From: owner-lds-yw-digest@lists.xmission.com (lds-yw-digest) To: lds-yw-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: lds-yw-digest V1 #184 Reply-To: lds-yw-digest Sender: owner-lds-yw-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-lds-yw-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk lds-yw-digest Tuesday, July 14 1998 Volume 01 : Number 184 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 17:43:57 -0700 From: Michael & Shirley Law Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Proclamation - Help Reciently I taught combinded young womans. I was asked to use the conference talk on The Title of Liberty and the theme for the month was Divine Nature. I used the quote from the Proclamation I think it is from the second paragraph about each of us being sons and daughters with a divine purpose. I also likened the Proclamatin to a modern title of liberty. Moroni saw that the saint would loose the blessings of freedom for not keeping the commandments just as President Hinkley saw that the saints would loose blessings for not keeping the commandments. One other think that my YW President brought is that even though Pres Hinkley is the Pres of the church his calling is a Prophet to the whole world. Therefore he must call all to repentence. I never thought of it that way. Shirley L. CA - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 17:50:41 -0500 From: PAUL CHAPMAN Subject: (lds-yw) Choc. Chip Cookie Recipes Sisters, I have just realized I deleted all of the chocolate chip cookie recipes that have come through for the WWCelebration request. Does anyone have them? If so could you post them or send them to me directly? Sorry for the trouble. Thanks, Sue - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 18:27:23 -0700 From: "lriddle" Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Youth Conference Dear Karen, What are the rescue and family tree activities you did at youth conference? Laurel in CA - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 18:30:44 -0700 From: wksuds@juno.com (William N Suddeth) Subject: (lds-yw) Re: [Fwd: BECAUSE YOUR MY FRIEND...] This is poem I received though everyone might enjoy it. Karen in Ca >>Subject: BECAUSE YOUR MY FRIEND... >>Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 07:23:31 -0700 >> >>The A - Z of Friendship >> >>A Friend.... >> >>(A)ccepts you as you are >>(B)elieves in "you" >>(C)alls you just to say "HI" >>(D)oesn't give up on you >>(E)nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts) >>(F)orgives your mistakes >>(G)ives unconditionally >>(H)elps you >>(I)nvites you over >>(J)ust "be" with you >>(K)eeps you close at heart >>(L)oves you for who you are >>(M)akes a difference in your life >>(N)ever Judges >>(O)ffers support >>(P)icks you up >>(Q)uiets your fears >>(R)aises your spirits >>(S)ays nice things about you >>(T)ells you the truth when you need to hear it >>(U)nderstands you >>(V)alues you >>(W)alks beside you >>(X)-plain things you don't understand >>(Y)ells when you won't listen and >>(Z)aps you back to reality >> >> >>Don't cut off the chain, you don't want to lose a friend, >>do you?? >> >> A FRIEND IS A TREASURE >> A friend is someone we turn to >> When our spirits need a lift, >> A friend is someone we treasure >> For our friendship is a gift, >> A friend is someone who fills our lives >> With beauty, joy, and grace >> And makes the world we live in >> A better and happier place. >> >>This is not your ordinary chain letter. >>Depending on how many people you send this to, your life >>will change dramatically! >> >>If you send this to: >>0- people: Something terrible will happen such as >> losing a best friend. >>1-5 people: You will have 1 good day. >>6-10 people: You will have a good week, and the >> person you like will ask you out. >>11-15 people: You will have a good month, and a great >> surpise everyday. >>16 & up: You will have a successful life and all your >> dreams will come true! >> >> >> >> >> SEND THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > >--------------7A21784DF6D6977024C1F282 >Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="vcard.vcf" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Content-Description: Card for R ROGERS >Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="vcard.vcf" > >begin: vcard >fn: R ROGERS >n: ROGERS;R >adr: 7562 Shirley Ave;;;RESEDA;C A;91335;USA >email;internet: rogers146@earthlink.net >tel;fax: 818-701-9284 >tel;home: 818-885-0069 >x-mozilla-cpt: ;0 >x-mozilla-html: TRUE >version: 2.1 >end: vcard > > >--------------7A21784DF6D6977024C1F282-- > > _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 18:33:24 -0700 From: wksuds@juno.com (William N Suddeth) Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Youth Conference Dear Laurel I am not sure what your talking about because i did not do any rescue and family tree activities for youth conference. It must have been a different Karen. Karen in Ca On Sun, 12 Jul 1998 18:27:23 -0700 "lriddle" writes: >Dear Karen, > >What are the rescue and family tree activities you did at youth >conference? > >Laurel in CA > >- > To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. > _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 15:41:58 -0700 From: "Rob & Ali" Subject: (lds-yw) =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re:_=28lds-yw=29_Hemp_--_Encarta=AE_Concise_Encyclopedia_A?= =?iso-8859-1?Q?rticle?= Dear Sisters, I apologize for offending anyone, I hope that I will have the spirit to s= ay what is on my mind appropriately. I have been reading these responses on the hemp issue. If it was not a problem, in my opinion, there would not have to be the bantering back and forth about the definition of it. If it is an issue, shouldn't that make the decision on whether it is prop= er for camp or not? Last year, my stake used it as a stake craft (friendship bracelets). Whe= n I first heard about it the first thought that came to my mind was "regardle= ss of the fact that they can't smoke it, why are they handing out marijuana = to the girls?" Some of those girls know the association without the history and felt a little odd using it. Especially, since some of their parents told them they couldn't buy one at home. I don't know the history of hemp, all I know is that it is "associated" w= ith marijuana, and that it is a popular product on sale these days by mostly marijuana users, or promoters! I do not feel I need to support their cau= se. I appreciate the facts about the different parts of the marijuana plant. = If it is used in items I buy on a regular basis, I don't know about it, and = I don't care. But to use something because it is popular is not justificat= ion enough for me. You can make the same bracelets out of embroidery thread, and that has no association to the "appearance of evil" to me. I (personally) would not have it as a craft for the mere purpose of the fa= ct that I don't feel I need to give a lesson on the history of it to justify the use of it. I feel that if there are things we still need to use that Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington used, maybe we should still be us= ing the oil lamp, or the wagon. Obviously, that is what invention is all abo= ut, to come up with the light bulb, the automobile, or paper from a tree. Once again, I hope I haven't offended anyone. I only speak of my opinion. I suggest we all seek the counsel of the Lord, and our bishops. Remember= to ask yourself, "would Jesus do this?" I'm still trying to answer that question. - -----Original Message----- From: Lori Dickson To: lds-yw@lists.xmission.com Date: Sunday, July 12, 1998 06:36 PM Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Hemp -- Encarta=AE Concise Encyclopedia Article >Not all hemp is Marijahna hemp, there are many different types . rope an= d >necklace hemp are most likely from different types. > >_____________________________________________________________________ >You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. >Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com >Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > >- > To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. > - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 09:12:30 -0500 From: marge french Subject: (lds-yw) cookies Here's a favorite of mine. Joan in SLC Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies 300 degrees for 18 minutes 1 c. margarine, melted 2 c. sugar 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla 3 c. flour 1/3 c. cocoa 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 c. semi sweet chocolate chips powdered sugar Combine ingredients. Roll into balls, then roll the balls in powdered sugar. Place on cookie sheet at 300 degrees for 18 minutes. Cookies puff up in oven and flatten as they cool. Chewy cookie when completely cooled. (Hint: I like to cover the cookie sheet with parchment paper instead of spraying with Pam). Here is a great recipe...Chocolate Peanut butter Chip Cookies 1c margerine 1 1/2 c sugar Cream these together...add 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla Mix well....add 2 c flour 2/3 c cocoa 3/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 package peanut butter chips...(I prefer Reeces brand myself!) Jeri, Here is a great cookie recipe: THE COOKIES cream: 1 c. sugar 1 c. brown sugar 1 c. shortening (1/2 Crisco, 1/2 margarine) 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla add: 2 c. flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. soda 1 tsp. salt stir in: 2 c. rolled oats 1 bag chocolate chips Bake @ 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Enjoy! Joyce - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 20:59:47 -0700 From: "C.B. & Edie Fletcher" Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Choc. Chip Cookie Recipes Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies 300 degrees for 18 minutes 1 c. margarine, melted 2 c. sugar 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla 3 c. flour 1/3 c. cocoa 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 c. semi sweet chocolate chips powdered sugar Combine ingredients. Roll into balls, then roll the balls in powdered sugar. Place on cookie sheet at 300 degrees for 18 minutes. Cookies puff up in oven and flatten as they cool. Chewy cookie when completely cooled. (Hint: I like to cover the cookie sheet with parchment paper instead of spraying with Pam). Here is a great recipe...Chocolate Peanut butter Chip Cookies 1c margerine 1 1/2 c sugar Cream these together...add 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla Mix well....add 2 c flour 2/3 c cocoa 3/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 package peanut butter chips...(I prefer Reeces brand myself!) Jeri, Here is a great cookie recipe: THE COOKIES cream: 1 c. sugar 1 c. brown sugar 1 c. shortening (1/2 Crisco, 1/2 margarine) 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla add: 2 c. flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. soda 1 tsp. salt stir in: 2 c. rolled oats 1 bag chocolate chips Bake @ 350 degrees for 10 minutes. - -----Original Message----- From: PAUL CHAPMAN To: lds-yw@lists.xmission.com Date: Monday, July 13, 1998 5:53 PM Subject: (lds-yw) Choc. Chip Cookie Recipes >Sisters, > >I have just realized I deleted all of the chocolate chip cookie recipes >that have come through for the WWCelebration request. Does anyone have >them? If so could you post them or send them to me directly? Sorry for >the trouble. >Thanks, Sue > >- > To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. > - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 22:43:16 -0700 From: "Douglas E. Pitt" <"keepcool@flash.net"@flash.net> Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Proclamation - Idea I found two talks researching on the net, here are the web sites. http://www.mormons.org/basic/family_proclamation_eyring.htm http://www.mormons.org/conference/96_oct/Hales_Family.htm The one from Elder Eyring was for a CES Satt Fireside and is quite excellent. Also just a fun idea that I have been trying these past few months. Each fast sunday we hand out a calendar with a newsletter on the back. More inspirational quotes and stories than newsletter. Anyway in one space I have a "Do you PROCLAIM to know?", Then I have seven questions about the proclamation. Some may be a fill in the blank word. Anyway to encourage them to do it, I have a tree with cut out hearts hanging on it, with the questions on one side and then the girls can take them off and write the answer on the back. Then on the last sunday of the month I have a treat bag and we go over the questions and the girl that answered it gets to come and pick a treat. The first month not all the questions were answered on the hearts, but now the girls come up and snag a heart as soon as I put out the tree. We gave each girl a reduced size proclamation that we had laminated at the beginning of the year. So I always quote directly from the proclamation for the answers. Anyway hope this helps. Sabrina El Cajon, California > > Does anyone have the scripture references to the Proclamation > paragraphs? I thought I read it awhile ago but I can't seem to find > it. If you have any other fun ideas I would REALLY appreciate it. > Thanks. > > Andrea in Arizona > andreaolson@yahoo.com > > > > _________________________________________________________ > DO YOU YAHOO!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > - > To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 20:02:48 -0700 From: "Alexa Dudoit" Subject: (lds-yw) Home made soap I would like to teach my YW how to make home made soap. The kind that has fragrance in it that can be given as gifts for Christmas. As well as any other kind soap. Does anyone out their have any recipes on how to do this???? Many Thanks for your help. Aloha, Alexa - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 07:59:56 -0400 From: kanewoman@juno.com (Susan G Kane) Subject: (lds-yw) kanewoman: Help with YW Camp Name Badges We always give our young women a name badge that they wear on a cord around their necks to identify them at camp and to keep track of who is in the water, etc. I am looking for a source for the cord that goes around your neck and attaches to an ID badge.Last year we used gimp, but I want something different this year. They are usually out of a nylon cording, with maybe a hook at the end. I have seen them fancy and woven, with all sorts of ends. I just can't figure out where to order them. Anybody have any ideas? I have thought of going to Cabletron, a large firm in this area, to see if Human Resources and Personnel, would donate 200 of them to us for camp! A company is actually letting us use their camera and laminator to make official looking badges. They just don't have a source for the neck band. Sounds crazy, huh! Thanks for all of your wonderful ideas. You might remember that I was took a trip to Utah last month with two of my daughters to check out schools. Well, it looks like U of U for my older daughter, she has just about decided! Charee, I might be calling on you for homemade cookies for a homesick girl! Sue in NH - --------- End forwarded message ---------- _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 07:13:10 -0600 From: "The Roberts" Subject: (lds-yw) =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Re:_=28lds-yw=29_Re:_=28lds-yw=29_Hemp_--_Encarta=AE_Co?= =?ISO-8859-1?Q?ncise_Encyclopedia_Article?= Man! What an uptight group we weave... But only with 100% cotton or wool yarn... Please ease up - you're killing me - Love to sit in on your Elders quorum or combined relief society/priesthood meetings. I'd hate to live my life itemizing the reason why something is inappropriate. Go With The Gut!!! If you're in charge - do what you want to - answer to no one - if they want to be in charge - by all means - give their name to your home teachers as they make their faithful monthly visits. I'm certain the Bishop will be grateful. Isn't it a fact that the Romans used boondoggle to tie up Christians in ancient Rome - in preparation for "weenie" roasts at the Coliseum - and should we then be encouraging the use of such an awful handicraft in the creation of potienally valuable keyring works of art? Food for thought... - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 09:09:40 -0400 From: Karina Tonn Subject: (lds-yw) Re: Thanks for the info on hemp Rob, Thank you for the information: it is very insightful. One of the facts about hemp you gave was that girls like to use the hemp rope for strength. The problem is that some youths' motives are not so innocent--some want to feel like they are getting away with something taboo by wearing what they think is or they want others to think is marijuana. It's a matter of pride and trying to appear disobedient or "cool," regardless of the harmlessness of the hemp rope per se. The term "hemp" is commonly used by drug dealers in some areas to mean "marijuana," so it's easy to see the allure of hemp rope for use as a status symbol for a rebellious teen. I am sure you can think of many other innocent products that have been given a bad rap in a similar fashion. I guess this goes back to what someone posted about avoiding the appearance of evil in that if people in your area associate the hemp jewelry with pot users, then maybe you would want to make your youth aware of that. As for a little brain damage being "insignificant," the fact is that pharmacists and even neurosurgeons do not know everything there is to know or even a majority of what there is to know about the human brain. (taught to me by a phD neurologist as a biology student at the Y in 1993) Let's not place all our confidence in the philosophies of men. But even if science had all the answers, the degree of physical damage is irrelevant. Just because it is one of the least physically damaging recreational drugs doesn't make it less evil to use when we're talking about damage to the soul. I too have felt that medical use of marijuana seemed a good thing, especially for the terminally ill. Reading your post makes me wonder, however, if the Prophet approves medical use of marijuana. (I may have to realign myself with the Prophet.) Does anyone know the Church's position on this? If it is an issue of smoking, I have heard that marijuana can also be used medically by ingestion but that some patients and doctors feel it is more effective when smoked. Karina Ross and Jamie wrote: > Dear Sisters, > Hemp and marijuana are the common names for three species of plants > (Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, Cannabis ruderalis). Let me share a > little bit of history behind the story of how hemp became marijuana, then > I'll let you decide if hemp evil, or if it just has a bad rap. > The youth of the Church are going to learn about marijuana, whether we > like it or not. It is best to have some facts to share with them as to why > it is bad. Don't lie about how bad it is if you don't know just how bad it > really is. Over exaggerating the harm of marijuana will cause the youth to > lose faith in you their leaders when they do fine out the truth. It is best > to explain it from the spiritual aspects of the word of wisdom, and not from > the "reefer madness-- it is going to fry your brain" point of view. I am in > NO way stating that marijuana should be smoked, it's illegal, > immoral, and unhealthy (it most cases). Hemp however isn't immoral or > illegal, it's just a plant. Trying to demonize the plant is growing to make > the youth more curious, and we all know that curiosity killed the cat. Much > of the information out there about marijuana isn't true, brain damage and > addiction are badly overstated. > Here's the history, much of it taken from my college "Drugs and Human > Behavior" > Class (a 300 level class in Psychology, a class I took to help prepare > myself for a job in the pharmaceutical business. I'm an organic chemist with > a Master degree trying to make > new drugs. I work for Pharmacia & Upjohn). > Before the invention of the cotton > gin, there were three major fibers used in fabrics; wool, flax, and hemp. > Cotton, silk, angora, mohair, and a few other fibers were known and used, > however they were very labor intensive to turn into fabric or rope. Hemp and > flax are both plants that are easily grown and converted into spinable > fibers (I'm also a handspinner that loves to spin wool, angora, and silk). > The hemp plant has many uses, it was the MAJOR source of paper, cooking oil, > lamp oil, oil based paints, clothing, feed grain, bird seed and rope. > Cannabis sativa is a native plant of the Americas and was the type used most > for these good purposes. It is a tall lanky plant that can grow to 18 feet > and has very poor psychoactive effects. This plant is what hemp fiber comes > from. Cannabis ruderalis is the Russian and Polish hemp plant and it too > doesn't > have strong psychoactive effects (i.e. it doesn't give a good high). > Cannabis indica is from India. It has been cultivated for centuries for > it's psychoactive effects. It is a short bushy plant that usually grows only > several feet tall. This plant has been selectively breed to be known as the > drug Marijuana. It's flowering tops are the most prized of its parts (often > sold as "hash"), they contain the drug THC (delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol) in > the highest potency. The leaves also contain THC, but not as much, and the > stems contain almost none. > It is hard to understate the importance that hemp has historically. > Synthetic fibers are a new invention. Cotton was too expensive to buy for > most people until the cotton gin was invented. Wars were fought and won > because of hemp rope. > The Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson using a > hemp oil lamp while writing on paper made from hemp rags. When he went to > bed he probably slept on hemp fabric. George Washington and > Thomas Jefferson were dedicated hemp farmers. (The former said, "Sow it > everywhere" and the latter invented a hemp brake.) Hemp was safe enough to > be used as legal tender in colonial times. Hemp canvas covered the Pioneer's > Conestoga wagons later to be turned into Levi's new kind of trouser. The > wagons and tents of the Mormon pioneers were most likely made of Hemp. Hemp > was to navies what titanium is to modern military technology. Napoleon > invaded Russia to cut off England's access to Russian hemp upon which the > British navy depended. The USS Constitution used sixty tons of hemp in its > riggings and sails. Because of its strategic importance, there were laws > both in England and the colonies at various times requiring the cultivation > of hemp. Hemp fiber is slower to rot, making it the fiber of choice for > maritime cordage. In fact, hemp has been the premier cordage fiber for > cultures in the northern latitudes throughout most of history; "hemp" was > often used generically for fiber from any source. (some of this information > was taken verbatim from > http://pressenter.pressenter.com/~davewest/fiberwars/chp1fr.html. ) > During the early twenties the drug use of marijuana increased, > especially in the Latino culture of the southwest. Europeans had been using > the drug fairly heavily since the time of Napoleon's campaigns into Egypt. > In Europe it wasn't considered a problem drug. Several events happened to > make it a "problem drug" in the U.S. The first was the depression. The > cotton growers and forestry industry saw hemp as a competitor and tried to > get the hemp industry heavily taxed. With the depression came a wave of > racism towards Mexican-American immigrates and any possible negative > influence that they might bring to the "American" culture. As such marijuana > was sensationalized as a horrible drug that drove Latinos to murder and > rape. The congress of the U.S. passed laws taxing marijuana to the point of > making it impossible to get. Many of the congressmen didn't even know that > marijuana was in fact hemp until after they passed the law. Growing hemp was > basically halted in the U.S. until World War II, at which point our Navy > needed ropes that could withstand saltwater (cotton rots very quickly when > in salt water and has a fraction of the strength of hemp). The Government > then had to teach farmers how to grow hemp and had to create programs to > promote its manufacture. The sixties came around and marijuana regained > popularity, and drug enforcement was increased, and I think we all know the > rest of that story from that point. > > A few facts about hemp: > 1- It's stronger than cotton, most wools, and many synthetic fibers. > Textiles (e.g. diapers, denim, shoes, fine textiles): As one of the > strongest natural fibers available, hemp is an excellent raw material for > making various kinds of rope and twine. It is also used to make a wide range > of textile products from fine linens to coarse canvas. (Incidentally, the > word canvas is derived from cannabis.) See > http://pressenter.pressenter.com/~davewest/hawaii.rpt.html for more info. > 2- It doesn't rot as fast as cotton, that's why the girls like to use it for > bracelets and necklaces. > 3- Hemp fiber won't give a high if smoked, all the THC is removed in the > preparation of the fiber. Hemp from C. sativa doesn't have much if any THC > is the first place. > 4- It is a fast growing plant that is very environmentally friendly. (In > fact some countries have been forced to cut down their hemp fields at the > request of the USA and have experienced massive erosion and other > environmental nightmares.) > 5- Hemp seed is one of the best birdseeds and is imported in a sterilized > form. Seeds from C. sativa, contain very very little to no THC. > 6- From one field of hemp, three good crops can be harvested. Fiber for > clothes and rope. Seeds for vegetable oil, bird seed (chickens, turkeys, and > even humans can eat it without getting high). Hurds (paper pulp) for paper. > In 1916 the USDA reported that hemp hurds could produce four times as much > paper per acre as trees. With increased yields and improved technology this > may now be higher. In addition, hemp paper is stronger. can be recycled more > often, and lasts longer than tree paper. > 7- European countries are starting to use hemp in fiber board. Some day your > entire house could be made from hemp. From the foundation to the singles. > > A few facts about Marijuana (hemp is the fiber, marijuana is the rest of > the plant): > 1- the Prophets have said that smoking pot is against the Word of Wisdom. > 2- It can give a high that isn't good for you. It does dull pain, but it > also dulls other senses. It may or may not give hallucinations. It can give > a sense of lost time. > 3- It can cause short term memory loss and a loss of ambition. > 4- It can lead to harder drugs, like tobacco. > 5- It's illegal. Getting caught with it in certain situations can result in > more jail time than manslaughter. It will lead people into a group of > criminals. > 6- THC and other chemicals from marijuana do have good medical uses, but > they should be used under a Doctor's supervision. Some of the chemicals are > available from Doctors, and more are becoming available because of public > outcry for the need to reduce suffering in the terminally ill. My mother > died from cancer in 1994, marijuana would have helped her suffer less, but > the laws in her state prevented her from getting legal marijuana or > products. > 7- Lung cancer comes from smoke. Therefore smoking pot can cause lung > cancer. > 8- Stoned drivers are impaired drivers. > 9- a couple of joints aren't going to cause brain damage, just like tobacco > cigarettes don't cause significant brain damage. > 10- Marijuana is NOT highly addictive. It is mildly addictive, but it has no > withdrawal symptoms, It compares to caffeine in its addictive > characteristics. > 11- It does not make people violent. Alcohol however does, and when the two > are mixed it can greatly reduce the judgement of the individual, leading to > violent acts. > 12- No deaths are reported from Marijuana overdose. > > I personally believe that using marijuana as a drug is very bad. I also > believe that using hemp and growing it in the USA is a good idea. We could > save forests from the paper mills, feed animals a wholesome grain, and > eliminate greenhouse gases by harvesting it. The Church has never to my > knowledge said that hemp for fabric and paper is bad or should be avoided. > > Ross J. Fischer (DH of Jamie YW's President) > > - > To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 08:32:35 -0700 From: "Susan J. Hogg" Subject: Re: (lds-yw) kanewoman: Help with YW Camp Name Badges I know they sell those through the Oriental Express catalog (great catalog for Primary and YW 'things'). 1-800-228-2269 or http://www.oriental.com Susan G Kane wrote: > > We always give our young women a name badge that they wear on a cord > around their necks to identify them at camp and to keep track of who is > in the water, etc. I am looking for a source for the cord that goes > around your neck and attaches to an ID badge.Last year we used gimp, but > I want something different this year. They are usually out of a nylon > cording, with maybe a hook at the end. I have seen them fancy and woven, > with all sorts of ends. I just can't figure out where to order them. > Anybody have any ideas? > > I have thought of going to Cabletron, a large firm in this area, to see > if Human Resources and Personnel, would donate 200 of them to us for > camp! A company is actually letting us use their camera and laminator to > make official looking badges. They just don't have a source for the neck > band. Sounds crazy, huh! > > Thanks for all of your wonderful ideas. You might remember that I was > took a trip to Utah last month with two of my daughters to check out > schools. Well, it looks like U of U for my older daughter, she has just > about decided! Charee, I might be calling on you for homemade cookies for > a homesick girl! > > Sue in NH - - To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 09:34:58 -0400 From: Karina Tonn Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Re: (lds-yw) Hemp -- Encarta® Concise Encyclopedia Article If hemp jewelry is thought to be associated with drug use where you l= ive, then it does have the appearance of evil where you are. If it made my yw uncomfortable, I wouldn't use it. And we definitely should not be underm= ining their parents' rules. As for Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, they were slave owners= , although Jefferson wanted slavery abolished in the Constitution. Jeffers= on freed some but not all his slaves at the time he was lobbying for aboliti= on. (just saw that on the history channel last week) These men did many grea= t and inspired things, but were not perfect. I agree with you that Jesus is th= e standard by which we should evaluate our conduct, not imperfect men. Somehow, I don't think most people would associate using most commer= cially made hemp products with drug abusers. I'm all for saving trees and the environment as well as saving souls. Jewelry is not a necessity of life. Maybe we should concentrate less= on crafts and more on serving our fellow beings. We are facing what is look= ing more and more like extinction of the world's amphibians. (Saw that last= night on the evening news, but I had heard about declines in amphibian populati= ons five years ago. Reminds me of the plagues of Egypt.) Does anyone know w= hat we can teach our youth to do to help save our environment? I bet there are = a lot of good service project ideas out there in this area. Thanks. Karina Rob & Ali wrote: > Dear Sisters, > > I apologize for offending anyone, I hope that I will have the spirit to= say > what is on my mind appropriately. > I have been reading these responses on the hemp issue. If it was not a > problem, in my opinion, there would not have to be the bantering back a= nd > forth about the definition of it. > If it is an issue, shouldn't that make the decision on whether it is pr= oper > for camp or not? > Last year, my stake used it as a stake craft (friendship bracelets). W= hen I > first heard about it the first thought that came to my mind was "regard= less > of the fact that they can't smoke it, why are they handing out marijuan= a to > the girls?" Some of those girls know the association without the histo= ry > and felt a little odd using it. Especially, since some of their parent= s > told them they couldn't buy one at home. > I don't know the history of hemp, all I know is that it is "associated"= with > marijuana, and that it is a popular product on sale these days by mostl= y > marijuana users, or promoters! I do not feel I need to support their c= ause. > I appreciate the facts about the different parts of the marijuana plant= . If > it is used in items I buy on a regular basis, I don't know about it, an= d I > don't care. But to use something because it is popular is not justific= ation > enough for me. You can make the same bracelets out of embroidery threa= d, > and that has no association to the "appearance of evil" to me. I > (personally) would not have it as a craft for the mere purpose of the = fact > that I don't feel I need to give a lesson on the history of it to justi= fy > the use of it. I feel that if there are things we still need to use th= at > Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington used, maybe we should still be = using > the oil lamp, or the wagon. Obviously, that is what invention is all a= bout, > to come up with the light bulb, the automobile, or paper from a tree. > Once again, I hope I haven't offended anyone. I only speak of my opini= on. > I suggest we all seek the counsel of the Lord, and our bishops. Rememb= er to > ask yourself, "would Jesus do this?" I'm still trying to answer that > question. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lori Dickson > To: lds-yw@lists.xmission.com > Date: Sunday, July 12, 1998 06:36 PM > Subject: Re: (lds-yw) Hemp -- Encarta=AE Concise Encyclopedia Article > > >Not all hemp is Marijahna hemp, there are many different types . rope = and > >necklace hemp are most likely from different types. > > > >_____________________________________________________________________ > >You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > >Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com > >Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > > > >- > > To unsubscribe to lds-yw, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > > with "unsubscribe lds-yw" in the body of the message. > > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > > "help" to the same address. 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