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What unixknight said is correct - there is no set "time limit". I know one couple who waited around 3 years for one of them to be given approval for cancellation of sealing and clearance for a new sealing...it just wasn't right at the time. But, I also know another couple who heard back in about a month or two with approval after their request. The First Presidency prays about each request, and the time can differ from member to member for various reasons, both temporal and spiritual. They also take into consideration remarks from local leaders and the reason for the cancellation...these are decisions not to be taken lightly.

An art studio in Utah?

Handbook 2 states 
 18.6.6 Burial or Cremation
Where possible, deceased members who were endowed should be buried in temple clothing. Where cultural traditions or burial practices make this inappropriate or difficult, the clothing may be folded and placed next to the body in the casket. Additional instructions on temple burial clothing and dressing the dead are provided in 7.10.2, 9.10.3...

I agree with you in principle, and the antivax groups are some of the most foolish out there. My field is healthcare, and there is not 1 study anywhere by anyone that actually links vaccinations to Autism. Not one. Some may say that they "think" there is a connection, or a connection is "plausible", but I can also say that people don't gain weight from eating too much...it's from the kind of toothpaste that they use. To me antivax is way more phony than global warming...but not near as phony as multiple genders. We can think whatever we want, but the fact remains that there is no evidence that Autism can be caused by vaccinations. And, even if it was proven in the future, the benefits of getting rid of debilitating diseases far outweigh the risks. Far left groups just want everyone to be "Au Naturale". If vaccines did cause autism then why don't more kids have it? Vaccination rates are decreasing, yet Autism is rising...to me that actually bolsters the pro-vaccination argument. "wo unto them that call evil good, and good evil..."

Ugh.  This is so not in the same concept as vaccinations.
When you refuse vaccinations the risk is not just ON YOU.  If it was, nobody would care.  You chose to die, your call.  BUT, this is not the end of the story.   The risk is the contagion staying alive in society putting people who can't get vaccinated at risk and at the same time risking the thing to mutate into a form that renders the vaccinations ineffective.
No kid has ever died because his neighbor has childhood diabetes.

I love freedom. It's what America's all about. However, ANTIVAX is not religion, it's really bad, dangerous superstition mixed with quasi-political conspiracies. The kicker is that yes, it puts our children at risk. To my thinking (chaplain's protect-religious-liberty prime directive in action) Jehovah's Witnesses are the middle ground issue. They have a sincere religious belief that blood transfusions violate the Old Testament prohibition against "consuming blood." That is a fascinating debate where this issue of individual liberty vs. public interest in protecting children match up 50/50 IMHO. ANTIVAX falls way short of the Jehovah's Witness stance. Children who are not vaccinated should be required to be homeschooled, with regular visits by social workers. This is not as draconian as it sounds, since most school districts offer online academies free of charge. The families could even be given the outdated laptops teachers turn in every so often, for new ones.

I was so busy talking to people who don't get Star Wars, I completely did not know this thread exists until you tagged me.
 
It is not about the wall not getting built.  It is the WHY the Wall did not get built.  For example, if the shutdown continues and Trump goes and declares a national emergency and builds the wall that way and the 9th circuit blocks it and the court case doesn't get resolved by 2020, Trump will still get re-elected.
If the wall did not get built because Trump decided to sign the budget without wall funding, and his explanation is... "poor government workers and medicaid recipients and national parks" he's toast.
But, this is not the end-all be-all of 2020.  If Ginsburg manages to stay in the Supreme Court through 2020, Trump will be re-elected.
 

This shows you have no idea what Star Wars is.
Star Wars is a universe.  The universe used to be controlled by George Lucas himself who approves and rejects additions to the universe.  The universe is composed of the movies, books, children's books, comics, TV shows, etc. etc.  Each and every one of these story sources integrate into each other so that you don't have a novel (Vector Prime) that has Chewie getting killed to save Anakin Solo, and then have a TV Show showing Chewie alive and well or getting killed by a Sith.  The entire universe remains consistent regardless of where the story comes from.
When Salvatorre (the author of Vector Prime) killed Chewie, he got the fandom hating on him because this was the first Chewie appearance after the original trilogy, so he basically killed any other development to Chewie's character beyond the OT in any form in the universe.  So graphic artists who wanted to create Chewie comic books have to abandon their projects.  But, it doesn't matter how bad the fandom gets mad because... Chewie is not in the list of unkillable characters in George Lucas' blueprint!
This time, with Disney... they have no blueprint as they "un-canonized" the expanded universe, so you're just left with the movies and the clone wars TV series, and EVEN THEN they cannot stay true to the character within the universe that they decided to keep!
This is not Star Wars.  This is... oh, I don't know... any other kind of movie.

Uhm... they didn't.  They lost at least $40 MILLION, if not more if you consider the unsold Christmas toys as a Disney loss and not the retailer's loss.  And Disney's revised FEC filings show that Lucasfilm dragged Disney profits down as Marvel pushes it up with the cost of the ongoing projects that has not been cancelled with a lower projection of sales.
"It's just a movie" is SMACK DAB what killed Star Wars.  People who think that are heading the production.  Sad.

Again, Solo was not what broke Star Wars.  The Last Jedi did.  There's no point in ANY Disney Star Wars movie when the universe is not Star Wars anymore.  It's like going to a Vegan Convention where the main offering is bacon.  What's the point in going?

Again.  Completely false.
No.  It's not childish.  Star Wars is not just for children.  Star Wars is a cultural phenomenon.  People "grew up with" Star Wars.  And Star Trek.  And superheroes of the Marvel Universe or DC Universe, etc. etc.  These are iconic things that are woven into a worldwide culture separate from "Western culture", "Eastern culture", "White culture", "Black culture", etc. etc.  People spend lots and lots of money and lots and lots of time invested in Star Wars - from movies, to books, to toys, to conventions to halloween costumes, etc. etc.
For example, my children were born around the Prequels.  One child is in the Rebellion (Luke), the other child is in the Empire (Vader).  And they have grown up with Luke and Vader as icons of their childhood, playing them against each other and carrying Empire and Rebel lunchboxes and wearing Empire and Rebel shoes.  And they have their own view of how the Empire is good and how the Rebel is good and how the Empire is bad and how the Rebel is bad, etc. etc.  So, for The Last Jedi to COMPLETELY CHANGE THE ESSENCE OF LUKE... that reverberates through my kids' history.  Therefore, there's no point in supporting the rest of the Star Wars offerings because it is not the same Luke that you know.   It's not the same Jedi, it's not the same universe.  None of their bickering on Empire vs. Rebel make any sense anymore in the Disney world.
I was born around the Original Trilogy.  And Luke and Leia and Han were our heroes.  The Jedi and the Sith had rules that govern their universe.  It would have been great if Disney just threw out all the old characters and made movies of completely new characters.  But to use iconic characters and make them so unheroic... well, that would be like DC making iconic Superman, an emo.  And then for somebody to just be able to wield a lightsaber without any training at all, and even not being force sensitive... well, that ruins what makes a lightsaber special.  And to be able to wield the force without training... ugh... what's the point of all those younglings Yoda had to take from their parents?  It's nothing but stupidity one right after the other.

This is completely baseless.  COMPLETELY.  So, because you displayed that you don't know Star Wars and its fandom,  it's understandable that you would like The Last Jedi very much.

Handbook 2 states 
 18.6.6 Burial or Cremation
Where possible, deceased members who were endowed should be buried in temple clothing. Where cultural traditions or burial practices make this inappropriate or difficult, the clothing may be folded and placed next to the body in the casket. Additional instructions on temple burial clothing and dressing the dead are provided in 7.10.2, 9.10.3...

I am a recent convert to the LDS faith, having been baptized in late 2016.  I came from a strong evangelical background.  It wasn't too long ago, say 15 years, that I too, in my ignorance, believed Mormons were cultist.  And yes, I was very vocal about that opinion.  But let me be clear, when I would try to reach out to my friends and associates who were/are Mormons to leave their faith it wasn't because I thought little of them (because I loved and deeply respected for  all of them), it was because I wanted to see them in heaven.  Remember, "traditional" Christian denominations have a very different outlook on the afterlife than Mormons do.  There is no second chance in the afterlife as most protestants see it.  It was out of love that I would try to witness to my Mormon friends and associates.  
But to be honest, as I said before I believed this out of ignorance.  Had I looked past doctrinal differences and saw the fruits of the spirit that most Mormons bear in abundance I wouldn't have seen a cultists, I would have seen a fellow brother or sister in Christ.
It was only after I became associated with seasoned LDS members who took the time to explain what and why our church believes certain principals that my attitude slowly began to change.  As I became more familiar with LDS doctrine my attitude evolved from Mormons are cultist to Mormons are an odd denomination to becoming a member of the church myself.  
When I began attending church at our local ward, which was five years before I became LDS, I was always treated like another brother in Christ.  When I drew outside the lines in Sunday School or Priesthood (which was often) the members of my church didn't tell me to shut up, they simply listened, thanked me for sharing, and then explained what the LDS faith believes.  They practiced the admonition of Joseph Smith when he said, "You can accomplish a lot more good by having a kind word to say about your own faith than you can by having a disparaging one to say about someone else's."  And as my knowledge and understanding grew I found that I could easily agree with 90% of what I heard at church and in General Conference.  I found that our differences weren't as many as I thought.  I found that my brothers and sisters at the Mormon church wanted the same thing that I wanted:  to see our family, and loved ones, and friends, and the guy we pass on the street to spend the rest of eternity with then with our Father in Heaven.
As Mormons we believe that certain lost principals of the Gospel were restored to the earth by our Father through the Prophet Joseph Smith.  It is not the fault of those outside our faith that they are unaware of these truths.  
I would hope that when we come across those who unaware of what we know to be true that we first remember to always treat them like another brother or sister in Christ.  That we remember the words written in II Nephi 33:10:  :And now my beloved brethren and also Jew, and all ye ends of the earth, hearken unto the words and believe in Christ;  and if ye believe not in not in these words believe in Christ;  and if ye shall believe in Christ ye will believe in these words for they are the words of Christ and he hath given them unto me and they teach all men that they shall do good."
I became a Mormon in large part because members of my ward helped me with my walk with Christ (they helped me to believe).  And as my relationship with God became stronger my desire to become a member of the LDS faith grew.  When I needed a blessing or someone to agree with me in prayer it was members of my ward who prayed with me and blessed me.  When my family was is a bad financial situation it was the church who helped us (despite only two members of our family being active members).  I could go on and on about the examples of members of my local church who looked past the fact that I wasn't a Mormon and wanted to help me become the best Christian I could be even if it meant that I might never join the Church.  
I loved and respected the Mormon church long before I became member because I saw that the love and the light of Christ shining through so many of the people of my ward. People who looked past the fact that I was operating on incomplete information and just helped me become the best Christian I could be.

Is it so hard for you to comprehend that it's not about whether / how / what the world learns of sacred things, but of whether one will obey instructions from a prophet?

Which confuses me.  Everyone knows that the most surefire way to not get called as bishop is to actively campaign to be called as bishop. Still works for me!
 

I love what Elder Holland had to say in the Liahona article, ":Making Your Life a Soul-Stirring Journey of Personal Growth."
Thanks, -Wade Englund-

We already do this at least annually for the ward Christmas breakfast / dinner (or BBQ or whatever other ward meal your ward has).  I prefer my burnt sacrifice in the form of link sausages (other sacrifices, I prefer not burnt).
 

This story ended better than most. The shooter, a 14 year old boy, was stopped by police who had been alerted by his mother, and the school he had targeted was able to lock their doors, keeping him outside long enough for the police to get there. He committed suicide after he was cornered. But this one has been more difficult to deal with for me than others. He was one of my students. I teach at an online high school, so my other students and myself were never in any danger, but my heart is breaking for his mother. I don't know if she was a good or terrible parent, but having to report to the police that your kid is heading to a school and is armed, knowing he is probably going to be severly injured or killed or may kill other innocent kids, is a situation I would not wish on my worst enemy. Thank God she reported him, it prevented a tragedy, but I can't even begin to fathom her pain, and she is in my prayers. I posted because I just needed a place to process this.

When it comes to missionary work some of us are sowers, while others are reapers. Many missionaries spend their entire missions planting seeds that they never get to see sprout, only to have another missionary come along and baptize those individuals later on. Since Samuel was never heard from again in the land it is possible that he never knew of the impact he had in the lives of others. A similar story is that of Abinadi. He may have died not knowing the true outcome of his words. Yes Alma was a great man and did many great things, but his seed was sown by Abinadi. We never know how far the ripples of our actions go.

When it comes to missionary work some of us are sowers, while others are reapers. Many missionaries spend their entire missions planting seeds that they never get to see sprout, only to have another missionary come along and baptize those individuals later on. Since Samuel was never heard from again in the land it is possible that he never knew of the impact he had in the lives of others. A similar story is that of Abinadi. He may have died not knowing the true outcome of his words. Yes Alma was a great man and did many great things, but his seed was sown by Abinadi. We never know how far the ripples of our actions go.

When it comes to missionary work some of us are sowers, while others are reapers. Many missionaries spend their entire missions planting seeds that they never get to see sprout, only to have another missionary come along and baptize those individuals later on. Since Samuel was never heard from again in the land it is possible that he never knew of the impact he had in the lives of others. A similar story is that of Abinadi. He may have died not knowing the true outcome of his words. Yes Alma was a great man and did many great things, but his seed was sown by Abinadi. We never know how far the ripples of our actions go.

Yeah... that would be... awkward.  Bishop/Stake Pres:  We're preparing to ordain your son on Jan 20... Parents:  No. 
In the meantime, everybody else in the Teacher's quorum (it is literally the entire Teacher's quorom moving up) gets ordained wondering why my son got left behind. 
But yes, it is what it is.  If my son doesn't think he's ready (which he doesn't feel he is right now), I have assured him and will continue to do so, that he shouldn't feel pressured to move up just because everybody else moved up.

I agree wholeheartedly. While I don't criticize anyone for their struggles, to me it's always been enough to know that a change comes from the First Presidency to feel at peace about it. President Woodruff promised in the name of God that
"The Lord will never permit me or any other man who stands as President of this Church to lead you astray. It is not in the programme. It is not in the mind of God. If I were to attempt that, the Lord would remove me out of my place, and so He will any other man who attempts to lead the children of men astray from the oracles of God and from their duty."
I've received revelation that President Nelson is God's prophet on the Earth. To me that means I don't need to be concerned with the direction the church is heading, because God himself is at the helm. That is enough for me.

By nature, all people are conservative in that they get some level of comfort with how things are and are loath to change. This is true for the good, as when a man prefers to preserve a relationship with his wife rather than leave her, despite unpleasant elements of friction, and also for the bad, as when a woman refuses to leave her abusive boyfriend because the devil you know is better than the devil you don't. But when we trust the source of change, this should be less of an issue. When we claim to believe the source of change is the Lord, this should not be an issue at all.
I understand those who feel at loose ends based on the changes to Church procedure these past ten or so months. I understand questions and feelings of doubt; I am not too proud to admit I've felt them myself. But do we or do we not believe that this is Christ's Church? Do we or do we not sustain Elder Nelson as the prophet and president of God's kingdom on earth?
I believe these changes, including the most recent announcement about young men receiving the Priesthood at an earlier age, are inspired by Christ, and I choose to act and react based on that belief. Moreover, even if I thought that these changes were "only" the efforts of the First Presidency "trying out" some new ideas, that would not change my underlying conviction. I choose to sustain the members of the First Presidency, and thus I will treat their policy changes as if they came from the Lord himself. Because effectively, by the duties of the position which those men hold, the changes in effect have come from Jesus Christ. "Whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same."
In my firm opinion, the proper response to such an announcement is never to say, "That can't be right." The proper response in every case is to accept and move forward, championing the change. For heaven's sake, we're not talking about pulling our handcarts to Jackson County or reinstating polygamy. If we are unable to sustain our leaders with full purpose of heart when they announce relatively trivial changes in operational practices like home teaching or Priesthood ordination age, how will we possibly survive the maelstroms that come with the real, important, deep changes that surely lie ahead?