RE: [ZION] Thrift!

2003-11-11 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
Gerald a Smith wrote: My car is a 1995 Saturn. I bought it almost 2 years ago for $1500, with 200K miles on it. It now has $240K miles on it and still running great. I think my next car might be a Saturn, also. I may have a question for you, then. I've got a '95 Saturn also, an SL1, that's

RE: [ZION] Official Doctrine #2

2003-11-07 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
George Cobabe wrote: There are those on this list that in the past have argued that Eternal Marriage is NOT essential for exaltation. Exaltation is living in the presence of God the Father and receiving His blessings. Yet it is suggested that to live in the Celestial Kingdom it is not

RE: [ZION] HELP

2003-11-07 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
Try-- http://www.topica.com/lists/zion/read Ron Scott wrote: Somehow I misplaced the address for the website, where I can read posts on line. Would you please forward the address to me when you get a moment. -- The Rabinowitz Family, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spring Hill, Tennessee

RE: [ZION] Official Doctrine #2

2003-11-07 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
George Cobabe wrote: I suspect we shall soon be kicked off for daring to discuss this, but what the hey. Where in 131 does it say this? I read Celestial Glory, not the Celestial Kingdom. In the prior post, I used kingdom and glory interchangibly. Perhaps there is a

[ZION] Bio in Brief

2003-11-07 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
This would be my bio: Sander J. Sandy Rabinowitz PO Box 1195 Spring Hill, TN 37174-1195 USA * Age: 35 * Married (14 July 2001): Melinda Samson, Nashville Tennessee Temple. * Children: Andrea Ruth, 21 mos. * Baptized: 23 January 1993, as a convert (Previously, no formal religious

RE: [ZION] Official Doctrine #2

2003-11-06 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
John W. Redelfs wrote: Eternal Marriage Is Essential for Exaltation (* * *) Anyone disagree that this is official Church doctrine? Our missionaries teach it to investigators and it is taught to all new members as part of the Gospel Essentials Sunday School class. Is this

RE: [ZION] Official Doctrine #2

2003-11-06 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
John W. Redelfs wrote: Ron Scott wrote: If that's how you define, eternal marriage between one man and one woman, then no problem. Between man and woman. According to DC 132, plural marriage is OK as long as it is authorized by the priesthood. --JWR And, technically, it *is*

RE: [ZION] Roll Call

2003-10-31 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
John W. Redelfs wrote: Some former list members are returning. Hallelujah! I'm interested in finding out who is still here. Let's have a roll call. Sandy here, checking in. Mostly, though, I'll probably be in occasional lurk mode for the time being. Quick highlights-- * Melinda and I

[ZION] Quick Report...

2003-09-05 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
Cousin Bill wrote: I'm coming back to ZION. For a while anyway. Anything I should know? Anything non-Mormon specific to talk about?) Bill Lewis (the one who is younger than Grandpa Bill. I think I am Cousin Bill. Who knows?) Whereupon I pop my head through the door ever so

[ZION] Baby Andrea Update

2002-12-10 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
All-- I finally managed to get updated photos of Andrea on the web. (All I had previously was our birth announcement from last February with Andrea's NICU photo.) The URL is at: http://www.firstnephi.com - Then click on Andrea. All the best, /Sandy/ :-) -- The Rabinowitz Family, [EMAIL

Re: [ZION] Something Else To Ponder

2002-11-20 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
--- From: Stacy Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- I sometimes feel that I have too many regrets about past misdeeds to be able to enter the celestial kingdom even when I have repented of them. --- Jon Spencer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Satan apparently has done a job on you. Don't you believe

Re: [ZION] Quebec man detained for buying gas in Maine

2002-11-14 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
My goodness. How difficult would it be for the US and Canada to sign a treaty and redraw the border by a few yards? Let the pumps fly the Canadian flag, and if'll make the U.S. happy, let them build their fences and their watchtowers behind the filling station. And if the US is concerned about

[ZION] Supreme Court: Boy Scouts

2002-11-06 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
I think this is recent news, but I'm not sure. I didn't see this reported on any of the usual news sites that I read through. It appears the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Boy Scouts on the question of whether or not the organization must be compelled to accept a leader who

[ZION] From somewhere in the eastern hemisphere

2002-11-06 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
I got the following this AM from Tony Pinto, a former coworker of mine who got called into active duty from the Reserves. FYI./Sandy/ --- Begin quoted message --- Some of the things I miss: 1. Family 2. Friends 3. Cold Beer 4. Cold Milk 5. A real shower 6A. A toilet that is less than

[ZION] Charter issue? RE: [LDSD] You just don't get it

2002-11-01 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
Bro. Ross-- I know you mean well, and I do not speak as the listowner or anyone having authority, but I am not sure it is appropriate to post the telephone numbers of stake presidents, bishops, or other church leaders on a public or semi-public forum such as LDS-Doctrine or ZION, especially if

Re: [ZION] Charter issue? RE: [LDSD] You just don't get it

2002-11-01 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
Darn it, I hate it when I keep posting to the wrong list! Oh well, I won't repeat myself. I was blowing off steam, anyway. /Sandy/ Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bro. Ross-- I know you mean well, [snip

Re: [ZION] Chechen gas

2002-10-31 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
--- Ronn --- Not to be confused with the similar sounding chicken gas: an equally potent vapor familiar to the downwind neighbors of poultry farmers as the aroma of poop from the coop . . . --- I once knew someone who lived (quite literally) in the middle of a pasture and right next door to a

RE: [ZION] Imagine that!

2002-10-31 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
Here's what the State Dept. has to say about doing business in Nigeria-- http://travel.state.gov/tips_nigeria.html CBS News had a report about a Nigerian confidence scheme just two or three weeks back. Seems a secretary in a law firm got a notice quite similar to Jim's. I think they wanted

Re: [ZION] High Priests More Active Than Elders

2002-10-24 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
From what I've noticed here in my ward-- Prospective Elders: 98% Inactive* Elders: Seems like 25-30% Inactive, at least here High Priests: 5-10% Inactive, but it seems as if the inactivity occurs mainly for health reasons, such as an extended hospitalization As Paul O. noted, Prospective