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I know how you feel when it comes to losing interest. I've been trying so hard to go to my singles ward the past few weeks but I end up leaving before sacrament is even over. I hear all these members testify of feeling the spirit but I feel absolutely nothing as I sit there. I have zero interest in attending any activities and feel as if I've arleady become an outcast and am no longer welcome in that ward. Depression is the absolute underlying cause of all of this I'm sure. I cant take my own advice; But just try and stick with it. Don't give up easily.

I'm going through the almost exact same thing you are at this point with the exception of being married. I have spoken with a counselor in my ward and he has referred me to see the stake president. Will I be excommunicated? I do not know. It hasn't exactly been easy up to this point. But then again I didn't expect it to be. I'd say definitely go see your bishop though. Its for the best.

While I won't comment on your addiction or family situation, I can totally relate to you in the lack of testimony and boredom categories. I want to have a testimony and I want to enjoy church and meet new people. My problem is that I struggle to read my scriptures and pray. I'm also finding that I don't really connect with anyone in my singles ward and usually end up heading for the door as soon as sacrament meeting is over. I feel so different from most of the members I meet that I often question why I even bother. I'm not a typical member and sometimes it feels like its a fraternity I do not belong too. Years of inactivity have made attending church and living the gospel an extremely difficult part of my life. As of right now, I do not have a testimony. I'm working on it - slowly but surely. I know what it feels like to get bored sitting in Sunday School and just wanting to leave. Even though I have a hard time following my own advice, just try and stick with it. There's a reason I'm trying to comeback. Lord knows I'm not doing this to punish myself :)

If you could only imagine the amount of faux pa's I've made in the 2 months I've been coming back Luckily I'm on pretty good terms with my member roommate so he helps answer a lot of questions about things for me.

Thanks for the replies. The reason I came here first asking if I should even go is because I have never spoken with or even met the bishop in the ward I attend; so asking someone here would be just as random for me. I'm trying to get the motivation to attend more activities outside of the normal church meetings but for now I'm just attending regular services. Not that this should effect what I do, but before my ex completely cut off contact with me she told me that she confessed to her new bishop (in a ward several states south) and he told her to quit taking sacrament for a few weeks and then to meet with him once a week for 2 months, after which they would see about getting her back into the temple. Part of me is skeptical she told him everything given that she had her endowments at the time. I wouldn't be suprised at a disfellowship for me, however, I would be pretty shocked if the stake president decides I need to be excommunicated. Well, I guess the next step is getting the courage to actually talk to the bishop whom I've never met Wish me Luck!

Hi, I'm a long time reader but recetly joined. I have a question regarding when I need to see the bishop. To try and make a long story short I had been inactive for roughly the past 3 years upon which time I met and fell in love with another inactive church member. She and I dated for a year and lived together for 3 months. One day out the blue she decided she wanted to be mormon again and dumped me. In an act of desperation I agreed to go back to church in order to keep us together. She had several mental issues and eventually broke up with me anyways and moved several states south of me. Faced at a crossroads I decided I wanted the church back in my life regardless of my ex. However, I have been faced with a recent dilema. I have been going to church for the past 2 months regularly and don't really know anyone outside of the missionaries and a roommate of mine who attends. My conversion back to the church has been a slow one but I do manage to get some scripture reading in and have been saying my prayers when I get the will power to. My question is.... Do I need to talk to the bishop about my past mistakes? I'd rather not spell everything out but as you can probably imagine living with my past gf I hadn't exactly been chaste. Am I ok to just ask for forgiveness? Or is this something I need to see the bishop about? I don't think I should ask the sis. missionaries :) For the record. Before I left the church I was ordained an elder but never recieved my endowments. Does this affect anything?

Hi, I'm a 23 yo guy who moved out to the D.C area a few months ago who recently started attending church again after a few years of inactivity. I've been reading these forums for a while and I'm trying to learn more about mormon culture.