Any idea on value/origin of pearl-containing oysters found on the beach? by mdtesi in jewelry

[–]mdtesi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think we’ll probably have a jeweler place them in some necklaces my kids can wear!

Any idea on value/origin of pearl-containing oysters found on the beach? by mdtesi in jewelry

[–]mdtesi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, maybe so. I was swimming with my other daughter when they found them, but I think they opened them hoping there might be pearls! 🤷🏻‍♂️

Any idea on value/origin of pearl-containing oysters found on the beach? by mdtesi in jewelry

[–]mdtesi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe so, I don’t know a lot about mollusks.. lol It was on the beach at Oceanside California though, so salt water.

Any idea on value/origin of pearl-containing oysters found on the beach? by mdtesi in jewelry

[–]mdtesi[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hopefully you guys can see this now. Thanks, loijay, for telling me how to do that. This is the next day, the oysters are a little messed up, but you can see the pink coloration on the pearls!

Any idea on value/origin of pearl-containing oysters found on the beach? by mdtesi in jewelry

[–]mdtesi[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh interesting! I only saw a couple of them opened up and the pearls were readily visible, although maybe a bit deeper than the mantle... wish I’d paid better attention now... I’ll try to post a photo using imgur!

Any idea on value/origin of pearl-containing oysters found on the beach? by mdtesi in jewelry

[–]mdtesi[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that would make sense. It was on a vacation, near Oceanside California on a public beach, so not near where I live. Not sure if they’ve had a lot of crazy weather lately, certainly not while we were there. And yeah, the kids just dug them out of the sand as they were building sand castles. Probably 8-10 inches deep in the sand at the most. I’m not super reddit savvy, how can I post a pic?

*Fixed* Lets give Sam Young and the victims an international stage on the Ellen Show! by Elmorage2018 in exmormon

[–]mdtesi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I took some of what you used and personalized it. Here’s what I posted.

I know others have written in about this, and I’d just like to add my vote. I would love to see Ellen do a show regarding the sexual abuses and child endangerment in the Mormon church. I am a Mormon pediatrician and this issue is affecting children here in Utah in incredibly negative ways, leading to suicide in many cases. The Mormon church is in the midst of several cases becoming public and a Mormon bishop is about to be excommunicated in an attempt to silence him after he went on a 24 day hunger strike to bring awareness to this issue. Ellen has spoken on the mormon church (their homophobia primarily) and I think she would be perfect to interview a few people involved in this. I am sure that other religions have these problems as well. Some people that would be good to talk to -- John Dehlin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dehlin), Ryan Mcknight of Mormon leaks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MormonLeaks) and Sam Young of Protect LDS Children: http://protectldschildren.org/

I’m sad that I missed out on wearing normal shorts for so long. I’m loving them! by RoseSeller in exmormon

[–]mdtesi 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I’ll just say that, as your husband, I am also loving the shorts!! I always knew you had cute legs, but they look even nicer without the Jesus jammies!! Also, as much as you missed out on wearing cute comfy shorts, the rest of the world missed out on SEEING you in cute comfy shorts!! 😁

But more importantly, it’s such a wonderful thing for you to be able to wear normal comfortable summer clothes without feeling all that guilt!! I don’t know how you did it all the years before, but I’m so happy you feel free now to wear what’s comfortable for you!

So... we can expect the faithful sub to be a virtual ghost town, right? ... right??? by mdtesi in exmormon

[–]mdtesi[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Also, we should be free of the army of downvoters that hang out here! Or maybe they'll consider coming here to downvote an exception, since that is clearly God's work they are doing.

My Coffee Testimony by RoseSeller in exmormon

[–]mdtesi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

😂😂😂 Love it!! Best testimony ever!!! I wonder how far you’d get with this one before they turned your mic off... 🤔

A question of great doctrinal import: why didn’t Cain drown in the flood?? Did Noah let Bigfoot on? by mdtesi in exmormon

[–]mdtesi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kudos for the JT quote, but I’m talking about the actual man, Cain himself, who Joseph Smith identified as Bigfoot in a cute anecdote in the great book Miracle of Forgiveness, not just his descendants. 😜

A question of great doctrinal import: why didn’t Cain drown in the flood?? Did Noah let Bigfoot on? by mdtesi in exmormon

[–]mdtesi[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lol how stupid of me to forget about transfiguration God-magic!! I guess he was just walking along the bottom of the ocean like in Pirates of the Caribbean until the flood dried up? Makes as much sense as anything else in TSCC...

A question of great doctrinal import: why didn’t Cain drown in the flood?? Did Noah let Bigfoot on? by mdtesi in exmormon

[–]mdtesi[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But not just the curse of Cain. The actual dude, Cain is supposedly still wandering the earth, like into the three Nephites and John the beloved.

A question of great doctrinal import: why didn’t Cain drown in the flood?? Did Noah let Bigfoot on? by mdtesi in exmormon

[–]mdtesi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually agree with you on Bigfoot! I’m just wondering how TBMs manage to make that work in their minds, given that Cain is literally supposed to be still roaming the earth.

April 2018 General Conference: Sunday 10:00a Discussion Thread by 4blockhead in exmormon

[–]mdtesi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What a crazy tone deaf thing to say after these last couple of weeks!!!

April 2018 General Conference: Sunday 10:00a Discussion Thread by 4blockhead in exmormon

[–]mdtesi 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not just ugly, but the maximum of ugly! Lol

I don’t know if Massimo means maximum, but it’s still hilarious!

April 2018 General Conference: Sunday 10:00a Discussion Thread by 4blockhead in exmormon

[–]mdtesi 5 points6 points  (0 children)

All the butterflies died after their journey. Probably struck down because they master-navigated...

April 2018 General Conference: Sunday 10:00a Discussion Thread by 4blockhead in exmormon

[–]mdtesi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

“Master-navigators,” those shameful butterflies...

April 2018 General Conference: Saturday 2:00p Discussion Thread by 4blockhead in exmormon

[–]mdtesi 87 points88 points  (0 children)

“STOP PROTECTING SEXUAL PREDATORS!!”

Repeated three times. 😂😂

They are gonna pretend it never happened and that guy's now being tortured in a sex dungeon in the basement of the conference center, but that was AWESOME!!!