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To: Abbottsville Fourth Ward From: Donna Banta Subject: A nightmare come true Yesterday afternoon I was at home minding my own business when my cell phone erupted with incoming texts and Facebook notifications. Seems some fiendish character hacked into my account and started sending bogus messages to my friends about a chance to win a free iPad. As I logged into my Facebook and stared lamely at the long list of spam sent by "me," my friend Donavan called: Donavan: "Donna, you've been hacked." Me: "I know! How can I go back and delete the messages?!!" Donavan: (patiently)"You can't go back and delete them. Just change your password and post that you were hacked." For a moment I was paralyzed by mortification. Sort of like in that scene where Uncle Billy screws up the bank deposit for the building and loan and George Bailey grabs him by the lapels and screams, "Where's that money you silly stupid old fool?" But rather than dri...

To: Abbottsville Fourth Ward From: H. LaVar Turley, Ward Mission Leader Subject: Our turn to define rape! As most of you know by now, the Romney Campaign has shifted its strategy , and is now not only willing, but eager to discuss the church! Isn't that thrilling Abbottsville Fourth?! And it couldn't come at a more crucial time - now that the Republicans are reeling over the errant comments from Representative Todd Akin. Eager to diffuse the situation, I wrote the following op-ed for the Abbottsville Gazette: Mormons on Rape by H. LaVar Turley Like all practicing Mormons, I believe that rape is a vile and heinous act. But not all rapes are "legitimate." Indeed there are several categories, and in each the blame must be assigned accordingly. First there is the all-to-common " invited rape ," when a scantily clad woman teases a man out of his mind until he has no other option than to throw her on the ground and have his way with her. In these cases the woman ...