Hi, I've been browsing the forums for awhile, and I figured I might as well introduce myself and my current predicament.
I am a 17 year old male who was born in raised in the Methodist church. Until about a year ago, I had almost zero knowledge about Mormons. I met a cute Mormon girl at school and we became great friends and decided to date. We dated and things started to become pretty serious. After about 10 months of dating, we knew that with our religious situation and plans for college next year it would be a mistake to keep on at the rate we were going. We still remain best friends, and I truly miss what we had. I sometimes believe that God put her in my life for more than just someone to date.
While we dated, I began to study and learn a lot about the church. A lot of the things I had heard turned out to be entirely false. I was even quite attracted to the lifestyle that her family and other LDS families lived by. I was kind of jealous that our family didn't have the strong relationship that her family had. I have attended a few sacrament meetings and seminary classes. The past month I have been really praying hard and reading the BoM trying to find out for myself if it is/isn't for me. I know Mormon guys my age are expected to go on missions in a few years, and to be honest that sounds kind of appealing to me (she plans to marry a return missionary).
My family would disagree but still support me with whichever route I choose for my life. They would just be disappointed if I did it for a girl and not for God (which is what I worry about so much). Anyhow, that is my situation and why I have been visiting the forums. It has sure been helpful to read some of the things posted.
