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[Shining Silhouette]

On 4/18/2023 at 11:01 PM, Eran of Arcadia said:

Where in NY?

A small village in Westchester

8 hours ago, Being of Cacophony said:

New York. It's in the North Eastern USA, unless I'm seriously mistaken.

this is correct

[Immortal Platypus]

5 hours ago, Tani said:

I think theyre asking where in New York is Silho, not where is NY

I'm blind. I read it as "is" not "in." Just ignore me  

[Lord Gregorio]

I live in potato land. 

[Morningtide]

On 4/21/2023 at 7:56 PM, Lord Gregorio said:

I live in potato land. 

Hey saaaaaame! Potatoes are nice though, and it's pretty so I don't mind :DD

[Just_a_Fan]

On 4/15/2023 at 0:03 PM, Potato's Wit said:

What? 

y e s . soup is delicious. 

[InfiniteInsanity]

I have a question for y'all.

What are some of the things you like about the new For the Strength of Youth pamphlet? 

[The Wandering Wizard]

6 minutes ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

I have a question for y'all.

What are some of the things you like about the new For the Strength of Youth pamphlet? 

It's not hard rules but instead guidelines and it makes a whole lot more sense.

[Medium]

Guidelines make it more easy to justify dates with my girlfriend

Also I’m just not stupid :3

[DramaQueen]

It's between you and God, no one else can really know what's best for you so people can't judge you for your choices regarding those things.

[Medium]

Oh!!!

I wanted to share smth here.

So the past few years I’ve been struggling with a pretty nasty sin… I’m not proud of it.

But, i’ve been clean of exposure to it for almost two weeks now, and I’m talking about it with my bishop tomorrow.

I just want to say,

No matter how long it takes, no matter what you’ve done, Christ is there to help you.

Always. I can say this with 100% bonafide confidence and faith, because i reached out, and He grabbed my hand firmly, and pulled me out of the dark.

Its been a while since I felt His warmth, and it’s so, so liberating to feel. I’m leaving this sin behind, and moving forward.

[+Slowswift]

5 minutes ago, CalanoCorvus said:

Oh!!!

I wanted to share smth here.

So the past few years I’ve been struggling with a pretty nasty sin… I’m not proud of it.

But, i’ve been clean of exposure to it for almost two weeks now, and I’m talking about it with my bishop tomorrow.

I just want to say,

No matter how long it takes, no matter what you’ve done, Christ is there to help you.

Always. I can say this with 100% bonafide confidence and faith, because i reached out, and He grabbed my hand firmly, and pulled me out of the dark.

Its been a while since I felt His warmth, and it’s so, so liberating to feel. I’m leaving this sin behind, and moving forward.

You posted this at the exact right time, my friend. I needed the reminder.

[Lord Gregorio]

7 hours ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

I have a question for y'all.

What are some of the things you like about the new For the Strength of Youth pamphlet? 

I kinda liked the old one, but maybe that's because I haven't looked at the new one hard enough. Like @The Wandering Wizard said, I like how it's more based toward learning how to solve problems yourself instead of following "rules". There are still rules God has set for us to become perfect, but the new For the Strength of Youth pamphlet is (like I explained before) to help one make inspired decisions by themselves.

2 hours ago, CalanoCorvus said:

Oh!!!

I wanted to share smth here.

So the past few years I’ve been struggling with a pretty nasty sin… I’m not proud of it.

But, i’ve been clean of exposure to it for almost two weeks now, and I’m talking about it with my bishop tomorrow.

I just want to say,

No matter how long it takes, no matter what you’ve done, Christ is there to help you.

Always. I can say this with 100% bonafide confidence and faith, because i reached out, and He grabbed my hand firmly, and pulled me out of the dark.

Its been a while since I felt His warmth, and it’s so, so liberating to feel. I’m leaving this sin behind, and moving forward.

I had a similar experience. My life is a lot better and I'm a lot less depressed with the sin gone from my life. Love seeing others having great experiences of recovery.

Edited April 30, 2023 by Lord Gregorio

[Quivil]

I feel like I should add stuff.

On 4/29/2023 at 6:31 PM, CalanoCorvus said:

Oh!!!

I wanted to share smth here.

So the past few years I’ve been struggling with a pretty nasty sin… I’m not proud of it.

But, i’ve been clean of exposure to it for almost two weeks now, and I’m talking about it with my bishop tomorrow.

I just want to say,

No matter how long it takes, no matter what you’ve done, Christ is there to help you.

Always. I can say this with 100% bonafide confidence and faith, because i reached out, and He grabbed my hand firmly, and pulled me out of the dark.

Its been a while since I felt His warmth, and it’s so, so liberating to feel. I’m leaving this sin behind, and moving forward.

Thank you for sharing this part of your testimony, and I'm really proud of you for deciding on your own to leave it behind. 

I wasn't able to do that. I had to be caught by my parents before I started to stop. (one thing that simplified everything tho was that my father was the bishop at the time.)

[J. Magi]

On 4/29/2023 at 10:49 AM, InfiniteInsanity said:

I have a question for y'all.

What are some of the things you like about the new For the Strength of Youth pamphlet? 

I really like that they included the temple recommend interview questions in the pamphlet for each section (I can't remember if they were in the old one). It really helps me figure how a decision will effect me and how it will make me feel in god's presence. I think its nice to be able to review and ponder them.

[Lord Gregorio]

9 hours ago, Justice_Magician said:

I really like that they included the temple recommend interview questions in the pamphlet for each section (I can't remember if they were in the old one). It really helps me figure how a decision will effect me and how it will make me feel in god's presence. I think its nice to be able to review and ponder them.

Oh ya. I forgot about that. Very true.

[The Paradoxical Phenomenon]

My stake is doing this talent show thing. Guess what they’re calling it? Ward-Stock. Named after the hippie drug (and other things) convention. Yeah. I have to go though. It should be fun!

[DoomslugLuna]

2 hours ago, TheAlpha929 said:

My stake is doing this talent show thing. Guess what they’re calling it? Ward-Stock.

Bro, I wish my ward did talent shows! That sounds like so much fun. 

Hope you have fun!

[InfiniteInsanity]

3 hours ago, TheAlpha929 said:

My stake is doing this talent show thing. Guess what they’re calling it? Ward-Stock. Named after the hippie drug (and other things) convention. Yeah. I have to go though. It should be fun!

Oooh! That sounds fun! And slightly terrifying. 

I have a story! On Sunday was stake conference and I had to speak and there was a seventy there. It was honestly terrifying.

But I thought I did okay but didn't think I did very great. And then when the seventy spoke he complimented everyone's talk. He came and talked to me after the conference and he likes to talk... a lot. Which is kind of funny because according to my parents he said in the adult session on Saturday that he wife is really really shy.  But he talked a lot. And the stake president told me that the seventy had been really impressed which also made me feel better about it.

I think the coolest parts of that conference happened for me after it. For part of my talked I shared about deciding not to do any dance things on Sundays. And afterwards a lady who wasn't in our stake but was visiting just to stay in her other house that she has here. But she came and talked to me after and told me that my story had really touched her because she had been a professional ballerina and sounded like she was a convert but she told me that eventually she had to make a similar decision for the sake of her family. But that was really special to me to know that what I said really meant something to someone.

[Lord Gregorio]

32 minutes ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

I have a story! On Sunday was stake conference and I had to speak and there was a seventy there. It was honestly terrifying.

But I thought I did okay but didn't think I did very great. And then when the seventy spoke he complimented everyone's talk. He came and talked to me after the conference and he likes to talk... a lot. Which is kind of funny because according to my parents he said in the adult session on Saturday that he wife is really really shy.  But he talked a lot. And the stake president told me that the seventy had been really impressed which also made me feel better about it.

I think the coolest parts of that conference happened for me after it. For part of my talked I shared about deciding not to do any dance things on Sundays. And afterwards a lady who wasn't in our stake but was visiting just to stay in her other house that she has here. But she came and talked to me after and told me that my story had really touched her because she had been a professional ballerina and sounded like she was a convert but she told me that eventually she had to make a similar decision for the sake of her family. But that was really special to me to know that what I said really meant something to someone.

That's funny. In other news. How are we still on page 49! After what feels like forever on this page.

[Shining Silhouette]

Got to perform a baptism today.

It was my first one outside of the temple

[The Paradoxical Phenomenon]

19 hours ago, DoomslugLuna said:

Bro, I wish my ward did talent shows! That sounds like so much fun. 

Hope you have fun!

I did! Actually met a few Cosmere fans from my stake

[EmulatonStromenkiin]

I got my mission call. I am going to Anaheim, California.

[Thaidakar the Ghostblood]

9 minutes ago, EmulatonStromenkiin said:

I got my mission call. I am going to Anaheim, California.

yoooo. That's fantastic!

[Edema Rue]

2 hours ago, Shining Silhouette said:

Got to perform a baptism today.

It was my first one outside of the temple

Ooh, that's awesome. Was it a family member?

28 minutes ago, EmulatonStromenkiin said:

I got my mission call. I am going to Anaheim, California.

That's way exciting! I wish you well!!

[The Paradoxical Phenomenon]

1 hour ago, EmulatonStromenkiin said:

I got my mission call. I am going to Anaheim, California.

Oh my gosh 

let me PM you real quick

Congratulations!