anything close to what the both of you have accomplished.  My father told me that there are two things most people will look you in the eye and lie about.  #1. Is how well they manage their money and #2 Is how well they get along with their spouse.  What I did not realize at the time was how much the two are related to each other.
 
The Traveler

It will be next year that my wife and I will have been married for twenty years.  Hopefully our marriage sealing will be sealed by the Holy Spirit in the next life if we continue faithful to life eternal.
We also now have just reached one full gross year of income saved for in our emergency fund and retirement combined.
Please share any milestones or goals reached if you wish.

I don't have Netflix, so I'm not supporting this already.  They don't need to worry about me cancelling...because I don't have them in the first place.  I can see why the movie is offensive just from the picture they posted (poster, or whatever it is) that one can see from a quick google.
I looked up this movie and it seems to have dual messages...and I can see why it won awards.
It seems to pertain to the conflict between religious values of the Islamic faith verses the ideas of modern society and their influences when they crash together within an individual who is part of both worlds.  The confluence between someone who comes from a deeply rooted faith which has some morals which society finds repugnant compared to an activity or involvement in such activity that the religious society finds repugnant.  It is taking the two opposites and exploring what the individual will do or feel during their journey between the two.
Perhaps, in this instance, the age range they chose to use was too young.  It may be more acceptable (to some, for the very religious, probably not) if the young person involved was 18 or older.
The IRONY in this is that dance studios and modern dance classes are VERY POPULAR today in the United States.  People seem to be upset somewhat about this documentary, but have turned a blind eye to the fact that this is happening in almost every city in the US today on a MASSIVE scale.  If they are upset about this documentary (and I can actually see very well why this documentary IS disturbing, though I have not gone out of my way to see any advertising for it, the poster that was shown via google was enough to make me not want to try to find out anything else about the actual film) they should be even more scandalized and angry at what is going on in modern dance teaching with kids as young as 3 or 4 (some cases younger).
In some places, unless you have taken gymnastics and this modern dance training, it is impossible to get into Cheerleading, and cheerleading itself has some aspects related to all of this.  Cheerleaders are found in almost every School from Jr. High on up, sometimes younger.  It's not just this documentary.  This documentary is merely a symptom of a larger and more serious problem that's going on all around us. 
Nevertheless, I don't have a Netflix account and do not plan on having one, so my voice on the matter is probably inconsequential in regards to their decisions.   

I'm reminded of Paul and Linda McCartney's "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey." "Uncle Albert" makes some sense, but "Admiral Halsey" doesn't, and I love it.
There's a scene in "Mr. Holland's Opus" where Richard Dreyfus' character talks about music and plays "Louie, Louie." I'm not sure which version. "Take these guys, for example. They can't sing, they play the same three notes over and over, . . . and I love it!" I believe he's talking about enjoying music when a student had trouble hitting one note.
I could go on with a few more examples, some of which question their appropriateness, and others are misunderstood, which is a different topic.

Soon after POTUS recommended public gatherings of 10 or less our church made the call to discontinue main services. We still have prayer meetings, since they are small in number. Our service was live-streamed today, and it was a strange, but blessed experience for my family to watch along with over 100 others, as the worship team sang and pastor preached.  Pastor, our youth pastor, our children's pastor, and yours truly all posted  Bible studies on the Facebook page as well. One thing I noticed is that without a congregation to respond, my usual 40 minutes was nearly halved.
Here's my sample:
https://www.facebook.com/111591192213576/videos/617068422179887/
 

Satan has a lot of control in Hollywood so many movies are going to have pornography and other material that is offensive to the LORD in them.  I am pretty particular to what I watch.  Movie ratings are not to be trusted in my opinion.  I read other websites that give me reviews of movies and of what material is in a film and go from there with judgment on whether or not something is worth watching.

I believe this is naive, and perhaps simply ignoring the issue.
The Spirit is not magic. It can warn you from evil, certainly. But if you put yourself in a position to experience evil and then expect the Spirit to warn you, "Look out, this is bad!", that is ridiculous. The idea that I'm going to start watching a porn flick (or R-rated movie) and then wait in sensitive expectation to hear the still small voice of the Spirit whisper gently to me me that something bad is coming up strikes me as beyond absurd.
Why are movies rated R in the US? Is it because they're just so, you know, good? "This movie is of such exceptional dramatic quality that we feel compelled to give it an R rating." Nonsense. Movies are rated R for nudity, sex, violence, and/or foul language. The very fact that a movie contained enough of (at least) one of these to merit an R rating is proof enough on its face that the movie can be safely avoided.
Funny how Nephi never needed to watch Saving Private Ryan to gain his exaltation. Gives me a sneaking suspicion that neither do we.

This is sudden with not much notice, but I want to have a game of LDS Trivia and Puzzles either tonight or tomorrow night at the usual time of 6 PM Pacific, 9 PM Eastern. The game takes place at the same location: DALnet on IRC in #lds_trivia channel. More information is on the website. I successfully moved references to the software. Unfortunately, the way it makes the HTML doesn't have the desired effect. Oh, well. Anyway, I also updated the sources in the answers themselves. I want to make it as easy as possible for people to find and even verify answers. It's also there if players want to study more about various topics.

I look at it more as "consequences".  There are eternal truths, just like there are mortal truths.   If you follow Christ as a mortal, you progress to exaltation. If you don't, you won't.  If you eat healthy and exercise as a child, you grow stronger and faster, if you don't eat and drink, you die.   
It's just actions and results.  He's given us the answers.

NONE.
The Great Apostasy is a matter of faith in the same manner that the Restoration of the Authority on Joseph Smith is a matter of faith.  
No evidence is sufficient to prove that the Apostolic Authority of Peter, who is considered the first bishop of Rome, did not get passed to Bishop Linus, the next Bishop of Rome (the 2nd Catholic Pope after Peter).  Just as there is no evidence sufficient to prove that the Apostolic Authority of Peter was passed to Joseph Smith.
All this is a matter of faith.
Any attempt at evidence-pointing beyond that is simply... Catholic-bashing.  The Catholics have a ~2,000 year history.  It has survived for that long.  The LDS Church has a ~200 year history.  Anti-Mormons have plenty of LDS history material to bash LDS with in just 200 years worth of cultural history, the majority of which is anchored in the USA.  You will have to multiply that by 10, and add the stage of the formation of the entire European continent and the drastic changes in prevalent culture for 20 centuries to match the resources anti-Catholics can use against the Catholics.
This is what I always tell everybody - you can't convince people of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon and the authority of the LDS Church by showing how the other Christians are wrong.  This is the way of the Atheist which is fruitless.  The only way you can convince people of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon and the authority of the LDS Church is by showing how the Book of Mormon and the LDS Church is true on its own merit.
I know this sounds like I'm raining on your parade.  This is not my intent.  I'm simply stating my opinion as a faithful LDS converted from Catholicism.