Bluebonnet

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  1. Anatess2- I have started reading the Gospel Principles book on the Church's Library app (which is really useful). Pwrfrk- Thank you! Sunday21- was that book written by Larry Anderson?
  2. Thank you for your replies! Askandanswer- That passage in Alma has been pretty key in keeping me going! I am still waiting to feel anything with regard to the seed, though. I don’t know if I’m expecting too much, looking for the wrong thing, or just am not at that point yet. Sunday21- I will definitely check out that book. Having some structure and extra info is great. I’ve been reading the seminary guides, but can tell they are meant for others. I actually stopped reading the BoM for a while and read through some of the children’s books. It really helped me become familiar enough with the places, people, and happenings to focus on more than just learning the background.
  3. Howdy and Aloha! I have been interested in the Church for many years. I was raised Baptist (it didn’t take) and only knew a few random things about the Church. As an adult, both an awesome LDS neighbor and a dear LDS family piqued my interest. I have learned a lot about the Church from them in the past six or so years, and have spoken to missionaries and attended Sunday services for a couple months in the past. Currently I am an atheist, a single parent, and queer. Folks like me are not generally the target audience for missionaries or Church publications. I can tell that most folks I’ve spoken with don’t quite know where to go with the conversation when the investigator doesn’t start with a belief in any deity. I would love suggestions of info geared towards atheists or other non-Christians. That being said, I am keeping the WoW, trying to pray and read the scriptures daily, and have started tithing partially (donating to the Church at least). It is a bit weird to do these things without belief, and hard to explain, but starting down the path and seeing what happens is the only way I know to get anywhere. I honestly don’t quite know what I need. I can learn the terminology but many of the concepts are hard to wrap my mind around. And I really worry that I will never get that confirmation from the Spirit. I am trying to focus on the things I do know, what teachings already seem to fit, and just...keep working at it. Any info or advice is welcome.