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JACKIE <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 I take back anything I ever said about you being boring. You are amazing. Shelli and her son exposed, I love it!!!!!!!!!!

Fixed. :-)

It's not an act. ;-)

Meanwhile, Johnny Mac is flossing his way to victory. <3 <3 <3 <3

Jackie! Quit messing with your hair and get Jason!!! ARGH!

Jason <3. Hopefully this eviction causes Jackie to find her inner Janelle and start slaying these losers left and right.

Helen, is that you? ;-)

Honestly, though Vanessa will never realize it, the best move is to put up Shelli. Take out Shelli and you dismantle almost all the alliances in the house. This also pushes Clay into the "outside" and leaves him as easy pickings for the next boot, followed by Austin. Vanessa will never do this though. Wishful thinking on my part.

Actually, it's a smart move. It's very, very rare in a Big Brother season to have the four or five major players make it to the end. You usually have the two (at most) clear threats and then a bunch of goats. James and Meg will be carried along as final two pawns and only cast off if the wrong person wins HoH at the end. It's in John's best interest to eliminate Meg and James because I can guarantee that Clay/Shelli/Vanessa/Austin would pick them over him to take to the finals. The HGs don't see what we see. We know that if Johnny Mac makes it to the end he will win or, at the very least, has a strong fighting chance. They don't see that right now. If he eliminates the other options then his chances of being taken to the finals increase exponentially because the power players will all try to get rid of each other and leave him for "later".

LDS missionaries that are assigned foreign language missions in the US or abroad spend an additional few weeks (depends on difficulty of the language) at the Missionary Training Center (MTC) to be taught the language of the people they will serve. They also learn about the customs and culture of the people. Most missionaries through study and prayer become very adept at the languages they need to learn. Many family members and friends of mine have come back from foreign language missions speaking, reading, and writing their respective languages as well as or better than people who have studied the language for years. Not saying that to brag, just relating my own personal experiences. Also, missionaries from countries other than the US don't always go to the MTC in Utah. There are other Missionary Training Centers around the world so missionaries report to the one closest to them. Growing up with this concept of missionary work is why I'm perplexed by missions like the Dills are on. Our missionaries are always single or senior couples (in their late 50s or older) so their only focus is on sharing the Gospel and serving the people. They are also very well-prepared and able to finance their missions on their own. The idea of a young, married couple with an infant going on a mission is just odd to me. During this "season of life" their sole focus should be on raising their family and sustaining the Gospel effort at home. It doesn't seem like they've given much thought to that.

No! I need these two as HoH this week! Grr....guess I'll have to root for a Jason/anyone but Clay, Vanessa, Liz, Austin.

Meredith seems like a good name for her to grow into. My parents chose names for my siblings and I that are more "adult" and seemed old for little kids, but they had the foresight to realize we'd be adults longer than toddlers. Meredith is a very sound, professional, adult name and should she ever pursue a career she will have better luck than if she was named Makinleeanuh or something.

If Audrey wants to DOR then she can do it AFTER she's nominated. I need Jason safe this week. If she leaves he will stay on the block/get evicted and then we pretty much can count on Shelli/Clay being our winner this year. BARF.

Audrey needs to use her mist to get Austin nominated. <3 ETA: Also, all she has to do is point out that there's a certain five people who have never been nominated. Hmm....wonder why?

He was referring to other people's decisions not to have kids when he talked about financial pressures. For them, it's that due to their ages and length of time between kids that they won't have twenty kids, not that they aren't open to it.

Jason for veto and Austin for replacement nom, that is all. <3

This was the first thing that came to my mind after I heard they cancelled the show. I thought it captured a wide range of emotions :-): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ1KBsPPWrg

He should really interview one of our missionaries. Though that may not be fair. Perhaps a recent seminary grad would be better. ;-)

I think they could bring a good perspective, if, like I said in the Benessa thread, they take the right approach. Focus on how their faith in God was a vital part of their recovery and forgiveness brought them peace. Don't bring up any other victims, certainly don't speak for them, don't imply your coping mechanism is the only correct one, and for heaven's sake don't defend Josh/bring him up at all. If homeboy has something to say let him say it and own it. Is there going to be a moderator for this special?

Part of Ben's problem is his approach. He'd attract a lot more positive attention if he said something like: "I've really developed a fond appreciation for the time I get to spend with my wife. She is incredible and I love her dearly. I hope that all the young men and women out there still looking for the "one" choose wisely and create beautiful lives together." Or something equally as schmaltzy. Same goes for his religious "comparisons". You won't be as apt to tick off millions of devout members of a religion if you stick to theological differences and not openly declaring who is and who is not a Christian.

They don't follow basic tenets of the Christian faith like baptism or taking sacrament/communion and they explicitly follow Old Testament laws. Maybe all Christian religions are wrong expects theirs because in actuality they are Jewish? Plot twist! ETA: Saw further down that they got baptized in Israel. My bad!

Johnny Mac the Veto King has won again!!!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 All my faves are safe so sayonara James or Jeff! Don't let the door hit you on the way out! :-D

Little Izzy is going to make some orthodontist very, very rich in the future.

Johnny Mac for veto please and thank you. Also, make next week America's takeover and allow us to pick Clay as a nominee. <3 ETA: SO HAPPY JASON IS SAFE!!!!

As much as I dislike JB, I wouldn't wish a Belize trip on anyone (Breaking Bad reference). ;-)