Comments on: My friends are leaving the church, and it makes me sad

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 01:44:03 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. Thanks.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 20:51:56 +0000

Sorry to hear of you struggles.

Having one’s hope strangled sounds terribly painful.

40 And again, my beloved brethren, I would speak unto you concerning hope. How is it that ye can attain unto faith, save ye shall have hope?
41 And what is it that ye shall hope for? Behold I say unto you that ye shall have hope through the atonement of Christ and the power of his resurrection, to be raised unto life eternal, and this because of your faith in him according to the promise.

Whatever happens I hope you can maintain hope in Jesus Christ and His atonement. If that is true then someone really does care.

Wishing you hope, joy, fulfillment, and the best life has to offer.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 04:27:04 +0000

In reply to Mike Harluk. Thanks, Mike.

By: Mike Harluk

Mike Harluk — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 17:19:57 +0000

“Temple attendance doesn’t work. I’ve been back to the temple 3 times since the November 2015 policy change, and each time, it has been negative experiences. My first time back was for an endowment session, and I felt uncomfortable and like an outsider. My second time back was for sealings, and I felt intense promptings to just get up and leave (I didn’t leave.). My most recent time back was for baptisms, and it was less negative than the others, but it lacked even a crumb of spiritual nourishment. Maybe it was prophetic that the last time I attended the temple prior to the policy change I felt like I was saying goodbye.

So, I sit here sad”.

I am guilty as are you. Advice given to me was: Recall the last thing God asked you to do; then go do it. The Lord is always giving you problems to help you grow, but we sometimes don’t want to do “that thing”. He will give you another task after you complete the first. It never ends — that is how you grow. You will be given tasks from God as long as you live but they do get easier and easier because you see results and learn to expect results. The Temple you speak of is not your answer. The church doesn’t tell me what’s right or wrong– God does.
The church is a place for fellowship and praise. We all know that God speaks to the heart of men.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 12:59:34 +0000

In reply to Jeff Milner. Yeah, I get the feeling the other person is not that into me. Just like the factory machine doesn't care who runs it.

By: Jeff Milner

Jeff Milner — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 12:54:59 +0000

Breaking up is hard but sometimes the other person is just not that into you. The sooner you start healing the sooner you’ll be healed.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 18:40:29 +0000

In reply to Franklin. Agreed, Franklin. I'm focusing on the Gospels myself at the moment, hoping to find direction from Christ himself.

By: Franklin

Franklin — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 16:32:57 +0000

Thanks for your honesty. Personally, I’ve been reading the Book of Mormon lately. It hasn’t had the effect Elder Ballard suggested it would. It is certainly not the panacea for solving all our problems that some make it out to be. I am a careful reader, and every page gives me new questions, new pieces of the puzzle that don’t fit. I’m not sure where I’ll end up on this, but so far the book isn’t standing up to careful scrutiny very well.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Sat, 17 Sep 2016 19:51:47 +0000

In reply to soufixeblog. Thanks for this. I recently started reading the Gospels, so I'm one step ahead of you. ;-)

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Sat, 17 Sep 2016 19:50:53 +0000

In reply to soufixeblog. Thanks for taking the time and for your loyalty to the blog. :) I appreciate your thoughtful and supportive comments.