Posts by SusanHere

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Mormons, the origin of man. (video)

by free2beme in

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friends

when i was searching for religion, post witness life, i spent a few months studying mormon faith.

while i found it interesting, i also found it comical in their believes.

yet until i found this cartoon on youtube, it was hard to explain how mormons see the origin of man without cracking up.

SusanHere

What a shame that someone took the time to make a cartoon video containing so many intentional errors and distortions. I suppose they knew most people wouldn't catch any of that but would only be amused, entertained and have their mistaken notions about Mormon beliefs reinforced.

Ah, well. No real surprise. They weren't actually trying to illuminate anything, but just to scare the curious away. Too bad they didn't feel they could accomplish the same thing by sticking strictly to the facts.

Makes me proud to be LDS if this is the best our enemies can come up with.

Enjoy.

SusanHere

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NEED IMMEDIATE HELP FROM anyone who has military knowledge

by Tatiana in

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friends

right now i am so furious and sick and i need some serious advice and help.

i got a call from my son at ft. hood, tx last night and we talked for an hour.

i noticed something in his voice, but i thought everything was cool.

SusanHere

In case I sounded anti-military, I'm not. My husband and I were both in. I have two sons in now. Both have served in the war zone. Both are in units that are going back.

The military is what you make it. I wouldn't trade my military experience for anything. My only regret is that I was too young to make the most of it, but it sure helped me out in life many, many times over.

SusanHere

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NEED IMMEDIATE HELP FROM anyone who has military knowledge

by Tatiana in

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friends

right now i am so furious and sick and i need some serious advice and help.

i got a call from my son at ft. hood, tx last night and we talked for an hour.

i noticed something in his voice, but i thought everything was cool.

SusanHere

I'm so sorry to hear your son suffered this assault, whether he in some way contributed to it or not. As I was also in the military, I can tell you that I saw things there that I would never have believed can be allowed to happen in such a controlled environment. It was an eye opener, that's for sure, for this very naive girl of 18.

What I did quickly learn was that a military base is like anyplace else on earth in that you have to watch your back at all times. You have to watch your own conduct and watch out for others whose misconduct might harm you or your career in some way. Your son undoubtedly learned that same lesson while still in basic training.

The other thing I learned is that you never go anywhere alone, but rely on the buddy system. You need to trust your buddies to look out for you, as you look out for them. That goes double for going anywhere where alcohol is being consumed. Alcohol and the military have long been a bad combination.

The base is not really a "controlled environment" at all once you are out of basic and AIT. It is more just a large community of people from all parts of the country, and often other countries as well. They all have different backgrounds, races, prejudices, religions including no religion at all, all levels of patriotism, education, maturity, and of self-control or the lack thereof.

People have to learn to respect one another and learn to get along with all kinds of people. Not so different from the "real" world in a lot of ways, the main difference being that you can't quit when you want to, and you will obey orders, and you will go where they send you, including into into war.

It's truly sad that at 18 your son has a serious alcohol problem. I hope he can conquer that.

From one mama bear to another, good luck and God bless both you and your son.

SusanHere

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NEED IMMEDIATE HELP FROM anyone who has military knowledge

by Tatiana in

jw
friends

right now i am so furious and sick and i need some serious advice and help.

i got a call from my son at ft. hood, tx last night and we talked for an hour.

i noticed something in his voice, but i thought everything was cool.

SusanHere

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Sharing the truth

by JimmyPage in

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friends

sometimes i want to burst at the seams and tell my friends and relatives about all the new things i've learned about watchtower history and all the falsehoods.

there were times when i thought my mom was more reasonable than my dad and might listen.

but having talked to her on the phone the other day she was all excited about the assembly she just went to.

SusanHere

JOURNEY ON SAID:

At my parents' age it would probably just break their hearts to realize how much time they've wasted.

This is probably true. I have decided to lay off my JW sister because I know that if she ever lost the "Truth", she

would lose her reason for living. It is her entire life. Oh sure, she has kids and one grandchild, but they are a close

second to the religion. JWism is her belief system, her social system, and her psychological crutch. She would fall

to the bottom of despair if she ever learned the real truth, and it would cause her to tailspin into a darkness she may

never recover from. I don't want to be any part of the reason for that to happen at this stage of her life. Everybody needs

a group to belong to, and when you get to be a certain age, finding another group you can fit into is not easy. Let her enjoy

her "group" and live her life in the joy and happiness she gets from what she has chosen. Some people can't handle the truth!

Ditto here between my sister and me. Being a JW is, to her, the only good thing that's ever happened in her life. (It's been a really lousy life for her, with very little happiness or success anywhere.) At least with the JWs, she feels like she's accepted and as a long time Pioneer, she's actually honored by others in the congregation. She knows they have problems, but she won't give them up. It's all she has.

I plant seeds, lots of them, and they have had some effect -- in fact, I just got a birthday card and gift from her, a big, big improvement over just a year ago. She also had the nerve to attend her grandchild's birthday party. Things like that are huge for her, and they are evidence that she doesn't really buy into all their garbage anymore. It's a social thing for her more than anything.

Mostly I just love and support her in whatever makes her happy.

SusanHere

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Article by Morman Organization about JW'S

by whereami in

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watchtower and awake!

' not so with the watchtower and awake!

the watchtower and awake!

SusanHere

Also, since the JW's don't respect any other religion's opinion on anything, why should any supposedly LDS-sponsored article be any big high-5 for them? If they don't believe other religions are anything other than spawns of Satan, then nothing coming from those "evil" sources should be quoted as being wonderful.

Isn't this kind of like how the JW's would quote directly from Kingdom of the Cults by that great fake Walter Martin whenever they wanted to dump on the SDA's or the LDS, and then vehemently deny everything the SAME book had to say about their own JW religion?

That never made much sense to me. Can't walk on both sides of the road at the same time. Just doesn't work.

SusanHere

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Article by Morman Organization about JW'S

by whereami in

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friends

watchtower and awake!

' not so with the watchtower and awake!

the watchtower and awake!

SusanHere

I challenged this exact article on two other sites, since it is obviously NOT from any LDS source. I requested sources, references, etc., and so far ..... NADA, ZIP, ZILCH.

This is bogus.

SusanHere

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Sharing my sad news with you

by Pioneer Spit...oh, i mean Spirit in

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friends

my great nephew, 8 months old, was killed yesterday.

so far appears to have been murdered by his sitter, a couple with whom my nephew and his girlfriend have been living.

they beat and drowned this little baby.

SusanHere

I'm so very sorry for your terrible loss. What a horrible tragedy.

SusanHere

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I'm a dad again!! How do you ladies do it...

by Qcmbr in

just had my third child - still in the dazed, lack of proper sleep and food phase.

i have to say - credit to my wife and all you mothers out there, how the hell do you go through it!?

i had that numb, helpless, car crash look as she went through the wringer and all i could do was pass the gas and air and mumble - 'you're doing really good.

SusanHere

Qcmbr --

What a cutie!!!! She's a darling! Congratulations to you and to your wonderful wife!

SusanHere

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how do you deal with bullies?

by loosie in

my daughter is in 6th grade.. i know from personal experience when i was in jr high that kids can be really mean.

i used to come home crying everyday.

i was told that i was ugly and i would never get married.

SusanHere

My son's rule: Direct frontal attack. Get in the bully's face in front of a crowd of other kids and challenge him to a fight. You'll probably lose, but nobody -- including the bully -- will ever take you on again. They'll go for the weaker ones who won't stand up for themselves.

Yeah, he got expelled for a few days. Once. After that, nobody bothered him again. Word was out, he'd fight.

Maybe not the best way, but it worked for him.

His little brother did the same a few years later. Though not as strong, and far more the easily-victimized type, that one time bought him a lot of respect and saved him from a lot of future bullying.

In an ideal world kids wouldn't have to deal with such things because the parents would raise their children to be kinder, nicer people. In an ideal world teachers and principals would care about bullied kids and put a stop to it.

We don't live in that world.

SusanHere