tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936759563200947460.post4907261572484146927..comments2024-03-26T10:35:29.123-06:00Comments on Miss Abigail's Hope Chest: What Goes Into Miss Abigail's Hope Chest?Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00670017068516575306noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936759563200947460.post-26544458185678021842016-02-08T07:26:42.252-07:002016-02-08T07:26:42.252-07:00Anna - what a beautiful name! I have always been i...Anna - what a beautiful name! I have always been interested in the customs of marriage and how traditions are changed or carried on into new households. And I love learning how customs are similar around the world. Thanks for reading and always for commenting.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00670017068516575306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936759563200947460.post-18638894664215975392016-02-07T23:16:11.174-07:002016-02-07T23:16:11.174-07:00Hello Kathleen! I am glad you replied :) First of ...Hello Kathleen! I am glad you replied :) First of all, I am not Indian, but a Russian living in India,hehe :) Hence for me choosing your partner is fairly normal. As I chose my husband and he - me. He is an Indian, I am Russian. I know that you belong to Mormon community and I don't know about your customs much, so that's why it was interesting to know how you look at marriage, or do you have any rules as such... <br />Yes, I have a little boy, and I would definitely let him decide who to marry and when. In my native country we may marry quite young, at the age of 20 for sure. Though these days many girls prefer career,and marry already by 30 years of age... <br />Reading about your traditions is very educative and interesting, so keep on posting :)<br /><br />Thanks! Anna<br />Hindustankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511421203148396188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936759563200947460.post-23325360416199002652016-01-29T09:44:39.086-07:002016-01-29T09:44:39.086-07:00I am glad to hear from you again, Hindustanka! I c...I am glad to hear from you again, Hindustanka! I cannot say for sure when Abigail will get married. I was married just before my 20th birthday. That seems a little young, but was not unusual in my day and in my rural Idaho, USA community. Times have changed a little and girls are now going through college (at least for a couple of years). Our thoughts are that Abigail will go to college where she will be able to meet a nice young man. I would like to have the hope chest ready by the time she is twenty, in case she meets someone sooner rather than later. You ask specifically about finding a groom. We expect that she will meet an honorable young man in activities sponsored by our church. We belong to the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon)and the church sponsors many types of activities and socials for our youth so that they can meet and mingle. Abigail's father and I don't have as much a role in matchmaking as you are possibly used to. Abigail will choose who to marry. We are limited to meeting and probably accepting her choice in a husband. So, we are doing everything we can to teach her how to make a good choice. She is a faithful and obedient daughter and I expect that we will have discussions and influence in her decision. I hope. Do you have children, Hindustanka? How do you handle these things?Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00670017068516575306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936759563200947460.post-46812486308872752662016-01-29T09:16:16.803-07:002016-01-29T09:16:16.803-07:00Oh Mimi! I would love to correspond with you about...Oh Mimi! I would love to correspond with you about your hope chest. What did you put in it? And, WHY did you never use it. In my conversation with women about hope chests, not using the items is not unusual. If we don't have someone, shall we say more experienced, to guide us in what to put in a hope chest, our choices could be less than ideal. We would love to benefit from your experience. I would love to email you with a few questions... Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00670017068516575306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936759563200947460.post-59367917471136214122016-01-29T00:10:07.415-07:002016-01-29T00:10:07.415-07:00HI Kathleen! I have been away for a while from blo...HI Kathleen! I have been away for a while from blogging, but I am back, and s again see how caring you are!<br />I also have a question, at what age is your daughter is going to get married? How do you find a groom for her?<br />I am sure she is a wonderful cook, you should post some of the dishes she made or likes to make the most :)<br />Have a great weekend ahead!Hindustankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511421203148396188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936759563200947460.post-20208850036690485412016-01-29T00:05:09.368-07:002016-01-29T00:05:09.368-07:00Hello Kathleen. A friend sent me the link to this ...Hello Kathleen. A friend sent me the link to this post and oh it takes me back to when I had my own Hope Chest! All that stuff I never USED! LOL! Love the way you're working out what Abigail needs. Too cute for words. Love, Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.com