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SteelBlue · 08-23-2007, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by danimal

Do you remember that conference talk a year or two ago? I think it was in priesthood. It was on fasting and the speaker kept saying "2 meals, or 24 hours" -- outlining that it should be 24 hours. I did not like that talk. I've always preferred your interpretation.

Yeah, I heard it. He repeated it about one hundred times. I haven't adopted that yet.

BlueHair · 08-23-2007, 01:38 AM

When I was a believer, fasting was hard. Now it is downright brutal. A couple of weeks ago my family had a special fast that my wife took part in, so I didn't eat to support her. We were together the whole 24 hours, so I couldn't sneak food like I did when I was a kid.

Jeff Lebowski · 08-23-2007, 02:08 AM

I cheat sometimes. But my darn wife has an exceptional sense of smell. She can sniff the chocolate on my breath a mile away.

We do the two meal route.

ute4ever · 08-23-2007, 02:32 AM

On Saturday evenings I usually end up eating out, therefore having a good amount of food, insomuch that I'm not hungry on Sunday until dinnertime, so I end up not eating for about 24 hours.

But when it is Fast Sunday, just knowing that I'm not supposed to eat for 24 hours...that knowledge makes me hungry.

danimal · 08-23-2007, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by creekster

2 meals or 24 hours, whichever comes first.

I love it. I'm going to start eating 6 smaller meals a day. I figure I can break my fast by 10AM this way.

danimal · 08-23-2007, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

I lousy at fasting. Perhaps apathetic would be a more apt way to describe my fasting habits. When the deacon comes to my house each fast Sunday, I donate the offering, but there is rarely a time that I actually fast because I've believed that there should be a reason to fast.

I often wonder how many folks participate in the fast just for the sake of fasting or because of tradition.

That's me. I fast every month, but I rarely fast with a purpose. I have a hard time finding something really meaningful to fast about except during times of major events.

YOhio · 08-23-2007, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by danimal

That's me. I fast every month, but I rarely fast with a purpose. I have a hard time finding something really meaningful to fast about except during times of major events.

If I don't have anything particular, I like to fast in gratitude for my abundant blessings and for opportunities to serve others without really extending myself.

il Padrino Ute · 08-23-2007, 04:18 AM

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Originally Posted by danimal

That's me. I fast every month, but I rarely fast with a purpose. I have a hard time finding something really meaningful to fast about except during times of major events.

You probably are going about it in a better manner than I. Of course, I also like to use the excuse that an ulcer I developed in school (20 years ago or so) acts up and it helps to keep food in my stomach. I just don't mention that I like to eat a big BLT on wheat with a Coke.

creekster · 08-23-2007, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by YOhio

If I don't have anything particular, I like to fast in gratitude for my abundant blessings and for opportunities to serve others without really extending myself.

One of the few truly LOL moments from today.

YOhio · 08-23-2007, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by creekster

One of the few truly LOL moments from today.

Thanks, I'd laugh at myself but unfortunately it's the pathetic truth.

08-23-2007, 02:08 AM	#13
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	I cheat sometimes. But my darn wife has an exceptional sense of smell. She can sniff the chocolate on my breath a mile away. We do the two meal route. __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.

08-23-2007, 01:38 AM	#12
BlueHair Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 1,148	When I was a believer, fasting was hard. Now it is downright brutal. A couple of weeks ago my family had a special fast that my wife took part in, so I didn't eat to support her. We were together the whole 24 hours, so I couldn't sneak food like I did when I was a kid.

08-23-2007, 02:32 AM	#14
ute4ever I must not tell lies Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,103	On Saturday evenings I usually end up eating out, therefore having a good amount of food, insomuch that I'm not hungry on Sunday until dinnertime, so I end up not eating for about 24 hours. But when it is Fast Sunday, just knowing that I'm not supposed to eat for 24 hours...that knowledge makes me hungry.