Hi everyone

[Redd]

Hello everyone, my name is Brandon and I have probably been lurking on these forums for about a year now. I discovered it because I frequently visit sites such as drudgereport, infowars, naturalnews, etc and somewhere along the way I found this link. I was happy to find this forum though because many of the topics discussed here are things I find relevant but from an LDS perspective that I have really come to appreciate. There have been a ton of discussions that I wanted to jump into and comment but was like "Doh! I need to register first. And if I register I need to introduce myself so I am not that guy that registers that day just to comment" So now I am finally registering...you have been warned

A little about myself...I live in Texas, and I was born into the church but my mother was a convert. Around the age of 16 or so I started falling away from the church because I realized I was just going off of "borrowed testimony". I have attented other churches however they always felt hollow to me, and I know deep down that the LDS church is the restored gospel. I got married 8 years ago and I have two little girls, and my wife was baptized a few years ago as well. We would consider ourselves members, but pretty inactive. I think my wife sees the sisters outside of church more often than inside. We have been striving to attend more though for our girls sake. Call me selfish but I don't want to be held accountable for them not being introduced to the gospel at judgement day :p

Also most of my thoughts and topics that I will post will be from my own perspective and from my life experiences, and not neccesarily pulled from scripture. If anyone finds a scripture that contradicts what I say, or perhaps supports please share it I used to be a scripture master back in seminary, but without giving away my age that was a long time ago. I unfortunately do on occasion see some discussions turn pretty ugly, so in those instances I will just walk away from the discussion as I don't want to take part in it.

[Etosha]

Welcome Redd - hope you enjoy it here! I would encourage you to take your wife and little girls to church, thats what got me back to activity again. When my son was born I knew I was responsible to teach him - you will never be happier!

[ajax]

Pleased to meet you Redd.

[bbrown]

Welcome, Redd! Now you can post responses any time you feel like it and not be THAT guy! And I'm glad you and your wife are thinking of your children's welfare...it is quite the responsibility, isn't it?

CB

[heartsongs]

Hello! It is nice to meet you. I was born into this faith, but, only reared in it half-heartedly by my mother. My father was only baptized because of my mother, and when my parents divorced we didn't go back to church again. To this day my mother has still not returned, and my father is a non-believer. What tiny amount of gospel seeds were planted in my little girl heart, in time they did finally take root and grow. When I was in my early 30's the Lord called my name, and I did return.

I am assuming that you are awake to the "Great and Dreadful day of the Lord," especially since you see the Gadianton Robbers surrounding us and are familiar with their schemes. Rejuvenate and bring to life your testimony through the Book of Mormon. When I returned back to church, for the first time ever I "really" read the BOM, with new eyes and a new mind. That book created within me a new heart and the kind of testimony I had never had before. If it has been a while, please, pick it back up, pray and read it for the first time, again. You won't be sorry if you do.

Welcome to the forum!

[sadie_Mormon]

Welcome!