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I dated a non member for several months, during the time of my meeting with missionaries, baptism, etc. At first it was very easy because we were just classmates. Then it was becoming harder because of conflicting beliefs. He wants to do this, but I cannot do that because of my own beliefs, and because of the Church. When we were getting a little more serious, it became terribly hard to study my scriptures, go to church on time, etc. I ended up praying, and praying about what to do, and I ended up having to leave him. The thing is, I was able to make him understand more about the LDS church and often times I felt that I may have "changed him" but he will never be interested in joining the church. I decided that the next boy I date will be an active member. Comments I received from him like, "Damn, why the hell are you going to church again? You went last week!" Was getting very tiring and old....and it needed to stop. What helped me I made a list of what he did I liked and what he did that I didn't like. He lost terribly with a score of 7-39....

When I was a junior in high school, 2006, I was the proposed starting pitcher for my softball team. Three weeks before we were allowed to practice on the field (legally as a team) I completely tore my ACL in my left leg in half and also went with it was my meniscus. That happened in late Jan of 2006. My parents, coaches, and team mates begged me to not go to the doctor. The reasons still leaves me baffled to this day. As my knee got to be so swollen that I couldn't wear jeans and my ability to walk was almost nothing... When Feb came around I sucked it up and went to the hospital myself. I was to receive immediate treatment and had surgery two days later. Since the school did not take me to the trainer or the hospital immediately, they had to pay for my therapy. From Feb-August I was in intense therapy, but when I left, I was told not to do anything hard on my knees as it can take 1-10 yrs to finally heal. It's been over three years since my surgery and I'm getting aggravated at the 40lbs I have put on during that time (I must say it's been terribly, terribly hard to keep off.) I needed help on how to start back on an exercise routine. I went from being able to run 5 miles without breathing hard to now, I can barely run a mile in under 10 minutes. This is very upsetting for me. I just wanted to get ideas on what people generally do to start getting into a routine... I've been an athlete since I was in 2nd grade and for the life of me, cannot think of a way to be consistent with a routine. I will be moving to Provo, Utah in 12 days...I don't know if that makes any difference in the type or exercising I can do versus East TN..... Sorry that this was looooooooooooooong! But I felt that if I told the whole thing that it might be easier to understand why I couldn't do much in the three year span and to show that I probably have weak muscles now....

I will be at Utah Valley University finishing my art degree.

Hello! I am new to the site. I was recently baptized on April 4th of this year. I'll share a bit of my story... Back in December of 2008, as a 20 yr old living in Tennessee, I was becoming more and more frustrated with everything around me and nothing seemed to be going well. I had four friends, who I didn't know where LDS at the time, who slowly started talking to me about the Gospel. I was not a church goer - or even believed in Jesus, at the time - and eventually by the end of January 2009 I started reading the Book of Mormon, by February, I started to go to church with my friends. By this point I wanted to get baptized and continue college in Utah, so all that was set up. By March I met with the missionaries and I visited Utah during Spring Break, I fell in love with it and the way of life there (completely different than TN!) and by April I was able to get baptized. Life has never been better :) Despite losing almost all of my friends because now they believe I've joined a "ridiculous cult" I know this church is true. Knowing that, I am looking forward to my new life in Utah by the end of this month.