MomInBabylon

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  1. I had a similar experience with a boyfriend who I thought was "the one." I thought we were perfect together , he was handsome, made me laugh, we both had strong testimonies, etc. Then one day he came to me and told me that he never felt the spirit when he was with me and he had prayed about it and gotten a strong impression that we needed to break up. I was devastated and went into a really dark place in my life. I took his answered prayer to mean that Heavenly Father didn't approve of me or didn't love me as I thought he did. After awhile I began to pray for understanding. After months of depression and praying I finally got the strongest, warmest, most loving feeling in my heart and the words in my mind, "It was because YOU deserved better than HIM!" I was shocked by this revelation, but finally came to peace with myself. Now years later I am happily married to the best man for me, have wonderful children, and am happy and at peace with myself. The aforementioned boyfriend is still not married and continues to struggle with relationships and commitment. So, my advice to you would be to turn your heart and life over to the Lord and ask Him what he wants of you.
  2. I was devastated when I was released as Girls Camp Director and called to teach sunbeams. I seriously cried for a week. But, I have learned to love my calling by reminding myself how much Heavenly Father loves these children and how much he must love and trust me to put them in my care. Praying before I plan my lesson and before church also helps. Also reminding myself that in a few short years my children will be in primary and I would want their primary teachers to love and care for them.
  3. Wait, where does it say she is having sex with him? If I were her friend, I would suggest she try dating other people especially if she is so young! If he hasn't proposed by now why would he suddenly decide to?
  4. It's like the world just discovered erotica. Like it has never been around before and this E.L. James woman has come out with something so revolutionary! Makes me sick... My sister in law, who is not LDS found herself in a similar situation with her bookclub and helped mandate that the ladies who did not wish to read 50 Shades could read Jane Eyre instead. So, now it's a month later, what became of this bookclub?
  5. I love Mark Twain. You should check out The Bible According to Mark Twain, you'll get a good laugh out of it!
  6. Please help, I fed my son canned peaches and chips for dinner tonight because he wouldn't eat the scrambled eggs I made him. He also refuses to eat anything wrapped in a flour tortilla. He does like pasta, but I don't want to make that EVERY night! He loves fruit, crackers, cereal, and yogurt. I need ideas of dinners I can feed him that I don't have to put on my Master Chef hat to make. There are a couple dinners I make for the family that he can/will eat too, but I need things that are easy to make, or ready to go. Ideas?
  7. Meh, I guess we all have our different guilty pleasures. :) For me, the Bachelor/ette is fun to watch because of how NOT normal the dates and dating scene is. And like Eowyn said, to see how the "other half" lives. Teen Mom is like watching a train wreck. It's horrible, but you just can't look away! As far as wholesome television goes, my favorite right now is "Once Upon a Time" on ABC. In fact, almost everyone in my family watches it. IT's nice that there is a show on TV that we all can enjoy even if we live in different states.
  8. I know I'm not the only one who watches "Trash TV." Maybe because I was never allowed to watch it when I lived at home and now that I'm all grown up with my own kid and mortgage payment I feel like I can? Haha! And I think in a way it makes me feel good about my "normal" life... The shows I am currently addicted to: The Bachelor/ Bachelorette Big Brother Teen Mom Come on, am I alone in this?
  9. I had a frustrating summer like that when I was 16. All of the kids my age left on the Church History Trip, which I could not afford to go on, and I was left ALL alone (with the beehives). So, I decided to prove to myself that I didn't need to spend a ton of money to go on a trip to gain a testimony, so I decided to read the Book of Mormon in 3 weeks. I would sit down and read for about an hour every day. I came to know that summer that I didn't need all the kids in the world to be my friend, because I had a best friend in my Savior and Redeemer. College will be awesome for you. Your first stop needs to be the Institute building. Sign up for a class or two, and then hang out there often. I'm sure you will meet some awesome people that are just like you. Good luck!
  10. Look at it this way: You have two years to yourself. You have two years to figure out your life. You have two years to FIND yourself. Do you know who you are? Do you know what you want? NOW is your time to figure it out! I sent a missionary out while I was still a senior in high school. He was the cutest boy in school, I was head over heels, and I told him I would wait for him. I wrote him once a week. I graduated high school, moved into a dorm room, started college, met a TON of new people from all over the world, got into a critical car accident that I walked away from, realized I needed a change of pace, applied for a study abroad program, got in, moved to a different country for three months, and by the time I returned home, I was a completely different person. I was confident, independent, and knew that the boy that I used to be head over heels for did NOT walk on water, was NOT the only boy for me, and life would go on if I did not marry him. I met my husband the same week that missionary got home from his mission. After trying to "start over" with the missionary for two months, it just didn't happen and I realized I wanted to be with the man who is now my husband. Forget this boy and go find you. You can't find who YOU are supposed to be with until you know who YOU are.