Buzzard Posted January 4, 2013 Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) Found out yesterday that my Paradise or Spirit Prison PPI isn't too far into the future, a year or so, maybe eighteen months if I'm lucky. Well, that's no fun, but I've already beat the average life expectancy for Stage 4 recurrent cancer, so I'm living in bonus time, and I made my peace with the whole deal a while back, though I admit that the abyss looks steeper and deeper the closer you get to it.Anyway, not sure if they will let me post from the other side, but the smallest courtesy I can extend you MDB ruffians is what to ask the big guy if he gives me the chance to ask HIM any questions.So here is your shot, anything from deep doctrine to why he made your ears so big. You guys and gals give me a list, I'll try and run it by my interviewer and if possible, get back to you with his response. Edited January 4, 2013 by Buzzard
Duncan Posted January 4, 2013 Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) Why is Winnipeg, Canada getting a Temple??????????? There is one partially active stake there!!! or, so I have been told... Edited January 4, 2013 by Duncan
The Nehor Posted January 4, 2013 Posted January 4, 2013 Organize an "angels on a pin" dance competition to see how that all works.If you could give me a timetable for the end of my lesson on patience it would be appreciated. 1
canard78 Posted January 4, 2013 Posted January 4, 2013 Hi Buzzard, sorry to hear your news. My father-in-law has been given a similar timetable for similar reasons. Hope you can find comfort in whatever ways needed and possible.FWIW, I'd like to know why there's not a clear geographic location for the Book of Mormon that we can visit (like we can for the bible and D&C and even Book of Abraham). Given it's the best book on earth, why not make it more acceptable and accessible to more people? The power of the book is in the words, not in its hidden location.Oh, and as a kid my mum would always tell me to "ask God when you see him" to the question: "when you get to the outer edge of the universe... what's just beyond it?"If I only get one, I think the question as a child should come first. Oh, also "mum, (god), what's up with the dinosaurs. what were they for??"
cesc101 Posted January 4, 2013 Posted January 4, 2013 I'm so sorry to hear of your condition - makes me want to meet everyone on MDDB, before its time up & we're all history to each other!Well, do help me ask Him, if the entire Priesthood ban/Unbanning saga was His making? Or, Am I just wasting time in a White-Man's church? I'll be waiting here...
BlueDreams Posted January 4, 2013 Posted January 4, 2013 What does he mean by soon...I swear this isn't a second coming question but a personal one. I had a prayer asking about when a specific promise would come about that He's made me 6 months ago and he said "soon." So I'd like Him to define soon. He'll know what I'm talking about. He's God after all.Oh, Heavenly Mother.....what's her eternal role in all this. Hmm....You know maybe I'll just go with surprises. I like figuring things at as I go along. I hope you get to ask your own round of questions...as many as you please.With luv,BD
thesometimesaint Posted January 4, 2013 Posted January 4, 2013 So sorry to hear that. My one question would be; how do you do it? 1
Tacenda Posted January 4, 2013 Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) Ask how long the lunch break is until you reunite with loved ones! I hear their time is different than ours!! Oh and please say "hi" to my folks. By the way this is my favorite OP ever. You're wonderful!!! Edited January 4, 2013 by Tacenda
Nathair/|\ Posted January 4, 2013 Posted January 4, 2013 If you can just give my son, Taliesin, and my dogs, Flossie and Missy, hugs for me, I'd appreciate it. 1
Bill “Papa” Lee Posted January 5, 2013 Posted January 5, 2013 Found out yesterday that my Paradise or Spirit Prison PPI isn't too far into the future, a year or so, maybe eighteen months if I'm lucky. Well, that's no fun, but I've already beat the average life expectancy for Stage 4 recurrent cancer, so I'm living in bonus time, and I made my peace with the whole deal a while back, though I admit that the abyss looks steeper and deeper the closer you get to it.Anyway, not sure if they will let me post from the other side, but the smallest courtesy I can extend you MDB ruffians is what to ask the big guy if he gives me the chance to ask HIM any questions.So here is your shot, anything from deep doctrine to why he made your ears so big. You guys and gals give me a list, I'll try and run it by my interviewer and if possible, get back to you with his response.When do we ge to come home?
ERayR Posted January 5, 2013 Posted January 5, 2013 Sorry to hear you will be leaving us and I hope your reunion, when you get there, is a glorious one. NO question to ask. Not that I haven't got questions I just don't want take the chance of getting the answers before I am ready. 1
Kenngo1969 Posted January 5, 2013 Posted January 5, 2013 One question. Mosquitos ,WHY?Reminds me of Bill Cosby's Noah routine: Two mosquitos -- male or female?! (And Buzzard, sorry to hear your news. )
Calm Posted January 5, 2013 Posted January 5, 2013 (edited) Sorry to hear you will be leaving us and I hope your reunion, when you get there, is a glorious one. NO question to ask. Not that I haven't got questions I just don't want take the chance of getting the answers before I am ready.I was going to come up with a few, but now you have me wondering if that is a good idea at all....my problem is that all I have is questions it seems, there is so much to learn out there and I would so love to learn it NOW instead of having to wait. I've always felt that way, but work at suppressing it so I don't get too frustrated with the way things are.Buzzard, you have always impressed me in your posts, now I am thinking what a great sense of humour and point of view you have. Edited January 5, 2013 by calmoriah 1
ERayR Posted January 5, 2013 Posted January 5, 2013 (edited) I was going to come up with a few, but now you have me wondering if that is a good idea at all....my problem is that all I have is questions it seems, there is so much to learn out there and I would so love to learn it NOW instead of having to wait. I've always felt that way, but work at suppressing it so I don't get too frustrated with the way things are.Buzzard, you have always impressed me in your posts, now I am thinking what a great sense of humour and point of view you have.I have always felt the same way. In fact when I was a kid they used to tease me about being one big question. However, of late I have begun to realize that there are some things it is better that I don't know right now. Edited January 5, 2013 by ERayR 1
Buzzard Posted January 5, 2013 Author Posted January 5, 2013 (edited) Good questions, all. Now I just need to get the mods to work on a "Posting from the Spirit World" feature so I can fill you all in on the answers. And I will be sure to say howdy to any and all of your friends and loved ones I run into... Edited January 5, 2013 by Buzzard 1
rodheadlee Posted January 5, 2013 Posted January 5, 2013 Hi Buzzard, could you stop by the Rainbow Bridge and give my 2 cats a hug, Sebastian and Red Kitty and tell my ol' dog Muskrat I still love him too. God Bless you.
rpn Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 At some point I want to know how adam picked the names of the animals. But I don't think you'd have to ask Him that question. They no doubt have layers of authority there too, though presumably they are in families.
Buzzard Posted January 6, 2013 Author Posted January 6, 2013 One question. Mosquitos ,WHY?Shoot, I know the answer to that one. To feed trout in order to provide us with the ultimate pleasure of fly fishing. 2
Garden Girl Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 Shoot, I know the answer to that one. To feed trout in order to provide us with the ultimate pleasure of fly fishing.Yes... my dear husband, bless his soul, was a fly fisherman... and a beautiful thing to see as he would stand on the bank or in the cold, clear water of a mountain stream and cast his line in a steady rhythmic motion that was just plain lovely. He loved the Rainbow trout, but preferred the German browns (I think that's what he called them). When he retired he was given a gold plated golf putter, and a rod for fly fishing...Buzzard, I'm really sorry that you will soon leave us... my sister and I were talking just this morning about our mortality... she is 75 and I'm 72 and who knows how many years(?) months(?) days(s) either of us has... my prayers these days are that I'll have some good years ahead and then go quickly, not lingering... and certainly keeping my wits about me.In a way, it's kind of exciting to think about even though painful to leave loved ones... but just think of all the answers you will receive. Bless you and peace be with you (John 14:27).GG 1
Kenngo1969 Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 (edited) Shoot, I know the answer to that one [i.e., "Why flies?"]. To feed trout in order to provide us with the ultimate pleasure of fly fishing.The facts that I've never fly fished because I'm hopelessly uncoordinated notwithstanding, I like it! Edited January 7, 2013 by Kenngo1969
Kenngo1969 Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 Sorry to hear you will be leaving us and I hope your reunion, when you get there, is a glorious one. ...Yes, that's true: for every sorrowful parting which occurs on this side of the veil, there is at least one joyful reunion that occurs on the other side. May your loved ones find great comfort in that fact.
Buzzard Posted January 7, 2013 Author Posted January 7, 2013 Yes, that's true: for every sorrowful parting which occurs on this side of the veil, there is at least one joyful reunion that occurs on the other side. May your loved ones find great comfort in that fact. Yes, speaking of questions, my wife has already given me a list to ask our son who left us in 2003. He was profoundly autistic, and never talked in this life. And let me tell you, behavior-wise, he could rock and roll. But as much as I am not looking forward to leaving my family behind, it will be a first time pleasure to have a conversation with him. And he probably has a few questions for me, since my patience was not always perfect. It's hard to be cheerful when you are awakened at 3 am to the sound of stuff in the fridge hitting the kitchen floor. 1
Kenngo1969 Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 (edited) Yes, speaking of questions, my wife has already given me a list to ask our son who left us in 2003. He was profoundly autistic, and never talked in this life. And let me tell you, behavior-wise, he could rock and roll. But as much as I am not looking forward to leaving my family behind, it will be a first time pleasure to have a conversation with him. And he probably has a few questions for me, since my patience was not always perfect. It's hard to be cheerful when you are awakened at 3 am to the sound of stuff in the fridge hitting the kitchen floor.Well, I am developmentally (though not cognitively) disabled: I will be willing to bet (were I a betting man, but you know what I mean! ) that it'll be one heckuva first conversation (or at leas, first in a long while) for both of you! I wonder how the whole, "remove-the-veil-from-our-premortal-memories" versus "get-reacquainted-with-friends-and-loved-ones" processes will interact on the other side? And, while there may be a good deal of fence-mending and bridge-building that goes on on the other side between us and the loved ones with whom we had (to put it mildly) less-than-ideal relationships (or at least, rough patches) in this life, I don't think "score-settling" is going to be a high priority. My Elders Quorum President lost his mom a few months ago, and they didn't have an ideal relationship. He's never talked about it in detail, but I gather his home life was far less than ideal. When he brought it up briefly yesterday, he said, in essence, "The first 47 or so years weren't that great, but at least we had those last 90 days." Makes me grateful for the good relationships I have, and hopeful even for the not-so-good ones I have. Edited January 7, 2013 by Kenngo1969 2
The Nehor Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 Yes, that's true: for every sorrowful parting which occurs on this side of the veil, there is at least one joyful reunion that occurs on the other side. May your loved ones find great comfort in that fact. At the risk of a Godwin's law violation would this apply to Hitler, Pol Pot, the Glorious Leader of North Korea, that moron who cut me off this morning? I think not.
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