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Thank you, he's one of my very favorites. I will read it for sure.

I'm sorry that I commented. I guess I haven't been here long enough and no one knows me so it was probably inappropriate of me to do so.

This sounds like a hate post. I don't like what I'm reading.

I read every word. Thank you so much for this well thought out post. My son-in-law is Muslim and he is a wonderful, good man. I'm proud to call him son. He just became a citizen two years ago. Great guy.

I would not join the church for the community but it is not something I've experienced elsewhere is all I was saying.

Since I started researching how to plan and develop a food storage and preparedness plan for my family I've learned alot about the teachings of the LDS church. I'm wondering if members who aren't converts have the same appreciation for what they have. I keep thinking that if I had this support system and this church family that is part of this church, my life would have been different. I sometimes think you have to be on the outside looking in before you can really see what there is inside. I'm getting the opinion that persons who have been members all their life don't have the same appreciation. I hear terms like intrusive, and other such terms describing life in the LDS church and let me tell you I wish I had what you've had all these years. Through the years I've been in several Protestant churches as well as the Catholic Church and haven't ever found what you have in the LDS Church. So far I'm loving what I'm learning and everything seems to make more sense to me. I feel more peaceful and settled. I've never been anti mormon but I've never know anything about the teachings either. There are some teachings that are a real stretch for me but I'm praying that Heavenly Father will make things clear to me and direct my next step. I've felt alone all of my life and even during the investigating phase I'm feeling more of a family feeling. I'm really hoping that I'm not just fooling myself just to find that it's like every other church that I've been in. I want a church family and I want to feel like I'm not alone in this journey. I've never found that in any church that I've attended. I love the idea of having a support system and a place where teaching are clear. Where you are expected to live what you believe and you are held accountable. I guess I'm rambling but I've looked for years for what you have and I just wonder if life long members really appreciate what you have.

I've seen youtube videos where they had a vacuum sealer that vacuumed the air out of the Mylar bags. I've not found a home vacuum sealer that will do that. I called the Foodsaver Company and they told me that even their commercial food saver won't do it. Are any of you using a vacuum sealer that actually vacuums the air out of the bag? If so, could you direct me to what works. Thanks

I just got my mylar bags from the LDS catalog on the internet. They are awesome bags and heavy. My question is....I put one oxygen absorber in each bag (as directed) and sealed them. I thought the oxygen absorbers would suck in the bag but I wonder if the bags are to heavy for that. I don't see any difference when I look at the sealed bags. I'm wondering if it's because the bags are thick. Every bag is the same and these oxygen absorbers are good so I'm assuming that I don't have to worry about them. Have you used these thick bags before and have you experienced this?

How can a person have a strong testimony and then turn their back on it? It doesn't make sense to me if they absolutely "know" it's true because God told them and then walk away. It seems to me that if God spoke to you and you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the LDS Church and the BOM are true then aren't you accountable for your decision to walk away. Aren't you actually walking away from God? Recently, on a non religious forum, a LDS person told me privately that she has a strong testimony that the LDS Church is true. The next thing I know she is posting publiclly that she is leaving the LDS Church because she was offended by something. That just doesn't line up in my mind. God either spoke to you or he didn't.

Do you trust on faith that the BOM is true or have you had a revelation that it is true? I hope that makes sense the way I've worded it. Sometimes we just accept things on faith to be true other times we are "told" by the Holy Spirit that it is.

My friend is a member and she attends the ward that I am interested in paying the tithe. She got the envelopes for me and said that it isn't a problem to pay tithe. She will talk to the bishop if he has any questions. I met him once at one of our meeings (he was the speaker) and he knows that we are friends and that I attend the group.

My husband isn't ready to attend a service with me and I think he would be hurt if I started attending by myself. So how does a person go forward. I've read other posts where people mentioned volunteering before they were members. What can you do as a non member? I want to start paying tithe to the ward where I attend the RS classes. I guess I'm kind of at a loss as to where do I go from here. What's the process when you can't actually join the church yet? I would love to feel like I'm a part of the group but I'm not. Any advice or what has your experience been?

Welcome, I'm new here also and am eager to learn about the teachings of the LDS church. My father was raised a Quaker and my mom was raised a strict Pentecostal. So I am familiar.

Welcome, you sound like a very mature 16yr old. You will be blessed for your patience and faith. I would love to hear your testimony. How did you get to this place in your faith?

I was wondering the same things when I first started attending the meetings and activities. I was very nervous. I talked to the leader and she made me feel so welcome. She told me that I was welcome at any of their meetings and that I didn't need to be a member to attend. They are such a wonderful group of women and I feel like I belong. I will be going to a retreat at the end of the month with them and I'm excited. I went with them to the cannery and everyone made me feel like part of the group. It was the first time I've ever seen the dry canning process. At this point my husband doesn't seem receptive to attending a church service but I'm trusting Heavenly Father to take care of that in time. I believe that if it's God's will for me to be there then he will speak to my husbands heart. I'm going to be very patient about it because I do believe it's home and that I do belong there. So in God's timing it will happen. So it seems like we are both in similiar places in our journey.

Since you brought up a personal subject...may I ask a personal question? Are you expected to sleep in them? None of my business I know but I wondered. I do understand why you wear them.

I watched a YouTube video on what to expect at an LDS service and realized that I have some preparation to do before I could even attend a service. I don't even own a dress or a skirt. I'm so much more comfortable in long dress pants that I just stopped wearing them some time ago. Also, when my hubby's work place stopped dressing in suits and went more casual, he doesn't even own a suit anymore. I guess I had never even thought about it before. So now I plan to buy an appropriate outfit for both of us in case he ever agrees to visit the service with me. I was so grateful for the video because I really don't want to stick out and feel like I'm dressed inappropriately. It's like wearing a sign around your neck saying "I'm not LDS". I would have been very uncomfortable. I really appreciate all the help and advice I can get.

This is the saddest post ever for me because I was in your wifes shoes years ago. I can't believe that she doesn't know in her heart because I did. How unfair to marry her feeling the way that you did and knowing the sacredness of your vows. That being said, I believe that love is a choice. Passion comes and goes but love is not passion. I believe that if you have the desire to love her and honor your vows that love will come. I know I'm new here and not LDS but I kept coming back to this post and I would write a reply and then delete it. I felt I must respond. I would be absolutely amazed if she does not know how you feel. People are more transparent than that. I've never gotten over my feeling of loss and grief at being married to a man who didn't love me. God bless you and your wife and please be as kind and loving to her as you are capable of being and pray, pray, pray.

I'm registered at both places. My account at lds.org only lets me access what I could already access anyway. I really don't know why they register nonmembers. I was very disappointed and a little frustrated.

I am not a member and have registered but I can't access the ward info like I wanted to. It's very limited access. I ordered from the LDS catalog and I needed the account to do that. Other than that, I can't see any advantage to having an account.

Hi everyone, I'm a Christian but not LDS. I started learning about the church while researching about food storage. I've met some wonderful women in the RS group I've been attending with their focus on teaching about food storage. I'm signed up to go to a womans retreat at the end of July and I'm very excited. I haven't attended a church service yet but hope to in the near future. Thank you so much for allowing me to join in. I'm interested in learning.