WANDERER

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  1. Exultation is a concept that is foreign to me, it might be similar to being 'glorified:that is reflecting God's glory'...you are rewarded according to works, faith and diligence in seeking Him. Salvation is not to be neglected (Hebrews 2) and includes patient continuance in doing good (Romans 2)and faithulness in doing the will of the Father (gospel).
  2. Giving is something you do without considering a return. Otherwise it isn't very giving. I don't think there is such a concept as 'useless' giving. But what if they use the money to buy drugs etc...the act itself is the blessing...that people cared, kindness exists...not the actual thing. The fruits of the spirit are incorruptible. Anyway, that's my understanding of it.
  3. I was kind of brought up on this/end times prophecies etc. I came across a quote once about all Christians being Nihlists...living for the end of the world and the last days. Would you agree with this? We are living in blessed times having the message of Christ and that is a joyful thing.
  4. What is disfellowshipping?
  5. I haven't come across the head, shoulders, knees and toes thingy..that's brilliant, I'll be using that one : ) . The knees one I already know well : ) (old school uniform check/kneel and see if your hem touches the ground). I loathe stockings. This is probably the effect of wearing them as part of a school uniform. Tip: It's good to keep a spare pair on hand for ladders and snags and some stocking fix in your purse. (I think you can probably buy little bottles of stuff to halt ladders in your part of the world/clear nail polish was the old-fashioned way).
  6. There is still the concept of judgement day...while grace, faith and repentance are there...you are accountable. You have two possible outcomes based on how God will judge your life: heaven or hell. Perhaps there is more of a focus on becoming than being. : having your heart right with God. It is described as the 'new covenant'. Basically, being judged by works alone is insufficient for salvation. If you are operating under grace your actions will be those that are of a Christian/follower of Christ. But you can't get by on outward observances. These are meaningless if you haven't got the rest of it right/hollow Christianity concept.
  7. Being hurt and angry are normal responses to have: this is a self-protective mechanism, what happened was wrong..it should not happen. To not have these feelings is not a good thing. To overcome them and move on with life and not let it affect your quality of life and shadow it is a slow healing process.
  8. Leanne I dont' have a dress code as such for work and if there is one I wouldn't know what it says...there's never a directive from work on what you choose to wear. : ) Blatantly crossing the line by wearing a shirt with a non-G-rated slogan or stuff like that would probably herald a discussion with the boss LOL. But as such we tend to be a sensible lot. I have a self-enforced dress code. As a school teacher kids can be rather ...ummmmmm....honest LOL. I avoid tops that expose cleavage as I lean over a lot, see-through clothes (the rare mistake *blush*) gains a lot of snickering, tight clothes cause visible lines and snickering, pencil skirts don't work when trying to sit on chairs made for 4 year olds, and dark colours are out because chalk dust shows up so well on them and so on. You know what is in the 'problem area' because kids, parents and the adults around you make comments. If you want to put up with that you can. But I think it equates to wisdom. I wear shirts that show my shoulders (this is fine if they don't show straps or have large arm holes) mainly because sweat marks are not attractive in summer and there is no air conditioning in 40 degree heat (otherwise I'm happy to wear sleeves) and I wear skirts that are long enough to cover my knees (my knees are not attractive and blah to what a short skirt might reveal). The length of the skirts is set because if I sit on a chair made for a four year old with anything longer I tend to find it gets in the way of my feet or they step on it. I need to be able to move quickly should there be a need to rescue a child LOL. Having tripped up and torn a few hems, I no longer wear ankle length skirts. They just don't work out. There is nothing modest about hurtling across the floor. With that clothing also needs to be professional: fabrics that crush make you look less than capable. And then there's the common sense application: expensive label clothing and jewelry isn't a great value to pass on to kids and most parents are less than impressed. Paint and glue and such things make it impractical. I did know a young teacher who wore g-strings and short skirts *big mistake*. The kids loaded up her shopping trolley one weekend with g-strings just to be funny. Believe me, kids are honest!!! There's your dress code. Full stop. I have no church dress code (I'm not LDS) and no work dress code...but clothes need to be practical really. Unfortuneately practical clothing is hard to buy.
  9. Canning isn't done a lot here/possibly because things grow all year round and with freezers it's become a bit of a lost art. Health concerns are also there. It's a much bigger thing in the U.S. Dehydraters are more popular locally. It's possible to find lids, bottling equipment and stuff through the greenie/environmental/back to basics suppliers and forums so you can try there Elgama (a friend has finally found a non-U.S source for replacement lids). I'm involved in some of the local forums, not UK based. Question: is canned butter exactly the same as ghee? My friend said never again after her canned butter exploded everywhere and we can't get vegetable shortening here readily so as an alternate source it might be good. I'm just not sure you would be able to use ghee in the place of butter for cooking?????
  10. Okay, I was thinking about this and I realised that you are probably petite and wearing long skirts in dark solid colours (blue, black). If they are high in fabric and pleats you end up looking like a mollusc (a head with feet). I have the same problem. (This is what the girls are commenting on). You need to go for skirts that have waist detail (bands, embroidery, belts, flat waist and then pleated) to give you back your waist. This doesn't mean tight (warning: if you have a bell shaped bottom this isn't going to work as it will make your bottom look even larger). To avoid swimming in fabric go for an A-line skirt...it's ladder shaped. Hint: pay attention to the catwalk fashion. There's enough variety there to pick a look and purchase whatever longer skirt shape and colour is in fashion...do it soon after the pictures come out and you can get a cheaper mock look before the rack retail starts copying : )i.e. peasant skirt, handkerchief hem...whatever. This will give you longer fashion wear as well.
  11. Garter stockings are relatively uncommon here for everyday wear. Pantihose or stockings are like tights and are all-in-one...when people refer to tights here they mean the ones that are not sheer, but thick and made for warmth. But with skirts that are three quarter length, knee highs would do the job and could be swapped when they have ladders or runs. I don't think anyone would see the tops of them.
  12. I believe that coins that were actually worth their value disappeared as common currency due to an illegal practice called 'sweating'. Wear and tear had a similar effect. Debasing the coinage wasn't helpful. Not sure whether it would work in practice.
  13. Oh dear, I can't believe they have a dress code for stockings. I can't see much point in wearing them. I always pick the wrong fabric and end up with a 'static storm'. Weird way to get a payrise : )
  14. I prefer to think of Fig's icon as a rich part of cultural heritage that needs to be preserved for future scholars, historians and art buffs.
  15. It can help to record what you are already spending your money on. This is probably the starting point before getting a budget together. You're probably going to be very surprised how much a few costs here and there add up for just one week...calculate what you would pay on them in multiples over a month or a year and assess your spending habits. Begin to compile a list of regular ongoing bills and dates. There are a couple of choices. You can download a budget spreadsheet or try some online budget calculators. Google: how to budget and there are a huge number of resources. Try the free downloadable spreadsheets and budget calculators. Keep it simple and work your way up to complexity. Dave Ramsay has a great site. Budgetting by percentages is something worth looking at. I use a simple word document with a table divided up into fortnights for the year as I'm not an excel wizard and layered spreadsheets are a bit too much for me to work with. It works just fine : ) .
  16. I noticed someone wearing a short sleeved shirt with a spaghetti strap top over it and it was well co-ordinated and it looked nice. It kinda solved the tight shirt problem by using a loose layer over the top thingy. I hold up fabrics with my hand underneath and up to the light to see how see-through they are. If it is and I still think it's worth having then layering is the go. Unfortuneately this is most of the things in shops nowadays. A plain cotton skirt with edging detail is perfect for putting underneath shorter gathered skirts. Simple cotton dresses can function as a layer underneath other dresses to give more length. Satin type sleepwear slip dresses are generally less flimsy and more durable than petticoats and do the same job. Leeann, they look good I'm sure...up until the point where they lean over, bend over, sit down, need to walk quickly or you realise that having the sunlight directly behind them is a very big big mistake. When people try to make you over or give you suggestions about what to wear this is called being patronising. Don't fall prey to it. It's far more humiliating when someone takes verbal credit for you as their 'project fashion makeover'.
  17. Perhaps try the webmaster at FAIR/or suchlike for a contact email. Although they're not linked they might have someone you can contact.
  18. HAH! Try this topic for help New Order Mormon :: View topic - Hello
  19. Is it your virus software? links: www.mormonapologetics.org (should give you other links to click onto to try and get in).
  20. So is the Koleb version the standard doctrinal version?
  21. I'd mark it return to sender and leave it at the post office.
  22. I like reading it. It's a good place to think. I've only just discovered it and haven't had the opportunity to read much. Uncle Dale is a 'little out there' at times. If knowledge was a sword I think there would be no poster left standing. LOL Sorry can't find a website administrator/this may be because I'm not a registered user? Try going in through this page/you might be able to pull up the other links from here/takes you to the register page where an administrator might be avail. http://www.mormonapologetics.org/index.php?act=Reg&CODE=00
  23. Sorry, link doesn't work Ray
  24. The regional map for Blu-Ray bothers me.
  25. The thing is...we're all responsible for Christ's suffering. Equally.