Hey Zionisti:
It appears that the FCC has approved the use of the "F" word as an
adjective. . .below is a link to the Miami Herald.
What do you think about this? Was it only a matter of time?
val
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/6954210.htm
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I don't know about anyone else, but I found this little anecdote quite
amusing. It made me chuckle all afternoon!
Thanks, John.
val
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I just wanted to share with you all something really neat. You know, as
members of the church, it doesn't matter where we are, if we are with
fellow LDS, we have a lot to talk about. It makes the world a smaller
place. Inevitably, someone you meet knows someone you know, and you feel
a closer co
On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 13:33:16 -0500 Gerald Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
> I look forward to meeting those in the Indiana/Midwest area. What
> I
> would love, is for us to plan a Nauvoo reunion get-together next
> summer.
> Meet on a Saturday, go to a session, then dinner/lunch, and walk
> ar
And what a great disguise he had. . .acting like he was an
anti-communist. I mean, how else would McCarthy have "known" (suspected)
of so many communists --and yet he went after all the wrong people?
Coincidence? or Conspiracy?
;-)
val
On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:47:30 -0700 Steven Montgomery
<[EM
And I'm a Chaotic Neutral Half-Elf Bard. . .
val
On Sat, 8 Nov 2003 21:41:29 +0900 Cousin Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
> New thread attempt number 2.
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> The topic of Dungeons and Dragons has come up before. Someone
> forwarded this to me, so I thought I would forward it to you
> guys. If
perature and weather
that Indiana has to offer.
Is this too picky?
val
On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 18:52:07 + Gerald Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
> Val,
> What age range are you looking for in a guy? Maybe a few of us could
> look for potential candidates in our areas for you.
&g
I know not all are that way, but around here there are no LDS widowers,
and online resources are all that are available. Of those, the majority
don't want a widow. I realize that is not accurate for all men, but it
seems to be the general feeling online.
Now, if I could find someone like Pres.
On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 02:36:29 + Jim Cobabe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> John W. Redelfs wrote:
> ---
> Would that all the single men in the Church were as devoted to
> keeping the commandment to marry as seriously as you did and do.
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> Many of us take it seriously too. As a singl
On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 16:14:18 -0900 "John W. Redelfs"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> This is a concern that I have, probably a futile concern. How can
> we teach 1) that all the other churches contain some truth, and 2)
that we
> are the only true church? The two statements are not incompatibl
On Wed, 5 Nov 2003 01:24:17 + Stephen Beecroft
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
For some reason, this topic generates a great deal of emotion in
> people on both sides of the issue. I fail to understand why, even in
> myself, such emotions arise.
Because we ALL know that Father loves you mo
On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 21:32:33 -0500 Ron Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > -Original Message-
> > From: John W. Redelfs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 8:18 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: [ZION] Is God's Love Unconditional?
> >SNIP< God's lov
it nostalgic for the way
ZION used to be. Heck, someone tried to start a food fight awhile back,
and it went nowhere!! We need some life, and I think he sees that in
you. John loves a good discussion, even if he disagrees totally with
you.
> something perverse up his sleeve. Ya think?
T
Heck, Ron. I was just thinking about you the other day. Are you still
writing poetry? I lost my husband last year, and I've been cleaning
things out ever since. I found some of the poems that you had sent way
back when. Re-reading them really struck a different chord with me.
They mean much m
I miss Ron and Craig as well. I also miss Rena. She could really get
things stirred up! I sent an invite to the last addy I had for Craig.
When I talked to him last year, he said he was too busy to do ZION then.
I hope that has changed.
val
On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 13:47:43 -0500 "Elmer L. Fairb
I remember when Jeff first posted this about 9 years ago--then revised it
several times. I also remember some new Zionisti thinking it was a
serious survey!
Funny thing is, it's still pretty relevant!
val
On Sun, 02 Nov 2003 17:51:06 -0900 "John W. Redelfs"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> With gre
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 00:46:18 GMT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> -- Valerie Nielsen Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This IS the current way it works. My sister and her husband have
> been
> temple workers for years. They have 6 children. About 3 or 4 years
> ago,
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This IS the current way it works. My sister and her husband have been
temple workers for years. They have 6 children. About 3 or 4 years ago,
President Hinckley said that women with children under 18 could not be
temple workers. They should stay home with their children. My sister
was allowed
On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 14:10:16 GMT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> >I will have to say that I think JWR's email was woefully lacking in
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Geez, Paul. I can't even get to the temple without breaking traffic
laws. If I abided the laws on the Tri-state Tollway--which goes right up
to the temple, I'd get run over and killed! Posted speed--55; reality,
minimum of 70. I've had people fly past me when I was at 70 and just
trying to keep
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> On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 22:10:05 -0500 Valerie Nielsen Williams
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> > Well Paul, I had not heard the one about evil kings celebrating
> > birthdays
> > vis a vis birthdays are bad, but I have had a couple of students
&g
Well Paul, I had not heard the one about evil kings celebrating birthdays
vis a vis birthdays are bad, but I have had a couple of students in my
classes who are JW. They actually have a pamphlet to give to teachers of
public schools on having a JW child in a classroom. The reason listed
there is
This hit yesterday for me. I kept getting these bounce notices to people
I didn't even know. It's the virus that takes my address out of someone
else's address book, then sends the virus in an email with an attachment
to everyone else in that person's phone book. Now, I don't have the
virus, but
I recall my father teaching me that those who turn from the church will
sow seeds of confusion. I have a few comments . . .
1) I can't say this read was enlightening, but it was interesting. I
feel pity for these folks. Look how many different places some have
looked to try and find peace. T
>An intriguing question -- if we enter the temple unworthily, how is our
>presence there different from interlopers who intrude there?
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>Jim Cobabe
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The greater sin then be upon our
Jon,
I think this is beautiful, and a perfect example of a miracle. I
think that all too often we think that we have to be able to watch water
convert to wine before we will believe in miracles.
There is a new show coming this fall, Joan of Arcadia. In one of
the previews, "God" a
Not if she truly repented and was welcomed back into fellowship of the
church.
There is hope for ALL sinners until Jesus Christ says otherwise.
Also, is the book favorable towards Mormon's or negative? That may make
a difference as well.
val
On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 15:55:43 -0800 "John W. Redelf
8:30:34 -0400 Grampa Bill in Savannah
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> Valerie Nielsen Williams wrote:
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I had to read this over a couple of times, and then ponder what this
writer said before I could respond.
My conclusion is that the writer is using flawed logic to make his case.
He seems to be saying that we as LDS spend foolishly as long as we pay
our tithing because we believe we will be financ
ble price and they
> don't
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> faith, if
> I truly live the gospel, what of any eternal significance can happen
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> Heidi the fair
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http://www.southbendtribune.com/stories/2003/08/06/local.20030806-sbt-MIC
H-D6-Church_members_burn_.sto
This link should take you to a story in our Tribune today about a group
called Jesus Non-denomination Church that held a book burning. They
burned Harry Potter, the Book of Mormon and other "wi
The feelings then are still present today. I have been to Nauvoo twice
in the past year, and both times met up with people who absolutely hate
us. I'm not sure they even know why they do, except it has been taught
to them to hate. As I stood looking across the mighty Mississippi, I
tried to imag
On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 15:39:10 -0500 Paul Osborne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Ok, ok. No need to roast me over the coals. ;-)
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> What has President Hinckley said about this stuff during his
Speaking of interesting reading, what about the recently discovered
Truman Diary. . .this morning a quote was read where he basically
lambasted Jews, saying they had nothing on Hitler or Stalin when it comes
to harming other people. Then he went on to say that any underdog who
rises to power forge
I'm with Heidi--When you live here, you can tell by the color of the sky
when there is even a potential for a tornado, not to mention all the
warning systems in place. Our county has Civil Defense sirens placed so
that everyone can hear them. They even updated them a couple of years
ago so they r
I can direct you to our local station's news story and what our local
libraries are doing about it. Most libraries already have signs posted
telling patrons about the new Patriot Act's policies.
http://www.wndu.com/news/contact16/contact16_3291.php
val
On Wed, 28 May 2003 05:37:40 -0700 Stacy S
Okay Zionisti:
For a long time, I have perused and mused as I read John Redelfs'
thoughts on conspiricy theories. You see, I grew up with a dad who spoke
very much the way John does, and so, as progeny often will, I
intentionally went opposite in my thinking from where my dad was.
See, I had
And I'm sure they use the cry of "academic freedom" as justification for
using these movies and as a basis for their intolerance for church
standards. However, BYU is a private university last I knew, and as
such, should not be subject to the same bullying by academicians as
state-funded universi
OK--my question--how DOES the duct tape work on a wart?
val
On Thu, 19 Dec 2002 21:20:14 + Chet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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http://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?id={C5BC794A-4AC7-4177-93A3-3
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I do! My sons and I have a date -- I told my students today that I
wouldn't be there tomorrow because we had an "appointment" that would
take about 3 hours. . .they never figured it out ;-)
val
On Tue, 17 Dec 2002 19:00:54 -0500 Jon Spencer
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Thank you, Jim, for putting this out here. I love to read the Discourses
of Brigham Young This book has been a great comfort to me and I have
learned so much from it. Each time I read it again, I learn something
new (hmmm, go figure). This particular passage is full of hope--it is
beautiful an
Geez, Heidi--isn't this just like a guy! Never mind your son's picture
was in the Friend (which, by the way, is really cool) and that he should
be congratulated, it's all about the food!
Must be Thanksgiving or something. . .;-)
your sis in Mishawaka
val
On Thu, 28 Nov 2002 07:45:05 -0700 Steve
Yee Ha! Gary's movin' to my neck of the woods!! OK, so he'll be a
couple hours south, but what the hey.
I don't know where you plan on relocating to, but north of Indy is
Noblesville and Zionsville--both very nice areas. Lebanon is farther
north west and is good for the small town feel close to
I have heard that tannic acid is used in the making of coffee and tea and
that can be more harmful than caffeine. It's kind of reminiscent of the
WhiteLies anti-smoking campaign telling us what is REALLY in a
cigarette--it ain't just tobacco. Yet I can remember not so many years
ago when it was
Hey, no fair--she's mine! I've gotten a couple from her. Hmpf, and here
I thought she way MY friend ;-o
val
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omigosh!! I can't quit laughing. . .
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understand. Joseph Smith is difficult for me to understand. I don't
know why--probably the same reason certain scriptures mean more at
certain times. Maybe when I'm ready. . . ;-)
your sis in Mishawaka
val
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On Fri, 08 Nov 2002 14:20:00 -0900 "John W. Redelfs"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> After much pondering, Stacy Smith favored us with:
> >I do not want to see the U.S. destroyed. I just know that it will
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You mean it's NOT!
(as she pulls out her son's copy of Hitchhikers Guide for ref.)
val
Oh Dear Scott:
I had no idea what you have been through. I get off of ZION for
a few years, and everything falls apart!!
As I read between the lines, I see a great deal of suffering and
sorrow and am reminded of what Eve said in the Garden--that we must needs
pass through sorrow in
Hey Zion:
Just wanting to know if anyone has read "Life Everlasting" by
Crowther, and if so, what do you think. It was recommended to me by a
friend who knows that since Tom died, I've been devouring the words of
prophets and scriptures to learn all I can about the Plan of Salvation,
the S
On Tue, 29 Oct 2002 11:26:43 -0900 "John W. Redelfs"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
I have heard it said that if we could
> only pierce that veil we would hold each other in much higher
> regard.
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On Tue, 29 Oct 2002 20:31:22 + Jim Cobabe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
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> false
> doctrine.
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> Fortunate for me--I get it wrong nearly every time, and I wouldn't
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On Sun, 27 Oct 2002 09:08:21 -0900 "John W. Redelfs"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> At 11:46 PM, Saturday, 10/26/02, Paul Osborne wrote:
> >And by the way--you said: "They do not have *all* the saving truths
> or
> >ordinances" but I submit to you that they have NONE because all
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We have many sects in this area who are Messianic Jews. They DO believe
Christ is the Messiah. Unfortunately, there are those of traditional
Jewish belief who shun and bad mouth them. The Messianic Jews have even
had crosses burned in their yards--crosses the KKK says wasn't them. Go
figure.
v
On Sun, 27 Oct 2002 09:31:28 -0500 (Easter Noel Bennion
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have to assume that the 'value' gained from helping other churches
> comes
> from the missionary opportunities that result. It would be
> interesting to
> see if anyone involved in these types of donations
Noel:
After reading your response to John, I had a thought (I know,
scary thing). Sometimes--in fact many times--in the scriptures and
doctrines of the church, one word does mean many different things. For
example--salvation and exaltation. Are they the same?? Sometimes
"Salvation" is u
Marc: Maybe a little ;-)I've pasted articles below on each victim.
val
> Hmm. Maybe I've got my wires crossed. The one I'm thinking of worked
> at the time
> of her death at the FBI (which doesn't say what she did earlier),
> and she had red
> hair. Doe
I didn't know this, but I do know that when the woman vaccuuming her van
was killed, the news said she was a "former nanny, married and a recent
convert to the Mormon Church."
val
On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 19:40:03 -0600 "Marc A. Schindler"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 18:09:51 -0500 Paul Osborne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
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> Did I say that a man had to be wealthy to become a GA? The unwritten
> rule
> is that he has to have money and resources. He almost always has a
> prestigious job and a fine education. That is what the Lord is
> loo
On Tue, 15 Oct 2002 14:49:58 -0400 Jon Spencer
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> My wife just received a letter from Church Distribution to our
> bookstore
> outlining the changes in their scripture lines. There are only two
> changes
> to the contents of the scriptures:
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> 1. Doctrine and Cove
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