LeKillerWallaby

Hi, My sister in law is going through a tough pregnancy similar to this article: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2023/01/digital-only/god-is-always-good?lang=eng#p2 I come from a Catholic background and usually these situations have been pretty tough (spiritually). Are there any talks or verses about these kinds of situations?

I thought all vacuum cleaners in Britain were referred to as "hoovers"? Is a Henry like a shop-vac? I've typically used shop-vacs for dewatering/flood control...

So I'll start by saying that I'm not a member but have been lurking off and on for a long time. Grunt's defense on the beard issue really resonated with me and reminded me how the Coast Guard dealt with having beards (or not). In 1986 the Coast Guard forbid beards, the rumor was that it was due to the new Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Yost (who BTW was a member). Though the US Navy had just instituted a ban in 1985 and we tend to follow the Navy on these things. Essentially leadership said if you want to be in the Coast Guard with all its benefits (implicit and explicit) you need to shave your beard. Some folks did get out, some folks sent their beards into HQ, and some folks figured that it was more important to stay in the Coast Guard than their beard. I think prioritization is the key here. Is finding the one true church a priority for you? If that church mandates you abstaining from alcohol and coffee/hot drinks is that a deal breaker or possibly shaving one's beard(note that I am not there yet :))? Being in leadership is a completely different story of norms and benefits. Anyway my point being that Grunt's defense of the beard prohibition is very much baked into the military services and their cultures. Which often contrasts with the culture of personal freedom and (maybe?) personal revelation.