Greetings

[roytucker]

Hi everyone,

I've been a member of the church for about 18 years, though I grew up Catholic. My testimony has evolved over time, going up, down, sideways, and diagonally. I served a mission, married in the temple, been active the whole time, and served in a variety of callings (Ward mission, Sunday School, YM, Activities, Elders Quorum, Bishopric, High Council). But in some ways I don't feel like the average member. I question a lot of LDS assumptions about life, the gospel, and everything. I'm hungry for truth. As you get to know me, you'll find that I am always looking at scriptural context rather than the one-liners. Paul is my favorite writer, but I love the whole Book of Mormon. Isaiah is pretty cool, too. Hope I can add something useful to the forum.

Roy

[Kate]

Hi everyone,

I've been a member of the church for about 18 years, though I grew up Catholic. My testimony has evolved over time, going up, down, sideways, and diagonally. I served a mission, married in the temple, been active the whole time, and served in a variety of callings (Ward mission, Sunday School, YM, Activities, Elders Quorum, Bishopric, High Council). But in some ways I don't feel like the average member. I question a lot of LDS assumptions about life, the gospel, and everything. I'm hungry for truth. As you get to know me, you'll find that I am always looking at scriptural context rather than the one-liners. Paul is my favorite writer, but I love the whole Book of Mormon. Isaiah is pretty cool, too. Hope I can add something useful to the forum.

Roy

Hi Roy! Glad you found your way here. It will be interesting to hear your questions and chat.

~Kate

[bunnzy]

Its good to hear that a high council member also has some queries about the gospel. Isaiah is one of my favs also. Welcome to this site.

[MorningStar]

Welcome, Roy! I hope you like it here.

[Pa Pa]

Hi everyone,

I've been a member of the church for about 18 years, though I grew up Catholic. My testimony has evolved over time, going up, down, sideways, and diagonally. I served a mission, married in the temple, been active the whole time, and served in a variety of callings (Ward mission, Sunday School, YM, Activities, Elders Quorum, Bishopric, High Council). But in some ways I don't feel like the average member. I question a lot of LDS assumptions about life, the gospel, and everything. I'm hungry for truth. As you get to know me, you'll find that I am always looking at scriptural context rather than the one-liners. Paul is my favorite writer, but I love the whole Book of Mormon. Isaiah is pretty cool, too. Hope I can add something useful to the forum.

Roy

Welcome

[HiJolly]

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But in some ways I don't feel like the average member. I question a lot of LDS assumptions about life, the gospel, and everything. I'm hungry for truth. <snip>

Roy

Me too. I love the truth also, and it led me to the questioning. But Heavenly Father made sure that before I could question too much, I KNEW He was real. So I guess I feel like I'm cheating, sometimes. There but for the Grace of God would go I, an incipient agnostic or atheist. But since I do know something of HF, I feel greatly blessed.

My love for truth has taught me much, and brought me to the realization (within myself) that there is something even better, more important than truth (although, without truth I don't think I'd ever come to this realization) --- it is Love. Of course the scriptures say that, but I finally came to it of myself, which is really cool.

Anyway, Welcome!

HiJolly