FunnySheila

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It is a sister like you Janayya, who drove me to my first church service (and at that point she didn't even know me). It was really hard going for the first time, and she got me to sit in her row with her family and helped me with my kids (I have young kids and am a single mum) and has been a wonderful help to me and such a comfort. Don't stop being wonderful and don't let them discourage you on your efforts, it's through women like you that us converts (and many who make up the church are converts) find the journey so much easier. It is so scary being new and learning the ropes. It's a pity there are people in the church who forget what church is all about and instead allow themselves to bad-mouth and disparrage others in conceited and arrogant mind-states. As someone who has been the brunt of cruel comments at times over my life about pretty much everything and anything, I like to remember the scripture, "Judge not lest ye be judged," and the one about looking for the moat in your own eye before digging around in your brother's for that teeny thorn (my paraphrasing - I can't remember the parable off the top of my head). As for how I react when someone speaks cruelly of another in my presence, I tend to either speak highly of the victim, or defend the victim quite loudly. Like LoudMouth says, wit is a good tool in such a situation. My hat goes off to you, I applaud you for your effort, and know that those women you are helping won't forget what you are doing - they might get discouraged and maybe even leave altogether, but at the end of the day you are planting wonderful seeds of love and kindness and hope! Sometimes it takes years for those seeds to grow, but they are there. Thank you from a convert who received help from someone like you! :-)

Welcome or As-salaamu 'Aleikum wa ramatullahi wa barakatu, Hope you find this site as enlightening as I have! May you and your family be blessed on your journey towards al-Haq' (the Truth). Ma'salaams

Finally able to post my intro! :-D I am a single mother, here in Oz (Australia), a lds convert, an arts and crafts addict, with an interesting sense of humour. My kids are my world, and since lds, my life has certainly changed - the challanges are still the same, but my outlook has changed and life isn't such a struggle any more. I don't walk such a lonely path any more because I know that God will guide me through both the rough times and the good times. Something I once thought would never happen to me. I used to be one of those people who would look at those Mormon missionaries and think, Poor fellas! I pitied them, and now I look at my friends who've been on the field and am inspired and encouraged and find it hard to believe that I used to feel pity for them. It's hard to describe how looking back at the old me and the new me and thinking, Whoa, I once thought I'd have to be crazy to be where I am now, (really used to think that) and yet here I am, and I'm a better person for it, more at peace with myself and the world, and have reconciled with my Creator. And all the love that encompasses one when you get close to God - at least for me that has been the case. Anyways, long story short, it's good to be able to finally post my intro, say hi and learn so much from one small site. It's also good to see that lds members are all human too - it's not just me! Cheers from A FunnySheila

Welcome Dreams of Deutschland! How exciting about your girlfriend! I myself am a convert so can relate to the experience. :-)

I had the same issue when I first got in contact with Missionaries. They tried to pressure me into baptism and making a decision (the third time they met with me). I tried to explain to them that to me it is a HUGE thing, a big decision to make, and I wouldn't want to do it lightly. I got scared away by the pressuring and then avoided all contact with them until almost two years later when I tracked down the church myself and was by then ready. Both times I was equally sincere in meeting with the missionaries and learning etc... but it was only with time and being at a different place in my life (emotionally, mentally and spiritually) was I ready to make that decision. I am glad that my experience with the missionaries the first time, didn't scare me away for good, as it could well have! One of the young male missionaries even said to me, "Don't fence sit, you need to make a descision," and I was like, "But you are talking about my eternity here, I can't just make a decision like that without thinking about it and coming to a conclusion myself. You just can't ask that of me." And at that time, the last thing I needed from them was pressure. But again, with time and change in my emotional and spiritual life and understanding, I was able to make that decision quite easily and with that calm sense of peace of knowing. Don't let the pressuring scare you away; when you are ready you are ready, no sooner and no later.

Hello too! I am new too - tried to do an intro but it wouldn't let me (very confused :-/).