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1/∞ pictures of Princess Beatrice

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With Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie 13/15

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To be offended is a choice we make; it is not a condition inflicted or imposed upon us by someone or something else.

David A. Bednar

This is so true in today's society, where everyone gets offended over anyone's statements that aren't 100% politically correct.

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I just spent an hour unsubscribing from junk emails

and it feels awesome

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Just as baptism is a commandment of the Lord, so is temple marriage. As baptism is essential to admittance to the Church, so temple marriage is essential to our exaltation in the presence of God. It is part of our destiny. We cannot fulfill our ultimate aims without it. Do not be satisfied with anything less. You wouldn’t accept a worldly form of baptism, would you? God had his mode of baptism - by immersion by one who holds the authority. Then would you accept a worldly form of marriage? He has his mode of marriage also: It is temple marriage.

Howard W. Hunter (via return-to-virtue)

So thankful for my Temple Marriage!

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Logan Temple in the clouds (by brian.perkes)

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Hey y'all

I haven't been keeping up on here for quite some time. I do miss all of you lovelies and I'm going to keep up better

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My dear Emma, I think of you and the children continually. I want to see little Frederick, Joseph, Julia, and Alexander, Joanna, and Old Major. And as to yourself, if you want to know how much I want to see you, examine your feelings how much you want to see me, and judge for yourself. I would gladly walk from here to you barefoot and bare-headed and half naked to see you and think it great pleasure, and never count it toil

Portion of a love letter written from Joseph Smith, Jr. to Emma Smith when he was incarcerated at Liberty Jail, 1839.

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Don't forget to watch Elder Nelson's Devotional broadcast tomorrow night!

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Wedding dress preview anyone?

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Temple dates with my amazing fiancé (at Birmingham LDS Temple)

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Friday night temple date with my main man! #lds #thechurchistrue (at Birmingham LDS Temple)

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I do not believe in a God who would set up rules and commandments only to wait for us to fail so He could punish us. I believe in a Heavenly Father who is loving and caring and who rejoices in our every effort to stand tall and walk toward Him. Even when we stumble, He urges us not to be discouraged - never to give up or flee our allotted field of service - but to take courage, find our faith, and keep trying.

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf (via im-only-here-for-the-food)

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ASK BOX

We live in a world where anonymous messages are sent and received daily. We hear stories on this site about young teenagers taking their lives because of things they have received anonymously. 

Since my controversial post yesterday, I have received upwards of one hundred hate messages sent to me via my ask box submitted anonymously. 

I am thankful that I am a grown woman capable of ignoring trolling hate mongers, but we need to remember that not everyone is fully grown on this site. Not everyone knows that hate messages can and should be ignored

Even when we disagree with someone, just like I wrote in my post yesterday, we need to have respectful tolerance. If you think that I got my actual facts wrong, send me a message under your own name. If you just think I'm a conservative bigot and want to tear down my faith, my beliefs, and my lifestyle, please don't send me anything. Because in the grand scheme of life, you're hurting me, but more importantly, you're hurting yourself.

I have seen so many people leave this site because of anonymous hate. I am not going to leave, but I am turning off my ask box completely. 

Every single person who sent me a message since my post has been telling me how backwards, conservative, hateful, bigoted, and stupid I am. Isn't that exactly what I was addressing in the post itself?