tapdancer

There could be another side to this that your parents may not have considered..that the parents of your niece probably won't appreciate the comparison either and are not happy that it's a big topic of conversation. I say this because my son turns 18 in September and at least two young men will be putting their papers in around about that time. But mine won't. He's autistic and has moderate learning difficulties. He wasn't baptised until he was 11 and he does hold the Aaronic Priesthood. He's done baptisms in the Temple (probably the first time the Temple workers had seen a young man in the baptistry wearing ear defenders!). He blesses the Sacrament, goes home teaching with his Dad, but that will probably be the limit of his service for the foreseeable future. For most of the time I'm grateful for the lovely young man that he is, the blessing he is to our family, but occasionally, just occasionally I do feel sad that he won't be serving a full time proselyting mission. I rejoice in all the young people in our ward receiving their calls and going out to serve, but there can be a tinge of envy. Your parents may not know what to say (my mum is often unsure), but I can understand that it could well be a source of frustration for you.

I'm new here. I found this forum whilst researching Church doctrine about a sensitive subject for my 12-14 year old youth Sunday School class. I am a convert of 38 years (I was going to marry Donny Osmond but NOT join the Church, ended up Joining the Church and not marrying Donny Osmond, which suits me just fine!). I served in the Scotland Edinburgh Mission 1987-88. I got married in 1998, our legal wedding was in our chapel, then we were sealed for time and all eternity at the Preston Temple later that day. I have two boys, the oldest is 17 years old and has special needs. My second son is 14 next week. Along with being a Sunday School teacher I am also one of the ward Family History consultants and work at the ward library on a Tuesday night when my boys are at YM and on a Friday morning.