Honor

Hey I warned that there was a LITTLE bit of editing. It was "Question about how mods function" with "What happens to those that don't marry" right under it and I initially read it wrong.

**AHEM**BEEFY**DRAVIN**AHEM** **COUGH**BEEFY**COUGH**

Any use of bread sticks would only work in Pam's favor as it would solicit an extra trip to her table by the waiter. Not pretty, but pretty darn hilarious. You work on making this happen and I'll work on clearing my schedule to be there!

LDS Holistic Living 2011 Conference LdsHolisticLiving.com Saturday, June 25, 2011 8:30 am—6:00 pm (vendor area open until 7:00 pm) Paradigm High School 11577 S 3600 W South Jordan, Utah 84095 It's filling up fast and looks like it'll be incredible once again! It was an amazing experience last year! I'll be there for sure! If anyone wants to compare classes or meet up for a brief lunch or just to say hi in passing, shoot me a message!

Well I've gotta say, being Honor has been pretty cool. Different enough but not as weird as some. I have a friend from high school that named her son Beowulf and they call him Beo. They have their reasons, but it's pretty fun to read her stories about messages left on their voice mail like, "I'm calling to confirm the doctors appointment for...... your son..... next Wednesday." I laugh, but still hope that the kid has enough of a sense of humor to roll with it.

I agree with this for the most part, but there is always room for a bit of charity on the part of all involved. I am a single mom with no family in the area and very few people that I feel comfortable asking favors of. The people I am able to have watch my son, I always compensate and already use for other commitments on a regular basis. My VT companion is a widowed single mother with a 2 year old. We try to arrange for someone to watch both our boys so we can make it work, but there are some cases in which it's just impossible. What then? Especially when schedules don't allow for all our visits to be done in one block of time, it seems near impossible to find someone that's available and willing. Planning around 3 schedules is hard enough. 4 is rough. It's one of those situations where I'm sure people will offer solutions that sound easy, but it's not. It IS our responsibility to make sure that if our children HAVE to come, that they behave properly. But if a sister would prefer no kids, I only have so many options. The same goes for the reverse situation. While visits without kids will always be more meaningful, I GET the realities of life. I appreciate the effort of my visiting teachers to visit even if it's not the ideal scenario all the time. We're all trying. We should all be improving bit by bit, but we should also be willing to cut each other the slack we hope others would with us.

My older brother is a DJ and he's got a rather deep and rich, typical "announcer" voice. He's had it since High School. There was one Sunday that he was blessing the sacrament and there was a small boy (maybe 4 or 5) seated on the pew in front of my family. As my brother started to say the prayer, the child looked up at his parents, then started craning his neck around the chapel to see where the voice was coming from (overhead speaker). When the prayer was over the child faced his mom with wide eyes and in a reverenced but almost horrified tone said, "Mom....... was that God?!"

Well now that I know sj won't be there, I'll say I MIGHT make it. It's a weekend that I have my son, but I might be able to work something out.

Finally!

Mostly teasing. This place has seen some interesting characters that have started out with a similar introduction. Some loved, some hated, some just banned. It'll be fun to see your perspective.

Welcome!

Welcome! You've got some large shoes to fill.

Hahahahaha! At first I thought you were talking about mine! It got me thinking of what I'd look like as one of those freaky looking tattoos gone wrong. I'm thinking I should set this as my avatar.

If my pillow has creases in it, sure!

I take offense to being referred to as "off the wall". I can't help the way I ended up looking!

Welcome Jenna!.... Again... Kinda... Great to see ya and glad to hear you guys are doing well!

Dang global warming! Sign of the times!

Yes? Oh, sorry. As you were saying....

I don't believe anyone mentioned the course of study. The scriptures are divided up into four parts, with a year dedicated to each: Book of Mormon Doctrine & Covenants/Pearl of Great Price Old Testament - (King James Version - LDS Publication) New Testament - (King James Version - LDS Publication) I add my thoughts to what's been posted - I had a very similar experience to most here. My seminary was early morning (6 am I believe) and while I wasn't always the most enthusiastic about it, the blessings that came from it were so worth it. There were bonds formed with other kids in my ward that are irreplaceable, it was a great tool in fortifying ourselves spiritually before facing the day, and it was a great foundation for my own personal testimony of the scriptures. I had one teacher in particular that fought long and hard to make sure I'd be there. In some rather socially difficult years, it made all the difference in the world to have someone who cared that I was there, that would go outside her comfort zone to make sure I knew what happened to me mattered to her. I hope it's an experience that your children are able to experience. The official church site for Seminary: Seminary

It is an amazing resource, but I especially mean that it can be used for much MORE than just breastfeeding advice. It can help put you in touch with others who can recommend or point you in the direction of a wide variety of natural childbirth professionals.

If there is anything I'll do differently with any future births, it will be to have a doula. I had a midwife but went 3 weeks overdue and ended up being induced. The midwife had said that in the event of a hospital transfer, she'd be there and play the role of doula.... WRONG. She slept the whole time. Not that that's what all midwives would do by any means, but I hadn't put enough stock in the role of a doula. I've had several friends that I've met through the natural childbirth community that have had amazing experiences with doulas. My best friend had two for her home birth VBAC. They made a world of difference. Getting involved with La Leche League (which is a breast feeding support group) before you have your baby can be a great resource to help you get in touch with lots of different people in the natural birthing community - great networking tool. La Leche League of Utah (you don't have to JOIN La Leche League to attend the meetings)

Excluding Paris Hilton right?

Hope it was a good one Capt!

Thanks you guys! Back at ya Capt!