Congratulations to CHARITY for achieving Goddesshood!

[_Inconceivable]

If anyone has anything nice to say about Charity (the person), now is the time and this is the place to say it.

hmm.


not really. so I guess I better not post anything... here.

[_moksha]

Congratulations Charity.

The ability to generate thunderbolts is nothing to sneeze at. Besides, you can now lord it over the women at your UMW meetings. Perhaps even assume the title of Ur-Juliann.

[_John Larsen]

Congratulations. I enjoy posting more on the boards where I take abuse for my positions. This is a great board to take abuse on.

John

[_moksha]

Now, Charity should give her speech...

[Guest]

Now, Charity should give her speech...

Ahem. . . (Charity clears her throat). . . . “Four score and.. . .oops. Wrong speech.” (Shuffles papers.) “Ah, here it is. I would like to tell you why I am a faithful Latter-day Saint, and why I will remain so the rest of my mortal life.

First, I have that which is most precious to me, and most ridiculed and mocked by many here–a spiritual witness. That cannot be successfully argued against by anyone. So I won’t speak of it more.

Second, even were #1 not true, I would still stay, because my life as an active Latter-day Saint is good. There are opportunities to be useful which leave me feeling satisfied at the end of the day. My inner life is rich and profoundly meaningful.

Third, people who are Latter-day Saints are good people to be around. They’re mortal and fallible, like everyone else, but they are good. They drop what they are doing in an instant to help someone. They grieve with those who have reason to mourn. They laugh with those who have reason to be joyful.

Fourth, I am never alone. No matter where I go in the world, I can instantly be among those who understand and know me, and I understand and know them.

Five, in all my studies and travels and experience with people, I haven’t seen a better system for promoting individual growth.

You may now give me a standing ovation. Or not.

[_moksha]

I will ovate you Charity, for what you had to say rang true. Thank you for sharing.

[_harmony]

Now, Charity should give her speech...

Ahem. . . (Charity clears her throat). . . . “Four score and.. . .oops. Wrong speech.” (Shuffles papers.) “Ah, here it is. I would like to tell you why I am a faithful Latter-day Saint, and why I will remain so the rest of my mortal life.

First, I have that which is most precious to me, and most ridiculed and mocked by many here–a spiritual witness. That cannot be successfully argued against by anyone. So I won’t speak of it more.

Second, even were #1 not true, I would still stay, because my life as an active Latter-day Saint is good. There are opportunities to be useful which leave me feeling satisfied at the end of the day. My inner life is rich and profoundly meaningful.

Third, people who are Latter-day Saints are good people to be around. They’re mortal and fallible, like everyone else, but they are good. They drop what they are doing in an instant to help someone. They grieve with those who have reason to mourn. They laugh with those who have reason to be joyful.

Fourth, I am never alone. No matter where I go in the world, I can instantly be among those who understand and know me, and I understand and know them.

Five, in all my studies and travels and experience with people, I haven’t seen a better system for promoting individual growth.

You may not give me a standing ovation. Or not.

And that is as good a reason as any.

[_Jersey Girl]

charity,

On this the momentous occasion of your exaltation to MDB goddesshood, please allow me to extend congratulations to you on account of your bravery for posting here by presenting you with a modest yet praiseworthy ceremonial banana:

[_Inconceivable]

Second, even were #1 not true, I would still stay, because my life as an active Latter-day Saint is good. There are opportunities to be useful which leave me feeling satisfied at the end of the day. My inner life is rich and profoundly meaningful.

How do you find the time to be useful when you spend so much of it here?

[_charity]

Second, even were #1 not true, I would still stay, because my life as an active Latter-day Saint is good. There are opportunities to be useful which leave me feeling satisfied at the end of the day. My inner life is rich and profoundly meaningful.

How do you find the time to be useful when you spend so much of it here?

I am at my computer for significant periods of each day: I do indexing (computerizing census records for the Family History Library), writing novels, writing magazine articles, handling about 100 apologetic e-mails each day. So I just pop in now and then. I doesn't take that much time.

But thanks for the concern.