Tradjen & Kytti

@Jacked_Mormon @KimballCall yeah, but try being that missionary who did come home early for medical reasons and still being told you aren't good enough because you didn't finish your mission...by the stake president no less...

@KimballCall You are 100% correct. I’ll go a step further. We shouldn’t celebrate missionaries who come home early. The expectation is 2 years. If you serve less than that for reasons other than medical, you didn’t serve a full time mission. This usually really gets people upset.

Yesterday, I made the case that having high expectations for our youth in the Church is very good for them when its done with high love. The kids aren't fragile. The adults on X, however ... well, that's another story.

@james_xond Books!

People who were teenagers before social media existed, how did you survive being bored without scrolling on your phone for hours?

@ThisMomSaid I was curious, so he asked Grok. Without posting the full thread, it said "Credible studies generally indicate that homeschooled students who return to or transition into public school perform at or above the level of their public school peers academically"

@ThisMomSaid Does she give any evidence to prove her statement about them being "so far behind?" If not, I would ask her for that proof.

@japan_nobunaga don't forget yah (for those who find yeah too long).

American friends. Real question from Japan. "yeah" "yep" "yup" "yup yup" We were never taught any of these in school. So we just... guess. Are we doing it right???

@Here_s_Hoping My brother had one of those, it was cool!

I have the powerrrrrrrrrr!

@dustinharding I figured that Aladdin was an actual prince, but then Jafar used his magic to make Aladdin back into a beggar. Showing that while good can improve people, evil only tears people down.

Kids were watching Aladdin yesterday and it suddenly hit me: Aladdin’s first wish was never granted. He never became an actual prince. If Aladdin’s wish were truly granted, it wouldn’t have been a lie to say he was a prince. There would have been no legal issues for him to marry Jasmine. Jafar’s wishes to become a powerful sorcerer and genie actually changed who he was and what he could do. Aladdin, on the other hand, only played dress up.

@latterdaylaura I hate when the insides of my ears itch. I feel like that's just my body choosing to be mean to me for no apparent reason.

My allergies are so bad this year. The inside of my ears are itchy.

@jmbrim3 It tells about a Norwegian explorer, Thor Heyerdahl. who built a raft using traditional methods and natural resources (no metal or nails) in Peru and then sailed it across the Pacific Ocean using the Humboldt Current and trade winds to see where he would end up at.

@TKSlaysTogether No! Tell me more!!

People love to talk about and debate whether the Book of Mormon fits the Mesoamerican Heartland, or Baja model best, but what if I told you we know where Hagoth ended up? 👀 My Polynesian mission companions patriarchal blessing said he was a descendent of Hagoth. Blew my mind!

@NoblestCalling My husband says he hopes polygamy doesn't come back. He doesn't think he'd get so lucky on getting good in-laws again.

If you don't think this is happening I dare you to join the Thoughtful Saints group and you will quickly become acquainted with some men OBSESSED with this

@LibertyJen My dad had the same thing for lunch at work every day for as long as I remember, 3 sandwiches and 2 ding dongs. I know this because we kids took turns each week making the sandwiches and packing his lunch.

There was no food truck in my town. 😂🤷‍♀️ It’s so funny to me you guys just fabricate the lives you didn’t personally live.

@1000HolyPlaces @alt_prog Maybe 2 or 3 times a year, we would go out for pizza as a family. Generally though if we were eating out, it was mom, dad, and one of the kids who was celebrating something (like graduation), not the whole family.

@alt_prog Dude. We lived through it. You didn't. People had sit-down meals as a family AT HOME. That was the norm. You do not get to tell us how we lived during a time you were not even around and have no memory of. Sit down.

Fast food being a treat that previous generations rarely and frugally indulged in is a really funny lie to stand on

@FiredUpCoug Hurray! I'm not alone!

I always mean to eat the heels of bread, but I almost never do. So, I don't throw them away when they are the last 2 pieces left. I let them sit in the drawer until they go moldy. And then I throw them away.

@defense_of_fam Remember that the atonement may wipe away the sins, but you may still have to deal with the physical/mortal consequences of that sin. For instance, if you get an STD from breaking the law of chastity, you have to deal with that. That's one reason why it's better not to sin.

If the atonement of Jesus Christ can wipe away all sin, why is it better to not sin than to sin and repent? Or is it? I have my own thoughts, but I’m curious about what others think.

@FiredUpCoug wish I averaged even half that number of likes and impressions on anything I posted. Maybe I should try posting birds...

I average about 12 likes and 200 impressions when I post my bird photos. But I just really like birds, so I share them anyways. This is a mountain bluebird, one of the prettiest birds in North America. This is the only one I've ever seen in Utah.

@ThisMomSaid A real Latter Day Saint would support the party that supports abortion? I think not.

If anyone says the term “A real Latter Day Saint…” in their post, only to judge them and put others down… I think you’re missing the plot. Also? “My LDS friends”… slander, slander, slander, judgement, judgement, judgement… “friend”? Okay… rant over.

@FiredUpCoug It makes sense, because when you get home after a week of whatever, she's going to be tired, and the last thing she wants to do is walk into a dirty house. Trust me.

My wife is never more motivated to clean our house than the morning of the day we are about to leave it empty for a week. Am I the only one to experience this?

@NerdyNighthawk I used to be, and then I discovered that my iron levels were super low. Once I got my iron levels up, I was no longer addicted to chewing on pebble ice (much to my husband's relief).

Does anyone else have an unreasonably strong addiction to pebble ice or is it just me?

@ThisMomSaid So many good line - almost as many quotable lines as the Princess Bride. "You live in darkness without me and it went away?"

Willow has been one of my favorite movies for 38 years now.