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oh wait do you mean like being a fan of him on facebook? haha cause i don't think you can actually be his friend on there.. cause i think all those 'David Archuletas' are fake ones.

Oh yay thats good! haha! His songs are rarely on the radio stations here now tho =/ but I guess thats good I have an ipod haha. Thats so cool that your husband showed that. Oh really? thats so cool!

Hey Pesher. Welcome to the forums (:

After I saw the Brooke White thread.. I thought i should make this I will admit, I'm a very huge fan of David haha If you don't know who he was his was the runner up on American Idol season 7 (same season as Brooke) and he is also a Mormon. And he's just such a huge role model for me. He's such a sweet, humble guy. And his voice is amazing. I've seen him 3 times live, and I'll be seeing him a 4th time in october (and actually meeting him) haha xD yeah I didn't lie about being a huge fan there. But I feel like he somehow helped me find my way to becoming interested in this religion, because once I learned he was Mormon..I just got way interested in it and researched stuff, and now here I am wanting to join a YSAW So I guess I have to thank him for helping me find this. (which i think is a big reason I'm such a huge fan, plus his voice and music is great). I hope I'm not the only one here who's a fan of him haha. But if not check his songs out. They're great!

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thata actually makes a lot of sense. and I agree with desirexnoel.. i like that last sentence a lot too :)

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what??? i find that a bit strange.. and why would someone think this too. I don't believe it.. hmm..

Thankyou everyone!! I can't wait to get to know you guys as well (: jmcic - thats good to know that they accepted it. i feel like it's one of those things that it will never feel like the right time to do. but sense I'm fairly new to all this, I definitly want to learn a lot more before I do even think about telling them. And I'm already starting to see a difference in my life, even tho I've been believing it and really into it for just about a month now. (but I was interested in it for like a year or 2 before that lol)

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Hey Tee! I agree with ryanh.. you should just talk to your parents. especially if you think they know. I'm in the same boat as you with trying to find a ward in my area (well i'm looking for a young singles ward) but I definitly know how it feels to be nervous about that.. but it seems your just interested in learning about it all right now. Which is awesome. That was me months ago haha. I hope going to church and learning about it all helps you figure out if this is what you want. Also, I think there's no need to worry about being a lesbian and going becoming apart of the church and all. although it does seem a lot of people tend to look down upon that (well in this religion) but just make sure you stay true to yourself. (: And good luck with it all.

Hey I'm 19 as well. haha I haven't joined a YSA Ward yet (but I just started getting interested in this religion) but i'm starting to look around and I'm really excited to join one (:

I'm shy too.. lol. I'm not quite sure how to get over that. But I think we just need to learn how to, and push ourselves. I'm trying to work on it.. my goal this year at school is to try and meet more people and to not always hang out with the same people all the time.. that's what it tend to do haha. But I def know how you feel. But I also don't think its bad.. there's just times when if your being TOO shy you need to find a way to get over it.

This is a great and interesting topic. The friendhship thing.. I definitly fall into the category of someone who has just a few really really close friends. And I also love making new friends.. but half the time they just end up be acquaintances and we never really hang out that much.. But I love to have friends who I know I can turn to whenever ever I need them and that I can talk to about anything. That's always something great to have. As for dating, I'm 19.. and haven't really done much of it. When I was in middle school I had a few "boyfriends" here and there.. but I barely knew any of them LOL. so I don't consider that. I tend to be the shy type around guys. I'm not quite sure why. But it definitly would be great to finally date.. haha I guess I'm just not sure how to.

Thank you everyone! (: It's nice to meet you all. Jbs2763 - thats a good idea I will check out the groups on facebook! Misshalfway - I'm not quite sure how my dad is going to feel, I have a feeling he will look down upon it. But I really can't do anything about that. If that is what happens I'll just have to try and explain it all to him. As for my mom, she's definitly more understanding, and one of her best friends is mormon so thats a good thing. But she may still be a bit sad about it. raynh - yes that experience really blew me away. I was shocked by it happening so soon, I thought that it would take me a long time for that to happen. Oh really you needed missionaries help to have your first experience with the holy ghost? Wow, I guess I got lucky haha. And thankyou for that information.

Hey! My names Melissa (: I'm quite active on a few other online forums, so I know how fun they can be So I guess this is my story.. So I was raised Catholic, there were parts of it I believed in and parts I didn't.. I never was fully into it. I just went to church and learned about it because my parents made me lol. But I've been interested in the LDS church for a really long time (but my family doesn't know). I have a friend who belongs to the church and has taught me everything I know today. She even got me my own Book Of Mormon. For a long long long time I was really confused, I wasn't sure if religion was something for me.. but part of me just had a feeling that this was the right religion for me. I dont really know why I thought that but I did. My friend told me to just keep praying about and that I'll get my answer when it's time to. I guess I got frustrated because I was praying for awhile and never got an answer. Well basically.. I had a bad day, and I went to my room to pray (I've started doing that a lot on bad days) and I ended up thinking about this, and I was just confused and not sure what to do. And then I realized that I wasn't wanting to know the truth enough, because of my family. I'm positive that my sister will be upset when she finds out I'm interested in this religion, I think my father might be to.. As for my mom she has a small idea about it, and I know she wouldn't be upset and my brother would not care. But I realized that day that this is for me, not them, if they want to judge me then they can.. I shouldn't have to worry about it. And so after that, I was praying for awhile.. but I had never prayed in this way before. It was like I was having a conversation with god.. it was strange (my friend had told me about it before but I never understood till this moment) well during this prayer, I felt the spirit. It was the most amazing thing ever. I ended up crying when it happened haha. But now I know its true.. and ever sense then I have been reading the BOM almost every night. And I've just had a more positive outlook on everything, like I have been trying to just find the positive even in the worst things. It's just crazy how one simple thing like this can just change your life. I definitly want to join the LDS church someday, but I probably should tell my family first. And my friend mentioned that I should check out a singles ward.. and I and really interested in doing that (she doesn't live near me) I just don't know where to find one. I've tried googling it but nothing has helped. Anyone have any ideas? It would be great to get to know some people around here to help me get involved and stuff.