kileyizzle

no way i'm 5"3 too and a little bit chubby but not too much wooo little people like me

Alrighty so i'll start from the beginning... generally when we have the missionaries around i look at them like kids, befreind and encourage them and offer praise when needed... i know this is nothing i have to do while they are out here, but i think it's nice and lifts their spirits a little bit.. during these times i often find little things to do to bring up the moral also... ie. when one elder was out here it was his 21st birthday and i decided to give him a meal a couple of presents and a birthday cake... so why is it when these boys go home, they scarcely stay in touch and usually i'm ok with that.. but why the sudden change? there was one in particualr that i felt close to, and relaxed around, he promised he would write and never did... how does being in one place or another effect how they treat you once they go home? just a little shattered when you put so much time and effort into people and get ignored when they are home ....

the same for me... can't fake it... my shear awesomeness doesn't translate though... < that was a joke > only down side of the net is that nobody can hear my tone of voice, or see the facial expressions i get when i'm reading...

dudes, thanks all for the wicked as responses.... much appreciated.... guys are still guys... who is that kellie dude?

ooooo haha buddys! thanks so much for the morning welcome.... i'm in melbourne :)

haha yeah i'm going to one of those activites tomorrow night... the thing is when you've had twenty years of going out and doing what you want, it's a huge shock to the system going to these dances and there's not a single mini skirt or low cut top to be found... while this is confronting, i encourage the two other YSA's in our ward to attend also, and girls well, they travel in packs... out of my entire ward, we are the three youngest girls there, over the age of 18, this makes it difficult for us to network with anybody... we are all new members too... wards are difficult at the best of times but we can't become less actives... these mormon guys do my head in though... so confusing... just like.. diffrent from non members, like the way you dress, speak it's just... yeah not sure how to ... approach that at all

Each and every single one of us is born into this world with innocence, trust and a willing heart, however as time progresses our innocence is lost, trust becomes scarce and our hearts broken, bit of it left on the floor, so we take what's left of it and rinses it under cold water and go back for more... it's during these times our faith can seem more like a burden then a blessing... spirits dwindle and our agency becomes trival, so much so that the actions we choose effect not only ourselves but people around us as well... It is a commandment to love each other and to forgive, just as the rain falls on good and bad alike, our heavenly fathers love has no boundries or favourites... As brothers and Sisters circumstances, backgrounds and life experiences challange us with this particular commandment, some of us have suffered so much in life that they have learned to shut down their feelings to be able to survive with some sanity, to reduce the risk of pain, they learn to split off their feelings and to turn away from our heavenly father, forgiving does not condone a wrong act... Sometimes we need to step back from the immediate emotional experiences to sense the bigger picture and to understand that every event is a gift from a loving god... Jacob 4:4-11 "Never the less the lord God showeth us our weakness that we may know that it's by his grace and the great condescions unto the children of men that we have the power to do these things" Every one of us longs to recieve love and to give it, though for some of us we've dealt with so much that it takes persistence you need to allow yourself time to sit quietly without anything to distract, find a quiet place and open your heart to the holy spirit... if you allow it you can be healed. For those of us who have been hurt, if blame is deserved after a traumatic event, it belongs to the people involved and their agency rather than our heavenly father... Life is not for or unfair it just is... However carrying out an act of revenge does more damage to you and only adds to the pain caused to you in the first place... Our heavenly father may not interfere with our choices but he does suffer with us, he is nearer to us than out own breathe, the urge to help a suffering person is gods love in action... Too often we underestimate the effect of a kind word gentle smile or compliment on another personal , all of which have the power to turn a life around We enter this world without posessions and leave it the same way but we are given the capicity to love and the desire to return home... All that he requires from us right not is to decided where to go from here, the scenery or players may have moved unexpectedly, perhaps but the play is still our own... WE have the afency faith and love to make our own paths, to make a change, to break patterns, and to make new ones... It is the mark of progress when losses dissapointments and setbacks can be met with love, even though we are hurting... We must be humble, ready to admut our wrongs and not too proud to tackle whatever work god presents for us to do... His loving compassion is with us all, we are part of his createion and he revelas himself and his love through any external object, person or event... People can be hurtful, they dp things say things that can destroy your beliefs in a split second, words are a powerful tool, actions reinforce this... Reading the gospel in dire times aids you in healing and taking a step forward there is no judgement, no change of it's attitude towards you, it's always there... Based on your mood the context of the scriptures you read change, it can be supportive and enables you to grasp that and use it for spiritual growth, strengthens your testimony and sparks faith... Trails is when you are tested the most, personal tragedys and mishaps give you a taste of what your made off... There is no right or wrong answer.... It is during these times where prayer is vital, asking for help is not something to be ashamed of... In life today we seek material things or see-it-to-believe-it concrete proof that we are not alone in this,,, Blessings are small insignificatn things that make us happy, eating a family dinner, being supportive, a day in the sun... These are gifts from our heavenly father... Some of us get sucked into a negative whirl pool, racked with self doubt we turn away from him and reach out to the negative influnces, we forget that he's with us... He is ALWAYS there, waiting quietly, for us to be reaqquainted with him... He is aware of your flwats and your troubles and loves you anyway complete with my spelling mistakes as well, i'm still a new member but i have had alot of trails in my life, and at the tender age of 21 i feel nearly 60 with everythings that happened, i suffer from PTSD which means that growing up i suffered from alot of abuse, while some people may find this confronting this is just fact for me... recovery is a process not an event and having the gospel in your life does help... even though it's only been a year for me i'm more at peace than i ever have been before :)

your only 27! there is plenty of times... and to share with you something i got told " your eternal companion will show his face when he is ready " but you've got to swap it around so it's a girl... the difficult thing about dating and especially YSA meets is that it pushes you into a situation where you don't know anybody... and it makes people shy, and a zillion times over more aware of their flaws... being shy is not a bad thing, of course go for someone that you find attractive, but someone who challenges you as well, and makes you come out of your shell for a little bit... you've been on two dates which is great, it's only forwards from there... :)

thank you :) i'm hoping this will be a good site to start networking with ppl... be awesome to hear from other LDS too

hello everyone! i'm new to the church and got baptsied last year, now... that i am a LDS i have found it incrediably hard to date... no i'm not a model or a typically hot girl <wafer thin that looks like you could snap her if you wanted to play catch > but... it's very confusing and while i love and adore almost everybody, these lds men are... somewhat difficult to decode. looking through these forums i see, looks are coming before anything else, and in my experience with the boys from church that is very true.... looks are... apparently everything to these boys... < note i used apparently > looks do fade away as people get older, on both ends of the scale... personality, compassion these are the things that should matter i recently had one incident where a young lds man had taken my fancy, apparently i had too, that was till atleast i had the news that he had another girl on the scene... while these boys may be mormon they are still men, just alot diffrent then non members... i don't know i'm just babbling... someone throw me a bone here

hai everyone, i'm kiley, a newish latter day saint, joined last year, it's actually coming up to my first year of being a mormon... during this year i've discovered alot, mostly through personal and spiritual growth.... anyways point of this is i'm from an incrediably small ward, that is insanely clicky and difficutly to get along with anybody.. so i'm hitting the internet hard and going on a freind hunt anyone else on here from australia? even if your not i reckon your ace as and should say hello anyways :) kiley xoxo