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I like Nephi Black, but I've known a lot of guys named Angus and none of them have really impressed me. My boys middles names are Magnus and Asa. They are family names so it's good, but in ways I still really feel bad for them. Asa should have been Verl, but I just couldn't do it so we went with my grandfather's middle name instead. Anyhow, I like Nephi. I also like the nickname of Nev.

This sums up why I stopped going to church and seminary in high school. Constantly being called up and then being made fun of when I said I didn't want to do it....it wasn't just the students making fun either. I had an nasty early morning seminary teacher. I remember at girls camp as a kid we'd have testimony night. Everyone would go around the circle and share their testimony...except me. So they would keep going and going. People got up three and four times. The leaders would just look at me and I would just sit there. I wasn't going to give testimony to something I didn't know was true. It's a nasty form of pressure. Some people just don't want to speak in public....a testimony, while important to share, can be shared in many different ways. It doesn't have to be from a pulpit or in front of a group. You would have thought they would have gotten it, but maybe not. I'm not afraid to speak in public. I was always the one who told the ghost stories. Anyhow, I can see this new kind of meeting backfiring. I know I'd stay home. I'm sure you might have the occassional moving moment, but overall giving your testimony should be optional, not mandatory.

We do tin foil dinners with chicken and cream of chicken soup instead of hamburger. 1 chicken breast handful of carrots 1 potato 1/2 onion salt and pepper 1/2 to 1 can cream of chicken soup Wrap in tinfoil and the rest is the same is pretty much the same as above....I make them at home too, but then I'll add broccoli, corn...whatever I want. Easy and yummy! These are the best type of recipes.

A while back I took my three kids ages 5, 3 and 18 months to the doctors for immunizations. The older two are boys and the youngest is my little girl. Anyhow, my 5 year old freaked out when it was his turn. (His little brother went first, but his sister was going last because she had a bundle of shots to receive.) He tried to hide under the chair, almost kicked the nurse....the embarrassing behavior we all dread. Suddenly, he says, "But mom, it's ladies first." The nurse just about dropped the shots she was laughing so hard.

We also go fishing and it's rare, but sometimes we go shooting.

We go stargazing. If we can't find a sitter we go to the drive in. The kids go in jammies and get to watch the first movie, then it's off to bed. We watch the second movie...it's not quite a date, but close.

Thanks for the tips and the welcome back. I've been with no internet for a few months. It really puts life at a stand still.

Thanks. I'll look into it.

I went to church a few months ago after being away for a long time. I attended Sunday School, then Relief Society. I really enjoyed Relief Society, but found myself completely lost in Sunday School. Are there other classes instead of Sunday School? I really need a beginner course. Thanks.

I wrote a few months ago asking what to expect when attending Relief Society. I thought I'd put in an update. The last week in March, I got my kids to church for the first time. (My first time since the dozen of so missionary farewells I went to in high school) I didn't make it to Relief Society because I wanted to stay in the nursery with my youngest two and see how the did, plus every fifth Sunday our ward combines relief society and preisthood...this just happened to be that Sunday. Anyhow, I look forward to going again next week. This weekend we were out of town so we couldn't go. Anyhow, my five year old really enjoyed primary. My youngest two had fun in the nursery, but it was chaotic.

I bet you could find a music website that would help you narrow your search for your Jasmine song. I can't say that I know of one, but maybe if you did a search. If you know the era and part of the title or lyrics you might be able to get the answer.

How Great Thou Art and Abide with Me are common. Amazing Grace is another classic. However, my favorite music selection for a funeral was Roll Out the Barrel. My great aunt had an awesome sense of humor. This was her favorite song, so it was incorporated into the program. The spirit filled the room and everyone there truly took time to remember who my aunt was. While silly, it was a perfect tribute. My mother has requested Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles at her funeral...although she isn't religious or traditional. She doesn't want a funeral. She wants a Celebration of Life. A personal favorite of mine is You Lift Me Up. Josh Groban has a version of it...I don't think it is his orignally. Hope this helps Iggy. Again sorry for your loss.

If it is something you need to do for yourself and she isn't accepting of you researching whatever it is you need (mormonism, any other religion, or any other topic for that matter) then you probably already have your answer. I am a work in progress when is comes to faith. My husband is not a religious man, but he supports me in my decisions and encourages me to find the answers that I need. He also is honest when he tells me that even if I want to be LDS, he cannot commit to ever having the same desire. This honesty and respect is one of the reasons why our marriage is so successful. Good luck!

I guess it's a good reminder to either get or check our 72 hour kits. Maybe that's what I'll get my parents for Christmas this year. I know that none of them have one. Pretty sad when my uncle, the geologist, has hounded our family for years about the BIG one!

I'm in Murray and I didn't feel it.