I have agoraphobia that is currently being helped by medication but traveling is a serious problem . i live 30 miles from the nearest ward ,,, with therapy and meds i could manage to be baptized  but being a part of the community living according to the teachings of the church where i live would be very difficult ..

BUT the biggest problem has to do with local church authorities in the past i have had some serious arguments and misunderstandings with leaders and false re... Read More

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Last Friday I was reading online and I read two very sad statistics. One I had already known about, which was that more women and children are touched by domestic violence on the day of the Super Bowl than on any other day of the year. It’s a sad statistic that I hope one day will not exist.

The other statistic was that of the 13+ million members of our church only 4.6 million members attend church weekly. It broke... Read More

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I was confirmed in Church last Sunday. I love being an official member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In my confirmation blessing, the Bishop said I should study the Scriptures diligently (especially 3Nephi) and make this a time of preparation for what is to come.

The Bishop also said to me "Live in JOY". What a neat counsel! I'm sure that is what Jesus Christ would say to every one of us!

Online I found a great talk by Elde... Read More

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I was born and raised a member of the LDS church, I sometimes think this has got to be one of the hardest religions on earth.  People will either love the religion or hate it, there has been very few times when someone were neutral, and so it goes with being a member also.  I have lost many friends when they found out I was Mormon.  So many times I have had to defend the church and at times I wanted to apologize for the way I believed.

It has been an u... Read More

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