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Originally posted by Supermom: Has anyone else read the book yet? I finished it this afternoon by the pool. I knew it would be a Christian romance but was not expecting the heavy Mormon aspect. There were lots of references that I didn't understand, for example MTC and CTR. Something called a triple combination was mentioned and I really doubt that it's an Olympic dive.  LOL Marilyn! You're right; it's not an Olympic dive.  I just saw this and thought I'd answer your questions. Rivka replied: MTC = Mormon Training Center (A campus near BYU in Provo)
CTR = Choose The Right (gets put on rings and such, sort of like WWJD, I'm told)
triple combination = Mormon scriptures (Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price) I'm impressed, Rivka!  I'm so thrilled you wanted to read it, Marilyn! If any of you get confused, by all means, email me. 
~~Erin
I often feel sorry for people who don't read good books; they are missing a chance to lead an extra life. ~ Scott Corbett ~
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That sounds interesting. I'm not Mormon myself, but I've always had an interest in learning about other beliefs, even if they were different from my own.
You know, I don't think they ever really discussed whether Kryptonians had any religious beliefs in eiher the comics or the series (correct me if I'm wrong, I haven't read that many comics). I got the impression that the New Kryptonians in L&C were very Vulcan-like. It'd be interesting to find out more about their culture, just to get a better perspective on Clark's heritage.
I believe there's a hero in all of us that keeps us honest, gives us strength, makes us noble, and finally allows us to die with pride, even though sometimes we have to be steady and give up the thing we want the most. Even our dreams. -- Aunt May, Spider-Man 2
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Hack from Nowheresville
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This does stand for "Choose The Right" and is put on rings, etc. The "etc." being this. <G> ![[Linked Image]](http://www.1on1.net/1valor/images/superctrtop.gif)
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Picking someone's brain over AIM is fun. A couple of clarifications And the lesson is, when you ask someone a question in AIM (even if they ought to know the answer! Heh, now I can tease Katie.
Do you know the most surprising thing about divorce? It doesn't actually kill you, like a bullet to the heart or a head-on car wreck. It should. When someone you've promised to cherish till death do you part says, "I never loved you," it should kill you instantly.
- Under the Tuscan Sun
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Always did like that shirt... <g>
Laura (who's currently wearing her CTR ring, and can give you the history of the rings and how they came to be)
“Rules only make sense if they are both kept and broken. Breaking the rule is one way of observing it.”
--Thomas Moore
"Keep an open mind, I always say. Drives sensible people mad, I know, but what did we ever get from sensible people? Not poetry or art or music, that's for sure."
--Charles de Lint, Someplace to Be Flying
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Bump!
Has anyone else read this yet?
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I've read it, and I'd like to see a discussion about it but -- forgive me, Marilyn -- considering how this thread has progressed, I thought it might fit better into our Off Topic section, so I've started a new thread there... http://www.lcficmbs.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic&f=10&t=000479 Y'all come on over and jump right in! PJ
"You told me you weren't like other men," she said, shaking her head at him when the storm of laughter had passed.
He grinned at her - a goofy, Clark Kent kind of a grin. "I have a gift for understatement."
"You can say that again," she told him.
"I have a...."
"Oh, shut up."
--Stardust, Caroline K
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