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Veterans Day
Today is Veterans Day in the USA. I served in The US Army Reserve. I did basic training at Fort Leonardwood Missouri. I serve in a MASH unit in Portland Oregon in the year between basic and advanced individual training which was also at Leonardwood. I was training in the Reserve Officer Training Corp at…
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Tougher
I am surrounded by people who have suffered significant physical and emotional harm. On the other hand most of the trauma in my life has been self inflicted. I have had to learn a lot of lessons the hard way, but they have only been lessons. I have only been assaulted a few times in…
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Saying Lord Lord
There has been a heated debate for the thirty years I’ve been a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints as to whether Mormons are Christians. You’ve probably read my own thoughts about my hesitation to call myself a Christian, but that is not what this post is about. Jesus said…
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Directives vs. Orders
I have never been good at giving orders. On the other hand I am more successful with directives. People almost never obey me, but if I frame an objective and let my listener decide if they are committed to the objective and integral to how we proceed toward it I get things done in teams.…
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Being Poor
I have been very poor by US standards. I continue to believe that it was never that bad. I lived on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on day old bread for several years. But I was never in any danger of actually starving. I had a very cheap apartment but was never homeless until the…
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Another Denomination
When I drifted out of the Episcopal Church I started exploring other religions. When my views about God started to positively coalesce I found myself increasingly drawn to Mormonism. It seemed far enough away from the Christianity that I was rejecting to accord with what I actually believed was true. I am beginning to wonder…
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Pictures of Jesus
I have two very large pictures of Jesus. They are both LDS art. One is just a headshot in a white robe with a red cloak. If you’ve seen any LDS art you’ve seen this one. The other is a Sermon on the Mount print. I think. Maybe it’s a “suffer the little children to…
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Charity
Times are rough but I am blessed. The struggle is real and necessary but so is the gratitude. I want a more abundant life so that I can bless more people with mine. I’ve been studying the scriptures today but I have also been drinking. Those probably cancel each other out. I am not content.…
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Latter Day Sinner 