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It depends on the carrier, really. Some will give you free or discounted phones in return for signing up for a 2 or 3 year contract. Others (like T-Mobile) will do it the way yours does.

Cool. That's what I thought, but wasn't sure.
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Anyone remember me mentioning that one of my cats had disappeared for about a month?

 

 

She showed back up today. :D

Cats have a habit of doing that I think. Maybe they just do it to see how much you care? Or maybe its so that you realized you can't live with out them so you should definitely pamper them more...

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Cats have a habit of doing that I think. Maybe they just do it to see how much you care? Or maybe its so that you realized you can't live with out them so you should definitely pamper them more...

 

 

I usually don't worry, but this cat almost always stays inside or just barely off our back porch. Given the prevalence of coyotes out here we were justified in fearing the worst, but not a one of us is upset about being proven wrong. :D

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And that is one reason why I have always and will always keep my pet cats inside. My heart would just absolutely break if one got hit by a car or killed by a coyote or one of those sadistic psychos who torture animals on Halloween. (Plus outdoor cats are like the biggest killer of songbirds in America, and I want to help the birds too.)

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Two weeks ago I graduated from high school.

 

Today I graduated from Seminary. :D

 

Your Seminary goes longer than the school year? Mine always ended like a week or two before. (But I went to Seminary in Virginia and Ohio, so maybe it's a Utah thing.)

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Got complimented by my boss yesterday at my somewhat new job (been there 2 months now) as being one of the best employees! :)

It was the icing on the cake of a very good weekend at Phoenix Comicon where I grabbed the Elantris map prints that they printed for the event, among a ton of other things! Life has been pretty good lately, which is a nice change of pace compared to what it was.

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Your Seminary goes longer than the school year? Mine always ended like a week or two before. (But I went to Seminary in Virginia and Ohio, so maybe it's a Utah thing.)

What do you mean by seminary? I think that word has a slightly different meaning to me.
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What do you mean by seminary? I think that word has a slightly different meaning to me.

It has a different meaning, yes.

In this case, it's the study of Mormon scriptures by Mormon high schoolers, often early in the morning before school. Each year focuses on a specific scriptural text, and it takes four years to complete.

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Your Seminary goes longer than the school year? Mine always ended like a week or two before. (But I went to Seminary in Virginia and Ohio, so maybe it's a Utah thing.)

 

It ended with the school year, actually, but the actual ceremony was yesterday. 

 

What do you mean by seminary? I think that word has a slightly different meaning to me.

 

Well...

 

It has a different meaning, yes.

In this case, it's the study of Mormon scriptures by Mormon high schoolers, often early in the morning before school. Each year focuses on a specific scriptural text, and it takes four years to complete.

 

...yeah. That's basically it. Here in Utah, though, you can take it as a normal class period 'cause there are so much of us. :P And the four years focus on the Old Testament (and Pearl of Great Price), the New Testament, the Book of Mormon, and the Doctrine & Covenants (and Joseph Smith History). :)

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HaHA! Success! I have found found a book that covers the Spokane Police Department in depth, and doesn't gloss over graft, corruption, or WWII! The last one may seem like an odd thing to gloss over, but you'd be surprised how many police historians just say something to the effect of "yeah, it happened, and when it was over...." Equally surprising is the fact that this rather warts-and-all history is published by the department's own history book committee, giving me yet another avenue by which to pursue information.

This has been a good day.

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It ended with the school year, actually, but the actual ceremony was yesterday.

Well...

...yeah. That's basically it. Here in Utah, though, you can take it as a normal class period 'cause there are so much of us. :P And the four years focus on the Old Testament (and Pearl of Great Price), the New Testament, the Book of Mormon, and the Doctrine & Covenants (and Joseph Smith History). :)

Pearl of Great Price? What does that mean?

HaHA! Success! I have found found a book that covers the Spokane Police Department in depth, and doesn't gloss over graft, corruption, or WWII! The last one may seem like an odd thing to gloss over, but you'd be surprised how many police historians just say something to the effect of "yeah, it happened, and when it was over...." Equally surprising is the fact that this rather warts-and-all history is published by the department's own history book committee, giving me yet another avenue by which to pursue information.

This has been a good day.

Finally!! Yay!! Edited by Delightful
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Pearl of Great Price? What does that mean?

Finally!! Yay!!

There's a Jesus parable about a merchant who sold everything he had in order to buy an expensive pearl. That's it. That's the story.

Any way, the title alludes to that. It contains miscellany like the Book of Moses (an alleged inspired rewriting of the beginning of Genesis), the Book of Abraham (an alleged divine translation of Egyptian papyrus alleged to be writings from Abraham himself), the History of Joseph Smith, which contains the official account of his First Vision and how he ended up translating the Book of Mormon, and The Articles of Faith, a summary of Mormon beliefs written by Joseph Smith.

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There's a Jesus parable about a merchant who sold everything he had in order to buy an expensive pearl. That's it. That's the story.

Any way, the title alludes to that. It contains miscellany like the Book of Moses (an alleged inspired rewriting of the beginning of Genesis), the Book of Abraham (an alleged divine translation of Egyptian papyrus alleged to be writings from Abraham himself), the History of Joseph Smith, which contains the official account of his First Vision and how he ended up translating the Book of Mormon, and The Articles of Faith, a summary of Mormon beliefs written by Joseph Smith.

 

...beat me again. :P

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Reminds me of a Jewish story about a guy who spent all the money he had on buying the best fish he could find to honour Shabbat, and when his wife cut it open to cook she found a priceless gem inside.

I think there's another half about some selfish merchant who lost the pearl into a river in the first place, but I don't remember.

What was the Book of Mormon translated from?

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Gold plates, basically. 

 

More information here, since the Muse of Explanation seems to have left me. :P

 

(And, Orlion, how is it you know so much about Mormonism? I never got the impression that you were Mormon...)

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Gold plates, basically.

More information here, since the Muse of Explanation seems to have left me. :P

(And, Orlion, how is it you know so much about Mormonism? I never got the impression that you were Mormon...)

"Was" is the operative word. I was born a Mormon in the long ago, outside of Utah. Was raised in it, did the early morning seminary, and was also a missionary. Went to some institute classes, read most of the institute manuals, Mormon Doctrine, Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Articles of Faith, Jesus the Christ, the three volumes of Doctrines of Salvation, and the standard works, of course.

I also watched Singles Ward once :P

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Orlion, now I'm curious. If this isn't too personal - what happened? That sounds deeply involved for 'was'.

:P

It's somewhat a long explanation and would resolve the mystery ;)

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Well, Orlion, can I just say that you seem much more amiable towards Mormons than most people who used to be Mormon and aren't anymore? It's not my business to ask why that particular change came about in your life, but I'm just glad that we can all be friends here.

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