Because marriage comes from God above and not from man or beast below, it involves moral, not merely physical problems. A sin against the commandment of purity is a sin against God, not simply the outraging of convention, the thoughtlessness of youth, the evidence of bad taste. The Savior tells us that, when God's children are joined in wedlock, they are united by God, and beneath the evident strength and courage and love that this divine direction promises there is a penetrating, ominous warning. Those who tamper with God's institution have lighted the fuse to the explosive of retributive justice. Marriage is so holy that of all social sins its violation invokes the most appalling consequences. Sodom and Gomorrah were burned out of existence because of the vile disregard of the holiness of marriage. David's rule over Israel was blackened by his marital follies and by the royal lust that forgot God and dedicated itself to raging passion. The Hebrew people dropped out of the family of nations largely because of the vicious practices associated with Balaam worship (Walter Maier).

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Grains	Chicago	Cookies, Usenet	5	Dozen

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Butter
2	c	Sugar (granulated, white)
2	c	Brown sugar (dark brown)
4	lg	Eggs
2	ts	Vanilla extract
4	c	Flour (sift before measuring)
5	c	Rolled oats (oatmeal), powdered finely
1	ts	Salt
2	ts	Baking soda
2	ts	Baking powder
24	oz	Chocolate chips (being a purist, I prefer Toll House morsels)
8	oz	Chocolate bar, finely grated
3	c	Chopped nuts (I prefer walnuts, but use your favorite)

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Cream together the butter and the sugars.
Sift together flour, oatmeal, salt, baking soda, baking powder and shredded
chocolate bar.  Add eggs and vanilla to creamed sugar and butter, then mix
all ingredients together. Mix chocolate chips and nuts into mixture.
Drop by onto ungreased cookie sheet in small drops. Bake 6 minutes or until
done.
  NOTES:
*  Chocolate Chip Cookies like Mrs. Fields makes -- These cookies are a
combination of oatmeal and chocolate chip. They are very rich, but very
tasty. The recipe was obtained from a friend of a friend, who supposedly
paid a large amount of money for it. However, the cookies do not taste
exactly the same as the name brand. Yield: approximately 60.
*  A blender works very well to powder the oats and the chocolate bar. The
blender chops the oatmeal finer than a food processor. The powdered
chocolate bar should melt at the touch of your fingers.
*  I prefer my cookies just barely done, so that they remain chewy. If you
want to send your taste buds into heaven, butter the cookies as they come
out of the oven (still hot), and eat them still warm with a glass of cold
milk.
*  Note that cocoa is not the same thing as a shredded chocolate bar. Note
also that oatmeal is not the same thing as quick-cooking oats or instant
oatmeal. Oatmeal means "rolled oats," such as Quaker oats.
: Difficulty:  easy to moderate.
: Time:  30 minutes.
: Precision:  measure the ingredients.
: Sam Spitzner
: Illinois Bell, Chicago, Illinois
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