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One of the most misinterpreted passages of scripture is:  “Judge not, that ye be not judged.  For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."  -- Matthew 7:1-2  

The Joseph Smith Translation reads:  "Now these are the words which Jesus taught his disciples that they should say unto the people: Judge not unrighteously, that ye be not judged; but judge righteous judgment. For with what judgment ye shall judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."  Matthew 7:1-3
The Inspired Version instructs us to judge righteous judgments. 
Judging if a person is worthy of marrying is a righteous judgment.  It should involve a lot of prayer and fasting in my opinion.
 

I love that song.  I also really liked "The Sword in the Stone" movie as well.  Merlin always wanting to use his magic for something useful.

One of the most misinterpreted passages of scripture is:  “Judge not, that ye be not judged.  For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."  -- Matthew 7:1-2  

The Joseph Smith Translation reads:  "Now these are the words which Jesus taught his disciples that they should say unto the people: Judge not unrighteously, that ye be not judged; but judge righteous judgment. For with what judgment ye shall judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."  Matthew 7:1-3
The Inspired Version instructs us to judge righteous judgments. 
Judging if a person is worthy of marrying is a righteous judgment.  It should involve a lot of prayer and fasting in my opinion.
 

I do not think that you should give up 2 years of dating especially at your age. Even if you did agree to wait, waiting for a missionary is unwise. It is highly likely that he will return from his mission and not be interested in continuing the relationship. If you promised to wait, pray about this. A trip to the temple might be very useful. Good luck!

I'm just gonna address this one:  "Who am I to judge?"
You sorely misunderstood this teaching.  We are not to judge a person condemned but We are taught since Primary Sunday School to Choose The Right.  Choosing the Right requires Judgment.  Therefore, no, you can't judge a person as someone fit for the fires of hell but you SHOULD and HAVE TO JUDGE if such a person is good for you to marry.

One of the most misinterpreted passages of scripture is:  “Judge not, that ye be not judged.  For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."  -- Matthew 7:1-2  

The Joseph Smith Translation reads:  "Now these are the words which Jesus taught his disciples that they should say unto the people: Judge not unrighteously, that ye be not judged; but judge righteous judgment. For with what judgment ye shall judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."  Matthew 7:1-3
The Inspired Version instructs us to judge righteous judgments. 
Judging if a person is worthy of marrying is a righteous judgment.  It should involve a lot of prayer and fasting in my opinion.
 

Xubuntu here, and the only minor annoyance has been not remembering things that used to be second nature before I spent five years making a living with SketchUp and was therefore stuck with having at least one Windows system around at all times.
It's almost unnerving how much faster some fairly large apps load.  No time to take a drink or adjust my mousepad.

Your information is wrong.  You cannot turn off Automatic Updates in Windows 10 without hacking.  I attempted it on my wife's computer.  I turned the Automatic Updates off and a few weeks later software updates installed.  No one turned them back on.
Selecting disabled sharing in Windows 10 is also an illusion.  The Windows 10 operating system feeds information to Microsoft on a continual basis.  You install Windows 10 enjoy Microsoft controlling your computer.  You do not control your computer short of shutting off all Internet access or hacking the operating system.

Enjoy the illusion of controlling your computer.  I have discovered without hacking Windows 10 software updates cannot be turned off.   When forced Windows 10 updates are pushed to your machine the below may happen to you: 
Twice per year you may need to re-install software deemed not required by Microsoft that they may remove Your preferences (including privacy settings) may be be reset to default, so you'll need to go through them regularly to change them again. Some Metro applications may be re-installed if you deleted them previously.  Expect your group policy settings and tweaks to be completely removed or changed and the only way to get them back is to change to Windows 10 Enterprise. Certain software titles and drivers may cease to work. Thank goodness 64-bit Linux Mint version 18 is such a great operating system.  I do not have to put up with the poor quality refuse Microsoft releases anymore.

We're an international company and we're on Windows 7.  Hah!

Baghdad – After more than three years of combat operations, Iraq announced Saturday that the fight against the Islamic State group is over after the country’s security forces drove the extremists from all of the territory they once held. Iraqi and American officials warned, however, that key challenges remain despite the military victory.
Read more at:  http://www.pressherald.com/2017/12/09/iraq-declares-its-war-against-islamic-state-has-ended-in-victory/

Yeah for you!

I come in here to this thread expecting to see some pictures of Christmas.  It is a morbid Halloween Christmas in here!

I really like this one:
Question:  One of my Church leaders did things that hurt my trust. How can I get over it?
Elder Ballard: "Please remember that at some point in your life, you may disappoint and fail others too. Some of those you fail may be family members, Church brothers and sisters and friends. No father, mother or child is perfect; no professor or student is perfect; no missionary or mission president is perfect. The Lord provided the only real solution to living with other mortals. He asks us to forgive and love one another and stay on as the “Trek Continues”— as I said last general conference."

I really like this one:
Question:  One of my Church leaders did things that hurt my trust. How can I get over it?
Elder Ballard: "Please remember that at some point in your life, you may disappoint and fail others too. Some of those you fail may be family members, Church brothers and sisters and friends. No father, mother or child is perfect; no professor or student is perfect; no missionary or mission president is perfect. The Lord provided the only real solution to living with other mortals. He asks us to forgive and love one another and stay on as the “Trek Continues”— as I said last general conference."

I really like this one:
Question:  One of my Church leaders did things that hurt my trust. How can I get over it?
Elder Ballard: "Please remember that at some point in your life, you may disappoint and fail others too. Some of those you fail may be family members, Church brothers and sisters and friends. No father, mother or child is perfect; no professor or student is perfect; no missionary or mission president is perfect. The Lord provided the only real solution to living with other mortals. He asks us to forgive and love one another and stay on as the “Trek Continues”— as I said last general conference."

http://www.ldsliving.com/Elder-Ballard-Answers-Tough-Questions-About-LGBTQ-Civil-Rights-Suicide-Pornography-More-at-BYU-Devotional/s/86976
https://news.byu.edu/news/byu-devotional-elder-ballards-questions-and-answers
https://www.byutv.org/player/8789b987-b45f-4764-9e45-5b46d9e104f3/byu-devotional-address-elder-m-russell-ballard-111417?listid=ca6d9b25-eb7c-44ce-8044-e596c36ae0e6&listindex=0
A talk based on over 700 questions submitted by byu students

Keeping emergency cash on your person is good too.  Here in blizzard country, I've had to get a hotel room because I couldn't make it home from work, three times in the last ten years.  If the power was out and folks went cash only, I would have been stuck.

This is my reasoning as well. When the power actually did go out here (tornado), several stores where open: chainsaws, generators, gas, etc. but they would not/couldn't take credit card for a couple of days.
We (family of 6) keep a about 2k. If we needed to leave quick, this could keep us alive for a couple weeks without a credit card. I found the best hiding place in my home for it is in the...
Or hide it in your Book of Mormon, the Isaiah chapters, no one ever looks there.

One thing people seem to forget in emergency preparation is having cash for possible purchases.  If the power goes out for a while you will not be able to buy anything.  I am of the opinion people should keep the following in their homes in addition to their other emergency preparations:
15 - $1s
5 - $5s
5 - $10s
20 - $20s
4 - $50s
Any thoughts on this?

I believe what Alma wrote on this subject: "Use boldness, but not overbearance; and also see that ye bridle all your passions, that ye may be filled with love; see that ye refrain from idleness."  -- Alma 38:12
When I was younger I used to believe sexual passions were a necessary evil.  I have learned that we need to bridle them and not seek to completely suppress and destroy them.  Just as a horse can run freely and at full speed sometimes it still needs to be under control.  A wild horse would be dangerous to handle or ride.  As we tame our passions we can use them for good.  Regular physical intimacy between a husband and wife is good if used in the proper manner.  I believe Heavenly Father created sexual relations for these reasons:
For Procreation For Unity (to bring a couple close together, but this unity may not always come before sex, but may come later as a result of sex) For physical pleasure For relief of physical and emotional stress and to comfort one another Sacrifice & Submission – husbands are called to sacrifice themselves by giving their bodies to their wives, and wives are commanded to submit their bodies to their husbands. (See I Corinthians 7:3-5.) To bring us out of our comfort zone, to be able to love our spouse not as we would desire to be loved, but as they would desire to be loved

This needs to be shouted from the rooftops and shown over and over.  Gratitude is the antidote for covetousness.