mcdoodle

Last night my family and I were baptized. It was an amazing experience. My son was glowing as he came out of the water. A lot of people showed up despite it being Tuesday night at 7pm! I was really surprised, because I didn't even want to do it that night (I have loads of homework I'm trying to do). Anyways, I wanted to thank everyone on this board for their loving support in bringing me and my family into the Church. It was a magical experience and I can't wait for Sunday and the gift of the Holy Ghost!

OK, everyone.... if all goes well, my husband asked to be baptized (as well as I did) which is set to occur Sept. 2. Can anyone believe it? I can't! Anyone have ideas on how to breach conversion for my 9-year-old? I was told just to talk to him, but I was wondering if anyone had undergone this. My talks with him just seem confusing. Any ideas? I hope he feels the way we do and we can all be baptized.

Here, here! Thank God I finally just emailed them using mormon.org. Once you click 'send,' there's no going back! If you lack the courage, feel free to use that method...it worked for me!

My family and I attended church together for the first time. It was great! We all had a good time. My husband decided to continue discussions and attending church. He said he felt something powerful with today's lesson on Charity. My son learned a lot and was eager to tell me about it. The cub scouts director invited us to the meetings, too. So, I am amazed and very, very thankful. Thanks for everyone that's been pulling for me and my family!

You guys rock!! I feel like I have been so blessed to have found this site. I am so glad others are excited for me as well. Candyprpl, I hope you have a great dinner with the missionaries!!!

LOL!!! OK, not final! You guys are fantastic!!

Final update... we had a tour of the church with the missionaries today and my husband thought we should go to church on Sunday together as a family. I am still reeling from this. No one ridiculed a belief in Jesus more than my husband. He also read some scriptures and prayed and had a great dream that I think was the Lord speaking to him. What can I say? I am pretty darned thrilled beyond belief. Everyone on this board has been great. Once again i wish to thank you all for your guidance and advice, it has really opened up my life.

Ok, they left a little bit ago and it went great. They were so cute!! Anyway, my husband actually sat in and asked questions, etc. He even set up an appointment tomorrow for us to go & get a tour of the church!! So it was pretty great. I am so elated I bought myself a cheeseburger to celebrate!! I wish I had more questions to ask them, but I have researched most of the questions I had initially and so couldn't think of new ones. But they were so nervous, it was adorable! Also, they loved my giant dog. So...maybe we'll even go to church this Sun. as A FAMILY. Something I didn't imagine was really possible. So thanks everyone for your advice, it worked great!

Thank you, Misshalfway!! I loved them too. But I guess that's obvious.

It's Elders!

Just an update... I meet with the missionaries Thurs. in the morning. I'm so nervous, it's hilarious!!! Thanks everyone, and I'll let you know how it goes!

Is anyone else feeling this? I grew up extremely poor. My mother and grandmother knew how to do anything...and I mean ANYTHING. If they didn't know, we popped off to the library to get a book to learn how. As an adult, I've had more money than my parents had and so have had more luxuries. Recently, my income has been cut, and the struggling economy has made this hurt a bit more than it might have. I have no extra money for anything until payday in a week and a half. My son started school and needs new uniforms, of course. He's 9 and is wearing a 12 snugly, and not just at the waist...the pants are barely covering his ankles!! Thankfully, I had some size 14 pants that I bought at a garage sale at the beginning of summer. So, I cut them off and hemmed them up to make shorts for him. I started thinking, how wonderful my childhood had been despite economic hardships, and how well my mother had trained her daughter for such things. Most young women I know have NO IDEA how to do such a common thing as hem up pants, cook, or any other simple task women used to be prepared for. My cousin was amazed and said, "They look like they came from the store!" She was raised on department stores, restaurants and dry cleaning. She still calls me for instructions on how to do the simplest things! This little family crisis has really made me appreciate mothers who bother to teach their daughters (and sons!) how to function independently. I really hope to have more money than my family had growing up, but I still really plan on stressing such seemingly unimportant, semi-forgotten 'old-fashioned' skills, especially for my daughters.

I am with you!! I got goosebumps reading your post. I come from a very anti-LDS family. I am very literal and rational. I study anthropology and so have a very distant view of religion, as in very 3rd person. I am struggling also with meeting with missionaries. How will I explain this to people who know me? Will they be able to accept me? What will they think... will they think I'm different, or mentally ill or something, to make such a radical change? I finally emailed the missionaries and hope to hear a response soon. I just had to make what seemed a very emotional, non-rational choice that God has been leading me to. If we were in the same city, I would totally take the discussions with the missionaries with you, I am so terrified to do it alone!! But I am exhilarated, too. May you listen to your heart and find some peace with this. I finally have some, after 2 years of struggling with the decision.

I wanted to thank you all for your great advice. I've emailed the missionaries and we'll see where I go! It's pretty exciting!

I was wondering how I can overcome my fear of meeting with the missionaries (I am an investigator). I am afraid of something, but I don't know what! Every time I think I have the courage to set up discussions, I become paralyzed and hang up. This is embarrassing to me, as my family always stresses being courageous and I am so failing in this regard! I think I am mostly afraid of a hard sell. I do not know any LDS and have never met anyone LDS (well, anyone that was open about it, anyway). I have no one to ask questions or have to go to church with. I am painfully shy, it is so silly. i also worry about my family: I have a son and am married, but my husband doesn't seem interested in the LDS faith at all, and i am worried i won't be as accepted. Any advice? I am in Tucson, AZ.

Mine are: "Perfect Day" by Hoku "Fishin' in the Dark" by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band That's all I can think of so far!

My pediatrician told me to start solids when my son would reach for my food to try, or was moving his mouth like he was chewing while watching me eat. He was about 4-5 months old when he started some solids, but I kept breastfeeding until he was over a year old. I just bought baby food, and would portion out onto a plate a couple of tablespoons of each food and freeze. Any kind of baby food, and your baby will let you know which ones they prefer. :) Then I would put these frozen portions into ziplocks in the freezer. My mother did this for us, and told me to do it...it saved me a lot of money! If you can cook without a lot of seasoning, you can also make baby food. Later I had a little food mill I got at a yard sale, and would just mash up whatever I had cooked up. He loved it. You have to be careful not to have very little salt (just a dash) or seasonings, though. My doc said its just better to give them very plain foods.

I completely agree, Charley. IMO having a religion that has more rules or guidelines for behavior allows someone (who follows that religion) to think constantly about God and their connection to God. What others see as restricting or limiting, a believer sees as a viable and special means of connecting to God on a constant basis. I think prohibitions of food/drink, especially, allow people to think of God and their commitment to God constantly, as everyone must (and hopefully can) eat everyday.

My DH is a student, so alas, we have no money for 2 1/2 more years, so I can't get anything cool like the Alaska ATV tour!! That sounds amazing. I will keep that in mind for later. Hubby will probably get a guinea pig, as our son picked that present out!! LOL Although, I think that present is more for our son than for daddy!

Thanks to everyone!! What great links and inspiring stories! I am searching for my faith, and working on letting God guide me where I should be. I am feeling a strong force guiding me to study the LDS faith, and your links will really help me out. Yediyd, your story was great! My family was also not so wonderful, so your story was especially inspirational. Thanks for sharing it! :) Any more ideas/links will be greatly appreciated. This is a great forum, and I am very thankful to have found it!! mcdoodle

Hi everyone, I'm a noob here, so I hope this is in the right place. :) I was wondering if anyone has links or knows of any books about conversion stories? I would like to find some to read, as I am interested in the LDS faith. Thanks ahead of time for any help! mcdoodle