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My ward took two Sundays to cover the training in joint PH-RS. I wasn’t there the first Sunday and didn’t pay a lot of attention to the second half which I attended. My impression is that it is Church HQ directed and it was a training session conducted by general authorities, I don’t remember which ones. We would watch the session which would be paused and a discussion/instruction by the bishop would take place. My take away from what I did hear was we shouldn’t be making lists of does and donuts.
We should examine what we do on the sabbath day and determine e if it is keeping with the spirit of the sabbath.
Skipping church to enjoy the Church of the Blue Sky, Green Trees, Canyons, etc. is not keeping with the spirit of the sabbath because we don’t partake of the sacrament. Hence my comment that the reason for attending church is to take the sacrament. Everything else is secondary.
Heber, with everything going on, on top of my shelf collapsing for the third time in ten years, it has been harder and harder to see the benefits being worth the pain and cognitive dissonance. My kids are very important to me, and I agree that they should be able to decide what they believe, but they are also still young and easily influenced. I would like to know what my kids are being “fed,” and it honestly breaks my heart to think of them sitting alone at church. I feel like it was too ambitious of me to think that I could be an example and help to others. I have reasoned that it is character building to associate with people who do not always think or believe the same, but knowing that they would completely reject me, and likely discipline me if I were to say how I truly believe and feel..it makes it really difficult to stay. It’s depressing at times. I’m tired, and on the verge of leaving again. To be honest, I’m barely hanging on at this point.
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I feel like it was too ambitious of me to think that I could be an example and help to others. I have reasoned that it is character building to associate with people who do not always think or believe the same, but knowing that they would completely reject me, and likely discipline me if I were to say how I truly believe and feel..it makes it really difficult to stay. It’s depressing at times. I’m tired, and on the verge of leaving again. To be honest, I’m barely hanging on at this point.
I relate to so much of what you wrote. Thank you for posting. I cannot fix it for me. I cannot fix it for you or anyone else. I can send you happy thoughts and cyber hugs tonight. Just know that this person is thinking of you and wishing goodness in your life.
Thank you, amateurparent. All thoughts and hugs are appreciated. :thumbup:
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