Searching_For_The_Truth

This is most defiantly NOT what I said.. What I said was.... As for: The Elder was passing along information from the Bishop, and the Mission Leader was just voicing his opinion that it should not affect me receiving the Aaronic Priesthood...

Has anyone done the Aviation Merit Badge? I am a new member (Baptised last week) and the members of the Church found out that I am a flight instructor and have asked if I would be interested in helping with the Aviation Merit Badge for the Boy Scouts. I have looked up the requirements and I understand why most do not do this one.... I do have questions, so if you have done it please reply...

Ok, like I said I plan to have a talk with the Bishop early next week to clear things up, but I feel a bit easier about it. as a side note, the Mission Pres thought that I would still be able to get the Aaronic Priesthood, but not any higher till the "issue" got resolved.

Actually, I had my interview with a Missionary that was a week from finishing his mission, and it was not brought up, but on the day of my baptism my Bishop found out about her and we had a discussion about it and he said "I need to pray on this a bit". This was litterally minutes before the baptism was to start. When all was said and done the bishop said that I could get Baptised and Confirmed the following day at Sacrament.. Now this.. :-(

Yes, I had a lesson with an Elder (Missonary) and I want to say the Mission President as a 'New Member Meeting'.. and the Elder said that the Bishop asked him to talk with me about it and to let me know..... I am really kind of bumded by it...

Actually the Elder I was speaking to said that the Bishop said I wouldn't be able to get the Priesthood until either I or my roommate move out. I plan to talk to him early next week.. Thank you for the welcome :-)

Ok I am not sure if this is the right place to put this, but I am curious... I was talking with one of the Elders and another Brother and it was brought up that I might not be able to recieve the Priesthood as I have a female roommate. I don't understand the signifigance of having a roommate of the opposite gender and why that would impact recieving the Priesthood. Some background. This person that is my roommate has her own room, and we are NOT involved in anyway. She has been one of my best friends and needed a place to stay when she lost her job, and I needed another adult in the home to deal with leagality issues with me taking custody of my minor sibling after our father passed away. I was invited to participate in Baptisms for the Dead and I am really excited about this as I have only been a Baptized member for 5 days. I feel it would be a great honor, but the way I understand it I need to recieve the Priesthood first. This is really bothering me as I am excited to be a member and to serve and would really like to do the work and research to be Baptised for my father who passed away.

Well then you just may find me asking you questions.. .. My Missionaries are pretty good at answering them though. Thank you for your kind welcome :-)

Thank you for your warm welcome.. I am hoping that what few questions I have I will be able to get answered, as the members of the Church are some of the best examples of living Christ's teachings I have seen, and I feel that I am in the right place, my logical head wants to understand first :-)

Hello Andy, I am like you I was raised Catholic, but am on a journey to learn more about the LDS Church and am reading the B.o.M. I would highly recommend getting the study guide as it has helped answer a few question I have had as well as spending time with Missionaries (Elders Dye and Snook have been a GREAT help). Well I hope your journey goes well and your questions get answered as the search for Truth is an essential journey to "being on the right path". If I can help please let me know :-) James

I stumbled upon this forum on my quest as my user name says is the quest for the Truth. I am a Baptized Catholic, but in my time of faithfully practicing the teachings of the Catholic Church, I find my beliefs do not match that of the Church. The hypocrisy, the lies, and the disappointments only added to my desire to do as we are constantly reminded and to search to find the truth. At the same time I had recently met a new friend and her family. They treated me with such respect even with my past, and they did not judge. Their strong conviction to The Family and "Clean Life style" was unmistakable. I grew up with my best friend being a member of the LDS Church and I recognized the goodness in them and decided that it was a good place to start. It has been nearly 5 months since I have met this family and I Love each of them and am grateful for their guidance. At no time have any of them been pushy and I appreciate that. As I continue to "investigate" and read the B.o.M and meet with local Missionaries I find myself constantly thinking about reading more, talking more about the beliefs, and now I am changing my work schedule to allow myself the opportunity to attend Sacrament. I guess this has not really been an introduction of me as much as description of my journey with the LDS Church instead of an introduction of me, but hey it is what I was inspired to write when I started :-)