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- 06 May 2021, 13:11
- Forum: Support
- Topic: lazy and lax - April 2021
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12971
Re: lazy and lax - April 2021
My wife has asked me several times, "Why can't you just choose to believe?" I've tried to explain, but most of the time it just turns out badly and she and I both end up feeling frustrated and hurt. I don't know that belief is a choice, although I can choose how I act based on my belief (o...
- 08 Apr 2021, 14:49
- Forum: Support
- Topic: lazy and lax - April 2021
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12971
- 19 Oct 2018, 15:30
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Name of The Church - Version 152
- Replies: 146
- Views: 31464
- 01 Oct 2018, 08:55
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Can you be "All in?"
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8241
Re: Can you be "All in?"
Thanks to all who have contributed to this thread. This has helped me a lot to see things differently and realize that there are many different ways to be "all in." Or not, but still have a choice to be constructively engaged at whatever level makes sense to you. For example, I am "al...
- 29 Sep 2018, 05:08
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Can you be "All in?"
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8241
Re: Can you be "All in?"
I realized I can’t be all in when at the most basic fundamental level I simply don’t believe. It felt too fake going every week and pretending to be orthodox. However, when I was still attempting this, I found the following website to be very helpful. http://www.churchistrue.com Here is an unorthod...
- 29 Sep 2018, 03:49
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Can you be "All in?"
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8241
- 28 Sep 2018, 14:03
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Can you be "All in?"
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8241
Re: Can you be "All in?"
This reminds of President Uchtdorf's phrase "Doubt your doubts before you doubt your faith". It's one of the very few things I disagree with him on. I think doubts are important. VERY important. I agree with you. I resonate with almost every talk that the Silver Fox has given, but this is...
- 28 Sep 2018, 13:28
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Can you be "All in?"
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8241
Re: Can you be "All in?"
There's probably a lot of overlap with discussions on cafeteria Mormonism but shooting from the hip... no one at church is all in. There aren't enough hours in a day. So you magnified three callings. You cleaned the building on Saturday. Helped with that move. Spent 6 hours indexing during the week...
- 28 Sep 2018, 11:02
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Can you be "All in?"
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8241
Can you be "All in?"
It's been quite a while since I've participated here. I've lurked occasionally, but just have tried to take a break. My temple recommend recently expired, and I didn't renew. This has caused quite a bit of strife with my wife, who loves the temple and can't understand my reasons for doubt/unbelief a...
- 15 Nov 2017, 16:55
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: First Time Temple Freakout - You Weren't Prepared
- Replies: 44
- Views: 10427
Re: First Time Temple Freakout - You Weren't Prepared
I'm one of those who was freaked out by my first temple endowment experience (in the mid-80's). I've never liked it, but I eventually learned to get used to it and not get so bothered by it. I really tried to prepare for it (temple prep class, talk with dad, reading The Holy Temple), but I was woefu...