I learned in church today

[Babs]

For the 12th time in the alst 16 years I did not attend church on mother's day. Every year we go on a camping trip with many of our ward friends. We only go to church if a) we happen to be meeting at 1pm that year and b) we are camping close enough to home that there is time to return adn get cleaned up first.

Yeah, but did you make breakfast? That's the important part.

[creekster]

Yeah, but did you make breakfast? That's the important part.

Yup. But today was just muffins and cereal. Yesterday was the big one (eggs, bacon, pancakes under a redwood canopy. lovely.). On this weekend Mom doesn't have to do anything for the camping trip. The kids (this year just one is left on the trip) and I do it all. Cooking, cleaning, setting up, taking down, etc.

[TripletDaddy]

Yup. But today was just muffins and cereal. Yesterday was the big one (eggs, bacon, pancakes under a redwood canopy. lovely.). On this weekend Mom doesn't have to do anything for the camping trip. The kids (this year just one is left on the trip) and I do it all. Cooking, cleaning, setting up, taking down, etc.

That sounds like a fun tradition. Also, very clever because you get a pass from Church and Mom isn't going to say no to a fun weekend campout with friends and no work duty.

Like you, I didn't go to Church today either.

[New Mexican Disaster]

Hot crazy girls. I can't decide if this is good or bad.

Well, I think from the speaker's perspective being endowed with female private parts would make one "hot". He is a special soul. Not too special for the tea party though.

[creekster]

That sounds like a fun tradition. Also, very clever because you get a pass from Church and Mom isn't going to say no to a fun weekend campout with friends and no work duty.

Like you, I didn't go to Church today either.

It stared 16 years ago just after a good friend of ours lost her husband to mesothelioma. She was widowed with 4 very young children. She did not want to go to church on Mother's Day so we went camping. Over time more firneds joined and it has become the unofficial ward cmapout weekend every year. We have had as many as 70 people attend, but with some of us stalwarts' kids getting older the numbers seem to be dipping a little.

[hostile]

Damn, I wish I were there. I could have recounted the tale of the close relative of one prophet who cost my family six figures.

I initially read that as "six fingers" - Maybe a saw mill accident or careless use dynamite during construction of the Erie canal.

[The_Tick]

I skipped Church yesterday. I felt kinda guilty about it actually....until about 430P.

I get a text message from someone telling me that I was the lucky one for missing Church today. It appears that the SP came to speak to the ward. Spoke for 30 minutes.

One of the main talking points?

RM's shouldn't have facial hair. You should always look like a missionary. You can't fulfill your potential.

While it isn't a "rule", all Priesthood holders in leadershipt positions should be clean shaven.

There is a reason that you can't work in the temple with facial hair. And that should be reason enough for us to understand that we shouldn't have it. We should always be clean shaven as to prove our desire to work in the temple.


Man...I know it is opinion, but some people actually believe stuff that he says.

[Katy Lied]

I found out that there really was a family who won the lottery and tried to pay tithing to the Church. The Church refused the tithing money, saying that it was from ill-gotten goods. Upon hearing this, the family then returned their winnings back to the lottery.

:::snicker:::

[falafel]

I found out that there really was a family who won the lottery and tried to pay tithing to the Church. The Church refused the tithing money, saying that it was from ill-gotten goods. Upon hearing this, the family then returned their winnings back to the lottery.

:::snicker:::

.... I'm sorry, I just can't believe this is true.

[TripletDaddy]

I found out that there really was a family who won the lottery and tried to pay tithing to the Church. The Church refused the tithing money, saying that it was from ill-gotten goods. Upon hearing this, the family then returned their winnings back to the lottery.

:::snicker:::

how did the Church know the source of the money?

[Indy Coug]

how did the Church know the source of the money?

Humblebrag?

[TripletDaddy]

Humblebrag?

maybe the family created their own tithing slip with a line item to source the funds. it got past the ward sentinels but once it reached the COB it was sent straight back.

[creekster]

maybe the family created their own tithing slip with a line item to source the funds. it got past the ward sentinels but once it reached the COB it was sent straight back.

Probably some schmuck wearing a button down collar rejected it.

[Jeff Lebowski]

maybe the family created their own tithing slip with a line item to source the funds. it got past the ward sentinels but once it reached the COB it was sent straight back.

I have shared this story before, but my buddy used to live in the Chicago area and a family got up in F&T meeting and shared how they had been down to their last few bucks so they prayed about it and put the money in the lottery and then won a fortune. Jesus be praised!

The SP had to intervene and tell them to stop sharing their faith-promoting story.

[creekster]

maybe the family created their own tithing slip with a line item to source the funds. it got past the ward sentinels but once it reached the COB it was sent straight back.

Probably some schmuck wearing a button down collar rejected it.