Tyme
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I really love politics. It's just that it consumes me and I've placed it higher than the gospel before. I think that the gospel is more important than politics. The only way I can place the gospel higher is if I abstain from politics. With voting being today I'm thinking strongly about not voting.
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I have a testimony of Priesthood blessings. Last night I received one from the missionaries. I gave them a little detail but not much. The only thing they knew about my daughters is that I'm moving to get closer to them. In the blessing he was trying to say you will see your daughters as much as you want. He couldn't get it out. What he actually said was you will see you as much as you want. Little did he know is that me seeing my daughters is at the leisure of my ex-wife and ex-in-laws. It may not sound like much. That's just proof the spirit was working through him. There is no way the missionaries or anyone who talks to them would know I may not be able to seen my daughters as much as I want.
I also received something about regaining membership in the church. He said something about you (I) will recognize the benefits of the church. A simple yet powerful message that will have me pondering for days.
This church has to be true.
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I use too be overly critical of my local church leadership too. Now I realize they're unpaid volunteers who donate a lot of time to the church. Looking back it really makes me dismiss any wrongdoings or mistakes. In reality the bishop and stake president were actually very very good. I don't think it was a mistake that the first Sunday I went to church in a family ward the stake and I had to sustain him a new Bishop. It wasn't a mistake that we both entered each other's life at that precise moment. I learned a lot from him and I'm sure he learned a thing or two about patience. God works in mysterious ways to give us trials(I know all trials are blessings)and blessings.
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I still haen't gone to church. I'm planning to, though.
I miss the Temple so much. It was the most peaceful and stimulating experience of my life. I still remember when I walked out of the Temple. The world felt so dirty. I talked ill of the Temple about six years ago. It was just the easiest and unworldly thing to attack. Despite the fact that all along I knew it was one of the best experiences of my life. I even googled Temple stuff. It spoiled the most meaningful part for me. The part made me feel so special. I can't wait to re-enter if I should be granted that privilege.
There are so many things in my life I regret. I'm feeling a lot more mature now. I believe but still doubt I can be forgiven for all my iniquities. It just seems like I'm one of the worst people in the whole world. If I'm ever allowed to be baptized again it will feel so good. I plan on being open and honest about everything. That's unlike the first time I was baptized. I entered the church under false premises and it weighed me down spiritually.
During my time away from the church I attended mainstream Christian churches and a Unitarian Universalist church. The mainstream Christian churches were just lacking in knowledge. That was because I know the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints holds higher truths. It just feels like a more elevated and true church. I won't ever be able to commit myself to anything less now that I know the doctrine of Christ.
The Unitarian Universalist one was mainly just a political meeting. It's just I agree with their belief that all religions are true and can be beneficial to their practitioners. The belief that all religions are true is not that far off from what the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe. It seems that the only difference is in wording. If I remember right, the doctrine of Christ teaches that all religions hold some truth. That essentially means all churches can be beneficial to their members.
Just out of curiosity, could someone with a finer understanding of the Doctrine of Christ explain the difference between the churches and UU's stance on all religions being/holding some truth?
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I hope we get one in West Michigan. It's just that Michiganders are a stiff necked people. There isn't a very high LDS population here.
It sounds like most of the midwest hasn't really taken to the church. I'm not sure why that is.
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God is good! Just seen that the church posted a video about suicide.
For anyone else struggling:
Elder Orson F. Whitney taught: “No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such qualities as patience, faith, fortitude and humility. All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we endure it patiently, builds up our characters, purifies our hearts, expands our souls, and makes us more tender and charitable, more worthy to be called the children of God … and it is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the education that we come here to acquire and which will make us more like our Father and Mother in heaven” (quoted in Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball [2006], 16).
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I was able to get sleep and turned away from God almost immediately. It's time for me to find him again. I've been having severe mental health issues and suicidal thoughts. I'm at my breaking point. I can't do it alone anymore. It's either I find God or I off myself. The brain works in magical ways. My brain and hopefully the spirit is turning me to God. I've decided to listen to the audible of the BOM since I don't have the concentration to read a book anymore. I want to be accepted by the Mormons, qualify for the blessings, get the priesthood and enter the Temple again. I'm taking heart in Elder Holland's talk about mental health and the BOM. I hope I can still feel the spirit like I was once able to.
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On 8/17/2018 at 2:26 AM, Semi said:
Tyme, I see no reason why not. Joseph Smith was a great example of forgiving and forgetting; he always welcomed people back to the fold with love and fellowship.
Joseph Smith Jr. is great! I wish he were around today. I'm sure I would be a follower and have a strong testimony. He was always great about letting people back. I remember his letter to W.W. Phelps. There are a lot of similarities between me and W.W. Phelps. I hope to be received back into the fold the same way W.W. Phelps was. I've experienced hell and long for Heaven again.
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On 8/14/2018 at 10:52 AM, Lost Boy said:
As for the sleep deprivation... Why is that happening?
Secret combinations doing their thing. Most people call them the Illuminati. I'm sure they go by some other secret name. They have control of everything including the church. The biggest tell about that is how Ballard gave a talk saying there are no secret combinations. That defies common sense and the BOM. I guess my only hope is that Jesus heads the church and one day will have dominion over all the world. That currently the devil has control of the world. I'm just not sure how a church controlled by the "Illuminati" can be Christ's church. That's what I'm currently struggling with...
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I'm just wondering if the church will allow me to regain membership status after resigning. I'm sure I have a pretty thick file with the Church Membership Committee. I want to get back to the Temple and receive revelation. I miss and love those things. After reading Revelations I have a longing desire to be marked as one of God's servant. The problem is that I have weak and wavering faith. It's like one min I love the church and the next I'm thinking about all the problems. In addition, I have trouble with the fact it's ran by man. Then again all churches are led by man. I'm also a Targeted Individual who is going through extreme torture -- sleep deprivation. I've came to the realization it is probably something spiritual. I don't think man is capable of what I have experienced at least I think. Ive always said I would rejoin the church when my daughters inevitable ask me to. It's not to that point, but I feel the time is right. What do you all think? Will they let me back again? I think they will I just don't know what they have in my file...
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The Mesa Christmas pageant was great. It was always packed. I'm sure that pageant has persuaded many people to convert.