How to Resolve Feelings of Intellectual Dishonesty

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Roy wrote:

I do see where it could be hard serving as a ward missionary teaching investigators/new members. I am not exactly sure what I would do if a Missionary turned to me and said “Bro. Roy could you share your testimony of the First Vision?” I do not know that I could honestly say what the Missionary wants me to. “I honestly believe that something happened in those woods that left a big impact on the worldview of JS. I believe that he was still trying to figure it out and define its significance years afterwards.” Is probably not going to cut it. :thumbdown:

I’ve helped the missionaries with one lesson since my FC started, and I got around that problem by “testifying” regularly about the things I could get behind. The restoration lesson is definitely harder to tag along for than the others. I can generally get behind those (maybe not so much the WoW, at least from the commandment point of view).

The church espouses some pretty fantastic doctrines. It just teaches many of them wrong.

[Anonymous]

Roy wrote:

I agree with this. Some people could be very much helped by the church. Others have the personality to flourish in the church culture and organization.

If I were a ward missionary, I would focus on having well run social activities. I believe people will want to join an organization were they feel connected. Social activities increase connection.

I feel the best ward missionaries would show acceptance/not judge those who don’t want to do social stuff. My family attends church for all 3 hours about 3-4 times out of a 6 week period. I attend R.S. functions about 1x every 6 months. My daughter attends Achievement Days because someone goes out of their way to pick her up and it is new for us. We don’t do potlucks – my husband can’t eat what members provide due to sodium content and embarrassed to only eat what he brings.

Now making sure that individuals are connected by facebook or other social media… that is valuable to me.

Roy wrote:

I do see where it could be hard serving as a ward missionary teaching investigators/new members. I am not exactly sure what I would do if a Missionary turned to me and said “Bro. Roy could you share your testimony of the First Vision?” I do not know that I could honestly say what the Missionary wants me to. “I honestly believe that something happened in those woods that left a big impact on the worldview of JS. I believe that he was still trying to figure it out and define its significance years afterwards.” Is probably not going to cut it. :thumbdown:

Well, you are guaranteed that that missionary is only going to ask you that question 1x :clap:

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