Comments on: The cost of getting married http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2008/01/21/the-cost-of-getting-married/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cost-of-getting-married Thought-provoking commentary on life, politics, religion and social issues. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:27:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: rick http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2008/01/21/the-cost-of-getting-married/comment-page-1/#comment-40901 rick Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:37:32 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2008/01/21/the-cost-of-getting-married/#comment-40901 <p>"It was just an observation. Please, get over it."</p> <p>I just wanted to point out that you may have overlooked some of the expenses.</p> <p>When someone posts something like, "They spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to say 'till death', but Mormons spend hardly anything and say 'for all eternity.' Oh, the irony." it comes off to me as a bit sanctimonious - and I thought you could use the correction.</p> <p>Ok, now I'm over it.</p> “It was just an observation. Please, get over it.”

I just wanted to point out that you may have overlooked some of the expenses.

When someone posts something like, “They spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to say ’till death’, but Mormons spend hardly anything and say ‘for all eternity.’ Oh, the irony.” it comes off to me as a bit sanctimonious – and I thought you could use the correction.

Ok, now I’m over it.

]]> By: cheryl http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2008/01/21/the-cost-of-getting-married/comment-page-1/#comment-40870 cheryl Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:29:05 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2008/01/21/the-cost-of-getting-married/#comment-40870 <p>rick- Even if I'm tithed on everything I've earned over the course of my life, it still would not add up to the ridiculous amount of money some people spend on their wedding day. My whole point (which obviously sparked this controversy that you seem to be obsessed with) was about the money spent on the wedding day, not a lifetime of service to one's church. If we're going to get into that tiniest bit of semantics and detail, then I guess we need to translate time spent in callings into money that could have been earned. Sheesh! It was just an observation. Please, get over it.</p> rick-
Even if I’m tithed on everything I’ve earned over the course of my life, it still would not add up to the ridiculous amount of money some people spend on their wedding day. My whole point (which obviously sparked this controversy that you seem to be obsessed with) was about the money spent on the wedding day, not a lifetime of service to one’s church. If we’re going to get into that tiniest bit of semantics and detail, then I guess we need to translate time spent in callings into money that could have been earned. Sheesh! It was just an observation. Please, get over it.

]]> By: rick http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2008/01/21/the-cost-of-getting-married/comment-page-1/#comment-40832 rick Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:42:27 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2008/01/21/the-cost-of-getting-married/#comment-40832 <p>If that's true then why would you say, "Tithing is also 10%, it’s not like it’s 50%."</p> <p>If it's all His anyway, why don't you pay 20% tithing?</p> If that’s true then why would you say, “Tithing is also 10%, it’s not like it’s 50%.”

If it’s all His anyway, why don’t you pay 20% tithing?

]]> By: Mary Siever http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2008/01/21/the-cost-of-getting-married/comment-page-1/#comment-40793 Mary Siever Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:45:48 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2008/01/21/the-cost-of-getting-married/#comment-40793 <p>Don't need one. Everything I have is because of Him.</p> Don’t need one. Everything I have is because of Him.

]]> By: rick http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2008/01/21/the-cost-of-getting-married/comment-page-1/#comment-40741 rick Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:07:49 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2008/01/21/the-cost-of-getting-married/#comment-40741 <p>"And the blessings I get from the Lord way outweigh anything I have to pay in tithing."</p> <p>You've got a balance sheet for that, I take it? =)</p> “And the blessings I get from the Lord way outweigh anything I have to pay in tithing.”

You’ve got a balance sheet for that, I take it? =)

]]> By: Mary Siever http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2008/01/21/the-cost-of-getting-married/comment-page-1/#comment-40629 Mary Siever Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:01:40 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2008/01/21/the-cost-of-getting-married/#comment-40629 <p>Tithing is also 10%, it's not like it's 50%. And the blessings I get from the Lord way outweigh anything I have to pay in tithing.</p> Tithing is also 10%, it’s not like it’s 50%. And the blessings I get from the Lord way outweigh anything I have to pay in tithing.

]]> By: Mary Siever http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2008/01/21/the-cost-of-getting-married/comment-page-1/#comment-40627 Mary Siever Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:57:01 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2008/01/21/the-cost-of-getting-married/#comment-40627 <p>Mum</p> <p>Oh that's right! Ok, <em>I</em> knew that (well remember it now, actually some of the little specifics I don't recall, except for some weird reason my wedding dress fit perfectly the week before we were married and then was way loose the day we got married! what's that all about??? lol), Kim wrote the post he didn't know all the specifics :)</p> <p>I too have a testimony of tithing and would pay it regardless of going to the temple. Tithing is something that requires a testimony and certainly isn't payment for a temple recommend.</p> Mum

Oh that’s right! Ok, I knew that (well remember it now, actually some of the little specifics I don’t recall, except for some weird reason my wedding dress fit perfectly the week before we were married and then was way loose the day we got married! what’s that all about??? lol), Kim wrote the post he didn’t know all the specifics :)

I too have a testimony of tithing and would pay it regardless of going to the temple. Tithing is something that requires a testimony and certainly isn’t payment for a temple recommend.

]]> By: rick http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2008/01/21/the-cost-of-getting-married/comment-page-1/#comment-40548 rick Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:36:29 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2008/01/21/the-cost-of-getting-married/#comment-40548 <p>"One has nothing to do with the other. "</p> <p>Only that payment of tithing is a requirement to get the recommend, while putting your kids in daycare is not a requirement in order to get a tax deduction.</p> “One has nothing to do with the other. “

Only that payment of tithing is a requirement to get the recommend, while putting your kids in daycare is not a requirement in order to get a tax deduction.

]]> By: Sally http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2008/01/21/the-cost-of-getting-married/comment-page-1/#comment-40547 Sally Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:27:40 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2008/01/21/the-cost-of-getting-married/#comment-40547 <p>half of the cost of all the food bought, all the veggies</p> half of the cost of all the food bought, all the veggies

]]> By: Kim Siever http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2008/01/21/the-cost-of-getting-married/comment-page-1/#comment-40544 Kim Siever Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:08:04 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2008/01/21/the-cost-of-getting-married/#comment-40544 <p>I didn't count Douglas's and Eugene's tuxes. What else did you guys pay for?</p> I didn’t count Douglas’s and Eugene’s tuxes. What else did you guys pay for?

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