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Silent, your last few posts have been spot on with how I feel. +1. I would suspect that whatever you get out of religion will greatly effect what you seek in its absence. I am not sure what I will do yet. I know I love teaching, and I work in therapy. Maybe I will focus on being my brother’s keeper, and practicing the healer’s art. That I what I always loved best about the church anyway. I’m concerned about becoming more selfish and less grateful, the two things I do not want my kids to become. There are plenty of antidotes, and it is something I continue to work on. Other than that, I don’t worry about much else. Just trying to be a good human. Old-Timer wrote:Relatively little.
I believe God knows my heart and won’t hold me to a higher standard than is possible for me.
:thumbup: Quote:mom3 wrote:
To whom shall I turn for guidance? I lost confidence in all authorities. I am still trying to reframe from it.
My FC was not a crash and burn experience, but a long drawn out slow simmer for many years. I started out as an apologist on the internet forums, mostly youtube, fighting emotional diatribes and poorly supported allegations. As I researched answers I became aware of some of the surprising details. Nevertheless, I knew that angry and bitter interpretation of those details was not a way to understanding and truth.Since reading Rough Stone Rolling, I have had to rethink my attitude about prophets & apostles. I have been mostly successful in not getting angry and bitter about various misrepresentations, but the constant drum beat of “the prophet will never lead you astray” and its related “obey, obey, obey” is painful.
But recent comments on StayLDS about a compassionate attitude toward TBM leaders and members has helped. The thought that their experience is as real to them as mine is to me.
I desperately would love to share a more nuanced understanding of the Gospel and Church, but I haven’t had much luck finding like minded Mormons who want to talk about it (with the exception of StayLDS!!!) In the mean time, I did have a positive experience teaching HP class lesson #3 on Free Agency. I was able to point out the contrast between it and the conventional wisdom of Obedience being the most important commandment. I was able to say everything I wanted in such a way that the TBM’ers were comfortable. (See
http://forum.staylds.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6281&p=86778&hilit=+lesson+3+#p86778 I am trying to build up courage to teach lesson 11 “Following the Living Prophets”. The correlation committee has outdone themselves repeating the mantra of follow the prophet. I’m either going to teach the lesson my way (which will be using much information from lesson 3 to counter lesson 11, or I’m going to boycott the lesson. I recognize and support the Q15’s responsibility and stewardship in defining policy, procedure, practices, etc. But I also recognize my stewardship to determine how to apply those principles in my, and to a lesser degree, my family’s life. But any suggestion that following the prophet must be following exactly suggests we should be puppets on a string. Only I can determine what I will or won’t submit to.
I strive to be patient and understanding of those with different opinions, and support them in their “righteous” desires. At the moment I am having a hard time finding ways to use my talents. I’m the ward employment specialist, but have no idea how to do that well. Last month, we got a new bishopric, and all three are lawyers, aaarrrggg. The Bishop has shown a compassionate side, But I have no idea how tolerant he is of nuanced interpretations of the gospel.
I know some folks here at StayLDS, are successful in many formal and informal capacities in their wards, I would love to find a comfortable niche. So far I give an occasional HP lesson, and would love to do it more often. I’ll just have to figure out where I go from here.
dash1730 wrote:I am trying to build up courage to teach lesson 11 “Following the Living Prophets”. The correlation committee has outdone themselves repeating the mantra of follow the prophet. I’m either going to teach the lesson my way (which will be using much information from lesson 3 to counter lesson 11, or I’m going to boycott the lesson. I recognize and support the Q15’s responsibility and stewardship in defining policy, procedure, practices, etc. But I also recognize my stewardship to determine how to apply those principles in my, and to a lesser degree, my family’s life. But any suggestion that following the prophet must be following exactly suggests we should be puppets on a string. Only I can determine what I will or won’t submit to.
I’d love to hear this lesson given by someone like you.
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