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In my opinion you have received excellent advice and I just wish I could world advice in such an easy way. I just wanted to add something on the Home teaching subject. Talking with the bishop on Sunday he made a comment to the effect, we all know not everyone will be home taught. My point here is to second the thought that if six is too much go through the list and help the one that needs help or the ones that help you, even if they don’t reduce the number of people on the list. Sometimes it isn’t about how many you try to help but how many you do help. (i.e. it is better to be there for one person than to pretend to be there for six.) I also home teach 6 families and I do not get to all of them every month, I just don’t think it is possible. jhp, thanks for your post. As you can tell, many of us have gone through this phase in our spiritual development. You have made a list of the things you don’t believe or can’t agree with, can you make a similar list of the things you do believe? or agree with? or like about the organization?
My suggestion (for what it’s worth) is:
1. Don’t make a quick decision about leaving.
2. Continue to share your ideas & feelings with us.
3. Find one other person in your ward that you can talk to & won’t pass judgement. I have 2 or 3 people in my ward that I can talk to about anything at any time. I know that they will not betray my confidence. It may take a little time & effort to develop a close relationship.
Keep coming back. We want to hear more from you.
Mike wrote:jhp, thanks for your post. As you can tell, many of us have gone through this phase in our spiritual development.
You have made a list of the things you don’t believe or can’t agree with, can you make a similar list of the things you do believe? or agree with? or like about the organization?
My suggestion (for what it’s worth) is:
1. Don’t make a quick decision about leaving.
2. Continue to share your ideas & feelings with us.
3. Find one other person in your ward that you can talk to & won’t pass judgement. I have 2 or 3 people in my ward that I can talk to about anything at any time. I know that they will not betray my confidence. It may take a little time & effort to develop a close relationship.
Keep coming back. We want to hear more from you.
Thanks, Mike (and to all of you) for your words.
I think making that “agree with/believe” list is a good idea. I’m going to work on that this week.
I think I have identified someone in my ward who I can talk to, but I need to tread lightly as he is in the bishopric (and, with our bishop moving soon, there’s a chance he is in line to be the next bishop)
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