The missionaries are coming to meet with me. What to expect?

[Dravin]

The other times they brought very caring people but they had grown up LDS and were not that familiar with my Protestant faith so that was a bit of a setback.

That's a common hurdle. A catholic convert can tell a catholic investigator that its just like X except y, and it's instantly understood. Real fun is when you've got the missionaries and the investigator using the same words but with different definitions, particularly when they carry theological significance to one but not the other. Or even the word is all but absent from the other's dictionary like when ask a missionary what the Church's stance is on transubstantiation and (might) get a blank look in response.

Words, they let us talk to each other but sometimes they fail to communicate. :)

Edited October 10, 2009 by Dravin

[Maya]

Hi Lilac great to hear how you are doing. I removed Joker from hijacking your thread. You know I used to be a Lutheran. If you have not red my convertion story yet... it is on my profile. I as goign to be an orthodox as the music was so beautifull... but I tought I should not join just for the music, I should know it is right too. So been ther done that. For me LDS just felt right right away. If ther eis anythign I can help you with you are welcome to send me a PM. I will be gone next week though.. taking care of my grandkids. I am happy your kids likie the church makes so much easier for you ans your DH to study it. Have you tried the home evening yet? You know you can do it even thouigh you are not LDS

Some of the "doctorines" are not really doctorines but deductions giving room for ... ok it is late my English is failing me... room for everyones own toughts. Like if there is a Father there has to be a mother....

[LDSVALLEY]

Don't worry about the Missionaries they work hard and want everyone to be baptized as soon as possible. As a Ward Mission Leader sometimes I have to slow ours down but I understand their desires.

It can be difficult to find answers you seek. Feel free to ask on the forum or ask me or others for input into the questions.

I was an adult convert who when I met the Missionaries told them they had no chance of converting me! So I had to find lots of answers.

Don't try and find all the answers right away it takes years and years. When you think you have them all you find more, or at least I do!

We have one getting baptized next week and I told her that she should not feel pressured into it but know she is ready, otherwise we can postpone it. (she is having an issue with a family memeber over joining, she knows it's true but wants to work things out with them first.)

Enjoy the journey, it's fun. And never ever be afraid to ask quesitons.

[pam]

Many life long members don't always gain that sure testimony of the Book of Mormon. But let me tell you it's true. I believe it is without a shadow of a doubt.

Here are a copy of YouTube vids I recommend:

[Lilac]

Maya,

I see you are in Norway? My family is all from Sweden but I don't speak any Swedish any more. I did as a child but forgot it all.

Maybe I'll post on the Gospel thread where I am stuck...I hate to post theological questions anywhere on the internet. Somehow, there is always conflict and I am someone who avoids conflict.

[Maya]

Yes Lilac I am living in Norway... I am actually from Finland and met my DH in Sweden... :)

It is quite ok to ask here too as you are an investigator, but some things are best to ask in Gospel discusition.

My questions were the normal plural marriage, trinity, maybe something else too, but waht I realised to be true was too strong evidence to let those bother me. I learned that you learn on the journey you just cant allow yourself to panic or get angry, all questions have a guite an understandable answer.

Before I met the missionaries, I felt that I was somekind of stringpuppet. God pulled the strings as He wished and made me jump. I really could not see any love in it that He would decide everything for me. Sometimes I felt that He was pulling strings adn laughing at me as I struggled to stand. I felt so free with the gospel. No more strings.

I loved the children and youth programs. I wished I had been in the Church when youth. I had been a "star". I had no difficulties with leaving alcohol or caffe or... as I did not really do the stuff.

I know not everyone dares to jump in to the dark or like to have issues that are not clare... but to me the exempel of LDS that I met told me more than 1000 words. I did not know all I knew very little but as I said I noticed that wioth patience I will understand the problems in due time.