Xenos

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  1. Thanks everyone, I appreciate your explanations.
  2. But the Lord doesn't need the money.
  3. Hey guys, it's been quite a while since I was last on here, but I wanted to ask a question about tithing. First off, I am a convert to the church, and I have been taught that tithing is done in an act of faith, to sacrifice my material needs for the sake of the church as well as other reasons. It's the main reason that has kept me as a full tithe payer, and I have not doubted that... until now. I am great in debt, and I have also learned from prophets and apostles to pay off the debt as early as possible. At the same time, I am also in college, trying to save money to pay for my tuition. In other words, rarely any of my money is going for "material gain.." I don't intend to buy a boat or anything, anytime soon. I am saving my money for the right reasons, yet I am still obligated to pay more than I can afford? Why contribute my 10% of my paycheck to the church that is already... who knows how rich? I want to be responsible with my money, but tithing first before paying anything else just doesn't fit right with that. I am hoping a fellow LDS member can help elaborate on this for me, that I can understand the concept better, rather than paying in blind faith.
  4. Hi everyone, I am Xenos who joined way back in 2008, but became absent due to much things happening in my life. Now, I've decided to come back, well... just 'cause I can haha! Sooo... Hello.
  5. So you see in the entertainment and the Media to avoid anything that is vulgar, immoral, etc.. My question is.. How far does this stretch? Is this a 100% avoidance? 'Cause if it is, I'm not sure I'd want to go and watch The Dark Knight sometime soon. I do want to know from other youths what they think!
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    my mom

    Oh, I think I should clarify on touching in uncomfortable places. I mean she touches me on the private parts of my body, that makes me feel extremely awkward and defensive towards her. I've already tried to tell her how I felt, but she says that she's the mom and she has the right to do whatever she wants with me. (she technically can... that I know) I don't know, you can go ahead and ask questions, but this will be hard for me to answer because I don't want to be mean and sound like a teen rebel wanting to get away from her mom. I do love her... it's simply very hard to bear her attitude. I have told my former YW president once about it, and she said to be firmly quiet, and wait for the moment when my mom stops shouting, then say "ok mom" and leave. But she becomes very offended and the argument continues again and again. Other than that, I didn't tell anyone else. You're very lucky Rain, I wish I was that teen who loves to be cuddled and loved...
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    my mom

    So my mom is depressed. By my speculation, she seems to WANT to be depressed, because I didn't give her a hug or a kiss. Now don't get me wrong. She touches me in uncomfortable places and wants it like every hour. So I start avoiding her, and walk fast because I'm uncomfortable with the situation, and that's what we're supposed to do right? But then she goes all depressed, tells me all these things like "I'm not her child". I never saw her smile since like last year, she tells me rude things and comments and don't care about my feelings at all when she says them. It's like she wants to drag me down and be miserable! And if I choose to fight back, she mocks my religion saying something like "Hey, I thought Mormons were supposed to love everyone and the whole world and God right?" in the most... angry-tempting tone I've ever heard. So every time I would come home from a stake dance, or somewhere fun, I come home to a pessimistic mom who finds some reason to complain and make me miserable. Worst of all the Holy Spirit immediately leaves me and I rarely feel it in my house. I can never tell if I had sinned or not because I'm trying to avoid an uncomfortable situation and pessimism, but she's my MOM. "Honor thy mother and father right?" I'm so confused...
  8. So, I dunno where this thread would fit in, but I guess right here will do. I have a question.. well make that two... THREE!! 1. Does God have a birthday? 2. As for Jesus, I guess it'd be Christmas as his birthday right? 3. When Jesus is perfect, it also means he can write the perfect essay, win against a debate, run a marathon in ... say 5 minutes, or create a song....... perfectly? It's kind of weird to me to think about it that way, but when I thought a little further more when we Mormons say, "Jesus is perfect", this is what popped up in my head.
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    Hi hi

    Um.. hi, I'm Xenos. That is my nickname I go with when I create a profile on the internet, as I do not feel comfortable sharing my real name. I've been a Mormon well over 2 years now, but the rest of my family aren't Mormons, nor any related to me. They don't exactly like the Mormons, so yeah, life has been a 'lil difficult. But I'm trying constantly to strengthen my testimony because I have been too miserable and depressed in the past before I was converted, and I want to be happy so I know in my heart Heavenly Father truly loves me. So... I hope I can make friends and get along with everyone here. =) Xenos