Recipe for the giant cookies served at the Washington DC temple cafeteria back in the 80s and 90s. Copied by my MIL.
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Recipe for the giant cookies served at the Washington DC temple cafeteria back in the 80s and 90s. Copied by my MIL.
Introduction
Because I think it will provide some clarity, let's talk about a needed distinction for LDS folks when it comes to practicing a religion vs. being active in a religion.
I am a practicing Mormon. That is not the same thing as being active. I haven't been to Church in years because my local unit is not safe for me. So I do all of my personal worship in my home.
I pray. I study scripture. I rest on the Sabbath. I keep the Word of Wisdom, pay a full tithe, am honest in my dealings with my earth fellows, and still carry a current temple recommend. This is what I mean by believing and practicing.
The Book of Mormon teaches that my worship is no less valid because it takes place outside of a church building.
In fact, it puts into serious question why anyone would *need* a church building to worship.
The folks in Alma 32 were not required to subject themselves to abuses, dehumanization, and violence by being inside of the church buildings they built.
God came to them in their wilderness and blessed them as they were, with no mind to what they lacked.
I stand by that.
To the end of my days, I stand by that.
Why do I "bother" when so many people at church clearly don't want me around?
Because God does not belong to them to take from me. I refuse to give them that power because they don't deserve it.
You need a model for how to maintain your life of faith without being in contact with harmful people? Here it is.
You owe no one an explanation or justification for it. This is your life. It doesn't need to look like everyone else's to serve God and bring joy.
Those of you who follow me on Twitter will be familiar with the saga of when my former bishop rescinded access to sacrament administration f
For posterity/ICYMI: here is the entire saga of my former bishop refusing to grant home sacrament administration to my family during a pandemic because he thought an ultimatum would force us back to church in person.
Cheers to my new bishop, who doesn't do the whole *unrighteous dominion* thing and approved us for home sacrament administration twice a month!
All honor and reverence to good men; but they and their attentions are not the only sources of happiness on the earth, and need not fill up every thought of woman. And when men see that women can exist without their being constantly at hand, that they can learn to be self-reliant or depend upon each other for more or less happiness, it will perhaps take a little of the conceit out of some of them.
Emmeline B. Wells, Women's Exponent, 1 October 1874
If I'm a Baby Killer, then You're a Human Trafficker
Once upon a time, I was having a conversation with a man in my life who, in defense of his position on abortion, asked "what about the father's rights to the children he creates?"
That's not a difficult question to answer or address for anyone who has ever been exposed to Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.
I call it the Portia defense.
When he looked straight up🤣
The Hand of God , YongSung Kim Because I'm in a new ward and I just met my new bishop on Sunday, I'm anticipating having the opportunity to
Stolen unceremoniously from Rachel Hunt Steenblik because it must exist everywhere.