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Welcome. Faith is a journey. And is always under maintenance. It never hurts to be constantly evaluating your faith.

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I think this is a good move by the AP. I wish the church would encourage this at least more regionally. (U.S., Mex, Canada). What I find absolutely tragic however is seeing fellow members reaction to this. I know some who are now accusing the church as part of being part of some kind of Liberal conspiracy because they care about the health and safety of their members.

I don’t like wearing mask as I have asthma that can be quite unpredictable. Moreover I have learned to adapt. I wear a mask because we have been asked to by local government, and by the church. For me it is just showing your respect for your fellow man.

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My list is a lot similar to yours. Except for training members. I noticed in the Ted Talk she mentioned we overlook joy. I believe this is very true. We are so concerned about what is directly in front of us, we inhibit our ability to see the big picture. Reminds me of a scene from Moneyball. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxJ0PGSJ-Uc

I find it humbling my post inspired you to make this one. I believe this is critical to explore during these troubling times.

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Most of them are just in their apartments and conducting work via Zoom. Also I believe indexing has been encouraged to pass time. The sister missionaries in my area contacting me from their place. They are permitted to go out to work out as well as going to get food.

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AmyJ wrote:

I have been working from home while finishing my online degree and being cooped up with my husband and my 2 daughters (10.5 and 3.75 years old) in our very small house. I have also started job hunting for a better position.

Coping Strategies:

A) Be Out In Nature – I take my girls for a stroll/walk/hike/mud puddle expedition along some walking paths around our house set up by one of our angelic neighbors. I don’t know what that will look like for you, but every effort to be moving and out in nature seems to be helpful and worth considering.

Eat a Salad Every Day (or So) – these salads contain perks like croutons and blue cheese, and non-perks like lettuce. Point is – I am doing something more healthy for myself as a habit and it helps.

C) Have a Guilty Food Treat on Hand (that works with your dietary constraints) – this is easier to manage. I found a Strawberry-Lemonade ice cream with lower sodium (go figure) that works for me and my husband.

D) Projects – We are not house fixers by nature, but we decided to remodel parts of our bathroom. We have a certain amount of pride in having switched and replaced from a vanity sink drain setup to a pedestal sink drain setup, put down a certain amount of non-stick laminate flooring, removed all the wallpaper and glue, removed all the icky vinyl and glue, and replaced the medicine cabinet. Of equal importance is that we are still married after this. Other side projects include cleaning out our living areas, and developing better storage habits.

E) Look for the Positives – Having our daughter home for the last 3 months has not been easy – our house is wayy too small for that. But it does give us a chance to see how she would function learning at home – which is not bad. This summer, we have her doing “homework” on a maintenance program for math (15 minutes of work), reading for at least 20 minutes (most days), and practicing typing. So yesterday, she decided to practice her typing by writing up a Google Slides Presentation on what her home school schedule should look like.

F) TV/Movies – We have a family movie every other night or 2-3 nights. I usually wind up feeling better after each show so far.

Those are some really good tips! My folks keep inviting me over for movie night but I keep turning down the offer. Just from being stressed out. Maybe I should start accepting their offers. I think having projects to work on is a good idea. As I said I am in Grad school. So in a way that has kept me busy to a degree. I might start a positivity journal, that could very well help.

Best of luck on that job. The market is very weird right now. lol

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Cadence wrote:

I ride my bike alot. Good exercise always makes me feel better. When i am not ridding I am hiking.

I dont read or watch the news. It is all so jaded and negative.

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I started going on jogs every morning during the week. Been nice to shed some pounds and get back into shape. But it’s not helping I reach for the comfort, I mean junk foods sometimes when stressed. And thank you, I echo your sentiment towards the news cycle. It’s sad.

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It’s always good to constantly be evaluating your faith; as well as being comfortable with being open about it. No one is perfect, and I think this applies to our personal faith as well. It’s always a journey. And indeed a very personal journey. Only Christ knows truly what’s in your heart. Faith is something that constantly evolves and changes. Sort of like welding. And as corny as this sounds, follow your heart.

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Requiring masks would be difficult because there are some of us that can’t wear a mask. I know for myself I have been told wearing a mask can put me in greater danger due to my underlying asthma. I also would like to echo nibblers thoughts on Deacons/Priests following proper hygiene practices. It scares the daylights out of me knowing people’s health is possibly in their hands at this time. I still can’t count how many times I have seen a priest wipe his face or pick his noise before preparing the sacrament or passing the sacrament. I do think we have managed fine with stay at home church during these times. If it were up to me I would just extend that till end of Summer. (Sept 31) just to be safe.

Ward buildings are notorious for sometimes not being very clean or at least when they are cleaned it’s half-donkeyed

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Apparently the church is now going to allow Sacrament meetings for up to 99 people where jurisdictions permit. Also in the letter was advice on how to keep things clean such as preparing the sacrament. While I think it’s good the church is trying to do this by getting back to normal in a sense. I have little faith my local ward/stake will apply this correctly.

I don’t mean to come off as a whiner but I have my concerns. I just have a feeling this will be botched big time in my area.

Also how are they going to decide who goes one week or the next? Someone actually mentioned perhaps those who don’t have a Priesthood holder in their homes should get priority.

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Interesting because my parents who I watch conference with said it was a pretty dull session

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I nodded off during afternoon session. Any good talks worth reading?

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nibbler wrote:

Joy D. Jones

Women’s role in the restoration. This one is a tough one for me to comment on, I’m not a woman, but it sounds like one role is being a witness of things other people did. Another goal is to progress and receive revelation.

I haven’t figured out the tangle that women have access to the power of the priesthood and how that addresses what many see as an inequality in that women can’t be ordained to an office in the priesthood.

I share the same sentiment as you

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“The Lord loves effort”.

Love that line. The Savior knows we are going to mess up from time to time and he knows we are trying our best.

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I agree with this current talk. Women have contributed a lot to the Priesthood

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grobert93 wrote:

DarkJedi wrote:

Minyan Man wrote:

Has anyone ever seen a Bishop prevent someone from taking the Sacrament during church? I’ve always wondered about that.

I have not. Many years ago while in a bishopric I was asked to specifically observe to see if an individual did or not, but only report, not interfere. He did not partake. I would think protocol would be for the bishop/SP to talk to the individual privately if they have asked them not to partake and they did.

I personally find it very unfortunate that bishops and state presidents take their callings so personally. Yes, it’s important they observe their responsibilities, but they must not let this artificial power take over their human decency. Slapping the sacrament tray out of someone’s hand is out of line. Isn’t the sacrament representative of the atonement and sacrifice of Jesus Christ? Therefore, what say does any man have over Jesus concerning the worthiness of an individual?

My Dad was a SP for 10 years. Quite a bit of his calling involved having to train bishops and other priesthood leaders to knock that crap off.

He’s no longer SP anymore and sadly that’s very rampant in the stake again

Lots of people in these callings unfortunately let it get to their head. It’s so sad. What’s worse is when you get this boys club attitude going. It’s very bad and does a lot of harm sadly. Sorry to go off tangent a bit.

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