Sunshine_Lily

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  1. I would say - Let it go! Growing up as the only girl in the family with 3 boys and now married to a "boy" (haha), I have learned that many men do not know how to express themselves in letters. When my husband was a missionary, I would write to him. I would write two to three pages about what was going on, ask questions about his mission and so on. I would wait all week to receive a letter in hopes he would reply with the same about of pages as me. I quickly learned, however, that he wasn't the best letter writer. I would get letters back to him with a little less than a paragraph. Sometimes I would get lucky and get two paragraphs, but that was rare. My point is, most men find it difficult to express themselves through words. Its easier for them to express their love through actions. He probably didn't know how to express himself and decided it would be sweet to provide quotes about love in order to make up for his lack of words. Please let this go and appreciate the letter he gave to you. :)
  2. I agree with Irishcolleen - we often forget that love isn't something that "just happens", but really Love is a verb, its an action which bonds us to others around us. Continue to love her and work on your marriage together. She must have atleast had some feelings for you if she decided to marry you - start with the basics. Go on dates, get to know her, do little things for her. Show her that you really care for her. I hope you two can work this out and create a marriage both of you want together. Please keep us posted on how things are going.
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    Bath and Body works has hand soap that is a great gift, smells great but not too girly! I'm a not so girly girl, but I don't mind getting lotions or hand soaps. I don't buy the stuff so when people give them to me as a gift, I love it and use the gift. I say, go ahead and give her the gift. I'm sure no matter what she will enjoy the fact that you thought of her and gave her a present. If you are still unsure, go back to bath and body works and give her some of the foamy hand soap instead. :)
  4. I wasn't discounting Dahlia, I was replying to several people who had commented that they were unable to find a match to the words. I'm confused as I was able to find one for each and every single word, not sure if perhaps the survey provides different words for each user or the same list...but I was just noting the fact that maybe I'm just used to these types of problems because I do them in english all the time. I was also stating in response to someone saying a word had a "wrong" synomyn. The survey said to pick the word closest to be a match for the word in all caps. Many words have different synomyns...they aren't "wrong", even if they aren't the best pick.
  5. Vort - I was able to find the correct synoym for Emanate....its "come" as in "it comes from" "starts from" "Originated from" etc. Dahlia - I was able to find a match for each and every word on the survery. Not sure what the problem is here, maybe because I'm an in college and do this in my english classes all the time?? Remember, you have to pick the word which is closest to the word in all caps. Many words have different synoyms, but in the end, they all are related. It will be completely different from the other words listed as an option. I thought this survey was really awesome! I'm interested to see the results as I can see how the questions (and possible answers) would be related due to family size, beliefs and intellegiance. :)
  6. This is common unfortunately in many wards/branches. Since I've moved into my ward 3 years ago, I've only had 2 visits from my visiting teachers and only 1 visit from my home teachers. Most members aren't as faithful when it comes to visiting the people they are assigned to visit each month. Please don't take their actions as a sign that you are unloved. They probably have no idea that you would like to see them more often. They next time they come to visit, say "I love that you take the time to visit me." As they leave say "I can't wait to see you next month!" or "Please stop by next month, I would love to visit with you again." Just a small hint that you would like them to visit more often. Depression is a very tough battle - I've have my own battle with depression and sometime members can trigger those feelings of worthlessness or unloved in my head. I have to constantly work on my depression, some days are easy and some days I can't get through without crying. Just remember, you are not alone. Heavenly Father understands your situation. He understands how you feel and why you feel they way you do. When ever you feel alone, pray. This often helps me, even if its just to remind me that Heavenly Father loves me. Also, if you feel like your depression is too much to handle and you can't win please see a doctor. There was a moment in my life were I felt like couldn't handle my depression anymore and decided to see my doctor. My doctor was very helpful and prescribed me an anti-depressant which makes me feel a million times better!! There are still rough days, but not nearly as many before I saw my doctor.
  7. I had a couple in our ward that did a small reception in the gym after their sealing to celebrate their ceremony. They didn't really celebrate their first union together as the had eloped many years ago and were recent converts to the church. It was such a beautiful affair and a great way to congratulate them on their special day. :)
  8. I completely understand your concerns because right now, my husband and I are in a very similar situation. We are both working full time and going to school part time. Our home always feels like such a disaster since we often don't have the time or energy to clean. There are many times we feel like we've bit off more than we can chew, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel....even if you can barely see it. For me, the condition of our home was stressful because I can't stand having a dirty house. I can't focus on anything else if the condition of my home is chaos. My husband is the exact same way regarding our home. To make this situation better, my husband and I decided to keep atleast one of the main rooms clean - for us it was the living room since this is what people will see when they visit. Every day, we make an effort to focus on this one room and tidy things up, even if its just for 5 minutes. Just knowing one room in our house is organized and clean had made us feel so much better. We are hoping to add two rooms, but right now we can only focus on the one. Maybe this can work for you too!
  9. I can completely understand how you feel because I dread going to relief society. I'm slowly going back to church inactivity due to illness. I can handle sacrament meeting and sunday school - but nothing more. I'm young (24yrs) and have no children, so I constantly feel out of place in a room with women who constantly relate to each other, no matter what topic. I always feel like a weed among roses in relief society and have stopped going to relief society all together. Even when I get the bravery to go, I soon regreat going after 10 minutes in relief society. Just know, you aren't alone in your feelings. Even though relief society is a wonderful thing, all that's "really" important is you attend sacrament meeting.
  10. Welcome! I'm new as well. Congrats on your new little addition! :)
  11. Newbie here - just joined today! :) A little about myself, I'm 24yrs old married to a wonderful husband for almost 3 years (our anniversary is on the 25th of June!). No kids at the moment, which is okay because we are enjoying our time together. I'm currently in school, working towards my dream of becoming an occupational therapist. I love camping, fishing, spending time with my family, painting, drawing, cooking and especially reading. Can't wait to meet the rest of the members!