The Long Road Home to Zion

[randy]

On 2/29/2024 at 3:19 PM, ZealouslyStriving said:

No. I'm speaking of the roughly 1/2 the membership that left in the late 80's and started independent "Restoration Branches".

I'm not in Utah.

 

I am so sorry for the loss of your Sweetheart!  I was born and raised in Indep. Mo...I am 66yrs old.  I have friends in most of the "Restoration Branch" flavors...of which there are several as you know.  The ones I know are wonderful people...sincere in their beliefs.  Once upon a time back in the day...I felt certain that if "we" could just show them this from history, or connect this dot...or debate the "differences that persist" for the upteenth billion times...surely they would/could see things differently.  I have learned that although sharing what I know to be true is a good thing....I needed to let some things go and just be thankful for the Restored gospel and my testimony.  All the rest of that "stuff" would eventually work itself out....and it is...slowly.  I gotta say though....growing up in the Church in Indep. Mo has been, well....invigorating!

[bsjkki]

On 2/28/2024 at 8:28 PM, ZealouslyStriving said:

One thing I've emphasized to several people over the last few years is that faith is a choice.

This is true. There is a point logic and study fail and you have to choose faith. When I went through my mini faith crisis and read all the anti-stuff and had anger and many questions, there was a day that it became really clear to me that I can choose God or walk away. I chose God and faith.