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Here are some survival tips:

1. Buy an iPad for yourself. Tell your wife you are buying it for scriptures. The power of the iPad allow you to download book, movies, games, and music that will easily keep you entertained through three hours of Church. If you have a WiFi hotspot, you can even surf the net and say hi to your Mormon Discussion friends! :D

2. Buy your kids an iPod Touch (They have scriptures, too, Mom). The iPod Touch is about half the cost of on iPad, but has the same operating system and similar capabilities. Make sure they are using their earbuds or have the sound turned down during Church.

3. Bring some non-messy snacks like cereal, licorice, fish crackers, bottled water, (I bring a cold Pepsi in a thermos).

Bribe your kids before going. Tell them that as long as they are quiet with their electronic toys, and behave during Church, you guys will do something fun later. If they act up in Church, no iPod for a week.

Church can be fun! OR at least survivable.

If you cannot afford an iPod or iPad, there are other electronic alternatives such as cell phones, portable DVD players, and eReaders.

liz3564 wrote:Here are some survival tips:

1. Buy an iPad for yourself. Tell your wife you are buying it for scriptures. The power of the iPad allow you to download book, movies, games, and music that will easily keep you entertained through three hours of Church. If you have a WiFi hotspot, you can even surf the net and say hi to your Mormon Discussion friends! :D

The challenge though, is using the iPad without your other half catching on with what you are looking at. Not easy when the screen is 8 x 6!

I sometimes play 'Bingo' during Sacrament Meeting.

The list of words and phrases are along the lines of:
'Every fibre of my being'
'the blessings of the temple'
'Christ/Christian' (this almost never comes up)
'Prophet of God/Living Prophet'
'Same Sex attraction'
'The Holy Ghost helped me find/with....'
'Tithing' (everyone picks this one)

Come up with a list of twenty things from which each person playing gets pick five.
First one to complete their list wins, with the prize being that you can skip Sunday School class.

Drifting wrote:

liz3564 wrote:Here are some survival tips:

1. Buy an iPad for yourself. Tell your wife you are buying it for scriptures. The power of the iPad allow you to download book, movies, games, and music that will easily keep you entertained through three hours of Church. If you have a WiFi hotspot, you can even surf the net and say hi to your Mormon Discussion friends! :D

The challenge though, is using the iPad without your other half catching on with what you are looking at. Not easy when the screen is 8 x 6!

Hmmm....either sit next in between two of the kids, or use an iPod Touch! LOL

Still, really, his other half should be aware that he is going for her. I am sure there is at least that much honesty going on. There is at my house. I guess that's why my iPad isn't an issue. Besides, hubby has his own iPad, too!

Drifting wrote:I sometimes play 'Bingo' during Sacrament Meeting.

The list of words and phrases are along the lines of:
'Every fibre of my being'
'the blessings of the temple'
'Christ/Christian' (this almost never comes up)
'Prophet of God/Living Prophet'
'Same Sex attraction'
'The Holy Ghost helped me find/with....'
'Tithing' (everyone picks this one)

Come up with a list of twenty things from which each person playing gets pick five.
First one to complete their list wins, with the prize being that you can skip Sunday School class.

And best of two out of three gets to skip Sunday School and go get donuts!!!

Drifting, you and I would be a scary combination at Church! LOL

liz3564 wrote:

Drifting wrote:I sometimes play 'Bingo' during Sacrament Meeting.

The list of words and phrases are along the lines of:
'Every fibre of my being'
'the blessings of the temple'
'Christ/Christian' (this almost never comes up)
'Prophet of God/Living Prophet'
'Same Sex attraction'
'The Holy Ghost helped me find/with....'
'Tithing' (everyone picks this one)

Come up with a list of twenty things from which each person playing gets pick five.
First one to complete their list wins, with the prize being that you can skip Sunday School class.

And best of out of three gets to skip Sunday School and go get donuts!!!

Drifting, you and I would be a scary combination at Church! LOL

Mmmmm......donuts.....*drool*

I have it on the authority of zee that they block wifi at his particular meeting hall. Is that not something that is of the Devil?

Bond James Bond wrote:I have it on the authority of zee that they block wifi at his particular meeting hall. Is that not something that is of the Devil?

It's true.

The only wifi access allowed is to the LDS.org system.
Password protected and monitored.

Drifting wrote:

Bond James Bond wrote:I have it on the authority of zee that they block wifi at his particular meeting hall. Is that not something that is of the Devil?

It's true.

The only wifi access allowed is to the LDS.org system.
Password protected and monitored.

That is why you use your cell phone hot spot.

liz3564 wrote:

Drifting wrote:
It's true.

The only wifi access allowed is to the LDS.org system.
Password protected and monitored.

That is why you use your cell phone hot spot.

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