My Honest and continually changing thoughts about my religion

There are a lot of thoughts that I have about the church that I belong to. Some of these beliefs contradict common member beliefs. The member beliefs are sometimes wrong, but most of the time they are right (like the value to love one another and to serve). The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints has a couple names associated with it - LDS or Mormon (All the same thing). There are many churches that replicate the LDS church using a similar name, but in general, "Mormons" is a better known name for the original church that was founded around the year 1830 by Joseph Smith.

Now to the good stuff. Here are a few things that throw common member beliefs aside.

1: - In the Articles of Faith one of the beliefs are that - "We believe all things, We hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report, or praiseworthy we seek after these things" (https://goo.gl/54MsxL). And,

2: - Found in the book of Moses, Chapter 1 Verse 4. (Moses is a common book in Mormonism) - "And, behold, thou art my son; wherefore look, and I will show thee the workmanship of mine hands; but not all, for my works are without end, and also my words, for they never cease. 

"Wherefore, no man can behold all my works, except he behold all my glory; and no man can behold all my glory, and afterwards remain in the flesh on the earth." (https://goo.gl/ecF6Fs). 

This last LDS scripture further proves my point which I will discuss soon. 

3: - And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto Moses, saying: Behold, I reveal unto you concerning this heaven, and this earth; write the words which I speak. I am the Beginning and the End, the Almighty God; by mine Only Begotten I created these things; yea, in the beginning I created the heaven, and the earth upon which thou standest. (https://goo.gl/hIFPah). 

With that knowledge, it is easy to surmise that the things revealed to Moses and in the book of Genesis, of which these scriptures originated from, are from this earth, and

only what Moses could handle, while still being able to accomplish his journey on earth. That leaves a lot of unknowns; including the age of the earth (and the age of the universe), the types of natural selection that went on for who knows how long... etc. Basically, what we have is a tiny version of what is fully the history of the planet.

Another Thought of Mine:

There seems to be a lot of similarities to the Pre-Mortal Life story and scientists findings on fertilization in most plants and animals. Here is a video just in case you missed it in HS. Just think of the unfertilized egg like an intelligence without a spirit. That's just a thought, not much in the way of beliefs and facts matching up though, like 2/3rds getting a body, and 1/3rd not. The odds are way different in the discoveries made about human's process in that matter, meaning that the sperm are in the millions and only one gets to become human.

https://youtu.be/_5OvgQW6FG4

Spending Time with Family

I've been spending a lot more time with my family. My Mom is doing good. She had a couple of strokes at the end of 2015. She is recovering and has been doing better every day! Her speech is getting better, and her ability to eat more solid foods is getting better as well. It has been a full year and 2 months since the incident.

At nearly the same time, my wife got pneumonia and fell on the floor. The fire department came and brought her to the hospital. She had a 103 degree Fahrenheit fever. It was bad. While in the hospital, the people who worked with her, didn't let her walk and keep her strength up. After 3 weeks of not walking, she lost the ability to walk.

She was sent to a place to do rehabilitation. She has been there since Jan of 2016. She has done a lot to recover and is doing great! She gets in her wheelchair 2 times a week, does her exercises with the physical therapist every other day, and is doing great with staying healthy! She is going through a lot, but is keeping optimistic. The food there isn't the greatest for her. It has a lot of gluten (wheat) in the menu. She is gluten intolerant. They actually might be making a menu item called the "Julie Salad!" It has a bunch of items that will be bought especially for gluten intolerant people. That would be cool!

I personally have had a hard time dealing with these two events. Two of my most beloved women in my life are going through so, so much! I visit my wife daily, and I have been spending a lot more time with my parents. It has been nice to catch up with them! My Mom always says that she gets lonely. I miss having my wife around. We cooked together, took home the groceries together, talked about anything, had fun biking around on our human powered bikes, and just always loved each others company.  I still see her a lot, but not constantly like before. We had a great Thanksgiving in 2016! Our Christmas was great as well while she was in her rehabilitation center. Our holidays have been perfect! Tomorrow is the NFL super bowl for 2017. I am spending that time with my wife. The teams are the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons. We will have a great day! I worry about her. I know things are getting better. I hope that she can get all the help she needs. I try not to be lonely, but it's really hard to not have her around. She is so attractive to me. I just look at her and my heart skips a beat! I just wish that a person's weight didn't have an effect on their health, because I truly do like her the way she is. I'm just afraid of her having bad health because of it.

I don't have a steady job, so I make time for family more easily. I really like having my own business! I fix computers, make videos and do photoshop projects. I have my own website (http://creativepowerscomputers.com), and update it about every 6 months with news and advice concerning changing technologies and new ways to stay secure while browsing the internet and using apps. I built my first computer for my first client when I was 21 years old. That was in 2001. Building a computer was a lot cheaper than buying a new one those days. So business went well. Now it costs less to purchase a new computer instead of fixing one or creating one. I still do virus/spam/malware/scamming scans for computers. If, however, the computer is too old, I simply get my clients a good deal on a new or certified used computers. I transfer the data to the new hard drive and install Windows or Linux operating systems to their new/used computer.

I also do video creations from memories, for weddings, funerals, sports, and transfer home videos from camcorders to DVD's or digital. I transfer the videos to PC's, Tablets, Phones, or DVD's for any type of operating system (Mac, Linux, Windows, ios, or Android). I have integrated photoshop and illustrator artwork into my business as well. I have gotten a couple of offers to create or edit digital photos. Those projects are fun. Here are some before and after photos that I worked on:

Before: With arm

After: Without arm

Before combining: Photo 1

Before combining: Photo 2

After two photos have been combined:

That's about it for today. Have a great one! And I hope all of you watch the Super Bowl!