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#Rivalry

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@mrjcrck @DKaulana Sweet... thanks.

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@ScottWarner18 @TimpanogosFB Fesi is going to get a good one in a few years 😉

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@baby_maumau 😁🤪

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I feel like @baby_maumau would send this to people out of love...

You're vs your 😁

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@ChubbysRiverton @CriddleBenjamin It's was good per usual. Thanks.

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My baby started 11th grade today, time flies.

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And he was right, they knew it but graciously told us "no thanks but if you ever need water or AC for a few minutes, come by." In my own YM group out of 13 only a couple are active 25 years later, but we are all still there for each other. End of the day, be a good person.

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This is a great read and I want to add some numbers from my first meeting of my Mission President in San Francisco. "There is 30,000 former missionaries in our boundaries, the chances of you meeting someone that knows everything you're about to say is high." I did pretty quickly

[Ryker @RykerJackson97]

I remember my first day in the MTC. I was eating dinner with my district when one of the leaders, possibly the MTC President, stood up to address us. His remarks were relatively short, and I only remember one thing that he said, but that one thing he said was impressed so deeply upon me that I’ve never been able to forget it since.

He said, unlikely though it seemed then, that half of the missionaries present at that dinner would end up leaving the church within the next 10 years. I remember the room falling into a kind of stunned silence, punctuated by a few bouts of nervous laughter. His point seemed to come out of left field, and was so direct and clear that I didn’t really know how to take it.

Looking at the Elders and Sisters around me, I just couldn’t bring myself to believe that. We were all so faith filled and dedicated, the concept that half of them would abandon their covenants seemed absurd. I didn’t really see his point, either. Why would he try to put such a negative idea in our heads to discourage us?

With all of that being said, however, his claim struck me and, in the words of Enos, ‘sank deep into my soul’. I made a conscious commitment then and there that I would not be among those to fall away. I highly doubt I was alone in this; such a feeling permeated the entire room. Of course WE wouldn’t. WE were special, WE were different.

I was naive. I’d say at least a third of those present have left the church by now, and that’s probably an optimistic estimate.

Since that time I’ve often wondered why we were given those statistics, and what purpose they served. I think I know now. It was a word of warning. A call to prepare and avoid complacency. Missionaries tend to feel spiritually invincible, at least I did. The week before heading home I had my entire life planned out, and I was going to ensure that I was at the same level of spirituality and consecration that I enjoyed on my mission. The idea of a faith crisis, of struggling to feel the spirit, was nonsensical. It would all be the same.

That, of course, was not the case. Coming home was hard, and as years went by I found myself dealing with some rather severe crises of faith. I thought I had heard all the anti-Mormon claims on my mission, but I hadn’t, and it took me some serious study and prayer to overcome many of my doubts and become spiritually stronger.

Needless to say, there were times when I almost became one of those statistics mentioned my first day in the MTC. I realized quickly how foolish I was to assume that I’d always be at the spiritual high of missionary service.

I’m not writing this to be discouraging, quite the opposite. I’m writing this to remind you, and me, that faith is hard, and that we need to be strong. Don’t assume that your testimony will never be shaken. Don’t assume that you can avoid the struggle of deepening faith. Don’t assume that you’ll be the outlier.

Some of those missionaries I knew who have since left the church are people that were spiritual giants. They were the kind of people that I assumed had indestructible testimonies. They were the kind of people that I looked to for guidance when I was struggling. But, they fell away.

We are all vulnerable. We all need to be building our testimonies of the Gospel and broadening our foundations on the Savior every week, every day, and every hour.

Hold to the rod, heed not the great and spacious building, and press forward with steadfast faith in Christ. Amen.

[Onward Christian Shoulders @ocshoulders]

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@JustinOpenshaw1 Yeah, I found the lot in the main site info instead of the app.

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@CriddleBenjamin No spouse, no worries if she is. 😏

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@Quinney Same... but only us and uTah fans bring it up

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If UMASS wins and no one sees it, did it really happen?

[Stewart Mandel @slmandel]

My favorite thing about Week 0 is that UMass-New Mexico State is the ESPN primetime game.

Meanwhile, you'll need Pac-12 Network to watch No. 6 USC.

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Hilary hates Utah...

[NWS Salt Lake City @NWSSaltLakeCity]

@NWSSPC is forecasting a 2% chance of a tornado within 25 miles within the green area.

In other words, if you are located in this area, there is a 2% chance that a tornado develops within 25 miles of you.

Thus, the chance for tornadoes is small, but nonzero.(2/3) #utwx

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@osuzack No, Utah I guess, then Baylor and Ok St if I had my preference

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@BRICKbyBRICKZ @CouglovinDuck I'll look at it tonight, I want decent interface and not lose my house costs.

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It's that time again... for streaming CFB...

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Hey Utah fans still beating the dead PAC12 war drum... stay in the conference then and beat up on what's left plus MWC additions. Holy shit it's getting old already

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@jrossean Missions kill our ranking too.