Cuda

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  1. Cuda

    Help.

    Church is for the sinner. The perfect has no need to go. I know that's why I'm there. No one there is perfect. And if they think they are, they are lacking humility. Please, come back and enjoy all the blessings the Lord has in store for you. You need the Church. And the Church needs you. Come back!
  2. When I served as an EQP a few years ago I found this was a means to help me, and at the same time help some of the Elders who were struggling with their own H.T. When they were given part of the resposibility of getting reports each month, they seemd to realize they needed to step up their own H.T. efforts. It didn't work in every case, but di in quite a few. My Bishop and S.P. were very supportive in this plan.
  3. most challanging one to live? Last year and the rest of this year we are of course studying out of the Gospel Principles manual for Priesthood and R.S. My calling is a H.P. teacher, so I try and study my lesson topics in depth. I am finding this course to be a great blessing to me (in a round about way) because I am realizing just how weak I am in so many different areas. This Sunday my lesson is on Charity, "the pure love of Christ". As I study this I am very uncomfortable in coming to grips with how much I struggle in having that Christ like love for ALL my fellow men. I have a lot of work to do in this area. Are any of you finding any of these Gospel principle topics a bit difficult because of your own weaknesses? Or am I just a heathen destined for the Telestial world?
  4. It sounds like to me you are just trying to be considerate of everyone's feelings. You should be commended for that. Too often ex's will go out of their way to make life miserable for one another, sometimes at the expense of their children. You seem to be going the extra mile to avoid conflict, something I think our Savior would do. You seem to have worked out an acceptable arrangement.
  5. I was baptized when I was 8 and was very active up until 16, and then very inactive for about 10 years before coming back. I think my wife and I took the Temple prep class 5 or 6 times before finally doing it. (the problem was me, not my sweetie who is a convert). Anyway, I'm not certain after all that wait that I was still ready and sure I wanted to go through with this. I'm not sure why. The thought of being sealed to my wife and 2 year old son was motivational to say the least. But finally after much prayer we committed to going and did so. As I reflect back on that time, I still can not say why I was hesitant. But the older I am getting, and the more I go to the Temple, the more convinced I am that satan had a big hand in this. I have noticed every time we plan a Temple outing there are suddenly all kinds of things that pop up out of no where to try and keep us from going. We finally came the the conclusion this was satan using his means to try and stop us. We have finally come to expect it, and go regardless. We have always been blessed for our efforts. I would suggest deep sincere prayer, fasting, and waiting on that still small voice to guide you. But when you get that confirmation, act on it quick. Don't let the advesary stop you from doing what the Lord would have you do. Prayers for you to do the right thing Brother.
  6. I have a book of some of J. Golden Kimball,s moments. I'll share them if anyone is interested.
  7. for the title of a talk where you quote Spencer Kimball and Golden Kimball? "Just do it damnit!" :D
  8. Hiya Tim. I'm new here myself. But welcome. I have been a member of the L.D.S. faith for years. So any questions I might be able to answer I'd be glad to try and do. As far as how the Church is organized, I also find that to be a nice feature. We do believe God is an organized God, and that His Church here on earth should reflect that same component. Being that the leadership of the Church is a lay minisrty, organization is paramount for things to function as well as they do. When you consider that most of the efforts put forth come from volunteers, it really is quite amazing to see how well the Church operates. But then again if you look at the teachings of the Master (especially concerning love, service, and charity) it is kind of neat to see folks living those principles and not just giving them lip service.
  9. Cuda

    Howdy

    Thanks for the welcome. My computer skills are pretty weak so please be patient with me as I learn things.
  10. Cuda

    Howdy

    Newbie here. (to the board, not to the LDS Church, been a member for years) Looking forward to getting to know y'all and having some good discussions.