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Their guardian angel is a " visiting brother/sister " who reports to Salt.. I mean Headquarters which then notifies the welcome wagon committee which then send the correct person to assist with orientation. It really gets complicated when thousands arrive all at once , eg. , a tsunami . 🤔

passport - bro ???? A neighbor 's wife passed away after 50 years of marriage. Within a couple of years he had married a lady from Thailand I think. He was about 80 yo at the time. Poor girl . Culture shock was one thing but climate shock was much worse.

Does this not imply intelligent choice ? Let me see if I have this figured out . " A rose by any other name would be a chrysanthemum. " 🥴

Currently reading " A year of living Biblically " by A.J. Jacobs. Interesting insights and chuckles.

What shall be done with the following? Mat 5 : 13 - salt Luke 9 : 62 - plow

A couple of those places outside of the US , I would be hard pressed to find on a map. The Church really is growing worldwide.

Just think, if the Church changes enough we might be able to join up with the RLDS/CoC and a few other splinter groups . 😈

If the Church donates the building to the school, then not only are religious classes being taught ON school property , but IN a school building. Many years ago in my area we held seminary in one of the town's school buildings. Nothing came of it. Now we have a totally separate building for seminary near the school but not on the property. Release time is approved.

Let's see if I can simplify it. You made $700 on your investment , but during the same period you broke your leg and went in to the hospital. That cost you $ 15000 in medical expenses, but fortunately you have insurance which paid $ 14000 on the hospital bill and you paid $ 1000 out of pocket. What was your increase and how much tithing should you pay ? It gets even simpler if you have a farm or a business. Hope that helps. 😁

I must have missed that MMA/ self defense class at the MTC .😁

greater minds have spoken

I wonder if the time when one moves the clock has anything to do with the level of disruption to one's life that the change has ? A. Saturday before bed B. Sunday at 2 am C. Sunday upon waking up. D Other

To quote Sgt. Shultz , I saw Nothing ... Nothing . It was fully overcast.

Lengthen your stride, quicken your pace. When this hit the Elder's quorum I remember the general feeling that ,,, " whatever " ,we will inch forward when possible. The RS ladies, however , took it much more to heart. My spouse said the lessons always made her feel inadequate if not unworthy. Is this usual or am I just being s ******.

If we are dealing in versions, which version of the gospel should be considered as definitive ?

For a minute there I thought you were talking about President Nelson , and was preparing the torches and pitchforks.

Actually I have ,years ago, and there was a kneeling board but it appeared to be fixed in place, not that I spent any time inspecting it. Now I am going to have to go back with a measuring tape and... probably not .

Either that kneeling board has to fold up or there will need to be an EXTRA foot of depth so walking in and out of the pew will not be difficult.

My thinking is that , in order to kneel in the space where you sit, there would need to be an extra foot of space to accommodate all sizes of people. That much along the length of our current chapel would mean eliminating a lot of pews , no ?

Many many years ago my father told me of a time when the Church DID kneel for the sacrament. They also had a communal sacrament water cup. That was before the Spanish flu hit hard. To kneel today would require the removal of at least a third of the pews.

In the " olden days " , we used to have time to do practice hymns during SS . Now we just mumble along to the new hymns . Just like a choir, the congregation needs to spend time going over the hymn several times to get it sort of correct. Doing a new hymn once or twice a year ain't gonna do it.

Those rumors were around over 60 years ago when I attended, but I am sure everything is much better now. 😏

For many people, giving a talk is a terrifying experience and just reading the talk is the best they can muster. As much as we would all like good talks, we can be accepting , forgiving and patient with those who may not be up to some standards. ( dismounts from high horse ).

Out of curiosity I looked up earthquakes in Utah and was surprised to see that the Wasatch front is quite an active area.

They may have to " renovate " the floors after.