SmilingRedhead

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  1. My three year old daughter shouted from the sofa... "Look!! There are hairs on my legs! That means I'm growing up to be like daddy!" haha :)
  2. As Ben and Fender have mentioned, here in England we have the civil marriage ceremony first (required for the marriage to be legal in the eyes of the law), normally held in the Chapel. There's then the option for a reception in the cultural hall or to go elsewhere. And then off to the Temple afterwards. Some may well skip the reception and go straight to the Temple or have the reception after the Temple but I have never known anyone to do it in that order. My wedding was held in the Chapel around 10am. It was decorated nicely but not OTT with flowers and we had a musical piece whilst we were out signing the marriage documents (also required here in UK) and then afterwards we had some talks. Then we had the photos done outside with all our guests and bridesmaids etc. And then we proceeded on to a venue where we had our meal, speeches, cutting of the cake and all that. We chose not to have it in the cultural hall as we wanted it to be a bit more 'cosy' and personal. Around 5pm those of us who were going to the Temple left, and my husband and I were then sealed for eternity in the London Temple that evening. That 'setup' is very normal here in England and I can only assume that the same civil ceremony 'setup' could be used anywhere in the world within the Church. Good luck with it all. :)
  3. Exclamation: "EWWW!! Who cut the cheese?!!"
  4. I checked out the Eglu website. I really want one with a few chickens when we eventually buy a house with a garden. Would be great to have a regular supply of fresh eggs and the kids would love the chickens! Thanks for that link!
  5. (My apologies for digressing from the main question - just wanted to share this...) Our current Bishop is divorced but remarried years before he became Bishop. I heard from his daughter (my sister-in-law) that he had said he was 'safe' from becoming a Bishop because he had been divorced. A few months later he was called as our Bishop with the approval of The First Presidency. :)
  6. My husband writes music - mix of rock,metal and classical. He is very creative in writing stories as well. In general, he is a very talented guy! :)
  7. Hey Dr. T! Long time no see :) Hope this helps... "won’t doesn’t come from will not but rather from woll not, an alternate form that existed into the mid-1800s. Will muscled out woll, but won’t muscled out willn’t. Just another weird bit fact about English." Preposterous Apostrophes VII: Why Won’t Willn’t Work? Motivated Grammar
  8. Awwww - how wonderful! Congratulations on your beautiful bouncing baby boy. So happy for you and your family.
  9. I have not been inside many Temples. Seen lots from the outside. Hawaii was definitely very beautiful! I have participated in baptisms in the Provo Temple and in the Sweden Temple. As an endowed member I have only ever been to the London Temple. However, my favourite is a Temple which I have never been inside to participate in Temple Ordinances... It is the Copenhagen, Denmark Temple. The Temple is actually a building with plenty of history. I believe it started out as a Government building or some kind of official building and then it was dedicated as a Chapel/Meetinghouse for our church and now it has been transformed and re-dedicated as a Temple. It became a Temple after I moved away from Denmark. I grew up going to the Chapel there for plenty of firesides and meetings and youth dances and dance-group practice in the basement. I have lots of fond memories from that building and it will always have a special place in my heart and I look forward to going there someday soon hopefully. Copenhagen Denmark LDS (Mormon) Temple
  10. I love pretty much all of these! I am a total huge fan of Batman Begins and can't wait to see the new one soon. Uhmmm, some other films that I love... Stardust Enchanted (when my daughter watches it the songs are stuck in my head for the rest of the day! ) 50 First Dates 28 Days Later - weren't too impressed with 28 Weeks Later (Yes, they're R-rated...naughty me!) The Prestige The Lord of The Rings Trilogy All films by M. Night Shamalammamamallalayaia (or whatever his name is...??! lol ok I just looked his name up and it's Shayamalan - I just keep forgetting ) and lots lots lots of other films! I have some kind of strange fascination with Zombie films (28 days later, Dawn of the dead, Resident Evil Trilogy and films like that...) and Disaster movies (like Day after Tomorrow, Deep Impact, Independence Day, The Abyss, 12 Monkeys, The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno, Titanic, Armageddon... etc etc...) I don't like supernatural horror films like The Ring and The Amityville Horror and The Exorcist and other films like that... They totally freak me out - so I stay far away from them!! (I saw a bit of The Ring a few years back and I still can't even hear others talk about the film without the hairs standing up on my back!) Although, at the same time I really liked What lies Beneath which was a little bit supernatural... (but I closed my eyes in those bits ) And I love films you have to think about... and films with a great message... and films with great cinematography... :) Lots of Teen movies can get on my nerves although I can sit through some and enjoy them to an extent. I love Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thrillers... especially films from the 80's: The Goonies, Back to the Future, E.T.... did I miss any genre? lol Overall I love watching films/movies. My hubby and I watch on average a new film per week (cheap date night at home lol) Anyways, sorry this went on for a bit... I guess what I'm trying to say is that I don't really have specific favourite films to recommend - just plenty of films that I really like ... (does that even make sense lol)
  11. I care about a lot of things. Do you like lots of rain?
  12. Hello Mike! Welcome to the site from a fellow Brit. I hope you enjoy it here. :)
  13. Well to an extent... Dressing immodestly can have various effects: Making others feel uncomfortable around us, others having impure thoughts and people tend to act differently when they dress immodestly. But again, it is still down to the individual whether they chose to sin or not... A woman dressing immodestly is not responsible for a man's choice to rape her purely because she wasn't wearing much. Just like a bank isn't responsible for being robbed purely for having 'lovely looking' money in it...
  14. sight not being able to taste or not being able to smell (considering for a moment that they work independently of each other :))
  15. Are you asking whether there is a responsibility to live a modest lifestyle so others won't covet what we have? Well, surely we aren't responsible for the actions and thoughts of others? If our intention for having lots and being 'the greatest' is so others can covet what we have, then we are out of balance with out priorities and we will be judged accordingly.
  16. and the answer hasn't come yet... :) I just wanted to put a positive end on your post. I just don't believe there is a deadline on when you can receive an answer to a prayer or a witness of truth... There is always hope :) And like Ram said... Have you considered whether the fact that "it generally just makes sense" (if it does :)) may be your answer/witness...? In past times of doubt and confusion that is what I have held onto as my 'witness' as well as the many times I have felt the spirit in my life and God's love for me. (I just need to mention that I don't mean to sound condescending at all and I don't know your full story either and I'm sorry for further hijacking this thread...:))
  17. Our almost three-year-old daughter came into the kitchen this morning where my husband and I were talking. My husband had been away for four days and I mentioned to him that our daughter was so jolly now that her daddy was home again. She misheard me and in all seriousness exclaimed: "I'm not jelly! I'm wobbly!" and did a little wobble for us...
  18. As others have said, I believe there is nothing wrong with wanting and striving towards gaining and achieving bigger and greater things. (In a spiritual sense, isn't that why we're here on earth...?) The issues are the attitude with which we look towards those who already have what we'd like to have and also our priorities in life. If our relationship with the Lord and our other personal relationships are at the top of our priorities, whilst flourishing and growing in other aspects of our life through humble, honest work and harbouring no ill feelings towards others who have more than us, then I don't see there is a 'coveting' problem.