Hi all. I stumbled onto this forum a few weeks ago and am hooked. I find it refreshing that there is an area to go to see such a wonderful array of views voiced and discussed in a mostly civil manner.
As for me, I suppose it is only fair to tell a little about myself as this is the purpose of this area. I grew up in the church and always agreed with the basic tenants of the gospel, at least intellectually. I do not know that I can say how much I really took to heart most of the time though. Not much really minus a couple of strong spiritual experieces that I still do not know why I got them WHEN I did as they were over two decades ago and I am just now beginning to grasp them or put them to use.
(BTW, just as an aside and a bit of an apology, I have never been an in the box or linear thinker so when my post seem to jump around a bit, that's just how my mind works.)
Anyway, I have always been a thinker. As a young child I would discuss the nature of God and the mysteries with my mother. I have always been drawn to knowledge and truth and if I had to point to anything as a spiritual gift, it would be seeking truth in whatever I am currently interested in. That being said, there was a large portion of my life where I put that aside and ignored that part of myslf for a variety of reasons. And, my pursuit were mostly academic and intellectual until recently. Certainly I had periods of spirituality but nothing like what I have been experiencing recently.
However, recently, I have found myself irresistibly drawn back to a desire for knowledge and truth with such force and such hunger, that it had to be fed. I first sought intellectual pursuits but they still left me empty and unfulfilled. I should perhaps mention that I never completely fell away from the church and have been active for many years now and served in many callings but was still asleep at the wheel, so to speak. However, recent studies and searches brought me here and a few other places. I look forward to taking part in the community here and am pleased to find so many others being moved by the same spirit that drives us to find the truth, which of course leads to the source of all truth.
Anyway, that is enough about me for now. Thank you.
