Aloren

I think it shows that you are a feeling, caring and dedicated person for even pondering upon whether you have an issue or not. I can also distance myself from feelings easily and it is part of the reason i am choosing to continue in law enforcement as a police officer. (I was a correctional officer before)

Well last time my Missionaries came over they said they would talk to the mission president on my behalf. They came today for a meeting and lessons and they had the great news that the mission president approved me getting baptized even though I live with my disabled roommate/friend. I am so happy and I feel as if all my prayers about it were not just answered by God but by the church as well. My heart is just so full of joy for the things I am learning and the gifts of God I will be a part of when I am baptized. I feel as if even now my life is taking on such a meaning and peace. I so enjoy study with the BoM and the missionaries. They always make me feel so good about myself when they get shocked by the about of effort I have made in extra research and study. They get to go into way more depth of subject since I already learned much on my own and ask more pointed and informed questions. They say that I am "on fire" and are impressed by it and I thank God for giving me an intelligence for research and grasping complex ideas. I feel proud when they are able to give me chapters to read that are extra than usual and I am finding so much more truth in BoM than I would have ever guessed. I truly believe LSD is the true church and they hold Gods true plan for his spirit children. I hope that my wonderful news can cheer anyone who reads it. =D

That is ok Tom =) I like to hear from you anyway =P You always have something inspiring and positive to say and that in and of its self is a blessing.

I don't have any practical advice for you since I was not raised LDS and missions are a new concept to me. One thing I have jokingly heard is girls who date guys that go on mission seem to married the next guy they date after that. Though I am sure if it is meant to be you two will figure it out. Just keep in mind what 2 years really is! I am thinking back to who I was 2 years ago and I barely know that girl who had just came back from 2 years in Ireland. Still immature compared to myself now but less so when I left home 3 years before that. In two years I have moved three times, gotten married, got pregnant, left my husband who was put in jail and then had a baby! Your going to change so much in two years and probably more because of the mission. What if you change and she doesn't? She must find her own life and self while you are not there to hold her up. Perhaps if she is strong in her faith she could do a service mission? When you return you will be full of life and hope and have a million wonderful mission stories. If she does not have as much to show for her two years she will come to resent your growth and wish she had awesome and interesting things to tell to. Encourage her during your mission so she can return the favor. If all she does is pine for you then she might make the mistake of holding an image of you in her mind that is better than you can live up to as a normal mortal man and at the same time she will have done nothing to discover herself and what she is meant to do in her life.

Thank you all for the feedback. I think I will ask my missionaries next time we meet which should be Thursday. They came to the place I stay to talk to me and said nothing about that. So perhaps they do not know that it is an issue. I will bring it up and see what they say and perhaps they can help me go from there.

My possible set date for baptism is Nov 15th and I am ok with that date because for the most part in my heart I have made my choice but I wont get into the details... if you want to read about all that go to this Blog post Blogs » new journey » LDS Mormon Network Anyway my friend told me there are requirements and an interview... basically the same things req to be temple worthy. I think I get the basic ones but I don't meet one of the ones he mentioned and I wanted another opinion. He said that I could not be living with anyone. Right now I live with a roommate who is disabled and while we tried to date it did not work out. Now I just live there with him to help him up in since he is disabled and his parents and friends can not do it all the time. We are not sleeping together and there is nothing romantic between us at all. Is it just because he is male and the church does not agree with that or what? I really want to get baptized but I can not financially afford to move out of this place right now. I am currently behind on car payments and I need to get new insurance and the baby needs daycare and at the same time I am looking for a job and caring for the baby. I have only been in Utah for two months so far and am just having a hard time adjusting and getting settled since I was barely scraping by in Texas before. I love it here though =) Any advice would be appreciated

Thanks everyone :)

I am 23 and just moved to Utah 2 months ago and am considering converting. I wants to join a Mormon forum to get even more insight than my own research. I also have some of the local missionarys coming to talk to me this afternoon :)