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I have attended the Unitarian Church a handful of times. They bluntly state that their roots are from Judaism and Christianity. They add that they take those traditions seriously but not literally. Unitarians are NOT biblical Christians. A fundamentalist who sees the Bible as the literal word of God...

Make the contact be about them. Their family. Their needs. Listen intently and hear them. Too often, people listen — only waiting for a break in the conversation . They don’t hear anything. They are there simply to talk about themselves. Don’t be that person. Let them set the boundaries for the rela...

Dande48 wrote: Did the Young Women ever have such a resource? Thinking about it... I've known some young women who've struggle with porn, etc, yet it's ultra-stigmatized, which I think hurts their ability to be open and honest about it (beyond that of young men). I wish the Church had better resourc...

Background: I came across a story of an adult woman who had a child on her own. Father unknown. She later joined the church. She went through the temple and when her daughter also went through the temple as an adult, they looked into being sealed. They found out that sealing could not happen because...

She is taught that sitting at lunch with a non-member is a slippery slope, Just WOW. Totally off of topic .. but .. LDS members account for 1-2% of our local population. That includes members that no one has seen in 20 years. Active members are probably more like 0.5%. Many Christian locals conside...

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Wow. Thank you for sharing. It is a powerful song

Why is it that men can play professional sports (which are entertainment) like basketball and no one asks them about their garments. A man can dance in a leotard and no one asks about his garments. A man can do a shirtless episode in a play and no one asks about his garments. A woman does something ...

DarkJedi's comment, On the other hand, I'd love to be there when she meets her Savior and He lifts her by her hand" really hit home to me. In an LDS temple, the doorway is knocked upon. If no one answers at the veil, I have seen workers POUND on the doorway at the veil as they wait for someone repre...

So many people know me or my DH that I don't think I am anonymous at all. Honestly, I never expected to be as the LDS bloggernacle is a small isolated corner of the world .. kinda like mormonism. I am open about my thoughts, feelings and doubts. There isn't anything posted on line that would be a pr...

I had the opportunity tonight to have dinner with HawkGirl and her DH. It is a pleasure to report that she is indeed as delightful and brilliant in person as she is online.