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Okay, so are you saying maybe I'm not ready to receive the answers to my question(s)? That could be it, but I don't think it's due to my lack of seeking them. I've been trying to figure out the answer to this one for a long time now. And maybe its like Believer was saying, that maybe I don't really need to know why...That trying to figure out some of the mysteries we don't understand will just drive us crazy. Because it IS driving me crazy. So maybe I just need to let it go and trust that there is meaning behind everything and try to remember that HE is in control. Hmmm...I'll have to think about this some more... Thanks!

I LOVE that you used the word "rascal"!!!

I LOVE this one....I listen to it often!

Thanks Believer. I generally agree. But sometimes its hard to ignore the why's when the issue is something deeply personal. I apologize if this is too much to share, but I think it might help you help me gain some understanding with at least one of my "whys". The first example I listed wasn't just an example. It's one of my two BIGGEST "whys". My little brother took his life a few years ago at the age of 22 and I've struggled with trying to understand ever since. My parents, one of my other brothers and I were all very active in the church and faithful at that time, and in discussing it, we realized not a single one of us felt any impressions. Now, I don't know if there was someone else out there that received something rather than us, but I have SO struggled to understand why HE couldn't have sent SOMEONE...anyone... at the time my little brother needed help the most. Any one of us would've been glad to pick up the phone and call to see how he was doing if we would have felt the need. So therefore, when I hear about others that got that intervention, or had a failed attempt... although I don't begrudge them of that help, it makes me wonder why they were worth saving and not my baby brother. I KNOW he made that decision, that he had the free agency to do what he did and that he has to pay those consequences, but those other people made the same decision...so why did they still get the help or have their attempts fail while he didn't? So do you see where I'm coming from? Does that help clarify at all?

I understand that we all have our lessons to learn while here on earth, but the Lord has said he is bound when we do what he says. When there's a promise, and we do our part, the promise should be fulfilled. But there are times when such promises are not fulfilled for people. And I don't know how to reconcile that. And maybe its true that in the first example, someone was prompted to help and didn't. But the Lord knows who will do what. If he knows they will not follow the prompting, why not give it to someone who would follow it?

Here is something I've been trying to figure out for a long time... They say that God is no respecter of persons. I believe that there is "truth", and that the gospel is part of that truth. So why does it seem that God and the gospel work differently for different people? If no person is more important than another, what makes the difference of how he intervenes in one life and not another? For example...we've all heard stories about someone that was about to take their life, but someone was inspired to call, to stop by, to talk to them, or something happened to make it so that they did not follow through. But what about the person that has no intervention? No one calls, no one stops by? Is their life any less important than the first example? If not, why does Heavenly Father put someone there to help the first, and not the second? You can't say it was "their time", because that's an unnatural death... Or another example...two faithful families. Both full tithe payers and try their best to live the gospel. Both husbands lose their jobs. They both pound the pavement, pray for guidance, and do all they can to find new employment. One is successful and the other family is not, loses their home, and has very hard times for years to come. Why does one person get the blessings while others are left alone?

I love your tagline quote! I need to remember that right now!

I guess you CAN have faith is anything, but it's not necessarily sustained. But, for example, if a loved one was very sick, you couldn't just have faith that they would be okay, could you? Because Heavenly Father and the Savior won't necessarily make that happen if it's not the right thing... ???

Can you only have faith in the Father and the Savior? Can you not have faith, for example, that something will happen? Because if it's not right for you, H.F. will not give it to you. So is the only thing you can have faith in - Him? That he knows what's right for you? I've been trying to figure faith out for awhile and can't seem to understand.

Hi Everyone. I'm new to this site, but have been a member all my life. I'm 34 and still singe, and have had a very hard time with life the last few years and I'm in the midst of trying to sort out some confusion regarding life and the church. I still believe its true, I just don't understand how some things work. So I thought maybe in joining this site, I could talk to people that could help me understand. It looks like a lot of you are already pretty familiar with each other, and I think that's great. I hope to get to know you as well.