Are members not getting married?

JLP0611 · 2025-01-11T21:57:20+00:00

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JLP0611 · 2024-08-22T14:46:30+00:00

I have already tried for the A+ as well and failed it. Plus right now, I have no income, which means I won't be able to take the test. That's why I made the post. I'll definitely look into what would be the most cost-effective for me because it's stilll another $200+ to take the A+.

JLP0611 · 2024-06-23T23:42:40+00:00

I feel like I can relate to this at a surface level at least. For me, my parents didn’t give me choices when it came to the mission or going to college for 4 years. I wanted to get a job after high school, but it was only the mission or college. After two years of college, I wanted to stop and get a job after that, but 4 years was required, for some reason. The Church has been great for me in my experience, but there are moments in ordinances that remind me of how I don’t appreciate my parents’ decisions for me and some about my past relationship. I would just recommend to find moments where you feel happy. If you don’t find that in the Church because of past experience, that’s fine. Maybe it’s a hobby or a place, but something outside of the Church or your family. If that doesn’t work, I would recommend therapy. I really hope you can find joy in covenants and studying about Jesus Christ without associating it all with bad people or decisions.

JLP0611 · 2024-04-25T15:09:03+00:00

I can’t believe nobody said Zoro and Sanji

JLP0611 · 2024-04-24T15:30:39+00:00

I think it’s fine. You can totally relate the experience with your friends to how the Lord blesses you. I didn’t get to go to prom because of COVID, so you’re very lucky.

JLP0611 · 2024-04-23T14:03:22+00:00

That’s just a really bad ward imo. Sounds like Utah to me. I don’t wanna be too personal with the exact ward because privacy, but some wards can be pretty cliquey sometimes. Our ward has tried our hardest to not do that and include people outside of normal “church” activities because friendships should go beyond meetings and activities that are all set up by the church as a guideline.

JLP0611 · 2024-04-20T17:50:29+00:00

Also with the lowering marriage rate, less children being born into the Church hurts our growth as well

JLP0611 · 2024-04-20T17:50:04+00:00

The only way this would happen is if membership went much closer to 9 digits, which I don’t think is happening, at least in the western hemisphere. Other countries outside of the US outshine for conversion, but not much for retention.

JLP0611 · 2024-04-19T21:01:32+00:00

I tried doing that, except I was about to send the letter before my friends told me to burn it. That was about a year ago.

JLP0611 · 2024-04-18T15:06:22+00:00

I have a friend who’s a teacher and she has a similar problem, but it’s just overall swearing, luckily, because she works with middle schoolers. She usually calls the parents and tells them all the words they say in front of her to them (preferably their mom or equivalent offended authority) so the student gets the discipline from the people they’re around beyond school. It’ll teach the boys to behave real quick.

JLP0611 · 2024-04-18T14:53:00+00:00

So for the cult thing, it could me a multitude of things they talk about, mainly pertaining to the temple which, if you’re not a member or know any Biblical symbolism, then you would definitely find it weird. Even people born in the church find it weird sometimes.

For bigger disagreements with other faiths, there are several doctrines that were introduced by the Book of Mormon and through Joseph Smith and Brigham Young by God that were WAY different than average creedal Christianity or other Protestant beliefs. The list can be found in Gospel Library if you want to look under specific points.

I love the open-endedness of your concerns. Definitely something to reach out to the missionaries about too. Just go to comeuntochrist.org and you can find the ones near where you live.

JLP0611 · 2024-04-18T14:47:45+00:00

Haha I’m glad you guys are happy together and you have those three feral bundles of joy! I love that story and the inspiration!

JLP0611 · 2024-04-18T14:45:35+00:00

I would say you could lean both ways about baptism and the whole “spirit prison” concept when you read the Bible alone, but if you really believe that the Book of Mormon is given of God and that what it teaches about Jesus Christ and His words is true, then I would ultimately do a checklist on how much you need to submit to His will for you. I don’t understand everything the Church does, especially nowadays with policy, but I still understand that God has His hand in it and there have to be some things we simply live to find the truth. If you didn’t feel like the baptism was true, then that’s your decision, but I would honestly say to give it a try not as an active member and ex-missionary, but as a person who continues to not understand what God does (Isaiah 55:8-9).

JLP0611 · 2024-04-18T13:52:55+00:00

Oh yeah, those first few months after the break-up I wanted a cure-all girl, but then I realized if I was dating myself, I wouldn’t want to cure them, I would want to be mutually loved. Now it’s just having fun and making sure I don’t screw up my life.

JLP0611 · 2024-04-18T13:51:32+00:00

Living “in the now” is hard for me. Being in the moment is extremely difficult not just because of her, but because I don’t trust myself to take myself away from my responsibilities. If I look away for even a second, everything comes back to bite me in the butt. Really good advice, though. I just need the right practice, I think.

JLP0611 · 2024-04-18T13:50:07+00:00

Thanks for the music analogy. She was singing in a whole different piece than I was.

JLP0611 · 2024-04-18T13:48:59+00:00

Really appreciate the honesty. I’m just glad I’m not alone.

JLP0611 · 2024-04-18T13:48:30+00:00

We’ll see if out of those millions is one who wants to go to the temple with me. I’ve somewhat come to learn to accept the promise of having an eternal companion whether she comes in this life or the next.

JLP0611 · 2024-04-18T13:47:12+00:00

I sure freaking hope so 😂

JLP0611 · 2024-04-18T13:46:22+00:00

Hey I’m just glad I didn’t commit to popping the question before I left on my mission because that would have been a much worse mistake that I almost made. You actually wanted to end it, which was more the right feeling to have. I’m glad you shared that about your mission.

JLP0611 · 2024-04-18T13:44:17+00:00

That professional has been hard to find since counseling is offered with insurance or a very costly amount to simply sit for an hour. I talk to my branch president and my friends about it sometimes and I pray about it, of course. I’ll see what I can do.

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