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Letters From the Field-Sis Tobias #41
How’s my favorite family?!! Yesterday was really neat. As usual, we talk to just about everyone we see. Sometimes It’s really super awkward talking to people as they’re running into their house…but HEY! Someone
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Letters From the Field-Sis Tobias #40
Woah! What a week! I’ll just blurt out what happened over the weekend super quickly because I am so excited about it. OKAY. So one-eyed, one-leg Randy is THE MOST ADORABLE person to teach!!
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Mormon Do not call list
Do not come visit me. Do not call. There really is a list of people in my ward who have specifically asked NOT to receive home and visiting teaching. The list is somewhat surprisingly
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Citrus Shrimp Salad with Tangy Mango Dressing
Mango Dressing Ingredients 1-2 limes, zested and juiced 1/2 cup diced ripe mango 1 teaspoon minced seeded jalapeno 2 tablespoons fat free zesty Italian dressing 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice 2 tablespoons honey 2
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Letters From the Field-Sis Tobias #39
Hello Sunshiney Souls! This week was Zone Conference!! I was blessed with the priveledge to sing in it!! We sang “How Great Thou Art!” I sang solo for a couple of lines, and
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Letters From the Field-Sis Tobias #38
Hello Sweet Supporters of Sister Tobias! Hope everyone is happy as they watch the spring flowers pop up out of the earth!! I found out you have to work hard to get
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Letters From the Field-Sis Tobias #37
Hello Spring friendlies! Happy Mother’s Day yesterday! It was so good to see you yesterday, Mom and Dad! You two look so happy. Thanks for telling me not to come home! I
Read More »Letters From the Field-Sis Tobias #36
What an overwhelming email I have to send! Haha! There has been a million and 5 miracles and I don’t even know where to start… We had a SUPRISE ALL MISSION CONFERENCE LAST
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Letters From the Field-Sis Tobias #35
Hello member missionaries! I AM THE MOST BLESSED MISSIONARY IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!!! DO YOU KNOW WHY?!?! I get to LIVE the 2 best mission movies ever, “The RM and “The Best
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Letters From the Field-Sis Tobias #34
I feel silly every email I send because I always start them off by saying, “This week was SUCH an AWESOME week!!” I feel really uncreative in thinking of other words…Miraculous, Splendid, exciting, a
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An Easy Guide on How to Deal with Your Inactive Mormon Neighbor
Everybody has one in their Utah neighborhood. Some neighborhoods even have two. ‘Inactive members.’ Now, to anyone outside of Utah or Mormon culture, the phrase ‘inactive member’ sounds like a lifeless body part,
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***Cultural Hall Exclusive- “End of an Empire” Movie Announcement
A boyhood dream of a Book of Mormon movie, (a REAL one not like the one that was made a few years ago) is about to become a reality. Meet Zach Thomson…one
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What to get the Mormon mom for Mother’s Day
Need some great Mother’s Day gift ideas? I love coming up with gift ideas for people. I’m a big fan of thoughtful gifts that the person didn’t know they wanted until they got it.
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Thoughts from a Menace to Society
For those of us who are over 31 and not married, are we really a ‘menace to society’? What could we possibly be a threat to? Out in today’s dating world, things have changed.
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Letters From the Field-Sis Tobias #33
CONGRATS to the sweetest little nine year old ever! Jessica Maly was baptised this weekend! It was a miracle. We were able to find, teach, and help her get baptized in about 5 weeks!
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Marry Mr. Right, also Mr. Smart
Getting married in college is no foreign idea to 20-somethings of the Church. While teaching seminary a few days ago I did a role play with the students where I asked a series of
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Playing games with my marriage
I’ve been married for just about 11 years now. To borrow and tweak a mission cliche, it has been the best 11 years of my life. Growing up I wasn’t sure what to expect
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Letters From the Field-Sis Tobias #32
Dearest familia, Woah! I think there was something in the air this week, because I’ve been on a spiritual HIGH ALL WEEK!! Listen how blessed my week was: This sounds like it should be
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Letters From the Field-Sis Tobias #32
What a glorious Easter I had! This was the first Easter where I truly thought about what Easter means…besides Bunnies and Peeps and Jelly Beans! Sister King and I got an Easter Basket and
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Parenting Styles: The Benefits and the Consequences
D&C 121: 37 reads, “That they may be conferred upon us, it is true; but when we undertake to cover our sins, or to gratify our pride, our vain ambition, or to exercise control
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Letters From the Field-Sis Tobias #31
HELLO EASTER BUNNIES!! HELLO EASTER BUNNIES!! HOW ARE YOU ALL??!! Is Spring time as invigorating to you as it is to missionaries??!! I just LOVE Spring!! Oh! We had SUCH a sweet miracle happen.
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Sexual abuse among Mormons
A survey performed in 1993 shows that 20 percent of women and five to 10 percent of men in the United States have been victims of childhood sexual abuse. For those who are not
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Life on the Island of Misfit Toys
After writing my last post for The Cultural Hall Podcast, a bigger issue came to light than that of which I was writing: Why are grown single adults of The Church of Jesus Christ
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Top of the Morning to you!!! We’ve had some great successes this week, and I’m not calling it LUCK…even though it was St. Patty’s Day yesterday!! Our mission president had a revelation to have
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About This Flash Mob Proposal…
I think it’s a wide-known fact that when LDS missionaries come home from over a year of serving the transition between mission and home life can be somewhat jarring. It’s interesting to think there
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They were right; cleanliness IS next to Godliness!
I hope you won’t think less of me but I really dislike service. I’ve served hard time at the cannery, D.I., church orchard, bishop’s storehouse and Temple Square. I’ve painted, weeded, cleaned, set up
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Letters From the Field-Sis Tobias #29
HELLO MISSION FRIENDS!!! Today I am writing my update to thank my Mother for teaching me how to Open My Mouth!! All of her years in Politics paid off… We had some
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Articles of News/Week of March 11th
Articles of News Blog of girl killed in Newtown Connecticut (Read Story) The Story we shouldn’t have even mentioned (Read Story) How to convert to Mormonism (Read Story) The Jodi Arias Plot thickens (Read
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Switched Missionary Call (Video)
I always wanted to do this. But I never did…Props to this guy.
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The Appearance of Evil
“I almost forgot to tell you! Next week, we are going to Las Vegas and Disneyland!” “Oh, that’s wonderful! Just the two of you?” “Yep!” “That sounds like so much fun! Are you staying
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Sharing the Pew (Guest Blog)
Sharing the Pew Recently one of my friends ‘came out.’ Not as gay, but as a transsexual woman. Whereas once she was referred to as Brother Pants, she now goes by Sister Pants (women can wear pants,
Read More »Letters From the Field-Sis Tobias #28
Dearest Patrons of the Iowa Des Moines Mission followers!! I just have to tell you RIGHT NOW! The past month has been a roller coaster ride of goods and bads. But this week
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Strawberry Mango Macaroon Trifles
Not only is this recipe a cinch to prepare but it tastes fabulous! Cool cream cheese, lemon burst yogurt and lime zest form the perfect backdrop for the fresh fruity combination of mangoes and
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Letters From the Field-Sis Tobias #27
Hey friends! Tapscotts are soaking in the gospel!! We love them! Yesterday they came to church and DEFINITELY felt the spirit! we went over to their house to take them a thank you note
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What a lovely week! It was filled with ups and downs–as usual–but we had a New Trainer’s Meeting that was probably the neatest meeting I’ve had yet! (Notice how I added yet to the
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Scriptures in Art
Some book lovers like myself could consider it blasphemous to take scissors to any book – let alone scripture. But after talking about and contemplating this topic, I have come to the conclusion that
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A Gay Mormon Coming Out (Live Interview)
If you haven’t seen or heard of this YouTube video…you will. Jimmy attends Brigham Young University….and he’s gay. He decided he would tell his friends and family and film each of their responses. He
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What if your spouse stopped believing?
I lived the majority of my life in fear about marriage. Not in common rational fears like “Will we be able to get along for the rest of our lives” but instead stood petrified before
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Letters From the Field-Sis Tobias #25
Hey Cutie Cupids! This week was super eventful..as ALWAYS!! But the best part of it was going to transfer meeting! There were 26 new missionaries… WAHOO!! And 7 sisters!! THERE will be 2 sets
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A Future Jimmer Fredette?
BYU Start working on this guy now! We lost Jabari but I think we can lock Titus down so he won’t want to go anywhere else. Can someone teach me
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On the “spiritualness” of electronic scriptures
Not too long ago I was sitting in a Sunday School meeting (not a class but rather an administrative meeting). It was pretty dry but toward the end an interesting discussion took place. One
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Letters From the Field-Sis Tobias #24
Hello my little whippersnapper friends! This week was a little slower because of the freezing coldness, but lots of good news happened! I know it’s super lame to talk about the WEATHER in a
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Called to Serve Olympus 2012
With the lowering of the mission age there are more people serving missions. One of the big moments in a would-be Sister or Elders life is the opening of the “Mission Call” Here
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2012 Top Blog Posts
2012 was a great year at The Cultural Hall, our first full calendar year. Here’s our top ten posts. #10 Is there a Mormon temple at the end? #9 Is that guy/girl Mormon? #8
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Letters From the Field-Sis Tobias #23
Hello again Sun Shine Scatterers!! Another soul was gathered into the House of Israel this weekend! Paul Proffitt was baptized on Saturday at 7:00!!!! I honestly couldn’t help but feel like I didn’t do
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Gay Scouts and Leaders?
Let me be clear: I don’t speak Scout. I have one brother who wasn’t involved in Scouts, and as a child/youth I didn’t have too many friends who were actively involved
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