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This has been a topic of discussion between my husband and I over the last several weeks. I too have seen people become overwhelmed by a new calling and become less active as a way of dealing with their feelings of inadequacy. I think that if leadership feels inspired to extend a call, it is a call from the Lord and should be accepted. That doesn't mean that someone accepting a calling can't discuss their concerns with leadership. That could lead to them having the support they need to be successful. Thanks to anatess for sharing her experience with an overwhelming calling. If we rise to the challenge, our best is all that is asked and we will grow from each calling we have. How much we grow may depend on how much we are willing to put into it. Someone who gives up isn't going to get much out of their calling. I'm not sure that the point of a calling is to find who is the most qualified and who will be the most effective at the job, it is often who needs the experience and growth in this area, and offers an opportunity to them to grow in that area. Even if they accept the calling, their choices afterward show if they are truly accepting the calling in word or in word and deed. It is hard to see callings not be fulfilled because of choices that people make, but I still think they deserve the opportunity to experience an experience for growth regardless. It is difficult as a leader of an organization when those who accept callings choose not not fulfill them adequately. I end up dealing with this problem on an almost weekly basis, but I'm starting to figure out ways to be prepared to expect that people may not be prepared.

Beyonce "Halo" ....it's a good song. Hard to get out of my head!

It sounds like you were able to have a good, calm talk with your daughter. When emotions flare, it really can help to come back to the topic later when everyone's cooled off and able to communicate better. I think you are right to worry...that's part of the job description of "mother" isn't it? I moved away at 17 with 2 friends out of state to work and earn money for college. Now that I'm a mother, I can begin to understand how hard and scary it must have been for my mom. I guess I did get into some situations that I wouldn't have if I'd have stayed home, but I kept to the values my parents taught me. I think it made me more confident and a stronger person to be tested in different ways than I had been at home. I hope that it is a safe, fun experience for your daughter.

I have read several books on this topic, some of them have already been mentioned. The one I haven't seen anyone post about yet that I thought was helpful is called And They Were Not Ashamed by Laura Brotherson. I think they have it at Seagull or Deseret Book.

Hmmm.... it could make a good study with thesis paper for someone working in Sociology, Psychology or other similar science field working toward masters, etc. Not me!

In addition, something else to consider is that self-medicating is not acceptable in LDS culture, but is to many people. I don't live in Utah, but sometimes after a stressful day, I will hear coworkers say how they are dealing with the stress is to go for a drink. I've even had a few say they will smoke marijuana. Me, I go to the gym or else I have also gone the doctor for antidepressants because that is okay morally to me, but the other options aren't.

I read somewhere that McNuggets are made from 56% corn products, so I guess they aren't really "chicken" McNuggets after all. She should have got a refund for sure, but someone really should call 911 about the false advertising. My husband and I watched a really interesting video last week "King Corn" you can see a preview of it on the PBS Independent Lens website: Independent Lens . KING CORN | PBS It was fascinating to see how corn and our consumption of it has grown over the last 50 years. It follows an acre of corn from planting to final products, and shows how agricultural and governmental practices have changed over the years. Check it out if you get a chance.

Thanks for the interesting discussion on this topic. It certainly is intriguing to consider the little ways in which people voluntarily or otherwise give up or have taken from them parts of their agency here on earth. The issue fought about in the war in heaven certainly continues to be a struggle now still. Some of the things it brought to mind are how we are flooded with things to read, watch, or listen to that are bad influences and once they are in the mind, it makes it that much harder to choose to let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly. Also, there have always been addictive substances and behaviors throughout time, but lately it seems that Satan and his 1/3 have come up with even more ways to encourage people to shrug uff some of their agency in return for captivity of some type. I teach Health and have noticed increased abuse or addiction among young children with substances that weren't around when I grew up such as energy drinks and hand sanitizer (eating). Addiction to media/gaming has also become a big health issue among young people I work with. If you haven't ever watched the "The Story of Stuff" http://www.storyofstuff.com/ it is definitely worth watching. I'm not 100% sure on all her facts and statistics, but it is interesting to watch with agency in mind. It shows the effects of people getting sucked in and held captive by the repeating pattern of work-watchTV-buy-throw away. It shows how our choices and actions are affecting others throughout the world, as well as the choices that will be available to our children in the future. I'm reading a book right now, "Nine Parts of Desire" by Geraldine Brooks. I've been aware of women's rights in the Middle Eastern countries for some time, but this book has opened my eyes more to the background of the spiritual beliefs that have changed over time and led to the oppression of their agency in so many ways.

Isaiah said, "For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens, God himself that formed the Earth and made it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited..." (Isa 45:18) So I guess the earth's purpose it to be inhabited, and since we don't know exactly how long it is going to be serving that purpose until the second coming, it would make sense that we not leave for our children a world that is inhabitable, if there are things we can do. Certainly there is debate over if the current state of the environment is man's fault or nature's course, and also whether or not man's efforts can alter the changes. Also, there is some debate over IF there are actually changes. We know that when God created man, part of his charge over the earth was to "keep" it. "And the Gods took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden, to dress it and to keep it." (Abr 5:11) I'm not sure exactly what that entails, but it sounds like taking care of the earth, if I'm not mistaken. The Lord also said in D&C 42:41, "And let all things be done in cleanliness before me." If there are different ways of doing things that keep the earth in more cleanliness before God, then I am interested in learning about them, trying new things that fit with my beliefs about the earth's and my own purpose.

Hello all:D I've been reading some of the interesting discussions here for several days. I like hearing different opinions and have appreciated seeing that it seems like the posters here are respectful of each others' thoughts. I'm LDS, married, 2 kids, working mother, primary pres. That's a little bit about me by way of introduction.