tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post179896655320529489..comments2024-02-21T23:33:41.359-07:00Comments on Only a little Sugar-Coated: I don't believe in missionary work... of any kindjenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191688082941672114noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-89208192846679904372012-10-15T15:35:13.095-06:002012-10-15T15:35:13.095-06:00It makes a lot of sense... I also realize that I d...It makes a lot of sense... I also realize that I didn't like being a member of the church, so trying to be a member missionary made me really crazy. Besides the feeling that I don't believe I should try to change another person... trying to get a person to love something that was harmful to me created some serious cognitive dissonance.jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191688082941672114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-19617214488112720362012-10-15T15:32:33.523-06:002012-10-15T15:32:33.523-06:00I'm glad you liked it. I've wanted to writ...I'm glad you liked it. I've wanted to write a post about how grateful I am for you for a long time... but it's hard to write something like that publicly. I am very grateful for you, and I love you a lot.jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191688082941672114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-35797828293053720912012-10-12T22:41:56.306-06:002012-10-12T22:41:56.306-06:00I love your message - love yourself. That is such...I love your message - love yourself. That is such a gift, a gift I am still working on giving myself. Thank you for always listening to me and respecting me, even when our thoughts and traditions varied so widely. This post really made my heart feel warm; it meant a lot for me to be able to read it. Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17949316075373890545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-15851104653352405632012-10-08T19:49:48.215-06:002012-10-08T19:49:48.215-06:00All three of my husbands were not members when we ...All three of my husbands were not members when we were married. I didn't want them to feel pressure to join the church, or that dating or marrying me was tied to church membership. In all of the cases they chose when to invite the missionaries for discussions. My only requests before we got married were that our children be raised in the church, that when have family prayer, and that they Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655197693521484077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-54833672820655886312012-10-08T19:49:13.907-06:002012-10-08T19:49:13.907-06:00I did not serve a formal mission. I was married a...I did not serve a formal mission. I was married a week before my 18th birthday, mostly because I wanted to get as far away from my father as possible. Over the years I have had a number of friends, boyfriends, husbands, who joined the church. I had known almost all of them for more than a year before they ever asked me about the church. The exception is my current (and last) husband and his Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655197693521484077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-25177345471843582422012-10-08T10:19:47.147-06:002012-10-08T10:19:47.147-06:00I've been thinking about this since last night...I've been thinking about this since last night... and John's question on facebook. (I may just write a whole post about it...) But I liked Justin's friend's take on missionary work. "I'm looking for the person that this church is the right fit for. No one else." <br /><br />In that way, I think we all are missionaries... I write a blog about the harm the church has jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191688082941672114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-56722535273712138282012-10-06T14:14:31.940-06:002012-10-06T14:14:31.940-06:00I totally agree to so much of this, especially to ...I totally agree to so much of this, especially to what you boiled it down to, LOVE YOURSELF! Learning to love yourself is one of the greatest victories that we can achieve in this life. And when you learn to love yourself it frees you to love others. And that kind of love is not what a lot of people around here say that they practice, it is a true/whole/complete love. It is a love that loves Diamond Dannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04998155067163092893noreply@blogger.com