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by SilentDawning
03 Mar 2024, 16:01
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Refreshing talk in SM today
Replies: 10
Views: 3373

Re: Refreshing talk in SM today

So sorry to hear about your Dad Roy. My condolences.
by SilentDawning
03 Mar 2024, 14:49
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Child Baptism in a Few Years
Replies: 20
Views: 1206

Re: Child Baptism in a Few Years

It's good when you have a supportive spouse. I have been blessed in that regard. As far as navigating the raising of children while in faith crisis, I am just glad that is behind me now. My children are all grown, and there are no more ordinances to perform with them. I sat out in the lobby of the t...
by SilentDawning
03 Mar 2024, 14:41
Forum: Support
Topic: Callings you've had or might have or will never have in your life.
Replies: 19
Views: 331

Re: Callings you've had or might have or will never have in your life.

I'm curious about various callings (in the church) members of this board have had over their adult lifetime. Maybe someone has already asked this question in another post. If they have, I haven't run across it. The Best Calling I've had. I was a young men's president in an inner city Ward. Lots of ...
by SilentDawning
03 Mar 2024, 14:30
Forum: Support
Topic: Maybe the church just doesn't want me
Replies: 16
Views: 362

Re: Maybe the church just doesn't want me

As far as the church not wanting us goes, I hate to say it, but there are times when I have felt that way. There was one Ward in another country who ostracized me, and it even expanded to the stake members. They would warn others about me behind my back. And one candid, and good friend (no longer a ...
by SilentDawning
03 Mar 2024, 14:24
Forum: Support
Topic: Maybe the church just doesn't want me
Replies: 16
Views: 362

Re: Maybe the church just doesn't want me

I am glad you posted your talk. It may be the only bit of sacrament meeting I will get for a while since I don't attend anymore. It's good to hear from an LDS person whose talk is focused on Christ rather than the specific Mormon trappings we often get lost in. I can relate to the time you didn't wa...
by SilentDawning
12 Feb 2024, 14:01
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I have a question...
Replies: 7
Views: 715

Re: I have a question...

I agree with Nibbler. I have pulled away sometimes because "my faith transition stabilized" and I don't necessarily have anything new to say. I keep coming back at random times. This describes me above. I have reached an equilibrium with my faith and the church. And I don't have a lot of ...
by SilentDawning
12 Feb 2024, 13:53
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Testimony of Jesus Christ
Replies: 7
Views: 387

Testimony of Jesus Christ

Everyone. I watched a movie recently and it was a mainstream adventure (low budget). In it, a former hero, non-believer, and tough guy gives his life to Christ. It got me thinking about my testimony of Christ. It's very weak. My minister, a non-Mormon denominational minister, got me believing in God...
by SilentDawning
12 Feb 2024, 13:40
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Charges against stake president
Replies: 7
Views: 521

Re: Charges against stake president

DJ, in the state where you were a mandatory reporter, what are the consequences to a mandatory reporter who doesn't report? Criminal charges? Civil charges? What?
by SilentDawning
12 Feb 2024, 13:38
Forum: Support
Topic: What exactly is a "testimony" anyway?
Replies: 8
Views: 3883

Re: What exactly is a "testimony" anyway?

I think a testimony is a belief that has been confirmed through spiritual or temporal means. Normally, the spiritual confirmation is in the form of feelings of warmth, sometimes accompanied by tears. The temporal confirmation often occurs through experiences that are simply wholesome. Experiences li...
by SilentDawning
12 Feb 2024, 13:33
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How common is regretting having served a mission?
Replies: 11
Views: 1488

Re: How common is regretting having served a mission?

I am not sure how common it is. I have heard a few people, mostly on these discussion forums, indicate their mission wasn't positive. And of course, there are the people who choose to come home before it's over -- they obviously didn't enjoy the experience. I have neutral feelings about my mission s...