Lakumi
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In my old church there were loners, you'd be surprised.
Mormons are pretty friendly and welcoming, its a very family oriented church and if they see a new face they usually have no problem walking up and introducing themselves. At the Baptism I witnessed on the 18th I cant even count how many people introduced themselves to me and shook my hand.
Never met a pushy LDS Missionary, well my online one asked twice if I wanted to be baptized.
I ran into a pair of JW Missionaries a couple years ago... That was a pretty pushy and awkward encounter. Never again I hope! They just sent me something in the mail so I hope nobody comes knocking.
that's what makes me rather afraid, I am very unused to people being generally kind and saying hello and what not to me:lol:
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I've never known any LDS people, met them here and there, nothing in depth
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I don't think i could ever get married and have a family, my mind is not in the right place for it and... it just seems like I'd never be able to handle it.
kids should have good parents and I know, I'd not be a great parent
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I talked with a few, they were nice, some were more pushy then others... It did make me think about things, and just how timid I would be simply walking into a church on a Sunday like they suggest.
I'm a loner and I don't think the church has those lol
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I grew up in the Philippines where divorce is illegal. There is NOTHING unrealistic about that. People give up on marriages because they can.
I do imagine the Phillippines isn't the "melting pot" of cultures and faiths that Canada or the US is
Henry the VIII invented the Church of England for a reason:lol:
Moving on, while I agree people give up on marriage to quickly (watch any show about any celebrity)
I think there is something rather realistic about divorce, not everyone is religious and sees marriage as a spiritual union, some see it merely as a thing you get benefits and what not a totally different outlook.
I don't think its right to condem someone for getting a divorce when they have a radiacally different viewpoint of what marriage is.
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I have a really hard time turning my life over to The Lord. I want to have trust and faith, but I won't allow myself to trust that God will work it out. I joined the church 13 years ago and have always struggled with parts of my testimony. Sometimes I think I'm so tough I can do it all by myself.
Sometimes I feel as a member of the church, I'm told how to act, feel, how to dress, what to drink, what kind of undergarments to wear, what to watch and listen too, what I'm allowed to do on Sundays, and etc.
Don't get me wrong, I have a long list of things I love about the church.
My thoughts are all over the place. Did I lose everyone?? ..or maybe you fell asleep??
Anyone have any thoughts for me? I really need Heavenly Fathers help to carry this weight on my shoulders or better yet, I would love hand it over. ?
I think things like that happen to people in every religion. What I found helped me was talking about what you do believe, talk to a lot of people, and think about it.
Don't dwell on the negative when you are thinking of these things, only what you believe and the positive aspects of the church.
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not the duvet!!
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those are some terms I have not heard in some time.
only the writing methinks will bring any success, my little pony or ball jointed dolls much less
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To fulfill the Law of Chasity it does not have to be a Church wedding. It just has to be legal and lawful
I see...I have not done a good job forfilling any law of chastity, and as I said I do regret, at most- that there wasn't any love...
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I guess I have never really understood this mindset...
If you are in a committed serious relationship... what it the problem with formalizing it?
The only thing that comes to mind is that you are trying to keep one foot out the door, to keep your other options open. That strikes me the opposite of committed.
When you take wedding vows and you mean it (For better or for worse, sickness and in health etc) That is commitment... Anything else you are simply waiting for something better to come along. (assuming of course you mean the vows... anything else and it is just a piece of paper)
what if she's an atheist and refuses marriage in the church sense?
or you don't- or both of you don't (whichever)
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Nice attempt but no, philosophy has nothing to do with anything i'm stating. Love is indeed a chemical reaction based for initial attraction and ensuring reproduction and essentially the survival of a species. I am NOT stating that we do not have interpersonal relationships that develop and grow throughout time. Even memories will produce hormones that can cause one to be jubilant, abhorrent, regretful, or dwindle in sorrow. Our emotions are one way or another caused by hormones actively effecting the way our brain sends signals from one synapse to another. This doesnt make us any less significant if anything it is absolutely extraordinary
not something I wanna put on a valentines day card:lol:
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wait I don't get it:confused:
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Mask of Zorro (Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Anthony Hopkins).
Banderas character is hiding in the confessional when Catherine Zeta Jones admits to "breaking the Fourth Commandment".
After a frantic (and futile) search of his memory, Banderas replies, "You killed somebody?"
That was a pretty good movie, my favorite Zorro movie comes from 1974
best Zorro theme by far
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thank you for the response and we went over something very similar to that which is why i came here. I just dont understand how it is sinful to be with a women you enjoy spending time with when it is basic mammalian instinct...im not trying to be rude or disrespectful so please dont take it that way i understand the word of wisdom to a point (aside from green tea) but this is tough to wrap my head around
Plenty of people, LDS or not, feel sex and intimacy should be an expression of love. Some take it a step further and "only within marriage" (religious and non religious people I have net have adopted chastity in their lives).
I understand where that comes from, and I do wish that the experiences I had were with someone I loved, but alas they weren't and I do hold a bit of regret sometimes about it.
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To quote from a movie, "You killed someone?"
which movie?
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Children's rights are compromised, Godless. Of course, since single parenthood is legal and divorce is legal, homosexual parents is just another feather in the cap of the war against children. Fact remains that gender is not interchangeable. A child growing up without the influence of both genders are disadvantaged.
Read my post a few pages back. It illustrates the different disadvantages to children in other cases of illegal marriages - marrying your sibling, parent, or cousin, for example.
what if one of the parents dies, that's hardly anyone's fault, but you still are left with a single parent
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Well I will be baptized soon so whatever the Church did to get the word out to me they did a good job of it.
and as I said to someone else I don't think I could walk into a church without having a panic attack:lol:
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I wonder if its easier to recruit new members or bring back old ones?
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The only thing I'll add is that when it was time for my husband and I to try, we knew and it felt right immediately.
I think your indecision is actually speaking volumes for your decision :)
Also, starting a family a 24 is still young!! I was 25, almost 26, when my twins were born. Young!!!
Good luck :)
I'm 24 and I don't even live on my own yet letalone have a girlfriend:lol:
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annoying
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yes they stole the music
oh and there's an Indian Superman too... but they sing their own music (and no I am not sure why the woman is dressed like Spiderman... I own the movie but there's no subtitles so I don't know what anyone is saying)
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That's why I mentioned bopping - because every school in the country prohibits it. "Humping" is against my county's school policy, just like wearing a shirt that exposes your midribs.
Twerking may just be bad dancing according to Badwolf but that doesn't mean it doesn't go against this school's policy.
true but I think in that situation they should be made to do more school work and not less... but that's a whole other debate
When I was in high school, the polcies were much more relaxed, they also didn't like out of school suspentions but rather in school ones, they felt you'd think about what you did more instead of giving you a few days off.
Least that's what I was told.
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I refuse to watch that movie and will stick with classic Superman movies, thank you very much, like Turkish Superman
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I just bring out the worst in people, I am a hard person to get along with lol
where I live now is much friendlier but I've not adjusted yet