ThatLDSKiD
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I think you should talk to the Bishop and consider visiting the Temple if possible. Whenever one visits the Temple they feel the Spirit and it can be overwhelming. That may strengthen your Faith. I know people that toured the newly constructed Temple in Georgia when there was an open house, and they said they were shocked to feel the Spirit (but they didn't realize it was the Spirit), and they weren't even members!
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And to me, it seems that you are easily offended. Slamjet's sentiment is exactly right.
As a Mormon with conservative views in a practically Communist town, I might say I am not easily offended. I've faced soooo much persecution for being LDS, for my standards, for my beliefs, for my German heritage, for my belief in America, for my appearances, for my family, and the list goes on and on. I'm only 15! So no, I am not easily offended. But when someone shoots me down for asking a question, and does so in a way implicating that I'm not in tune with my priesthood duties, then I do get offended. Maybe I'm just prideful, but I don't think chastising people, especially Youth in this day and age when we face so many more trials than your generation does (which is one reason many consider us so much more corrupted), is very effective. We need to know that we can look out for help, seek wisdom, and have fellow LDS members watch over us.
I'm a little weary to continue using this forum anymore, knowing that my spirituality may be criticized. I'm just asking a question. I don't believe in the "there's no dumb question" but I do believe in asking. I was a little offended at first, but now I'm just concerned for others who use this website in the future. We don't know their current situation or status in the Church, but I don't think we should go accusing them of not realizing the sanctity of the sacrament or chastising them for asking the question in the first place.
I'm just a teen. I'm not looking to rebel from the Church, I'm not looking to build a house next to a cliff, I'm not looking to test Heavenly Father's patience. I have a situation with my hockey team where I can have some fun and go along with the others, or I can still have fun but not go along with the team. It's not that big of a deal to me, it is just a question.
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BTW, good luck with your hockey season.
Thank you, hopefully we can go to states this year, last season we got knocked out in regionals. Anyways, i just posted this question to hear some advice and opinions. All i was looking for was a "yes" or "no." I'm sorry if I seemed like jerk or if I wasn't clear with my initial post or maybe i was just over paranoid. I appreciate some of your answers that were straightforward and to the point. I'm just a little offended with a select few of them that i wont mention, even tho i already quoted one in my earlier. it is just that it seemed like a few were implying things that offended me, like for instance that I was willingly giving up the opportunity to be a priesthood holder by getting a haircut...for one i think that is a little extreme, considering i doubt i would be "punished" to such an extent for a haircut. maybe i'm overreacting or maybe i am naive and dont realize whats at stake, but please understand: i posted this question because i was worried about getting one, not because i was worried that i have one. its simple for me, i'll just not get a faux hawk or mohawk, but i think its unnecessary to chastise my integrity for asking a question. shouldn't our youth be encouraged to ask questions and seek help?
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If you truly understand how wonderfully sacred the Sacrament is, and what a privilege it is to participate in administering it, this would not even be a question.
Don't you think that is a little bit harsh? I understand that you may have more incite than me into the subject and you may have a stronger spiritual influence in your life than a 15 year old...but I'm just asking an honest question and looking for some advice, yetit seems like you are belittling me and criticizing me for even asking the question.
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Congratulations! I am happy to hear you are now baptized!! I just want to encourage you to keep praying about it, don't just let it go by. Continue to pray about it and make sure you have repent in full. What is great is that now you are cleansed from your previous sins as you have entered the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the true Church. It may still be a touchy subject for you, but I believe that your guilt will evaporate now that you have been cleansed.
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Hey, every season my hockey team decides on a type of haircut for us all to get as part of team spirit and during playoffs we don't shave. Last year was flow (long hair), since a lot of the players are also lax bros, but this year we are doing mohawks. we aren't doing those weird punk mohawks, and it is kind of hard to describe how they look so i'll post some links from when i was looking on the internet to help you guys out. I want to know if it is inappropriate for me to be serving the sacrament (i'm 15) while having a mohawk. I understand i probably won't be asked to skip out until i get rid of it, but i still don't want anything that might lead to problems. Please let me know what you think, if it is inappropriate or not.
Thanks!
http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/120709_marksalling.jpg
http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00803/SNF15SPDCUT-580_803535a.jpg
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We need to stop printing money, which devalues the dollar, we need to cut wasteful spending and decrease public sector jobs that can be easily replaced by private sector jobs. I think we should have term limits for congressmen and senators, since they consider their job as a career, not public service. We also should abandon the income tax and establish a flat tax (only 53% of Americans pay taxes and 73% of revenues come from the top 3% and the bottom 10% of Americans make a 6% annual income increase from government benefits). The government should also become more decentralized and restore its structure back to the Federalist concepts. America should be America, but it doesn't have to be a melting pot. The point of creating states was for political diversity. Reagan said it best, "vote with your feet."
However, before any of this happens we need to stop blaming the politicians completely, since we are the ones who elect them. America needs to change its standards and principles back to how they originally were. We need to bring back Faith in God into our society, which is being mercilessly attacked in these current days. Once we bring God back into our country, Heavenly Father will help us to fix everything. Parents, abide by the words of Joseph Smith when he explained, "I teach correct principles and let them govern themselves." Teach your children and let them act accordingly. Maybe one day our debt will be paid off and America will once again be the real America.
By the way everybody...WATCH GLENN BECK! he isn't crazy like the left media says, but he is LDS. he doesn't talk politics anymore, he talks about "faith, hope, and charity" a phrase he coined from the Scriptures
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I did not realize that I was going to begin a whole heated discussion...I was just a little curious.
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Thanks for the support. I actually did talk to the Bishop, since creating this thread was merely a way of me to avoid the true reality that I knew I had to face. I eventually sucked it up, and did it. The Bishop took it extremely well, and it almost seemed as if he already knew. He gave me a book to help me out, some advice, and said "you can continue you Priesthood duties after your last incident."
I thought was going to be really easy, since I was under the impression that I had complete self control of the situation, but that was not true. For a while I struggled...I got up the last few days and it would happen again. It was demoralizing, very demoralizing. But from reading the scriptures I knew it was just a part of my life and that the chastisement was necessary. There were periods when I just begged Heavenly Father to let me stop and I would wonder why he would allow me to commit the sin again just days before I was done.
I've come to realize that it's because of how I was looking at my Bishop's advice. I was looking at: 3 weeks and you are pure. Nope, i still had to continue praying, repenting, and trying my hardest to be pure. I realized this and I believe I am better now. It is still a touchy subject, since the youth talk about this problem basically every Sunday and I feel uncomfortable.
Either way I have grown, and I will look back on it and say, "I was miserable kids, miserable...so don't make the same mistakes I did."
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Hey, I just wanted to clarify that I don't plan on using these substances, I was just curious. I'm aware that it is a sticky subject and very vague, but I just wanted some background knowledge. Also, some people kept mentioning the "appearance of evil."
I was at a party and stacked a bunch of empty beer bottles, then my friend took a picture and I was in it since I stacked them (BUT I DIDN'T DRINK THEM)...is that picture bad since it has the appearance of evil, considering most people would assume that I drank the beers? I guess if it is true then near beer is definitely not acceptable
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Just curious...is non alcoholic beer contrary to the Word of Wisdom?
What about E-Cigs?
Why is only herbal tea permitted?
Why is coffee prohibited?
Just a curious kid, not trying to be blasphemous.
Thanks!
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After Adam and Eve transgressed they were kicked out of the Garden of Eden, which is located in Jackson County, Missouri. They later settled in the Adam-ondi-Ahman Valley, which is also in Missouri...so how did man reach all the way from America to Africa and the Middle East?
At first I thought that maybe it was because after the Flood Noah settled in the Middle East and civilizations began to develop again, but then I remembered that Noah was already in Israel (I think, but could be wrong). Which brings me back to my question:
How did man get from America to the Middle East?
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Hey there is a new group for youth in high school to have fun. You can do...anything! Talk about seminary, friends, school, family, church, problems, experiences, etc. Come join! Boys and girls are welcome.
Go to: Groups-->Support Group-->Youth Group 14+
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Hey everybody, there is a new group for the youth of the Church who are 14 or older. Essentially if you are in high school you can join and talk about...anything.
Seminary, school, church, friends, problems, family, etc.
Check it out and join if you want!
Go to: Groups-->Support Groups-->Youth 14+
*edit to add link* Groups » Youth 14 » LDS Social Network
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Thanks guys. I am going to confess I just need to find time to schedule an appointment with him. I am also trying to think of how to explain myself...As I mentioned before I'm sort of the leader and role model, so I feel ashamed...Its like a slap in the face for him. Like catching the President of the US in a scandal, it hurts all of America who thought so highly of him. I'm worried but I need to put the Natural Man aside and prioritize my spiritual needs as more important. Since it is kind of complicated for my situation, the only way I can think of explaining it is in a way that makes it seem worse than it actually was, since when people hear "masturbation and porn" they think of "slippin' the hand and naked girls every single night" but it wasn't that. Oh well.
Thanks for your help everyone.
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One more question...about the Bishop. I know he is supposed to remain confidential, but if I ask if anyone else in my ward has committed the same sin will he answer? Or will he tell me that he's not allowed to say. I'm just curious if I'm the only one, I obviously don't want names or details. I just want to know if I'm the only one in my ward. Is that too much to ask for?
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Does anyone have specific knowledge of this event. I remember researching it a while ago, but the only source I trusted was on LDS.org and I felt like I was getting mixed signals. Does anyone know how the Church stands on this (obviously besides condemning the event) and what the outcome was?
Thanks!
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Alright thanks everyone, I realized that Satan has just been feeding with fear and worry. I need to put off the natural man and strive to become pure. I'm sure the Lord will look out for me if I am steadfast. Thanks for all your help!
One other question though, haha. How do all of you make a "signature?" I mean the text you have at the end of every post.
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Alright thanks everyone, I realized that Satan has just been feeding with fear and worry. I need to put off the natural man and strive to become pure. I'm sure the Lord will look out for me if I am steadfast. Thanks for all your help!
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Thanks for your suggestions everybody, they help a lot. One thing I would like to add, that hopefully might generate some more helpful ideas, is about some more background...I'm particularly ashamed that I committed a sin severe enough to have to confess to my bishop about, especially since I'm considered a "role model" for the other youth. Our youth are very tight knit and the priesthood leaders are more like "supervisors" where the youth run the show. AKA if I decline I'll face some resistance. I just want some suggestions on how to smooth it out. Especially since it would be quickly noticed and raise questions...You all know how kids are about gossip and how unintentionally rude they can be.
Please help, thanks.
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I'm going to confess a sin to my Bishop, and I anticipate he will ask me to not pass/partake of the sacrament, pray in public, home teach, etc. (Just the basic temporary "punishments"). The problem is my ward has a very small youth group and an even smaller young men's group. We have just enough to serve the sacrament, but usually someone is sick so we have an adult come, but it is apparent who wasn't there and we always ask "why could you not serve today, we needed you?"
If I stop passing the sacrament suddenly for a few weeks my friends and priesthood leaders will ask why...How do I maintain my privacy (since it is not there business) without making the situation uncomfortable? For instance, if someone asks me "why haven't you passed the sacrament or helped us prepare for the past 3 weeks? You need to get on top of that!" What do I say?
Another thing I'm worried about- Sunday School and Priesthood session...What if I am called to say an opening/closing prayer? If I decline my friends will become suspicious since I NEVER decline. My friends will think less of me, too. Second, in Priesthood our leaders do NOT take no for an answer. If I say I don't want to when I am called on then they will persist.
What do I do? Please help me, any suggestions, anything at all. I'm open minded. I want to fully repent and be pure, but I don't want to experience a rough process.
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Option A, always.
Option B gives you an out; If I'm successful, then repent; if not, don't. Option C is the same as B except substitute Bishop for repent.
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I don't think you understand. Regardless I am still praying about it every night and studying my scriptures daily. I will still repent. The difference is whether I see the Bishop immediately, whether I keep it between me and Heavenly Father, or whether I abstain and then confess tothe Bishop that I have been repenting and have controlled myself.
I'm not trying to take shortcuts, I find it offensive that you would even suggest that I would put of repenting when that is what this entire thread is about. I want to know whether confessing to the Bishop is necessary in this situation to fully repent (in case you didn't read my initial post and needed clarification).
Sorry if I seemed like a jerk...but I wanted to make it clear and I was a little offended
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I know I'm commenting on this months after the question was asked, but if your problem still persists I have some suggestions:
1) Change your environment. If you do it in your room put posters of uplifting pictures like Christ around your bed and on the walls. If you use your CPU to find images then put a time limit so that you can't use it at night.
2) Have a goal. Make a goal that if you abstain for a week then you get (blank). Then if you abstain for a month you get (blank). Then if you abstain for 3 months you get (blank). And so on.
3) If you feel and urge or if you know about what times you start to feel an urge eat something sugary. I know it sounds weird but our body consumes a lot of glucose when we are trying to use our will power. AKA when we have a war in our mind about to do it or not, some candy may help.
4) Think of Heavenly Father in your presence. Would you be doing that stuff in front Him?
5) Think about how happy you will be if you DON'T do it.
Hope I helped
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a Deacon's Quorum leadership may be told not to ask you to pass the sacrament (to avoid public embarrassment) but he shouldn't go around letting folks know that you came to him with your particular issues. Confessions are private.
I am in the situation. It is a past problem and i really want to continue performing my Priesthood duties.
1) My ward only has enough youth that if one person doesn't pass then an adult has to...so avoiding passing for a few weeks or months would obviously raise questions in my situation
2) Does the Bishop confront your parents?
Mohawk and sacrament?
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I understand what your saying, and I think you understood what I said, but you obviously don't understand my intentions. I appreciate this:
We are also asking you to think about doing it for the sole reason to "be one of the boy's." It may be a fun thing, but please think about why you are joining in, and act according to what you feel is acceptable to you and what you feel is right.
I just didn't appreciate the fact that you basically said I don't understand the sanctity of the sacrament solely because I asked a question. No, I was NOT expecting you all to say "how cute" it was. I acknowledge your attempt to turn me from a 15 year old to 5 year old girl, but obviously I may not be the only one with apparent problems.
Let me spell this out for you one more time, buddy. I asked for a "yes" or "no" and "why." I even added the poll to make your jobs easier. I did not, however, expect my spirituality to be slandered for asking a question. Maybe you were 100% justified to do that, if so then I probably will be slandered every single time a post a question on this website whether I should choose apple or cherry. I don't care what you think, you probably are a great guy with a family and kids...but you aren't perfect (neither am I), but don't try to make yourself feel better by demeaning an Aaronic Priesthood holder.