dprh

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  1. Even if you didn't do anything that 'needs' to be confessed, it seems like it is weighing on you enough that it would help to get another's perspective. If you don't feel comfortable with your bishop, you could reach out to another leader, friend or family member. I've been finding that people are a lot more supportive and a lot less judgmental than I used to think. Opening up and talking about our problems is one of the best ways to overcome their power over us. Good luck!
  2. I found this forum a couple weeks ago and have posted a few times. I like this community and figure I'll stick around and check in every so often. I am in my late 30's, married with three kids. I've been a missionary, financial clerk, ward clerk, YM's adviser and councilor, den leader, primary and Sunday School teacher in church. Recently excommunicated, but working hard to repent, change, and be re-admitted into the Church. I am trying to develop more healthy connections with more people instead of isolating myself. I figure an anonymous forum would be a good place to reach out. My wife and I aren't comfortable yet with most real-life people knowing of our situation. She's changed the setting for our family on the directory to private so most people can't see us.
  3. Pres. Nelson's words hit very close to home for me. In March, I went through a Stake Disciplinary Council and was subsequently excommunicated for conduct unbecoming a member. I have a long history of leading a double life in and out of the church. I confessed to my wife, my bishop, my Stake President, and God in January and I've been working on changing, repenting, since. For so long, I felt that I couldn't change. I was too weak, too cowardly, too deep into my sinful life to ever be able to get better. And I was right. I am not strong enough, on my own, to change. What I'm in the process of learning is that I am not alone. I am doing what I can and Christ is making up the difference. I have felt my heart change. I still have a long road ahead, but I have the Savior walking beside me. That is my long way of saying, I feel that time is short for me specifically. Not in that my life will end soon or that the Second Coming is next year, but that my need to repent, to change, to become who I need to be, is now. I cannot procrastinate any more.
  4. Ah, Thanks. That is right. I found a good summary of it here .
  5. A long long time ago, on my mission, I was moved into an area with my companion. There had been sisters there for a few years. While we were going through all the stuff they left we found an old talk someone had typed up. It wasn't a General Conference talk, and I don't recall who gave it, but it was a General Authority and it was addressed to mission presidents or stake presidents. It talked a lot about this topic. From what I remember his point was that God is God because of His dependability and reliability. Intelligences, spirits, and things obey Him because they trust Him, not because they are compelled to. He has a perfect track record, so to speak. If God were to rob justice, or anything else that would damage his dependability, he would cease to have that power over other things because of the broken trust. Other intelligences would no longer obey Him. I've looked for that talk a number of times since coming home 16 years ago and have never found it again. It was quite interesting.
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    If you really are unable to stop breaking the Law of Chastity, you may find the help you need in the Addiction Recovery Program. It has been very helpful for me. https://addictionrecovery.lds.org/?lang=eng