I really like this! Idk what it is that strikes me about it, but I think it's cool

I've taken to saying "being pedantic is only good in conversation if you're being funny" with my kid 😅

I never remember how much it costs! We get one a week and it's just an established grocery routine so I don't look at pricing. A 12 pack of soda on the other hand? That, I'm more aware of

Other potential casting:
Sam the Eagle as Jesus
Gonzo as Angel Moroni (via @kyamae.bsky.social)
Fozzie as Martin Harris

There's also a peculiar shift I haven't looked into much, which is the decline of referring to "polygamy" in favor of referring to "plural marriage"

And in general, up until the FamProc, most collocations (words frequently used with other words) of marriage/marry in the manuals were in reference to "plural marriage," whereas most of the references of marriage/marry after FamProc were a reinforcement of heterosexual marriage in the same wording

I haven't done a ton of research personally on the topic, though I did write a paper for one of my MA classes about the usage of "familial" terms in the D&C Sunday School manuals from 1972 to the last D&C teacher's manual (not the ALL manual that we're using this year)

Oh hey, @theconorhilton.bsky.social just asked me about this yesterday!

My best rec right now is this article
www.dialoguejournal.com/articles/a-u...

This is so unnerving 😬

I am now very curious what else was left in this box

My kid looks like me at his age. And somehow also my husband at that same age.

(Also, "theodicy" is the philosophy of the reason for suffering, and for obvious reasons, it's been a top concern for religious scholars across millennia)

All of this is wrapped up in asking ourselves, "O God, where art thou?" and waiting so desperately for an answer back in a form that we can understand as truly a response from God.

I just finished Saints, Volume 1, and came away from it with the impression that D&C is much less directly the word of God than we often imply in Church. Not to say that God isn't there, but that God is way more filtered through Joseph Smith than I initially believed

The 'God' that I hear the most is the human kindnesses around me. Most of my moments where I feel divinity are often in the form of music, which is almost always a group effort. But the moments where I know I have heard God distinctly are much fewer and farther between.

...but if I'm not supposed to learn a lesson, and if I'm supposed to believe that God answers prayers, why am I getting radio silence back?

Anyways. I haven't really come around to anything. Except, that maybe, God is a lot more silent in all of our lives than we think.

I'm here in the middle with you. We've had our house on the market for three months now with no movement while we're paying rent as well—and this is despite the fervent prayers from us and our family. I'm honestly so lost, because it doesn't feel like I'm supposed to learn something from this...