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I haven’t watched the clips but I read the article on what JB though of the interview here http://askmormongirl.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/how-dare-you-even-mention-women-and-ordination-on-national-television-or-inside-the-nbc-rock-center-special-on-mormons/ I’ve been struggling with the whole garment issue as well. I truly don’t see the point in them and have a few other things I don’t believe 100% in. However, my husband and I haven’t felt comfortable telling anyone of our latest beliefs. So what I’ve been doing is wearing normal underwear on days where I don’t think I’ll run into church members or family and then wearing garment when I know i’ll see them. I don’t like doing this but feel I don’t have much of an option since I don’t want to come out about all my doubts of the church. It’s not the perfect solution and everyday I debate telling my family but have yet to do it. Part of me wants to say,” I’m struggling with my faith in the church but appreciate the social aspect and focus on families and moral values. For now the best i can do is just attend church and not be a temple recommend holder anymore. Please love me anyways.” maybe one day I can be more honest. I wish you the best of luck trying to find something that works for you.
Quote:It would be far better to teach people to be resoponsible for their own thoughts and their own actions and to use their heads in the things they say, do and wear.
Exactly. Why can’t we teach the principles of self worth and not being judgmental. Shouldn’t we be happy to see people who are struggling coming to church events, especially youth?
I didn’t get a chance to read all the replies ( trying to take care of a baby) but I wanted to share how I feel. In all honesty I don’t see the point of the temple. Sure it’s a great symbol for the idea of being together in heaven but I just don’t think of it like others do. There’s no way we can get the work done for everyone and so people say God will take care of it. Well then why do any of it? I don’t think God cares if we got sealed or if we helped do baptisms for the dead. I think he cares that we are honest and caring people who try to do the best we can.
The funny thing is I just renewed my Temple Recommend because I don’t want anyone to know this for fear of hurting my family and losing friends. I go through a lot of the church’s requirements not really believing in them because I like the emphasis on family and good morals.
My husband and I told each other about our past while we were engaged. From past relationships i hated finding things out from other people, so I guess I kind of made him tell me. He had went farther then me but we both didn’t have spotless pasts. During the first bit of our marriage it would occasionally make me sad because of my own insecurities but overall I’m glad we told each other. I feel I can now tell him anything i feel or do and we can discuss it with less judgement. Sometimes I wish I had done more stuff before marriage but other times I’m really glad that I waited.
That line doesn’t really bother me because I take that aspect of the WoW to mean eat balanced meals which is what all nutrionist say. I don’t know if the church really does anything actively to encourage this like it does with the not drinking or smoking aspect though so I can see why it could be upsetting for someone truly struggling with weight. On a bit of a sidenote- I was talking with a friend who pointed out a lot of contestants on the show BIggest Loser have been LDS. She said obviously we aren’t doing a great job teaching healthy eating and exercise.
doubtingthomas wrote:
SamBee: I cannot stand listening to re-hashed conference talks. It especially becomes nauseating when they say something along the lines of “I was asked to give a talk on so and so’s Conference talk” or “I was asked to speak on this topic and was given two talks from so and so to use.” I tune out almost immediately upon hearing that.Ugh this is a pet peeve of mine. I don’t know if it’s because I took a public speaking class or what but I feel it’s the number one rule in speaking to not say I’m going to speak on ____. Whenever I’m asked to talk I take the GC talk or article and use it for jumping off points. The best compliment I got after a talk was that it flowed very nicely.
I know it’s been rumored but I would love it if church was just 2 hours. I feel I would actually get more out of it. I think it would help SS and RS not be so repetitive, you’d have to jump in to the good stuff sooner. I hate how long opening exercises are in RS. I mean an opening hymn AND a practice hymn? Plus a shorter service would be easier on the little kids. Also, i’ve noticed I like sacrament meeting when there are a lot of speakers. In our current ward it’s usually just two speakers and a lot of the talk is filler or repetitive. Right now I just think,thank goodness I have a baby to entertain me through this
