tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861635362011499582.post4084175334803648884..comments2023-09-06T09:27:24.852-05:00Comments on Life's Little Miracles: I am a Mormon!H-less http://www.blogger.com/profile/05337295751189209822noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861635362011499582.post-12344333414487345842007-12-30T00:36:00.000-06:002007-12-30T00:36:00.000-06:00Thank you all for commenting and sharing your fait...Thank you all for commenting and sharing your faith with me. It's amazing how I really needed to hear your words. I just love you all so much and can feel how we are all just trying to be better and to understand the "fullness" of the gospel.H-less https://www.blogger.com/profile/05337295751189209822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861635362011499582.post-72936549372075286212007-12-29T14:44:00.000-06:002007-12-29T14:44:00.000-06:00Where to begin... I love that our religion is unde...Where to begin... I love that our religion is under the spotlight, but I feel as though myself and most of the members of the church don't really know what we're up against. Our church teachings are focused on the simpleness of the Gospel but the deep stuff needs to be studied and pondered by the individual church members and I don't believe we are doing our job. <BR/><BR/>The experience you had on your mission is an interesting one... and most of us would have been in the same boat. Do I think the church should be forthcoming with these clips in history. Absolutely. It bothers me that there isn't more information, especially in the recent manual. I don't believe they are hiding from the truth, and I am sure they are more wise than I am... but let's talk about it. The revelation to take on another wife was A HUGE part of Joseph's ministry. It literally changed the church and made it was it is today. A couple of years ago, I decided to read some of the discourses of the Church from Joseph's and Brigham's day and I was FLOORED on some of the issues documented. I couldn't sleep at night because I was so worried that I was going to have to leave the Church. It was so shocking to me and I was stressed that I was teaching my children something that wasn't true. Of course, personal revelation came after the hard work of seeking to understand why things happened the way they did, but sometimes I still sit back in church meetings and wonder what is going on. I believe it is my lack of faith that keeps me up at night, but it's SO good to wonder and to question. We can't sit back blindly and take in everything that is dished out to us, and it's our responsibility as parents to make sure we KNOW what we are teaching our children. Anyway, I could go on and on.. but I'll stop. <BR/><BR/>I just wanted to say that I recently attended a sealing ceremony and it was JUST what I needed. The sealer explained the importance of attending the temple and the power of personal revelation that comes from being in the house of the Lord. Heavenly Father desires to give us as much information as we can handle and most of us are being lazy and not trying to gain more knowledge. My testimony is so weak and I need to prepare myself better. The oil in our lamps are just not what they should be and the preparation is hard work!! This year, I am dedicating myself to more temple attendance so that I can receive more revelation and understanding. Cause my testimony is not what it should be. Okay, that's all.... at least for now!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post!janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762548659644409176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861635362011499582.post-30999223202728524742007-12-27T23:14:00.000-06:002007-12-27T23:14:00.000-06:00I couldn't have said it any better Sara. You have ...I couldn't have said it any better Sara. You have a talent of being able to really express your thoughts through your journaling. I try so hard, but fail miserably! I have had so many of the same thoughts, and love that you wrote them for me ;) Thanks for taking the time to do it!Brianne & Jarodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446304158467505259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861635362011499582.post-76148951555104706592007-12-27T18:38:00.000-06:002007-12-27T18:38:00.000-06:00I agree with everything you said! I have always f...I agree with everything you said! I have always felt that our religion is actually a religion that encourages questioning and then understanding the truth. The key is being a seeker of truth and not a seeker of fault. If Joseph Smith was just looking for what was wrong about the various faiths instead of what was right, things might have worked out differently.<BR/><BR/>I remember being about a month away from the end of my mission--I had been transferred back into my very first area. I was training 2 other sister missionaries, had seen several baptisms, and was not at all afraid to be bold about bearing testimony. Then, my very first convert, (who had turned anti within a couple of months of her baptism), sought me out and literally yelled at me for quite some time. Some of the things she said really made me start questioning my own testimony. I spent the next day really thinking things over and searching to know what was true. And, I came through that experience with a much stronger testimony. <BR/><BR/>Even with everything I've heard since then, I know that we are all learning to listen to and follow the spirit and trying to understand what the Lord wants us to do now. When you know it's true, you don't have to worry about the things people might say to dissuade you. You can focus on the truth and hold on to it when those mists of darkness arise.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08078682458950236579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861635362011499582.post-74502171735906267262007-12-26T02:47:00.000-06:002007-12-26T02:47:00.000-06:00YOU GO GIRL!You amaze me. Every time I read an ema...YOU GO GIRL!<BR/>You amaze me. Every time I read an email from you or a post on your blog, I am amazed. You are special.rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06314219581234153166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861635362011499582.post-60075906282992706282007-12-25T07:15:00.000-06:002007-12-25T07:15:00.000-06:00It's interesting that the more you learn about the...It's interesting that the more you learn about the church, the more there is to know. It's an ongoing process. I know that I need to learn more so I can correctly answer people's questions. I love your testimony and your willingness to share it...shout from the roof tops!Kelly Nordfelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06890468475510871675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861635362011499582.post-68178207999809668442007-12-23T01:02:00.000-06:002007-12-23T01:02:00.000-06:00Here's my profound statement: ditto. Ditto to eve...Here's my profound statement: ditto. Ditto to everything. I think sometimes it's hard to realize that we all have agency for a reason, and if people CHOOSE to believe things about our religion that isn't true, we can't take that agency away from them. Obviously the best way to handle questions that may arise is to live a life that provokes people to wonder why we strive to be better, and why we love the Lord so much that we feel we should be like him. Unfortunately there are lots of people who give "Mormons" a bad name, but I like to concentrate on all those who live it to their best...I only hope I can BE one of those.RaeLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16469246281213645587noreply@blogger.com