Hi guys. I am feeling VERY guilty for starting this thread. I feel like I was back stabbing my friend. She is an AWSOME person and I have really become close to her. My whole family and hers get along really good even our husbands. I found that we have a great deal in common. We do park days now and have some very deep conversations about family and our beliefs. I WANT to know what she believes and I want to be able to compare it to my beliefs. I can openly ask her about things that I'm questioning. She gave me a book to read explaining the mormon beliefs. So I've started reading it. We didn't do trick or treating this year and neither did she so we got together at her house and cooked hot dogs and had smores. They live in the country so they can get away with a fire in their front yard unlike us. Who have TONS of neighbors.ANYHOW, We had a good discussion on the many rumors about their religion and she brought up the horns on their head. She had me rolling in the floor laughing about that one. What it all boils down to is that I completely over reacted. I have been praying for a good friend. And I honestly believe that she is the friend that God sent to me. And I don't care about our differances in beliefs. They don't matter and I am NOT going to make this a friendship that I knitpick at every little thing. I admire her and I really feel like she connects with me and I can tell her anything. I wish I could erase this thread because I want to tell her about this site but I'm VERY embarrassed about this thread. I don't want her to stumble on it and get her feelings hurt. Some of the STUPID things I do. UGH!!
Personally, I think you were right to question your level of friendship with someone who believes so differently. That is just me. The bible does mention not being unequally yoked so that is reason enough to examine our relationships and the purpose of our relationships. If you feel you can be friends and that her beliefs do not conflict with hers than great. But don't be embarressed for asking...nothing wrong with that.
Oh yeah don't feel bad. I understand how you feel now about her not wanting to see this. But I also understand how you felt before. You had every right to question! Your kids are involved. Always take precautions with the kids! I'm so glad you two were able to become good friends!
I think you CAN ask Amy or someone to erase it if you really want to! I'm so glad that God led you together. I think the good friend I have now and I both went a bit slow and wondered about each other some. But we KNOW God brought us together and we can share anythingwith each other as well!
Yep! It's awesome that you have found the right place in your heart!.. You can ask Amy to delete it! Send her a PM! She will do it for you!
I did not read all the other posts for lack of time, but here is my 2 cents assuming you are a Christian which I have no idea. Pray, God will tell your spirit what to do. If there are doubts or uneasy feelings than I would listen to those. If you have peace about it, than worry not. Everyone is different and God's plan for us is different. Perhaps he has you in her life for a reason. I just say be cautious and guard yourself with the truth.
Hey Mommix3, as a member of the LDS faith, I would tell you to please do not be embarrassed or feel that you have betrayed your friendship at all. I think you would be surprised at how often members of the church are asked about our faith. Questions like yours are expected and not offensive in any way. I think that you had a genuine concern, and it was addressed here beautifully. In fact, I found this post because I wanted to see what the spiritual climate of this board is and searched out keywords. I wanted to know if I was going to be bombarded with Anti-LDS material when everyone realized I am LDS, which is very offensive. It happens. So, I have to say as a very new member to this forum, I am extremely impressed with the Christlike advice given here. It is very refreshing. Tell your friend about this great place, and about your initial concerns, it will just draw you closer. Deleting it and keeping it a secret will only cause you to have guilt and if your friend really gets to know you, she will realize you are keeping something from her. You don't want that. Enjoy the blessings of a good friend. I am thankful that Heavenly Father answered your prayers, trust in Him. :hug:
Thanks guys!! I appreciate the support that you all give me. It's nice to have unbiased opinions. My friend and I are becoming very close. I enjoy her company and I feel that I have been blessed with her friendship.
I am LDS and I'm not offended by this post at all. I kind of snickered when I read about the nighttime rituals though, thats hilarious. Nope we dont have any lol, unless you consider bedtime prayer and reading the Bible or Book of Mormon cooky. Tell your friends about the board, she'll understand you werent being hurtful you were just curious.
I know. My choice of words weren't exactly right. LOL! I didn't actually mean "RITUAL". I WAS refuring to reading of the book of mormon. I just didn't want my kids to be confused because we don't have the same beliefs. But I'm not too worried about it now.
I just want to chime in and say don't be embarrassed Mommix3. I think you've done the right thing here! I'll just say that my best friend is a pagan mom who homeschools her son. She's native merican and we've had lots of discussions about our different beliefs and cultures and it's done nothing but reaffirm my faith by seeing and appreciating the common threads in our beliefs and practices.
I just now read some of this and You are right to be concerned and care for your children. You also handled this in a respectful way also. I have friends the mother is mormon and the dad Baptist, My daughter just came back from a camp with her and she said we need to pray for the girl. She is so confused about religion.... That one has to be hard.. Thanks for sharing. Blessings
Lisa, your post reminds me of my friend. Her mom is LDS. Her father is Catholic and her husband is Jehovah’s Witness. She is very confussed. Often times she asks questions as to what I believe. I always tell her she needs to take the Bible and compare what is being said to the Word. The Word is the only truth. Patty
Amen and that is what my 13dd said to her. My dd is wise for her age. When another family friend of ours told her she was listening to "wrong" music..(Third Day) My daugher asked where it in the Bible it said listening to music was wrong? They don't think we should be listening to any type of music truthfully. I am Ok with others opinions but when they go behind my back and tell my kids WE are wrong. That is wrong..... I would NEVER go against someone, and how they believe...
I'm glad that your Dd stood up for her choice in music. I have had several occasions to sit and talk with Mac Powel, the lead singer of Third Day, and I can truthfully say that he is doing exactly what God has called him to do. He is an amazing man of God, and super super down to earth. The first time I 'met' him was in passing backstage when he was in concert here. Over a year later I sat down to interview him over lunch at Cornerstone and he remembered my name!!!!!!! I was floored. That's beside the point, really, but if God has called people like Mac to make the music they do, who is anyone else to claim it's ungodly? Are they somehow more spiritual than God?
Some Christians do believe it is ungodly. Not Third Day specifically, but certain types of music. I can respect this because we, too, decide daily what is godly and not godly when others may claim that what they do is Christ driven. I think this is why it is important for us as parents to teach our children to stand by the Bible and our convictions but at the same time, have respect that not everybody has the same convictions. Ems has a friend who does not believe in Chritmas trees and I told Ems, as long as she isn't picking at our believes, you need to respect hers at the same time. If she says anything, then feel free to explain why we believe what we believe but then leave it at that. Patty
I guess I have to disagree with this. If someone who chooses to go to a church where there is not a pastor (I've known some churches like this), then that's fine. If God has lead them to that church, then they are following God's lead and walking in His will. HOWEVER, if the same person claims that going to a church with a pastor, and the pastor himself, is ungodly (as some have claimed), that's a lie from Satan. There is a big difference between saying that God has asked you to walk a certain way and abstain from certain things than to say that those things themselves are ungodly. When a man of God is following His call to minister, there is nothing ungodly about that.
