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The tracking is for statistical purposes and alson to help determine when new units are created. It takes a certain number of full tithe paying Melchizedek PH holders to form the leadership base for a new ward. Tithing is one of the measurements of faithfulness. “On a side note, my Bro-in-law said that his SP told him the since TR interviews are only every other year, it was his duty as a Bishop to take away the TR of any member who did not declare they were a full tithe payer at tithing settlement. Also he was told that if a member ever stopped paying a full tithe and then started up again, they would have to pay a full tithe for one full year before they could be considered a full tithe payer again.” I think this is another case of local leaders making up their own rules and failing to consult the handbooks.
cwald wrote:Thoreau wrote:The instructor in HPG managed to bring up the school shooting and wear pants to church day but failed to effectively tie it into the lesson. There wasn’t any discussion either.
Because they are related? What was the point?
I have no idea what the point was unless it was because the lesson was on living righteously in perilous times. In mentioned the two things and then moved on without any discussion.
It was pretty quiet in my ward today. I didn’t see any women wearing pants. The instructor in HPG managed to bring up the school shooting and wear pants to church day but failed to effectively tie it into the lesson. There wasn’t any discussion either. Thank you rebeccad. It’s December and I wear Christmas ties in December. Guess I won’t be wearing purple tomorrow.
I finally took the tine to read this. Thank you Arthur. And thank you the others that posted here. You are some of the contributers that I respect very much on this board. I haven’t figured out what it is all about or what the original intent was. Was it to “protest” the unwritten dress code or to protest something bigger, gender inequality for instance? It has been interesting to read some the passionate postings by rigid members of the Church. I can see wanting to wear your Sunday best as a sign of respect but if some of the old movies are any indication of what Sunday best is then your best set of overalls should suffice. I do see what appears to me to be some hypocrisy in what members wear to church. How is a skirt made of faded denim more respectful than a nice pair of dress slacks and a nice blouse? Why is it OK for men to wear jeans and a bolo tie in the Southwest but jeans are frowned upon in other areas of the country? What about native dress outside of North America and the majority of Europe? Is the worldwide church going to continue to impress its North American values and culture on the rest of the membership?
I don’t get it but I’m probably going to wear my gray dress shirt like I usually do and if I have a tie with purple I might wear it. It depends on what my wife wears. She picks out my ties to color coordinate with her. If I do wear purple it’s because of the dress code and the judgmental pharisees, not inequality.
Me, Dave, who lives in the Corridor.
Curious, you’re the Elders Quorum President (implies you’re an elder) and you’ve been in a bishopric (implies you’re a high priest). Maybe you’ve been a clerk or executive secretary. Your question. Delegate what you can. Use agendas and stick to them. Suggest agendas are used in PEC and ward council. Don’t have a meeting just to have a meeting. Don’t waste others’ time and don’t allow yours to be wasted.
johnh wrote:Quote:I hope the 60s prudes who used to deny a temple recommend to people who had oral sex (???!!!) are long gone.
This happened to us 20+ years ago. it was traumatic enough for my poor wife that it changed our um personal relationship and the specter of the experience hangs over us today in our relations….much stemming from her own feelings of guilt for wanting to.
We were very young then…I wish I could go back in time and kick a certain bishops backside and tell him to keep his nose out of where it doesn’t belong.
Ditto. It still affects our relationship.
Since I’m doing this on the iPad and don’t want to take the time to be detailed and verbose I’ll try to keep it brief. In high school and for about three years after graduation I was pretty liberal. I joined the Army right out of high school and barely stayed out of trouble in the conservative culture. After deciding to reenlist and getting married I started leaning conservative. Then I had a kid and joined the Church. In about four years I went from rebellious liberal to pretty staunch conservative. Now about thirty five years later the liberal is coming back out after all those years of being repressed. Living in the corridor hasn’t helped but counseling has.
Old-Timer wrote:If anyone wants a good laugh, she just texted me the following:
Quote:I am on a polygadate with some Oremites. Fun times.
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:thumbup: http://store.lds.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product3_715839595_10557_21004_-1__195686 I’m trying something new on the iPad so I hope this works. The link is to a booklet titled “Essentials of Home Production and Storage”. I have a 1978 edition. In it it says to store and save a one year supply etc. even though the booklet is still available I think the Provident Living website contains what is current policy.
If my memory serves me right when I joined the Church about 1979 the linked booklet was the policy. It later expanded to include a two year supply. I imagine that my family was fairly typical of the general membership and we lost a lot of food through spoilage. This might have had something to do with the policy revision about 10 years ago.
The booklet is still pertinent and contains very good information about personal and family preparedness.
