scottyg

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  1. After years and years of banking money, these companies can afford to show their true colors and push "the message" over profits. The adversary doesn't really need any more money...he as as much as he needs to further his mission. Same thing in hollywood - all they need to do is have 2-3 big hit movies each year, and affords them the breathing room to have a bunch of garbage films that appease the hokey pokey wokies. Sadly, comics and other forms of sci-fi are not what they were when I was a kid...and that wasn't very long ago.
  2. It's hard to clean much from one sentence, but do you believe God designed these types of cats to be indoor animals only? Ours have never shown any desire to come inside. They only meow at the door morning and evening for food if they didn't catch any themselves. Should I force them to come in and be uncomfortable? What about all types of animals you see on a farm...am I under condemnation for having my chickens penned up? Anyone who has a horse or cattle needs to let them go and run free I guess. Can kids no longer have pet goldfish or ant farms? Your statement also seems to imply that you are opposed to zoo's as well.
  3. Believe it or not I knew a man who had a pet skunk. His house didn't smell bad since skunks only spray in self-defense...but I wouldn't take that risk.
  4. Out of curiosity, why cruel? Do you feel any kind of animal should be left outside?
  5. I have never met anyone who had a problem with cats being out at night. Ours have never once slept indoors. I might hear one or two cat-fights each summer, but they all do a pretty good job marking their territory and steering clear of confrontation. Never had anyone be bothered by someone else's cat and never had any animals harmed by them either. They do get a lot of fun out of chasing chickens around though, and one of ours loves to sleep in their nesting boxes. Ours do a great job of catching starlings and mice, and our neighbors without cats appreciate that as they stopped having mice too once we got cats.
  6. The church leadership needs to open their eyes, and realize they need to be more actively involved with all 3 universities. Those they trusted to be in charge of them have proven time and time again that they are putting their own foolish desires and activism over the gospel. In their defense, it's hard to know who you can trust. Just because someone is a member of the church doesn't mean they want to see it succeed.
  7. Elder Uchtdorf only has 2 children, and Elder Renlund only has 1. Many sisters have also served as general officers and have never been married.
  8. The main talk I used as part of my lesson today that I find applicable to this topic. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2013/04/lord-i-believe?lang=eng
  9. Yep. It would be hard to have built up a nice retirement savings, and to have your golden years all planned out...only to be asked to give it all up for full-time church service until the day you die.
  10. Where did it say he was "released" from anything? The statement simply said he is excused from meetings and assignments while he recovers. This happens all the time as the GA's have surgery, family issues, or slow down from advanced age. The only reason a formal announcement was made in this case was because he had several public appearances already planned over the next few months that had previously been announced to the media. In normal cases, we don't hear about their health, and public assignments like speaking at a university commencement, or spiritual ones like dedicating a temple just aren't made.
  11. Sometimes it is more than satire...perhaps they have a crystal ball. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/entertainment/satire-reality-nearly-100-babylon-bee-joke-stories-come-true.amp
  12. Here is a link to the recently discovered information. https://babylonbee.com/news/testicular-injuries-skyrocketing-among-women-athletes How can they not know what is causing this? You're an MD...does your in-depth medical training lead you to any possible conclusions as to why this terrible spike in injuries amongst athletes is occurring? What's worse is that this comes out during women's history month. It's just terrible that we aren't helping our women athletes more...
  13. Our ward boundary changed about 3 years ago to include a large senior living community. Our primary went from 50-60 kids to about 20 kids now...if everyone comes. Both our YM and YW combined have 16 kids, 10 YM and 6 YW...and not all are active. When it comes to active Melchizedek priesthood holders that have a family and own their own home, I am one of two in his 30's, and there are only 5 in their 40's. There are 3 other young couples/singles with small kids, but they all live at home with their parents. Over 85% of our priesthood brethren are over the age of 50, and 2/3 are over age 60. Same goes for relief society, we have less than 10 sisters under age 50 in our ward. Within the next 10 years our ward boundaries will have to be changed as we will not have enough members physically able to serve in a ward. In 6 years we will only have 3 kids primary age. In 15 years 50% of our ward could be dead...and they will be replaced with more seniors.
  14. Hopefully a national divorce doesn't happen as it did with the Nephites and Lamanites in 4 Nephi, but the sifting will continue, and sides will be taken. Very soon the days will be gone when folks could get by just sitting on the sidelines.
  15. I truly fear that in the coming years we will have a "boy who cried wolf" situation, and for those who read scripture, it will likely align with more financial crises, as well as wars of various kinds. Things are going to get bad, and we need to prepare our households in more ways than one.
  16. They definitely were a very liberal "woke" bank, and didn't pick good commodities, but they also invested way too much money in long-term bonds. Only an idiot buys bonds when interest rates are at or near zero...because interest rates have nowhere to go but up, which means the bonds will be worth less. Your average local bank that doesn't deal with large hedge funds and the ultra wealthy does have between 30-40% of funds available in fairly liquid forms. Still not enough to cover everyone if a rush was to occur, but better than 10%. Silicon Valley Bank didn't have many average Joe customers, but hopefully the few they did have will be covered by insurance. Those millionaires who were knowingly playing with risky investments get what they deserve...which is unfortunately a part of playing that kind of risky game. Also, putting your money into a woke corporation that hires executives based off of gender, sexual preference, and skin color rather than knowledge, experience and education is foolish. Even though hindsight is 20/20, they really didn't plan well at all, and some of the info that is leaking out about them is embarrassing.
  17. Our local Asian market has ramen up almost 40%, and almost doubled the price of their sauces and citrus juices like Yuzu. And don't get me started on the price increase of Mochi and Almond Cookies.
  18. She says she didn't, and was actually happy at the thought of never being pregnant again. Never had nausea or odd food cravings, but also had very little energy while pregnant alongside terrible back pain and uterine cramps. When she got pregnant again she was actually quite depressed for several weeks.
  19. This is true. Sometimes we only receive blessings if we ask for them. And such things can over time have great impacts, and change the course of our lives. God knows what would happen either way, but we get to choose. Perhaps something occurred in the space of a few years that changed the course of our family, and altered the impression that I originally had. What that would be I do not know, but I do know that God cannot lie. So if my impression was real, He would have a valid explanation as to why things turned out different...and I look forward to hearing His answer one day.
  20. I will try to find the reference, but I remember one of the Latter-day prophets saying that the next life will mirror in many ways what we are doing on earth now...but without sin holding us back we can participate in greater forms and/or levels of learning, creation, joy, etc... Agency (defined spiritually) is choosing Christ over the things of this world, and many circumstances will arise throughout our lives that will try our faith in various ways. Staying true to the Lord will ultimately bring the best possible blessings for us and our families.
  21. “No longer certain that one ever does win a war, I am. For in fighting the battles, the bloodshed, already lost we have.” Yoda
  22. How do you do family travel / vacations? Do you have a 15 passenger van, or drive 2 separate vehicles?
  23. All great responses so far, one of which I had not thought of. Thank you for your insights.