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Matthew 25

35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

I would say yes, any organization that claims to be Christian has an obligation to fight blight. I think it is part of caring for others.

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Wow, about as official as you can get without it being official. A church employee in an official publication of the church saying it is doctrine. That was 1982 though. Since then President Hinckley said he didn’t think we teach it as doctrine anymore.

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Done.

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Go. Attending isn’t condoning. You might feel weird but that’s OK.

Someone else will have more to say. I didn’t want you to feel ignored.

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I’ll quit talking so much.

Sometimes I don’t have anything to say.

Sometimes it’s already been said and I don’t think I need to repeat it.

I’m not much of a cheerleader or someone that has to say something. Usually I just read. Often my responses are “read the handbook, it’s available to all.”

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Porter wrote:

Another meaningful question:

Did you have your colonoscopy every 10 years after age 50?

This is definitely nobody’s business. But I might point out that President Hinckley and Elder McKonkie both died of colon cancer which was preventable. Those deaths became everybody’s business. So did a man who lived 2 doors down the street die of colon cancer and his sons were my sons good friends.

What a great oportunity missed to prevent literally thousands of deaths and suffereing.

Ready for TMI?

I just turned 60. I’ve been on the five year plan. Small polyps have been found. Guess I need to start drinking coffee.

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I don’t like coffee and have to add a lot of sugar and cream for it to suit my taste buds. Therefore I don’t drink coffee as coffee but do occasionally have a mocha frappe. I also occasionally drink green tea. I haven’t gone back to black tea yet but probably will in the future. Most of my caffeine comes from soft drinks and chocolate.

I find that if I drink caffeinated beverages after noon and/or if I consume a lot of chocolate after noon I have a hard time getting to sleep and that my restless legs are aggravated.

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I have four daughters, all grown now and all raised in the church. My regrets (and resentment) are any guilt and associated mental anguish any of them might have felt for not living the law of chastity as taught throughout their youth and while at BYU. I also regret (or resent) any prying and punishment they received from make leaders in the church. I think one or more of them might still be living with that anguish.

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I live in the corridor, Idaho Falls, so I am constantly reminded of the dress code. This might not be at church but it always seems to be in the background. Things that come to mind are For the Strength of Youth, the temple recommend questions, and old practices based on leaders personal preferences.

As I go through my daily activities when out and about and at church I wonder what’s up. Tight form fitting clothing is OK but bare shoulders and legs above the knees are not OK. Collar bones are almost scandalous. Watch out for earrings and tattoos but let’s go overboard with makeup and perfect hair. High heels to accentuate movement and shape.

Then there are sheer and semi sheer clothing showing off the garment in all it’s glory. Low cut pants and tops riding up to expose the garment.

Yes, we are a modest people that take the garment seriously. Is it like this outside the corridor? I don’t remember because I was only in small units before the collapse.

Thanks for letting me vent.

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When we were investigating the church back about 1979 somehow we were discussing our household furnishings with the missionaries. What we called a coffee table they called a Postum table.

Things that seemed to have gone away.

Know Your Religion

Ward fundraisers

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Welcome. You’re not alone.

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I live in Idaho Falls. I have a daughter her in IF, another in Reno, another in the Denver area, and another in River Falls, WI. I see them fairly often. I’ve almost met up with Ray a couple of times but the meets have fallen through.

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SilentDawning wrote:

With all the discussion about John and Katy and the threat of disciplinary councils, I was wondering — should the same rights we have in society be respected in the church?

Particularly the freedom to assemble, to speak out about things we don’t agree with, and protest? If not, why not?

We do have the right but we must be willing to pay the price. We also have to stay within the laws. Church property is not public property.

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Things that are major points to me are grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc. If a post has glaring and obvious errors I tend to discount it.

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Farewell and may your journey be good.

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