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All-American · 05-09-2006, 09:36 PM

I was pissed when that seventy gave the talk on fasting during a recent General Conference and reiterated the "24 hours" thing...

2 meals. It's always been two meals. It has never not been 2 meals. However you'd like to translate that, fine, but it's two meals. Leave it alone.

mpfunk · 05-09-2006, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by All-American

I was pissed when that seventy gave the talk on fasting during a recent General Conference and reiterated the "24 hours" thing...

2 meals. It's always been two meals. It has never not been 2 meals. However you'd like to translate that, fine, but it's two meals. Leave it alone.

Yes I really think it is something people should just decide what is best for them. For me I had a lot of very good experiences with fasting during my reactivation process, so for me I really think it is important to do the 24 hour thing. However, I see no reason why fasting for 2 meals is not adequate for fasting.

danimal · 05-09-2006, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by All-American

I was pissed when that seventy gave the talk on fasting during a recent General Conference and reiterated the "24 hours" thing...

2 meals. It's always been two meals. It has never not been 2 meals. However you'd like to translate that, fine, but it's two meals. Leave it alone.

I was annoyed with the two meals = 24 hours talk. I'd always felt good about the way I'd been doing it. I don't like it when people try to turn spiritual principles into a precise measurement.

Sleeping in EQ · 05-09-2006, 11:11 PM

I'm usually right near 24-hours. I'm not convinced there's any virtue in clockwatching, though.

RockyBalboa · 05-10-2006, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by danimal

Growing up my family would would eat through the evening on Saturday, then break the fast around 3 on Sunday afternoon, depending on when church ended. I still pretty much do the same thing. My in-laws, however, are uberfasters and go for the full 24 hours. They blow my mind. I feel exhausted doing just what I do. It doesn't help that my wife doesn't fast (breastfeeding) and watching her eat is torture. But who am I kidding, I wouldn't fast for longer if I was married to Ghandi.

So how long do you fast for?

No way in hades could I fast that long. I get migraines bad enough as it is. Even just after fasting for 2 meals I'm typically lights out and migraining for the rest of the day, so no way could I do 24 hours.

livecoug · 05-10-2006, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by All-American

I was pissed when that seventy gave the talk on fasting during a recent General Conference and reiterated the "24 hours" thing...

2 meals. It's always been two meals. It has never not been 2 meals. However you'd like to translate that, fine, but it's two meals. Leave it alone.

I don't recall hearing that talk, so lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalal, I can't hear you, lalalalalalalalalalalala!

All-American · 05-10-2006, 09:01 PM

I was on my mission, when Priesthood session was at 4:00. I can officially ignore it too.

myboynoah · 05-11-2006, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by homeboy

We do it as follows:

Under 8: no fasting
8-12: skip one meal
12+: skip two meals

That's exactly what we (well, I guess my wife) settled on. Freaky (or maybe it just makes the most sense).

I don't think we ever do the full 24-hour thing. It's too hard with little kids and all. Perhaps when they are out of the house we will get more Ute-like in our observance of such things. Then again, maybe we'll just go inactive.

At our ward here, it appears that there is a fairly liberal interpretation of fasting. The natives were snacking on popcorn during YW this past fast Sunday (not uncommon). When my 13-year-old pointed this out, my 15-year-old and I harrassed her for "judging others." That was fun.

realtall · 05-12-2006, 10:55 AM

If you give more fast offering than normal do you get to shave hours off of the 24?

realtall · 05-12-2006, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by fusnik11

I bet David Blaine could do it without any ill affects.....

So could Chuck Norris.

05-09-2006, 09:36 PM	#11
All-American Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,420	I was pissed when that seventy gave the talk on fasting during a recent General Conference and reiterated the "24 hours" thing... 2 meals. It's always been two meals. It has never not been 2 meals. However you'd like to translate that, fine, but it's two meals. Leave it alone. __________________ εν αρχη ην ο λογος Last edited by All-American; 05-09-2006 at 09:42 PM.

05-09-2006, 11:11 PM	#14
Sleeping in EQ Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The People's Republic of Monsanto Posts: 3,085	I'm usually right near 24-hours. I'm not convinced there's any virtue in clockwatching, though. __________________ "Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; " 1 Thess. 5:21 (NRSV) We all trust our own unorthodoxies.

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All-American Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,420	I was on my mission, when Priesthood session was at 4:00. I can officially ignore it too. __________________ εν αρχη ην ο λογος

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