Laree, the wiki link was pretty accurate, I would have edited only a few paragraphs. ... and gee, I always just assumed you were LDS too. You still could be... my brother attends at the building by 36th and Shea... and there is another building up by T-bird, probably closer to you.
RRR- Latter-day Saints feel a kinship to those of the Jewish faith, but that would take some face-to-face explaining, more than I could do on a message board. I got to know Rabbi Plotkin before his death and whenever he would see me he would say, "Ah, my Latter-day Saint - Mormon cousin". We always laughed.
Beyond everything you may have heard or seen of LDS, more than anything, it is a way of life.
It is correct that we don't drink alcohol, use tobacco in any form and we try to live a healthy lifestyle. It is a great advantage in my opinion for kids and youth as we have the Primary organization and the Young Men's and Young Women's programs. The Church has embraced the scouting program and so far I have two of my boys who have earned their Eagle Award. #3 & #4 are getting close also. It helps to keep them out of trouble, teaches great moral values and I believe helps them to excel in their school work. Our Church has always emphasized the importance of education.
I come from a family of seven children and each one of us have advanced degrees beyond four years of undergrad university work. I hope my own children will follow suit and will make decisions that will lead to happiness.
OK, so more than you probably wanted to know, but you said you were interested.
I'll be on my way to Mesa this evening for the 'viewing'/ get together of my Aunt's family after her passing at Bunker mortuary. She was 92 and had 89 great grandchildren with 2 on the way.
I have lots of relatives here in the valley. They raised all of their kids just two miles of south of where I live, just south of McDowell on 35th Street.
I am in Tucson - if the weather is at all a factor. Chicken tractor in the day?
