Timmy234

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    Timmy234 reacted to Vort in Going to church   
    To the excellent advice given above, I would add that, like poor posture or bothersome tics, this is something that is best addressed as soon as possible. If you wait ten years, the actions will be fossilized to the point that it will become very difficult to change the habit.
    If you (or your wife) ask yourself (herself) every Sunday morning whether to get up and go to Church, then it's a decision you have to make every week, and eventually you'll get tired of it. If instead you say, "Hey, it's Sunday, time to get up and go to Church like I ALWAYS DO WITHOUT FAIL", then you are far more likely to remain active in your Church participation.
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    Timmy234 reacted to NeuroTypical in Going to church   
    Hi and welcome Timmy234!
    This doesn't really have anything to do with church attendance.  This is an issue around how you and your wife surface and resolve issues that come up in the marriage.  Absolutely, both of your behaviors and choices will effect your future family, on the topic of church attendance and others. 
    So, how do you go about surfacing and resolving issues with your wife?  Have you brought the subject up with her?  
     
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    Timmy234 reacted to askandanswer in Going to church   
    To reinforce what @Just_A_Guysaid, without some sort of change your current direction is likely to be your future direction. Perhaps you could give some consideration to where your future direction is likely to take you and what sort of change you can most successfully and effectively make. Example is often considered by many to be a successfull and effective means of bringing about change. 
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    Timmy234 reacted to Just_A_Guy in Going to church   
    Hi, Timmy; and welcome!
    The two things that go through my mind are:
    1). What kind of family, and what degree of church involvement do you want to have, twenty years from now?  That won’t “just happen”; it will be the result of the trajectory that you and your wife are setting now.
    2). Your wife sounds like an introvert who prefers to avoid crowds (like me!).  That’s fine; but the older I get, the more value I find in my relationships with my ward members; and I’d encourage her (and you!) to begin building those now.  🙂
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    Timmy234 reacted to Jane_Doe in You no longer have to wait a year between civil marriage and temple marriage in the US   
    HALLELJUAH!!!!
    This is HUGE for people whom are converts or otherwise have close family members that are not 100% active.  I am so happy.
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    Timmy234 reacted to KScience in How do you continue to have Patience?   
    Patience is rough. We need patience in so many places of our lives, but at the same time we need to live our lives and not sit by waiting for something to happen.
    In the scheme of things 6 years is not long  - HONEST.... Although I appreciate it feels like an eternity at the time.
    It's good that you have general goals in your life, but I wonder what each of these things looks like for you? Once you have figured this out then you can look at where you are and what things need to be put in place for you to achieve these goals and how you are going to be able to achieve this.
    Remember that there are many paths to the same outcome and the way you get there may be unconventional to some but right for you. See this as a great opportunity to find out exactly who you are and what excites you.  Your lack of motivation may be a sign that you are going through lots of self doubt or that you genuinely need to find a different course.  Who can you talk to in "real life" that will listen and help you  explore your feelings and hash out the different options?
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    Timmy234 reacted to NeuroTypical in How do you continue to have Patience?   
    Hi and welcome Timmy234.  It sounds like you're waiting for God to tell you who to be or what to do.  I'm not sure it works like that.  You have to figure out who you want to be, and what you want to do.  Make goals based on righteous principles, strive to reach them righteously.  God probably isn't going to tell you "walk down that street and knock on that door to find your spouse", or "you need to travel to this town and enroll in this college" or "apply for this job".   The blessings come as you live life righteously.  
    Am I anywhere in the ballpark of offering good advice?  Or do you have all that figured out already?  Are you looking for a spouse?  What are your education/career plans?
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    Timmy234 got a reaction from NeuroTypical in How do you continue to have Patience?   
    Thanks for your response. Yes, those are some great points and to answer your questions and I honestly don't have any of that figured out. I have goals, my main goal is I want to be a great father and husband. I want to be able to provide for my family.
    I figured that in order to get a good job to provide I need to go to college and get my degree. I have been in college for 4 years now. I get average grades, I have been involved on campus with the institute committee, I go on plenty of dates, and yet I don't really feel like I am progressing anywhere at all.  I am currently majoring in English, however I have been having doubts about this and am not sure if I want to continue with this degree. I do get involved with clubs and other activities on campus that seem interesting. 
    yes you do have a point, perhaps I am asking God to tell me too much. but what I really am asking him is for confirmation that I am doing the right things. However the only answer I get is to just have patience. Not sure if this makes sense.