FIND OUT - watch and listen to the leaders speak at

General Conference

9-11am and 1-3pm Central Time Saturday and Sunday

At least they don't only communicate in smoke signals.

Hey, Hey,

watch that

This kid schooled by nuns is pretty sure he knows what kind of snide remark that was

BTW, I'm married to one of the smoke signal readers.

If she hasn't converted you yet she might need to go to mass at 0700 EVERY day. like the old Italian women did.

Assuming those LDS folks allowed a Catholic church to be built there.

She's a Christmas and Easter Catholic. Finally went to a mass here last week. Said the church was very nice.

Me, I used to go with her, but I kept setting off the sprinklers when I entered the church and they politely asked me to stay away. I tell her to say hi to God for me, however.

I understand.

Years and years ago I went to attend a meeting of some sort or the other at the parochial grade school I attended.

I expected the lightning bolt hit as I stepped through the gate in the fence and entered the grounds.

Fortunately, it worked out differently, but it was pretty dicey there for a moment. I could feel the static electricity in the air.

Not a church goer......

Only places like this

How can you not believe ?

It's called CEO.

CEO = Christ's Executive Officer.

When I was in the Air Force, I served on a Navy installation for a couple of years.

I met the Captain, who was the top dog at that location, and I was struck by how positive and friendly he was to everyone, even the junior officers and enlisted men and women. He would walk through the building a couple times a week, chatting with the troops, asking about their jobs and finding out if they needed anything to be able to do their job better.

When he found something that needed to be fixed, he'd tell his Executive Officer to take care of it, and you could be certain that it would be done.

The Executive Officer, or the "Exec", however, wasn't the kind father figure the Captain was - he was more of a bulldog. When he wanted something done you'd either snap to attention and say "Yes, sir!" or you'd be rolled over like by a bulldozer.

Being Christ's Executive Officer is just a bit similar, because even though kindness is the mark of a true Christian, sometimes you have to be strong enough to make an unpopular decision and stick to it - that's called integrity, another hallmark of a true Christian.

These are the End Days, and to many in this country, just saying that you're a Christian will offend them - offend them to the point of real anger. I often wonder when this happened. When I was a kid the finest praise you could offer anyone was that they were "real Christians".

For all those here who call themselves Christians, I pray you can get stronger in your faith and be supported in your decisions by the rock of integrity when living your faith becomes harder and harder - as it certainly will.

Regardless of what happens, I hope I will see you all on the other side!

I'm watching it now. I fell asleep during the morning meeting. As soon as it's over I'm headed out for my first spring trip to the range. I have several new guns to sight in.

Model 70 stainless fluted 30-06, sig cross
6.5 Creedmoor, marlin 336 30-30, Browning blr 358, Remington 582 22 lr, howa mini stainless 6.5 grendel, New build aero m4e1 16" fluted 6.5 grendel, 15" S-one handguard, triggertech adaptable.

Should keepe busy at the range.

Bb

I'm watching it now. I fell asleep during the morning meeting. As soon as it's over I'm headed out for my first spring trip to the range. I have several new guns to sight in.

Model 70 stainless fluted 30-06, sig cross
6.5 Creedmoor, marlin 336 30-30, Browning blr 358, Remington 582 22 lr, howa mini stainless 6.5 grendel, New build aero m4e1 16" fluted 6.5 grendel, 15" S-one handguard, triggertech adaptable.

Should keep me busy at the range tonight.

Bb

Are they discussing the issuance of boarding tickets for the spaceships? Or mapping out the planets that’ll be settled?

What does it take to get your own planet?

hard to beat the view from Muley Point, unless you're on Boulder Mtn!

No shootin' here today

Winds outta the NW at 28+ mph all day

Snow squalls in the hills

The SLC church goers getting a good dose of Wasatch Mtn's spring

Billygoatgruff, you can tune in and find out

another session starts at 6 PM mountain time and then Sunday morning at 10 and then another at noon

As a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints I have heard a lot of incorrect ideas about the church but I didn't think anyone took a spaceship story seriously. Interesting.

Can't wait........

Are they Jack Mormons?

many of my neighbors are.......

What exactly is a Jack Mormons? I asked one once and she ignored me. I got the impression it's derogatory, but don't know.

Always take 2 Mormons fishing. If you take only one, he’ll drink all of your beer and smoke all of your cigarettes…

I heard you do that with your Baptist friends...

That's the best kind.


They are the ones that will party with you.

That's the best kind.


They are the ones that will party with you and not report you to Mormon High Command.

Jack Mormon is a nickname for a Mormon (A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter DaySaints) who doesn’t do what the church teaches. So if the church says don’t drink alcohol, coffee, smoke, be immoral, etc. they would be the person who does those things while still saying they are a member.

It’s like a Jewish person getting a tattoo or someone who says they are Christian but doesn’t follow the teachings of Christ. Sometimes people are just born into a Faith but never internalize it or truly believe and then act on those beliefs.

Drinking coffee is not immoral.

Drinking coffee is beneficial to the body's functions

When I wrote “be immoral“, I am talking about being chaste and only having sexual relations within the bonds of marriage.

The coffee thing I see is just being a test. Jewish people (at one time Christ’s Church.) have dietary laws and so did early Christians. Makes sense to me that there would be dietary guidelines in the modern church

God in no way shape or form wants you to go to hell for eating a cheeseburger and a Coke.

He just doesn't.

Or

Having your morning's coffee

Speaking of Mormons........

https://www.ksl.com/article/50970079/general-conference-special-world-report

Perhaps they were discussing “Soaking” among there young adults. I had never heard of this until a couple weeks ago and was happily ignorant of it. Feel free to look it up.

OK

Made me look

much more than I asked for

Had know idea

https://nypost.com/2021/09/27/what-is-soaking-the-mormon-teen-sex-act-going-viral/

Jim Conrad: I was 7 years old when my whole family was asked (told!) to leave the LDS Church (Mormonism) and we (I) were the fifth generation of Mormonites that I knew of.
I will say this the rank and file of the LDS Church are among the top finest human beings on this earth - and the Church itself does a lot of great things for humanity around the earth!
I am surrounded by Mormon neighbors and interact with them intentionally and happily.
Drinking "coffee" was just one of the reasons my mother and father were deported from the LDS Church.
So be that!
As fine as the rank and file of the LDS Church is, the top hierarchy and the doctrine of the LDS Church is THE most screwed up/cockeyed batch of blatant blather and idiots ON THIS EARTH!
PERIOD!
In full disclosure about 7 years later (after the Mormon exclusion) my whole family was asked to leave the Catholic Church for some of the same reasons (lack of tithing etc etc etc).
And we all know the sins of the Catholic "priests"/hierarchy.
Like Tikkanut above I do most of my giving thanks and humbling myself in the mountains and places like the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Glacier Park and just last week in Antelope Valley, Horseshoe Bend and Bryce Canyon!
Love me some Mormon folks - laugh at the Mormon "doctrine" - so I don't care what "they" are up to anymore.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Any how ?

weather in the back as badd as down here on the desert ?

VG

Looking SW from pic

Forest Gump ran here.........

True story

Sorry but I had to share…

It’s been snowing off and on today. They closed Parleys because the morons can’t drive in inclement weather.

Forest Gump

Yep still a thing for photo opps

FF to 5:00

yep

seen that...

Stayed home in the gun room today

and 24 HR Fire (:

Ugly azz day

Better days later on....

entertaining a bud from Flag & his '96 LC next weekend

This looks like the end a crummy weather for awhile. All the lakes are mostly full so winter can be done. Time to go fishing.

I don't know anything....but I just have to think he is busier than that right?


Gotta have better stuff to do.

Deer Creek Res ??

Beauty of a lake......fur sure

Our irrigation water on....water free till July 1st

Lots of water on the Manti Range...18" plus & res's 90% now

Good God, where have you gone to church?

I guess I am a Presbyterian now.

Deer Creek is full. They’re taking the Jordanelle down a bit for spring runoff. If we got a warm rain storm things could get interesting.

I think you got more snow than we did in the last few storms.

Actually........more valley rain.....weird

Snow pack on range says 129%

Thus free irrigation till July 1st

I’m pretty sure neither of you guys are going to hell because of cheeseburgers, Coke, or coffee.

😈

The weather was a little rough here too. Lots of wind and some snow. It was a little cold sighting in 8 rifles I hadn't shot before. The new stainless mini grendel and my new sig cross 6.5 Creedmoor both managed some sub moa groups despite the wind.

The scope I put on my 358 blr was bad right out of the box. It was all over the place. I took it off and used the open sights and the gun shot as well as I could at 50 yards with open sights on the wrong kind of targets. About a 1.5" group. The rem 582 22 lr dialed in quick a shot about a 3/4" 50 yard 5 shot group.

My little aero m4e1 16" fluted lighter weight grendel build shot about a 1" group at 100 with 108 scenars over 8208xbr. I was cold by then and it was windy so I'm thinking it'll do better. My aero m5 18" 6.5 Creedmoor didn't group very well. I'll have to try some more loads an a better day. It was only around 2 moa with 143 eldxs over h4350 in alpha brass. It has a new zeiss v4 4-16 on it that I just unboxed so it's not proven.

My 336 30-30 has a broken screw in the forend retainer loop so I need to order a screw. I've got some things to work out with my m70 30-06 stainless fluted. I'm hoping it is a good shooter because I really like the way it handles. It didn't do great with the few loads I tried.

I hurried because I got there at almost 5:00 but I got 7 of the 8 sighted in and a few loads tested in each. It was my first trip to the rifle range this year. It was a good change from the working up handgun loads with cast bullets I've been doing lately. Other than the bad scope on the 358 everything dialed in quick.

I started at 50 because half weren't bolt guns so I couldn't look down the bore and adjust to be on paper at 100. I got everything hitting close at 50 and then made final adjustments at 100. A guy saw me getting all my guns out and said you aren't seriously planning on shooting all those tonight. I said not just shooting, I'm going to sight them all in. I just mounted scopes on all of them. I had a few issues to work out but I was happy to get 7 out of 8 dialed and a few loads tested in each in well under 2 hours.

Bb