Jeny

Gotta go...I'm late for supper!!!!!

Can I just call you "Cool" for short?

Thank you, Pam...I have been struggling with feelings of guilt because I was so gung ho at first...then when things got hard...I petered out!! I am still raising my kids and my son is disabled, so, I DO have my hands full.

Hey Pam...you live anywhere close to NY? J/k...but not really!!/rolleyes.gif

That's a good question, Molly...The people of king Benjamin's time seemed to have no desire to sin again...I'm not that perfect...I still desire coffee after three years in this church...I think it is a process, repentance and conversion are a process and change isn't always instantaneous. Does that make any sense?

WOW! I sent you a response yesterday, but it didn't post!! Anyway...I DO have rules in this house and my kids go to church with me every Sunday...no options. I don't bend on that one...but y son refuses to take the sacrament, part of me is relieved about that, because...if he won't take it...it must mean something to him...I believe he doesnt feel worthy to take it...so, if that bis the case, that gives me hope that he DOES have a conscience about it at least.

Oh, I don't give him an option about going to church...we all go...period...but I spent most of the sacrament meeting telling him to knock it off!! He is autistic and he tends to make a lot of noise when he is bored...I then teach sunday school and am in primary...so, I Don't get much out of church, these days...I am faithful with reading my scriptures, and I do my best to try to learn something while I prepare for my lessons every week. My son is going through a stage, I HOPE!!!

Yeah, I have to admit...I am lax in this...my son makes it so hard!!! He thinks church is a big waste of time and anything that goes alone with it...he won't pray or read scriptures with us, he HATES church!! I am very discouraged about him right now...this all started this year. He is 13 this year, he has suddenly decided that it is all stupid and boring!!! My daughter, on the other hand... is just the opposite!!! She is organising a modesty fashion show with her friends right now as I type this!!! I'm not sure what to do next with my son, I am praying and I force him to come to church, but he wants nothing to do with mutual, or boy scouts, or camp...he just could care less!!! I'm just at a loss with him!!!

Ether 12:26-28 26 And when I had said this, the Lord spake unto me, saying: Fools mock, but they shall mourn; and my grace is sufficient for the meek, that they shall take no advantage of your weakness; 27 And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them. 28 Behold, I will show unto the Gentiles their weakness, and I will show unto them that faith, hope and charity bringeth unto me—the fountain of all righteousness. This is G-d's answer...

And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places. 4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar. 5 ¶ In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. 6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. numbered nor counted for multitude. 9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? 10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. Solomon was a prophet of G-d...nobody disputes that...G-d even gives Solomon the desires of his heart, yet Solomon was not a perfect man...he sacrificed in high places...basically...his many wives drew his heart away from the ONE TRUE G-d....even with this imperfection that G-d was full aware of...G-d used and blessed Solomon.... My question...Why can people except that he was a prophet of G-d, yet want to question Joseph Smith and cite his imperfections as proof that JS could not have been a prophet?

This is my downfall. I struggle with a son who has Asperger's syndrome. He is very hard to handle and he hates the church. I end up not bothering with FHE because he makes it such a chore!! I need to work on this in our lives. My daughter loves the church...but she hates fighting with my son about it too, so we just let it go most weeks!!

Yes, that is a good thing and don't underestimate those "boys", they are young, but they are doing what the lord has called them to do. He is directing them and they have the Holy Spirit to guide them as well. May I ask, How are you comming in you Book of Mormon? It is important to gain your own testimony...read, and pray about it. I believe you are on the right tract...but don't take my word for it....Take the Lords.

May I ask, how old are you? Those boys are young, but they are men... I agree...take your time, don't let yourself burn out.

Yes an old dog sure can! I'm 43...I joined this church when I was 40...I am learning every day!!! It does not even seem like three years...it seems like I have been LDS for many years!!! I feel at home and at peace in this church.

I'm a convert too, and I have been doing some of it, but I have run into road blocks and it has discouraged me. I have over 50 names in my data base and I have done the work in the Temple for 5 of my relatives...not too shabby for a three year convert...for now, I am keeping good records of the people in my family who are still alive but refuse this gosple...I am the only LDS in my family...there will be plenty for my kids and grand kids to do...my job right now is raising them and keeping the best records of my family that I can...I know the Lord is blessing me with that.

We have a reservoir near our home...the kids and I climb to the top of the reservoir every 4th of July...we can see the whole city below us and we watch fireworks go off all over the city (Syracuse, NY) Then, my kids and I lay back and look at the stars!!! We have gone up there in the daytime to cloud watch, too...these activities cost me nothing, but my kids will always remember...My daughter and I have found many a 4 leaf clover together on the sloping hill of the reservoir. We walk our dog up there as well...it is a beautiful view of the city. Oh, yeah...and in the winter...my son loves to go sledding up on that hill...my daughter and I opted out of that after our first trip down the hill!! Too scary for me!!!!

Good question, good luck with that!! I am in that same boat!!! See above post!!!

you are welcome Elizabeth... I have a strong testimony of this church, and My patriarchal blessing told me that I would share it with many within and without the kingdom...I had no computer at the time and no idea that I would be on line sharing my testimony, but now I see the fulfillment of that prophecy... This has further strengthened my testimony.

I have been LDS for three years and I am still repenting every day...conversion is a process, Don't expect to be perfect overnight...G-d looks on the heart, man sees the actions of man, G-d sees the reason FOR those actions....Just put your trust in the lord and follow him with all your heart and you will see a change in your heart...you will no longer want to do the things that you are struggling with now, you will see...

Personally, I don't think it was a coincidence...nothing happens by mistake with G-d.

Slow down PS, I know this stuff is all new to you, but you need to take this one step at a time...learn the basics, and then delve into the more complicated things...How was your visit with the missionaries? Did you ask some of your questions to them?

Excellent points!!! Whether Jesus was or was not married is not important to our salvation....if everything about Jesus' life alone were in the Bible...imagine how thick it would be? G-d allowed some things to be omitted because he wants us to have faith in him as well...I trust that we will learn what we need to know when the time comes.

It is something spoken about in the Pearl of Great Price. I would advise you to just stick with the Book of Mormon for right now...all in good time, you have a lot of things you are learning all at once, and you don't want to get overwhelmed with it all. Even G-d told Abraham that when he asked G-d about other worlds....DING!!! I think I just answered my own question!!! I guess I should follow my own advise and stick to the things G-d is ready to teach me for now!! Thanks PS, for helping me to answer my own question!!!

Just talk to G-d like you would your father...he loves you like a father, just remember to give him the respect that you would give a father and go to him knowing that he wants to bless you. As far as why I purposely misspell G-d's name...it is because I am learning Hebrew in my spare time and in doing so, I have learned a lot about Judaism...I like and respect their custom of revering G-d so much that they do not directly say the name of G-d and when they DO have to say it or write it...they purposely misspell it, to maintain the respect that they feel he deserves. I think that is awesome and I have decided to emulate that.

I do too!!! I just bought myself an MP3 player, but I can't get it to work with my computer...I think it is because of my windows vista...that software is not compatible and it is beyond frustrating to me as I want to down load all those mp3 files up there on the official web site...can anyone here help me figure out hoe to do it? I am new to computers, and even newer to mp3 players.