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I'm first generation in my family... so i'm assuming i will be okay...

So i'm safe? my goodness... that is what is making me work towards the temple... if i lost that... gosh i don't know what i would do

Ummm i printed something out.. i'm assuming that's the slip.. since then i lost it... however the name was reserved under mine does that mean i have nothing to worry about? My granny's safe

Okays i am seriously losing sleep over this... how long am i able to reserve a name for me to do in the temple ?

LMBO... i did not... but taking it in my stride cause i can't be bothered changing it.. for the record i was sitting on the ground - if any of u like to think of me on the toilet... i'm a little worried about you.... but meh

hehehe thanx guys! yeah i'm not sure.. i mean... yup rofl.. the whole concepts still a bit strange... but thank u so much for your help... is there anything else i should do? i was thinking of getting him something artsy... cause we are both nerds and rofl... well.. we love our stationary.. ahah i dunno if that's lame or not... '

it's like the fancy dance of the year.. so ball meaning incrediably formal.. like if someone asks u do u hang around them all nite? do u buy them a gift etc etc

Howdy Guys... So... this is my first ball where i have actually been asked by somebody... just wondering if you all have any advice to give me... i'm hella nervous.. i actually like this guy.. so anything would be of great assistance to me <3 you guys, your all beautiful xxx

Hai yah! I too am a convert - have been for two years making me.. 22 i empathize with you because it can truly feel like that when you first come in. Serving a mission is like a HUGE deal to some - others it's just ok. Yes the girls are encouraged to date RM's. However - they have their agency to choose what they want. Dw mate you'll find her your a yung chook PEACE xxx gratz on ur baptism too aye

Me too.. i particulary enjoyed this one.. i'd been thinking about it for a while.. I have come to realize that I am like an old 20-dollar bill—crumpled, torn, dirty, abused, and scarred. But I am still a 20-dollar bill. I am worth something. Even though I may not look like much and even though I have been battered and used, I am still worth the full 20 dollars ♥ ♥ ♥ i heard that and i cried.. deep heartfelt sorrows. Because i had been feeling like i was not fitting in at all. I kept trying and trying and falling short.. this talk.. kept me active in the church.. it really did.. He is an amazing speaker.. Amazing

"you are my hands" ?You Are My Hands? thank u for helping me.. i couldn't remember his name for the life of me.. tis an amazing talk.. really is..

google... image check.. yes it was him... do you know what the talk was called? i really want to send it to an inactive..

I think it was confrence just gone. Being .. well me.. i forgot his name - He had grey hair... i remember the metaphor he used about a 20 dollar note being torn and crinkled and at the end of the day still being worth something... can anyone help?

IMHO - you get what you give. If you turn up to church in a huff and are in a terrible mood it won't be a good meeting. If you turn up smiling and with an open mind your likely to take something away from it. Pray before you go - so you can let in the spirit. I'm a convert 2 yrs now. And so far in my experience - Take a notebook - write notes, relate to the topics at hand - if you can't relate ponder the words and see what you can work on. Read the scriptures. You never know when you might get something from these talks EVER. I went to a fireside last week and the speaker said - Refusing change is like spitting on the atonement. We can't stay the same otherwise we dnt grow. Exploit your agency - you choose how you percieve things good or bad. Aim for good.

WOW i never realised what a hot topic this was! Thank you all for your input and for the lovely compliments.. i actually felt good about the way i looked todaii so amazing and kind of you all to take the time to reply. Thank you so much. LOL... well the guy who initially said it takes me to institute every week - This week however.. i have been stood up... which in turn leads onto the next issue.. WHAT THE HECK AM I DOING WRONG? The frustration and the pressure of being a YSA & a convert are pushing me over the edge man! *sigh* I'm in and out of hospital most weeks with my medical condition which nobody apparently knows what it is. This makes me bloat and well tbh i looked pregnant. I'm in alot of pain and it doesn't take alot to upset me. But i mean.. this is incrediably ARRRRRRRRRGH situation. I literally feel like - this is a whole new breed of person

ITA! dude... i'm like.. very loud and outspoken - also love to give cuddles to people when i meet them and what not. This is considered "strange" by alot of them. And being too forward. lol seems like either way i luck out in the looks department and the personality.

pounds is as follows : Current weight : 185 Pounds Previous weight before getting sick : 127 Pounds

The lonley people? You see them hanging out in corridors when they are supposed to be in class. Sitting by themselves in sacrament. Sitting in classes usually up the back or front sitting silently staring into space. @LocalFams It will take time. Don't give up. The gospel is your salvation. People are just people. Alot of people in my ward claim they are too busy to help fellowship some members. I assure you. Go and you will see that you have been missed. It may not be right away. Keep that in mind. Just don't give up. ETTE!

ITA. The missionarys taught me you have to hug like you were kids. The safe hug which is around the shoulders and the not safe hug around the waist. LOL... suffice to say since i am a convert and i've never really been uber worried about being touchy feely that went out the window. They also said don't kiss anybody with tounge. Point is. It's her covenant. She will decide what the boundries are. (Her & God) It won't be an easy thing to do since we are all human. It's great to hear your looking into the church. That's awesome :) Like i say to all my freinds when they are dating. Nothing wrong with a good old high five. PDA's make for an awkard time together. <with couples blearrrgh >

Sorry about the late reply guys - and i appreciate all of your answers thus far. Yes - that is me in the picture <also some more on my profile > I know it's a very superfical thing - I know it sounds lame and pretentious. However - i can't help but notice the slimmer more "hot" girls who don't do the right thing are amongst the respective "higher" ranking groups in YSA.. i mean.. GOSH... My situation with my weight is only temporary i've been ill for the last 8 months there's not a whole lot i can do about it till i know what i'm dealing with there. But it is a constant ongoing theme amongst members that i'm finding it.. well to be honest... and blunt. It was a jerk thing to say . I'm not chubby <i am> i am loved No but seriously. UGH i just don't know what to think.

Hai there! It is a very family orientated church and believe you me i can totally understand where your coming from. I too am the only LDS in my family. I get alot of crap from them about it. And i know it sucks because they do talk alot ALOT about familys and it is difficult - The only thing i can really suggest is perserverance. Find a group to sit with. If you can't then sit on your own. Pray; Read your scriptures, Build your testamony. There is a blessing here you haven't seen yet. You are the FIRST GENERATION! That is amazing! Don't ever feel like you don't belong there because the church and the gospel are your salvation. People may be kind or cruel to you. But at the end of the day HF will always love you. Something else that helped me was asking the missionarys to link me in with a few groups and speaking to my YSA reps. INFACT, not too long ago i had the YSA come over and give me a blessing because i felt i didn't fit in... and you know what. You never really know who notices you. Chin up i promise you it will be amazing just don't give up hope

I currently weigh 13 stone 3.2 lbs... i used to weigh 9 stone 1.9 lbs i am 5"1 I'm 5"1 and in and out of hospital for a disease that can't be diagnosed... so i mean... i never had a pretty face.. i've never been a really slim girl i just find it.. infuriating

I'm concerned that because of my weight and apparence i am missing out on alot of YSA experiences. I just don't know what i am supposed to do. I recently well as of 30 seconds ago got told from a member that i am not getting asked out on dates because i am chubby. I thought that the men in this church looked for something else other than what society deems as "hot". I have gained weight < over 30 kilos in a few months > due to side effects of medications... So do i have to lose this weight in order to be accepted to find my EC?

Hello! I'm a convert so i found it insanely difficult & at times that i did not fit into the YSA. But this is what helped me. PUSH YOURSELF!. Even if it is awkard and you don't want to. Eventually you will ge tto the point where you are more comfortable. I made it a goal to say hi to atleast five people i didn't know at the corridors at church and at ysa activities. Eventually i got to know people. I still dnt have alot of freinds but the ones i do have are brilliant. Dating - Ugh such a stigma on that. Start off with making freinds with people first than tackle that as it comes. :)

Hai There.. I was YSA REP In my last ward.. little over three months ago now. In Total we a fair few YSA's; 3 were on missions; 1 male inactive; 2 female inactive. Attending regularly was a girl who belonged to a powerful family in the ward who had turned lez and straight again ( i'll be brutally honest here... she moved back home on the grounds that mummy and daddy would pay for everything as long as she went to church ) Now this person offended an inactive female; It was down right nasty. Every week i begged and BEGGED the others to reach out to inacitve ysa. Send a txt. Send an e-mail. FB them. ANYTHING. The offended female is now pregnant. It's particualary hard to rope them back in if another members made it difficult for them. My point being. Just be a freind. Influence them on the gospel but do not push or force them. They know in their hearts where they are supposed to be. Do not think this is all up to you either. YSA is a group - Therefore it should be a group effort to reach out to the inactives. Some may even feel oh they are only talking to me so i come back to church. So to them it's like your job. It's a brilliant calling; work with what you have and just be a freind... that's all i can suggest. Even if they make errors they are still trying to get better. Another thing u can try is branching out to OTHER stakes.. because u may find there are some struggling in there that would be more than willingly to help bring these guys back... that's all i can think of for right now. Hopefully it helps a little. And no i don't have anything against gays at all before someone pipes up! :)