Comments on: Don’t Cuss—You Could Change a Life

By: karl pinnegar

karl pinnegar — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 06:58:31 +0000

I never swear, unless I’m golfing with the bishop.

By: Floyd the Wonderdog

Floyd the Wonderdog — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:09:16 +0000

I tripped and stubbed my toe at work. When I looked up there were all these people staring at me. I told them I was alright. One person said, *We just wanted to see if you cursed.* All I said was *dang!* and gritted my teeth.

A month after that there was a discussion in the break room about religion. I was not present. One person said that Mormons were not Christians. Antoher replied that *Floyd is a Mormon and he’s the best Christian I’ve seen.*

They’re watching you and judging the Church by what they see you do.

By: Pam

Pam — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:32:56 +0000

Keep up the school work. I will keep lurking and I look forward to reading your posts.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:09:45 +0000

Hey sis,
Now that I know that there are crowds waiting with bated breath for my every contribution, maybe I’ll write more often. Probably not, though. I’m a total blog slacker lately, which corresponds with being a non-slacker in other aspects of my life. When I begin to blog diligently, you’ll know that I’m being a slacker in my school work.

By: JKC

JKC — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:59:45 +0000

“Anyway, doesn’t cussing just show a lack of vocabulary?”

I’ve heard this argument, and I think that it is sometimes true. On the other hand, sometimes, it demonstrates just the opposite: an awareness of the inadequacy of other vocabulary.

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:19:38 +0000

I don’t swear much. My family finds it humorous if I swear and usually I don’t even realize that I said something bad. Once in a while I say something knowingly, but it never feels rewarding. Thanks for this blog. It is important to go beyond the example we should be to why we should be a good example. Thanks for the blog. I’ve lurked around to read your posts; it has been a while since you posted.

By: Bret

Bret — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:27:47 +0000

It’s blogs like this that make Pres. Hinckley’s council about not getting angry so relevant. The only times I lose control of my tongue is when I lose control of myself and it drives me crazy that I don’t have always have control of myself because it’s always regrettable. Strangely enough, about the only times this happens is when I’m driving with poor directions by myself and when I play video games.

Anyway, doesn’t cussing just show a lack of vocabulary?

By: Jordan

Jordan — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:39:02 +0000

It sure did! And believe me, there was nothing convenient about it… I was in the woodshed until I convinced my wife to see the humor in it all…

Stuff like this always happens to me, by the way. Must be the Lord’s way of keeping me in line?

By: Rusty

Rusty — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:17:28 +0000

Jordan, that sounds made up, like a part of a sitcom or something, you know the ones where your sitting there watching it thinking, “oh yeah, nice convenient coincidence.” Did that seriously happen?

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:00:38 +0000

I’m still laughing. I’ve done pretty much the exact same thing, but without the audience. My wife would be mortified to hear some of the things I’ve yelled while alone in my car.