My experience tonight after having dinner with long time friends. This friend is in the High Council and gives talks regularly to different wards in their stake. I get frustrated at his actions or non actions. First his poor wife, she is the Primary President, she's caring for her parents and she's caring for her grandchildren on a weekly basis. This friend in the High Council was on his phone nearly the entire night scrolling which is a common occurrence, he doesn't really engage with the conversation. His wife has been run ragged. She has lost an extreme amount of weight. She and her husband are the one of 10 in their ward to do a lot of high up demanding callings over and over and over again. They are now in their late fifties. Sometimes I believe this husband doesn't look out for his wife's well being enough. I would think he'd be better. I hate to see the unhappiness with members and wonder why, if the church is so good how come there are a lot of problems. Such as this friend's parents she's been helping with. Her parents have served two of three missions and don't get along that well. What is up with that? You'd think they would be happier. Does the church put too much strain on people? The problem with having to strive to live perfect lives and then being let down when one can't attain it possibly? I've been inactive for a bit, and to be honest I feel better in my skin than I did as an active member. Maybe it's how I thought in my head all the time of not being the perfect member all the time. And now thinking those that don't do that are happier. Or maybe this is a late night post that will maybe not go anywhere and for good reason because I'm wrong.
Or life is difficult for everyone in any religion.