Sunday, November 18, 2007

So Many Questions

Hi Again Everyone or Whoever Reads This Blog,
So I went to Church today. The youth in my ward sang a special number called "Sisters in Zion/ We'll Bring the World His Truth." Every good Mormon should know it right? Anyways, Church was good. In Sunday School we talked about all the things we had to be thankful for rather than the last lesson in the Gospel Principles book, "Exaltation". So many different things came to my head, that I have to be thankful for. So anyways, the main reason I'm blogging tonight is because of my meeting with the bishop after Church. This had been something I had been looking forward to for about two weeks, since the last two times I was asked to meet with the Bishop I couldn't due to work. I thought it was going to be something good for me, since I've done everything that has been asked of me since confessing to the Bishop. So, I go in there after Church and he asks me the usual things, "How am I doing? How is work?" etc. Then, he basically drops a bomb in my lap, and says that someone in the ward has a room they would like to have rented out. Its 450 per month, yay. Not the answer I was expecting. So expectations shot down. I atleast expected a calling or something along the lines of that I was going to be able to say the Sacrament prayers again. No such luck for me. (I'm trying to be patient Lord!) I'm a bit frustrated and trying not to be too angry about what happened. I just expected more is all. My only question right now is, "Where are all those people that are moving forward as good, upstanding members of the Church..." even though they struggle with SSA. I feel right now like the Church is sending double messages to people with this problem. On one hand, they are saying that we are allowed to move forward and have activity in the Church, have callings, attend the temple, etc. but on the other hand, its like they are scared or something. I know that I am keeping myself worthy to enter the temple again and make the covenants I need to make. I attend my Church meetings, I pay a full tithe, I'm honest with my fellow man. I am no longer involved in anything that would keep me out of the temple, I take the sacrament worthily. At the same time its like the lower levels of the leadership do not believe what I am saying and will not allow me that chance. This frustrates me. This is double messages!!! I'm trying to be patient with the Lord and am trying to realize that waiting however long I have to wait will not be that long compared to the eternities. I love the Lord so much and I have a testimony of the Church, and of the Prophet Joseph Smith. My only question is, am I doomed to always be alone? Will I be allowed inside the temple anytime in the near future. So far my bishop has not given me any time line as to when I will be able to. He knows that my niece who is turning eight in January is wanting me to baptize her. Well, obviously I can't do that if I don't have either a Temple Recommend or a Recommend to Perform an Ordinance. I feel like every time I walk into the bishops office, he just sort of glazes over the subject and doesn't really want to talk about it. According to the scriptures we are supposed to go to him when we have problems that we need help with. What happened to the scripture that talks about bearing one anothers burdens? Standing with those that are in need of comfort, that sort of thing? Is that just something thats supposed to sound good? Or did Joseph Smith actually receive that scripture because thats what Heavenly Father's children are supposed to do to help thier fellow man. I suppose I will just have to keep exercising faith, even though its freakin hard!

2 comments:

Hidden said...

Ky,

Thank you for this post. You are becomnig a blogger! lol

Seriously it helps to get things out there and to deal with them.

I'm sorry that in the end you were let down because you expected something good. I will gently remind you of when you called me freaking out that it was something bad. It wasn't that. He didn't lay into you, ot make you feel bad... so I'm chalk it up as a neutral experience. Why does that have to be bad?

"Where are all those people that are moving forward as good, upstanding members of the Church..." even though they struggle with SSA.

I'm here. And there are others, like I mentioned to you on the phone. We're all rooting for you.

I'm really struck by your attitude about prejudice with the gospel and the way you are being treated. Ky, I again would just gently remind you that you are lucky to be where you are. I'm SO PROUD and so HAPPY that you ARE WORTHY and that you are moving forward. But repentance can be a lengthy process. A really lengthy process. The road for us both is long and hard.

If your bishop isn't there to support you, find people who are. And remember every day that he is not fully on your team and use that to inspire you to stand steadfast and secure where you are in the gospel. To me that makes it that much more important to be able to say, "Yes. I am living the gospel the best I can."

Satan is working to make you feel alone and to make you feel judged and predjudiced against. He wants you to stop trying to be a part of this church and free yourself from righteousness (Rom. 6:20) so that he doesn't have to work on you anymore.

You're amazing and so strong to live in temptation every day and squarely face it. Don't back down and don't break. You know who you are and you know what you want.

Hidden said...

Reread James 1:3-4. When you've been making decisions as long as you have (for years) you can't expect them to just be gone in one single day and to have everything be peachy again. Repentance works the same way.

Read also Romans 5:3-5 for a formula on what trials do for you.
Tribulation->patience->experience->
hope->love of God