Guest MormonGator Posted July 13, 2015 Report Posted July 13, 2015 Did anyone else notice that even a bad day being LDS is better than a good day when you weren't in the church? LadyGator and I were talking about this recently, just curious as to other thoughts. Quote
Floridagal Posted July 13, 2015 Report Posted July 13, 2015 Absolutely. And before this I was all about feeling free and unhinged by any religion. (I have studied religion just about my whole life) yet now...it's exactly as you say. I am happiest now since joining the church than on my worst day-than my happiest back then. Overall I find it ironic that I feel more free now by being in the church.Great stuff. :) hagoth and askandanswer 2 Quote
Guest MormonGator Posted July 13, 2015 Report Posted July 13, 2015 Absolutely. And before this I was all about feeling free and unhinged by any religion. (I have studied religion just about my whole life) yet now...it's exactly as you say. I am happiest now since joining the church than on my worst day-than my happiest back then. Overall I find it ironic that I feel more free now by being in the church.Great stuff. :) So true. It's something only converts can describe (no, I am NOT insulting lifelong members, but if you've never been out of the church, you may not know how it feels). "I once was lost, but now I see" Quote
Guest Posted July 13, 2015 Report Posted July 13, 2015 I may be different because I was happy with my previous faith. I don't feel the same way as described in the OP. I had bad and good days now in the same way that I had bad and good days then. What I do notice is it seems a lot easier now to see secular happenings under the light of the gospel and find comfort - for example, 9/11, death of my dad, etc. I also find more clarity in my gospel study in the light of the restored teachings. Quote
Pa Pa Posted July 13, 2015 Report Posted July 13, 2015 Did anyone else notice that even a bad day being LDS is better than a good day when you weren't in the church? LadyGator and I were talking about this recently, just curious as to other thoughts.I know the Church has given me the tools to navigate through difficult times. So yes, I can agree with your statement. Quote
dahlia Posted July 26, 2015 Report Posted July 26, 2015 I was intellectually content with Reform Judaism, but no matter what I did, what classes I went to, or how often I went to services, I never felt a part of my local synagogue. Not one person, not even the rabbi, came to see me when my husband died. I am emotionally content with Mormonism. It fills my soul. It makes me happy. If I sneeze, 20 people in the ward will ask how I feel and 3 will offer to make me soup. If they found out tomorrow that J Smith lied about it all, I would still want to hang out with the folks in my ward and learn about the Bible together. Quote
David13 Posted July 26, 2015 Report Posted July 26, 2015 Yes, I feel it too.As to the real freedom, an article in this months Ensign entitled We Found True Freedom in Obedience sums it up nicely.https://www.lds.org/ensign/2015/08/we-found-true-freedom-in-obedience?lang=engFrom living outside the church and the commandments and the d&c and the wow we know that too much freedom can be a bad thing. So I like the guidance of the church, but in my case I'm talking about long ago. I have been living the commandments and 95% of the wow for the last 30 years, but without the gospel and the d&c.Also, part of the joy for me is Utah. It's difficult for me to see a lot other than LDS=Utah=Zion.And the Temples. There are more Temples in Utah. And more Saints.I have to start a new thread here, as my story has unfolded along the way here, from the beginning, and now there is a new development.dc Quote
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