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We don’t do “be still, and know that I am god” very well
This. We are having “sacrament” panic over here. We don’t have it during GC or Stake Conference. I imagine God is super busy with other stuff right now. No one is taking sacrament or church tally’s any where in the world.
I love “read good books” – without telling us which books are good. I needed this list. Not that any of it is a surprise. Or that I lack in an area but I am in the thick of caring for community and the CoronaVirus – I am a little tapped out. (Definitely not wanting the typical, pay, pray, obey thing) – this gave me some ideas to set up in my day to keep me balanced.
Thank you.
Since I am loving the unrestricted time off – I would be okay not doing home meetings. I just heard they are closing cafe’s in Paris. Cafe’s are out in the open just a handful of people. So a room of 6 families is less contagious than 250? Brother DJ – I am with you on this one. Quote:I know this won’t happen but I have a secret hope that 0 hour home centered church catches on – it’s even better than 2 hour church. Maybe I can hope this might at least usher in 1 hour church?
In my own county all schools have been cancelled for the next 6 weeks. I am okay if church does the same. And then some.
Heber – Count my siblings as being on that bandwagon. We have a shared family page and the paragraph long testimonies blew my mind. I had forgotten what it feels like to a full believer. The bright side to that is it creates peace and optimism. Both things that help cure disease. Now is the first Fast & Testimony meeting in April going to be hard to listen to? Yes. Definitely. – Good thing it falls on Easter. I might be busy that day. Family and all. NIbbler, I remember learning this in institute years ago. It’s also when I learned that Fast Day was on Thursday’s.
I totally believe Joseph Smith would show up to our church and wonder WTH?
This just in – Our local Catholic churches have suspended all Masses and meetings until further notice. The local Lutheran church has suspended their sacrament. This is Lent season where sacraments are increased. They also turned off all the drinking fountains in the building. Cancelled the “social hour events” – such as coffee and soup supper. I live 2 hours from a highly infected area.
Bread & water from a tray – No Way.
I just feel sorry for Joseph Smith. This was supposed to be his big party. You know “the one he didn’t want”. This really puts a lid on that.
DJ – I do feel your pain. Acutely.
Quote:And the irony is that often the people doing the most damage are the very ones that wholeheartedly believe they are doing just that.
Sorry to poop in your thread.
No need to apologize. I keep hoping if we clap for them enough it will help.
Quote:I had thought about the idea of visiting the Catholic church because I really like the current pope. I dismissed the idea as a little to crazy but maybe it does make sense at least to me. I could attend Wed. Night mass and my LDS branch on sun. It can only help I think.
For me, especially this time of year, I attend Lenten services. I skipped Ash Wednesday this year due to a sore back. But I plan to attend all the mid week Lenten Services. My friend from the Lutheran Church I serve at, is reading me the daily devotion passages.
I attend Mormon church for other reasons. It’s culturally my home church. Like it or not, I know it inside and out. The pieces I like I try to promote, whether in word, deed, or in my heart. On Sundays I always take my own literature. I own a Kindle reader and it’s super easy to get through the Sacrament portion (which I love) and then crack up my reader. Sometimes I am reading an LDS author. Other times some other spiritual book. If you look around, plenty of people are scrolling on their phones. I just keep to myself. If I talk or testimony touches me, I listen. That way I am nourished.
A part of our worship that I cherish is our hymns. Yes we sing them like funeral dirges, but they are the songs of my childhood & youth. Many of our hymns are Methodist based. I don’t get to sing those anywhere else.
Maybe you can try some of those things. I do understand your plight. Especially this year, at this time, with General Conference being the Bi-Centennial of the Restoration. We are going to have to muddle through a bit harder this season.
I will keep my screed short. Stop it!! Now!!
Yes, they need funds to cover the church BUT – church can look a lot of different ways, that doesn’t require a nest egg that could feed the world.
Kitchen table economics shows you can tighten your belt and still provide.
And how much money have we dumped into programs we don’t use anymore – “I’m a Mormon” comes to mind.
Climbing off soap box. Turning Off Megaphone. Going back to day job.
