There is an exception to the thoughts that I shared in the previous post. I had stated that I felt that ANY research is questionable to me....because we don't know if the person who wrote it is: 1- credible and 2- with/without a cause of their own (whether they're conscious of it or not). And... 3- Where did this person get their research from? ANOTHER person's research? Was THAT researcher credible or with/without a cause of THEIR own?
I think you get where my mind is at on that aspect of things. In the end though, once you've looked at it thoroughly, you're going to have to go inside yourself as to whether this new information is true or not.
So this is where my exception to this rule lies....
If you have two sides to a story - as in the case of the LDS Church being true or not...and the researchers on BOTH sides say the same thing.....I think that is likely very believeable. It is in this case that you don't have to weigh whether that fact is actually true or not, that is already established. But you WILL still have to measure what you know for yourself to be true with whether that piece of new information matches with your own belief system or not. This may involve prayer, pondering, more researching, and logic. Everyone goes through this process differently.
If you decide that the new information you've learned matches your beliefs, then you can add that to your current belief system. However, if the new information you've discovered does not match with what you believe...a shift in where you stand may need to take place.
This is what happened to me.
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So, this is what my own search has uncovered.
~ Many people find comfort in the confines of a religion, because the guidelines supposedly give you a straight path to happiness. I think you are discovering that isn't the case.
~ This relieves them of the responsibility or consequences of questioning or researching. Just follow the rules and all will be well. You followed the rules and all was not well.
~ I don't believe you need a middle man to build a personal relationship with God. Too many religions have their faithful looking to the church leaders for guidance rather than going straight to the source and building their relationship there.
~ I have daily conversations and I do mean conversations with God. Call me crazy.
~ I got tired of no matter how hard I tried, no matter what I did, it was never enough in the Mormon religion. Because, if you REALLY were living the word fully, aren't you supposed to transcend and immediately leave this mortal vale or veil?
~ I got tired of being judged based on the amount of money I gave to the church. Don't pay a full tithe, show me your tax return or you can't have a recommend to the Temple.
~ Not attending the Temple on a regular basis? Bad, bad, bad.
~ Never judged by your good works. Just the money you donate.
That's enough for now. Told you, you'd be sorry you asked. LOL!
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