Jenn1960

i was asked by the missionaries in my ward, if i would give a talk a the fireside meeting this saturday night. they said it would be like a 10 to 15 min. talk on my testimony and conversion, how i found the church, how it's affected my life, etc. i've never given a talk before on anything to anyone, and i'm not looking forward to having to stand in front of a room full of people i don't know ( cold feet). not to mention that i don't think my story is worth being heard, not a whole lot to it. before my conversion i led a life that i'd rather forget about, not discuss. so i'm just kind of stuck on what to say. want to make a good impression, and i'm not sure of how to do that. please help

wow reading all this and being new to the Gospel, can be very confusing. So basically what is the bottom line? Cause now you've got my mind wondering, and I just don't want to have any doubts about what I'm doing, and if it's the right thing. Please help! I can't afford to get this wrong, God knows, I've made enough wrong decisions.

I never really did have good luck in the dating game, before I came into the church. And now it just seems like it's a lost cause. Not to mention the fact that I come complete with what is sometimes termed the ready-made family, and the ward I belong to seems like it's for established families, so a single male is just non-existent. Don't get me wrong I love the church, and the gospel but sometimes I dread sundays because when I look around at all the married couples and their families, it's like looking at a fairy tale that just doesn't seem to be in my storybook of life. Also as far as the closest singles ward, there aren't many fish in that sea either. It's more like a pre-marriage ward, where everyone is already paired up and just waiting for their time to tie the knot. I'm really starting to feel like I'm going to end up like one of those lonely nice old ladies, with a million cats running around her house. Is it like this everywhere, or do I not have any aces in my hand to play? -growing old and lonely...FAST

Hey how's it going. I just recently joined the church about a month ago, and just thought I'd say hello to my new family. I new for a long time that I needed to form a closer bond with my Heavenly Father (and He let me know that too...through various kicks in the butt...lol), and I'm thankful that I finally took the hint and humbled myself to take that step. I know that having the Gospel in my life, and the lives of my children with be a blessing that's been long overdue. So again, basically I just wanted to say hello, and I would love to meet and make new friends to share this experience with. Take care and God Bless...

well i have a question. what about if you didn't live together, but because you share mutual children together, and don't live in close proxcimity, so the only way for one of the parents to see the children is to take them and travel to the other's house, and stay the night, in seperate rooms of course, how would the church feel on that one? because money and transportation play an issue, the only way would be for that parent to stay a night or two. is that allowed?