westdelrio

Shouting out to all pianists, and/or violinists. I'm a semi-professional singer and I've always dreamed of performing Christmas songs at ward parties lounges hotel lobbies, private parties, etc. If you love a variety of music and would like to hook up and develop a program to share with others this year, lemme know!!! If you're connected and already know some places we could perform, even better! Getting paid would be nice, but I'm far more interested in simply sharing my music. Open to all ideas, thanks.

I am LDS and have been since birth. Wonderful parents, horrible siblings, now entirely alone. I've been severely mentally ill my entire life, with multiple bran injuries as well. After working for 35 years, I'm now forbidden by my docs from continuing to do so. Even while working, I've always been poor. I live off of social security, 1300. a month. I have a housing voucher that enables me to live in a drug infested, dangerous apartment. I am increasingly isolated, discouraged, and feel as though I just can't do this anymore. Being really ill AND poor is too much, and I'm so exhausted from battling my entire life. So when I see the conference seats stacked with millionairs, I feel ill. I try to listen to their messages, but I'm becoming increasingly angry and feeling on the oust because none of them, male or female, can relate to me. They're wealthy, they may have health issues to a lesser degree, and tragedy visits them occasionally. But with millions in the bank, tragedies are always minimied. Please don't argue this point with me, I've seen it enough to know it's true. I wonder why we can't have a janitor, or a firefighter, or a homemaker in our global leadership? Or even in stake or regional leadership. If I had 20 million coming in a year (or even 5 million), I couldn't bank it and allow the saints in my backyard to suffer as they do. The poor in Salt Lake are being destroyed. We have horrific living conditions, we're constantly passed over for callings, we suffer discrimination at the hands of bishops and other leaders, the list goes on. I've held on to my testimony because it's rooted in Christ, yet I can't help but wonder why Christ has stacked the vast majority of his leadership positions with millionaires, or super wealthy, 'pretty perfect' people????? I'm alone, afraid, ill, and I'm barely hanging on. Any insight would be appreciated. I'd give anything for a safe home with room enough to stay organized and allow for my therapies, a live in aide, an office/paperwork, etc. I'm terrified that I will die like this, no matter how righteous and obedient I am. Temple worthy, attending, thousands and thousands of family history names to the temple, trying to care for granddaughter when I'm able to, trying to be kind to others, seeking opportunities to serve, all for nothing. I feel worthless, and my prayer for a home has gone ignored for decades. Thank you for listening.