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Hi all, I was reflecting on the amount of time I spend on Mormon forums recently. It was around the same time that I was complaining that I don’t have enough time to do something I’ve been meaning to for ages (study Chinese language/culture/history/philosophy). I probably spend about an hour (or more) in the bloggernacle every day. I’ve decided that for the next 3 months I’ll dedicate that time to study and personal development (of a variety of topics).
I know I’ve not been very active here lately anyway (spending time on some other forums too). I’ll still share quotes I come across on the thread I started in ‘support.’ This isn’t my ‘graduation’ – like I said, more a sabbatical.
A parting thought (for now).
A few months back, after I’d finished reading The God who Weeps I had resolved that the big picture of Mormonism was still something I wanted to embrace and follow.
Wanting some sort of confirmation that this was the right thing for me, I knelt down and prayed properly and sincerely (something I’ve not been great at in the last year or so).
I guess I was hoping for something spectacular and undeniable. I didn’t get that. Instead I got a quiet and simple impression. Maybe it was the spirit, maybe it was me talking to myself. It doesn’t matter which. The impression I got was effective either way: “don’t look for proof in the spectacular, you’ve had plenty of those moments in your life. This phase is for finding truth in the day-to-day living of the small and simple principles.”
Sometimes in my search for a big, conclusive answer about the key foundational issues around the establishment of the church I forget to take the principles that came out of that restoration and just live them.
I’ll keep in touch
Quote:Sometimes in my search for a big, conclusive answer about the key foundational issues around the establishment of the church I forget to take the principles that came out of that restoration and just live them.
That is profound.
God be with you, for the next three months and always.
mackay11 wrote:I’ll keep in touch
Best wishes and I hope you do. It seemed like you were new here when I discovered staylds and I’ve always been interested to read your thoughts. Thanks!
Go and learn Chinese… yes that’s worth doing but the writing system’s a killer! Enjoy yourself.
Ann wrote:mackay11 wrote:I’ll keep in touch
Best wishes and I hope you do. It seemed like you were new here when I discovered staylds and I’ve always been interested to read your thoughts. Thanks!
Ann, I still owe you a post on how the temple endowment is a living parable. I’ll write that up still.
I also enjoy your thoughts. Find the balance! 
Mackay 11, Thank you so much for your intense participation here lately -your topic threads were/ are always thought provoking and it was easy too see the sincerity of your soul as you were working on particular issues here. I think i can speak for many and say we were served well and i personally know I grew in understanding as a direct result of what you dedicated of yourself so intensely here.
Can’t wait to read the temple parable you promised to Ann, the fear of ever returning to the temple has held some of my growth back over the last few months, despite starting to pay tithing again for the first time in 8 years this last December. I know many do go back with endowment difficulty and just focus on baptisms and cealings but that in particular (the endowment) is going to be difficult for me to avoid for long if i do decide to go back as my father now is the head supervisor/ matron of the endowment in my local temple by coincidence. Making the schedule/assignments and then overseeing the daily workings is the highlight of his week. Funny the paradoxes one runs into during this process.
God be with you Mackay!
Well, mackay11, I do hope you keep in touch. Your post and your discovery of the simple things is exactly what my God Within is telling me as well. Studying chinese language and history is a great Path to be on. I would love to share my experience on that if you reach out to me.
Proof positive of ‘addiction/obsession/habit’ I’m still doing the rounds here The Chinese is also going well. I guess I’ll just try to strike a balance. Which of itself is very much a Chinese principle anyway.
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