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The following article was published today in LDS Living. It’s a good article, and it’s even better that it was published there. http://ldsliving.com/story/76721-when-your-child-doesnt-fit-the-mormon-mold Excellent. Great article. I saw that too. Wow. I like the Katherine Heigl piece, too. I missed that one, mom3, being at the bottom of the page. It really is a good article. *Like* :thumbup: Phenomenal article. My son fits that uncommon mold perfectly. It IS hard to get him there, and he’s often not dressed right. I love the article! Great article whether you have a son that doesn’t for the mold or not….a good message for everyone. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Nice. Heber13 wrote:Great article whether you have a son that doesn’t for the mold or not….a good message for everyone.
Agreed. In my case, “When an adult doesn’t fit the Mormon mold.”
:angel: This article was all about appearance but these same attitudes should extend to behaviors as well.
Some youth might only want to come to church to socialize with friends. Sometimes our efforts to get children to behave “properly” only serves to destroy what little enthusiasm they have for attending church. If their church experience is one endless torrent of SIT STILL, WALK IN THE HALLS, BE QUIET, etc. then I can’t blame them for wanting to stay home. Sure, there has to be order to teach a lesson, chaos can’t rule, but just how important are the lessons if they come at the expense of creating a negative atmosphere for children at church?
The way I see it if a child (or adult for that matter) only comes to church to socialize with peers, let them. It’s better to have them around. Who knows, maybe in time that child will develop a testimony that was aided by social interaction. On the flip side of that coin, they almost assuredly
won’tdevelop a testimony if all of our efforts are an attempt to mold them into something that they are not.
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