[ZION] What If They're Wrong? (was: The September Six Today

2003-08-20 Thread mormonyoyoman
Something which I've settled in my mind and thought I had no problem with is the same problem that these folks - and most of us at one time or another - have had: What about the times when our priesthood leaders are incorrect? Unlike many denominations, the Church of Jesus Christ has never

Re: [ZION] Witnessing Excommunications by Churches

2003-08-22 Thread mormonyoyoman
Stacy, in a past calling I had to attend church disciplinary councils and was present for a disfellowship (not excommunication) procedure. (To make up for it, I was lucky enough to attend several church disciplinary councils wherein the person was re-communicated I guess you'd call it. Their

Re: [ZION] Thought for the day

2003-09-27 Thread mormonyoyoman
-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will have to say that I think JWR's email was woefully lacking in details on the new baby...maybe it's a female thing, but...is this a grandson or a granddaughter? What is the baby's name? Heidi the fair There was an original e-mail from JWR? Never saw it.

Re: [ZION] Congratulations, John and Another Note About Mail

2003-09-27 Thread mormonyoyoman
It's entirely possible, Stacy. However, I had the same trouble with Topica (with Zion and with other lists) when I had my MSN account and my MStar account. *jeep! ~~Chet If ya thinks ya is right, ya deserfs credit - even if ya is wrong. Gus Segar via Popeye -- Stacy Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [ZION] Thought for the day

2003-09-30 Thread mormonyoyoman
Either Brother Jon is trying to make me paranoid, or there are a LOT of Zion posts that haven't made their way to my laptop. WHAT discussion about chocolate??? *jeep! ~~Chet If ya thinks ya is right, ya deserfs credit - even if ya is wrong. Gus Segar via Popeye -- Jon Spencer [EMAIL

Re: [ZION] Thought for the day

2003-09-30 Thread mormonyoyoman
That IS a nice thought (even for a diabetic). And, nope, I didn't get that post. And it is strange how far off-topic we got. Who knows where it will lead this time? (Does anyone else have this problem -- beginning sentences with conjunctions? I never had this habit until after studying the

Re: [ZION] Women working in the temple (was feminists)

2003-10-05 Thread mormonyoyoman
-- 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, President Hinckley said that women with children under 18 could not be temple workers. Chet

Re: [ZION] Where have all the Mormon feminists gone?

2003-10-05 Thread mormonyoyoman
--Stacy Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't this speaking out against priesthood? Chet opines: Possibly. But the priesthood (not necessarily every male who holds the priesthood) has really broad shoulders and can take much more severe criticism than this. Me? I'll just hide my head

[ZION] the Need for Speed

2003-10-08 Thread mormonyoyoman
It's Wednesday night at 9 pm and the phone rings. (You already know what's coming, don't you?) The bishopric (of our newest ward in Marysville, Michigan) just asked us to give talks on Sunday. Oh, and for Cherie to teach the Gossip Doctrine class. The topic(s)? (Of the talks, not of the GD

Re: [ZION] the Need for Speed

2003-10-09 Thread mormonyoyoman
Your policy sounds really good to me, Bill, and I agree with it. I've never implemented it (and probably never will, since I love to blab) but I agree with it. One o' these days, I'll actually SAY that to a bishop and watch his shocked look. *jeep! ~~Chet (Almost as shocked a look as I get

Re: [ZION] More Lists

2003-10-11 Thread mormonyoyoman
The DiabetesWorld list at Yahoo Groups generates 20 or 30 messages about twice a day. But we could easily get 50 to 100 posts a day on Zion. All you have to do is speak up for or against any particular candidate for any particular political office -- just as long as that particular candidate

Re: [ZION] Schwarzenegger

2003-10-11 Thread mormonyoyoman
I'm actually quite pleased with this. I think Arnold is one of the more intelligent and topical politicians that came out of the 20th century. So many of us were disappointed at his failed bid for mayor of Hootersville that this -- What's that? Arnold Shwarzenegger, not Arnold Ziffle?

Re: [ZION] Salvation

2003-10-13 Thread mormonyoyoman
Strangely, John, I was looking this up not that long ago. And I couldn't find anything which indicated the Lord's salvation was anything less than the best He has to offer. I wondered then if this is where John Taylor picked up his the Kingdom of God or nothing slogan. Anyone else find

Re: [ZION] strengthening new converts

2003-10-24 Thread mormonyoyoman
For us, it was the constant attention. Almost every day and night, we had someone from the ward dropping by, helping us get acclimated to the new lifestyle, explaining the new jargon. It was the friends who decided to pick up our oldest daughter every morning at 5:30 for early morning

Re: ATTN the listowner, was RE: [ZION] hi

2003-10-24 Thread mormonyoyoman
This is an manualresponder. I'll probably get fed up with this and cancel my Zion list membership and never see your message. The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER!

Re: [ZION] Tell Heidi

2003-10-28 Thread mormonyoyoman
Heidi, you are doing something and wonderful. This is precisely how our family was indoctrinated into Mormon Life 101. It was difficult for our kids - you remember the age in which Having Friends was more important than breathing? For Cherie me, the testimony came first and strong; the

Re: [ZION] God is Dead

2004-03-03 Thread mormonyoyoman
TIME Magazine or NY Times Magazine? The latter is definitely part of the NY Times.. RBS -Original Message- From: mormonyoyoman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 2:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ZION] God is Dead There was a 1965 Times

Re: [ZION] Cause for rejoicing

2004-03-09 Thread mormonyoyoman
Heartfelt congratulations to Heidi! There are few things as satisfying as seeing one's family doing the celestial thing! *jeep! ---Chet If ya thinks ya is right, ya deserfs credit - even if ya is wrong. --Gus Segar via Popeye

Re: [ZION] General Conference Hopes

2004-03-10 Thread mormonyoyoman
Though the advocates of SSM (even the initials seem dirty) are, as you say, working together (showing a masterful example of co-operation which Protestant Christianity has rarely done) I think we can still hold to the old adage that any one person, plus the Lord, is a majority. However, I would