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Can someone explain to me how to discern between true promptings and false promptings? The reason for the question is for the past two weeks, I've known of changes to a presidency and during that time, whenever I'd think about it, I'd get the warm feelings associated with the Spirit so I thought I was being told that I'd be getting a calling. When the day came for the callings to be extended there was nothing for me. The same thing happened to me a few years ago with another calling. So now I'm beginning to think that perhaps the promptings I was feeling were something my subconscious created and really not from the Spirit even though on a conscious level I didn't want the calling because it would consume so much time. Right now, emotionally, I'm angry, frustrated and confused because of the anxiety and stress leading up to the time the callings were extended. To make matters worse, my wife felt that something big was going to happen in our lives and she's going through the same feelings. I know the natural man is an enemy to God and that's what I'm dealing with but I just want to understand why I was getting the promptings and if they were really coming from the Spirit. Thanks

Do what I tell my kids to do when I serve something they don't like and that is to take a "thank you" bite to show appreciation to your host and Heavenly Father. As for the Word of Wisdom, that's a revelation given to us from Heavenly Father so I have no problem explaining to someone my religious beliefs. If you want to really break it down, one affects whether you can carry a temple recommend while the other doesn't.

As I've read through this thread something jumped out at me. The church has stressed the importance of two-deep leadership in organizations from Primary to Young Women and Young Men. Why hasn't this been implemented in Seminary? Just wondering Anyway, getting back to your situation, speak with your Stake President or Bishop. If they try to sweep it under the rug, threaten to take it to the police. Or, if you feel inclined, skip the church leaders and go straight to the police. Think back to the horrible stories of young men being molested by Scout leaders and how some of those events were swept under the rug. Don't let this happen. You are the greatest advocate for your son. Just an FYI, my son (now 16) was being bullied by another young man in our ward several years ago. I finally got fed up with it. Despite caution from ward members to not ruffle feathers, my attitude was, I don't care who I offend. It's my son and I'm protecting him. I called the boy's parents and met with them and their son and laid out the accusations. The boy has not laid a hand on my son since and my son tells me the boy doesn't like me. Quite frankly I don't care. I did what I had to do to protect my son because if I didn't, he said, among other things, that he wasn't going to go back to church.

It's really up to you since all of us have our agency. That being said, the church requires people to work on Sundays in order to broadcast programs like Music and the Spoken Word and General Conference. My son has a friend who works with the lighting and sound department for the church and often has to work on Sundays. Funny, isn't it? :)

If you only had the choice to do one or the other, would you spend money to build your food storage or pay off debt? Thanks! :)

I don't think there's ever a problem with expressing interest in wanting to serve. As for asking or lobbying for a specific calling, it's something that I wouldn't do but I know it's been done and in some cases, they've gotten what they wanted. I know that's not the way it's supposed to be done but nonetheless, it's worked for some people.

Thanks Saldrin. Two more days of meds. I'm planning on getting back on the treadmill on Monday and restarting a push-up program with my son. We were doing this thing where in 6 weeks you can get up to 100 push-ups. Unfortunately, he got sick, too, so it's back to week one for both of us.

The HCG diet is a joke. I know two guys who are on the diet and they rave about how much weight they've lost because of it. My thought was that if I cut my caloric intake to 500 calories a day and injected water into my body, I'd lose weight quickly, too. If HCG is supposed to adjust your metabolism so it works "properly" why do people have to go back on it when they regain the weight they lost?

I haven't seen the March challenge. Unfortunately, I went on vacation and then when I returned home, I've been knocked for a loop with a nasty sinus infection. My energy level has been so low that even after 9 hours of sleep I wake up feeling tired. I have three more days of antibiotics left and I'm starting to feel better.

I'm in! As I'm writing this, I've spent 51 minutes on my treadmill at 3.7 miles an hour with a 2 degree incline. I weigh 205 and want to lose 20 pounds by the end of April.

I'm on the HC in my Stake and I haven't heard anything like this during any of my meetings. My wife is RS President and says there's nothing like this in the newly released (November 2010) church handbook.

Hi CP, As others have suggested, bring it up to the Bishop and let him take it to the Ward Council. During the November 2010 and February 2011 Worldwide Leadership Training meetings, we were taught that ward councils are supposed to be revelatory meetings. Let the strength of the ward leadership work for you through prayer and support. It sounds like you've done everything that you can and now it's time to turn it over to others to help you out. My prayers are with you.

Me, too! I joined the LDS Church back in 1987. I was an inactive Lutheran but clung to my beliefs anyway. I married a LDS gal and around the 9th month, she invited the sister missionaries to teach me. I took the lessons to humor her. Didn't read the BoM but I did pray...I prayed for a sign that the church was false. My wife challenged me to pray to see if the church was true. I did, the Spirit entered our room and was so powerful I decided right after the prayer that I was going to be baptized.

Hi everyone, Found this site and just decided to join up and see what's happening.