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DJ, I understand what you are saying. But, at my age it is important to have social contacts outside of our home life. I have found that if you want or need social contacts, I have to make the effort to connect. I can't wait for someone to come to me and talk more openly. You make a good point, MM....

In my case it's the lack of social contacts at church that's at the root of it. It's one thing to stay home on a Sunday and feel alone, it's quite another to attend church on a Sunday and feel alone. I find the solitude at home to be a better feeling, it makes more sense. I know it takes effort on ...

Gerald Causse, former presiding bishop, has been ordained as the latest member of the Quorum of the Twelve. Good choice on several levels as far as I'm concerned.

Hi, my username is Didge, and I'm new to this forum. I also have some trouble with Mormon metaphysics, its (very Newtonian) teaching that "the elements are eternal" and hence its denial of ex nihilo creation (so much for Big Bang cosmology, I suppose). If there is a grand creator, I could...

Wow, citing temple covenants to shame you into doing what he wanted you to do. Not going to lie, that's pretty bad. Nice response. If my mouth operated quicker than my brain, which it often does, I'd probably risk a PG13 rating. This was my first reaction too. My response to the individual would li...

Our stake is arranging a temple trip for just the high school seniors. The youth will go to the temple in the afternoon and have dinner at the church adjacent to the temple afterwards. Parents are invited to join their HS senior. We have decided not to send Roy Jr. because 1) it doesn't sound fun a...

Is there anything we can read into the choice of counselors? I'm sure SLC is all "a buzz". I'm sure SLC is abuzz. There are probably lots of different thoughts on the choices. I am not surprised at Eyring, I was very surprised at Christofferson. I don't dislike Christofferson. He's a bit ...

Oaks did mention, "we have much work to do to fulfill the challenges [Nelson] has given us," which I chose to interpret as, "how the hell we gonna build all those temples?" :angel: Interesting that I had given this some thought recently in light of the announcement at GC that th...

Looks like the reorganization of the First Presidency has occurred. There's a "special announcement" upcoming at 1 MDT today, streamed on YouTube and other church media. The link on the church homepage takes you to their YouTube page. https://www.youtube.com/live/LLtTYabz6O8 I have no ques...

Calling myself to repentance... I'm starting to listen to some talks now and they're quite a bit more relevant than they used to be. Granted I've only heard like a third of conference but already I think it's one of the best conferences in recent memory. I have not watched all of conference (and do...