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Jeremy,
It's good to see that you have a soft heart -- course I think I always knew it was there,  just kind of hidden.
I liked your poem, glad it was only that - a poem! 
Love,
Mom

Hey I'm back again.  Got a question....
Who is the baby standing by the chair?  I don't think it's me -- hair isn't curly enough (mom kept me in curlers all the time!!  :-)  )

I thought maybe Terry or Cyndi, but I don't recognize the chair or other stuff in the picture.  Please let me know who it is -- I'd be most grateful!!
Love ya,
Mom

Thought you would like to see this from the Kansas City Star.

Posted on Sat, Dec. 04, 2004

Church leader won't pick successor

?Inappropriate choices' cited in resignation

By BRIAN BURNES

The Kansas City Star

W. Grant McMurray, who resigned this week as president of the Community of Christ, will depart from church tradition and not nominate a successor.

Church law outlines how successors can be named, McMurray said Friday.

?Rather than engage that issue, I simply would rather leave that to the officers who have my full and complete confidence,? he said.

McMurray declined to elaborate on why he left the position.

In a letter of resignation posted this week on the church's Web site, McMurray referred to ?inappropriate choices? he had made during his tenure, adding that the circumstances of his life now are such that ?I cannot continue to effectively lead the church.?

McMurray said he preferred to let the letter speak for itself.

?There have been some issues within my family that we have had to struggle with,? he said. ?I got to a point that I did not feel it appropriate to continue in the church leadership.?

What McMurray referred to as ?inappropriate choices? do not represent anything that would result in criminal charges, said Linda Booth, church communications director.

?If there was something illegal, having to do with children or embezzlement or anything like that, we would take it very seriously,? Booth said.

McMurray, 57, cited family issues and health concerns in his announcement. He said he recently was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

McMurray said that since the announcement he had been ?inundated with e-mails. ? People have been extremely warm and sensitive. They understand that within the ministry you live under something like a microscope, and that it is very difficult for people to deal with personal issues.?

A Web site question-and-answer forum from Kenneth Robinson and Peter Judd, McMurray's two counselors in the church's governing First Presidency, reiterated that details of the resignation would be withheld to ?respect the privacy and confidentiality of individuals.? The statement added that ?speculation and rumor are destructive and to be discouraged.?

Until a successor is named, Robinson and Judd will serve as equal church presidents. Both hope a new president can be named in time for the next church World Conference, scheduled for 2006.

Until 2001 the denomination was known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Based in Independence, it claims about 250,000 members.

I understand your feelings from your point of view.  But.... now think of it from my point of view.  Frankly, I'm thankful for both companies.  I'm thankful they are both putting out movies.  For years we parents had NOTHING to take our children to.  The only movies were PG-13 and R.  Most were rated R.  There was NOTHING for the kids!!!   Now you see lots of movies for kids to see.   I'm so thankful for all the wonderful animated movies that are out there.  So.... please see both sides before knocking down something that I think is good.  I'm sorry for the "Office Politics".  It is everywhere.  It is prophesied that this will be everywhere.  Ummmmm ... what is that scripture mastery about people in the last days being lovers of their own selves etc.  Tis true -- we are. 

Just my two bits and now ........... ta da!!!!   I'll step down off my soap box!!!

I didn't see the blue link -- sorry.  But the site is really neat.  Thanks.
For those of you who might be computer challenged as I seem to be, here is a blue link to the site:

http://www.guitartabs.cc/home.php

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  Cute picture.   :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:
Yes, I'll admit - it's me  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:
Ain't I cute?  /  /  /

Jeremy,
I want you to remember this:

Ether 12:27
    27 And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.

... and ...

Alma 37:6-7
    6 Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise.
    7 And the Lord God doth work by means to bring about his great and eternal purposes; and by very small means the Lord doth confound the wise and bringeth about the salvation of many souls.

Thought you'd like these.
Jeremy, thanks for the gallery.  I fixed it up yesterday.
Love ya    

Hi,
I'll tell you where he found his camera.  It was in his shoe!!  So now the lost camera is found!! Jeremy, you'll like the pictures he had on them.
hee hee   /  /  /  /
Bye for now!

Let me be the first!!!  :-({|=
Happy birthday to you  /
Happy birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Jeremy
Happy Birthday to you!

We love you we do
We love you we do
Happy Birthday dear Jeremy
Happy Birthday to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

        :-({|=  :-({|=  :-({|=  /  /  /  O:)  O:)  O:)
Love ya lots,
Mom

Let's try this again.  I previewed it and then thinking I had submitted it ... well.... you know ... it went bye bye!!!

Anyway, since Jeremy is so nice to post pictures, here's one for him..... of him. Thanks for all you do Jeremy.           Hope you like this!  Make sure you show it to Grandma if you can - she'll like it for sure!

Love ya!

Yes that is my understanding also.  I hope it works.  I've done it with a song or two I've written...... Now where did I put that envelope????? :shock:

Hi son,
Sorry  for being so distant - life here has gotten very complicated, but hopefully things will brighten up soon.  Dad is staying awake more and is being alot more alert.  His blood pressure is up though.  So we're checking on cholesterol levels and starting back on the high blood pressure medicine.  Hopefully that will help.  Then with diet change to low fat and exercising more maybe that will help him feel better. 

I am sorry that  life is so hard for you.  Life can be that way.  I promise that these experiences are preparing you for the future.  It only gets harder.  So work with what you have and get better each day.  Remember life is like climbing a mountain.  You may hit plataeaus (I  know I spelled it wrong - but who cares?) but you aren't up to the top yet.  And there is always one more mountain to climb.  But..... I know you can do it -- you are not a quitter!!!      So keep smiling and learn to enjoy the ride!!  Get you a social life!!!  Even if it is only 15 minutes.  Do something fun!!!  That is a commandment from your mother!   /

Well enough lecturing. I love you.  I will try harder to check back on your posts and see how you are doing.  I appreciate the phone calls too.  It is nice to keep in touch.

Love ya always,
Mom